180 !». liEGUMiNOSJi. (J. G. Baker.) [Lathyrus, 



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2 linear or lanceolate, flowers solitary, pods oblong winged on the back. Roxb, 

 FL Ind. iii. 321 ; Wall. Cat. 6953 ; Benth. in Royle III. 200 j B(ms. Fl. Orient. 

 ii. G06. 



Spread through the northern provinces, ascending from the plains of Bengal fco 

 4000 ft. in KxiMAON. Often Cultivated. — Distrib. Europe, Orient, Trop. Africa. 



Glabrous, much Lranched. Stipules broad, entire ; petiole winged ; leaflets |-i in^ 

 broad, Pedtcncle rather longer than the petiole. Calyx |-J in. ; teeth lanceolate, 

 subequal, twice the tube. Corolla | in., red, bluish or white. Pod 1^ in., long, glab- 

 rous, 4-5-seeded, the dorsal suture with a narrow spreading wing on each side. 



The allied i. tbigitamis, Linn., also much cultivated, with oblong leaflets and » 

 linear many-seeded pod, is included in the set of Nilghiri plants distributed by Ho- 

 henacker, but has no claim to be considered a native. 



I 3. Z«. BphxBTicvi'B^ Retz. \ DC. Prodr. ii. 372; annual, stems wingless^ 

 leaflets 2 narrow-linear, flowers solitary, pods linear wingless many-seeded. 

 Boiss, FL Orient, ii. 613. L. angulatus, Benth. in Royle III. 200, 



North-West Provinces, ascending from Btjndelkttnd and the Punjab to 6500 ft. m.- 

 KuMAON. — Distrib. Europe, Orient, Abyssinia. 



Stems glabrous, very slender, very copiously branched. Stipidcs linear, caudate ; 

 petiole :|— I in., winged ; leaflets very narrow, reaching 3 in. long. Peduncle shorter 

 than or a little exceeding the petiole, with a conspicuous linear bracteole. Caly^ 

 under J in. ; teeth equal, as long as the tube. Corolla reddish, twice the calyx. Pod 

 2 in. long, 10-12-seeded. 



4. Xi. pratensiB, Linn. ; DC. Prodr. ii. 370 ; perennial, leaflets 2 lanceo- 

 late, flowers many in long-peduncled racemes, calyx-teeth subequal. Benth, tw 

 Royle III. 200 ; Boiss. FL Orient, ii. 615. 



West Himalayas, temperate zone, alt. 6-8000 ft.; Kashmir, 

 DisTuiB. Europe, Orient, Abyssinia. ' ^ ' 



Stems slender, wingless, very difiuse. Stipules large, lanceolate-caudate; petiole 

 distinct, angular. Peduncles often much exceeding the leaves. Calyx} in.; teeth 

 all linear, as long as the calyx. Corolla yellow, 3 times the calyx. Pod linear. -&• 

 cashmericus, Royle MSS., is a form with pubescent stems and calyx. 



5. I., altalcus, ZdJ. FL Alt. iii. 355; perennial, leaflets G-8 oWo^, 

 flowers few in long-peduncled racemes, calyx-teeth very unequal. Led. ic. -^- 

 Ross. t. 53. L. ovatus, Royle III. 200. 



West Himalayas, temperate region ; Baltal and Chenab valley, 6-8000 ft., Boyl^r 

 Thomson, Jacqrcemont. — Distrib. Siberia. 



A suberect glabrous perennial, ^1 ft. high. Leaves 2-3 in. long; leaflets glauco^r 

 membranous, venose, A-f in. broad; stipules lanceolate-caudate slightly toothed. 

 Racemes secund, laxly 3-6-flowered ; peduncles 2-4 in. long. Calyx § in. ; lower teeta 

 linear, nearly as long as the tube ; upper deltoid. Corolla reddish, twice the caly^- 



SxTBGEX. 2. Orobus, Linn. Petiole terminated by a mere bristle. 



6. Xa. inconsplouus, X/«w. ; DC. Prodr. ii. 372; anniuil, leaflets 1-2 



:ow linear, flowers solitary subsessile in the axils of the leaves. L. erectuSr 

 Lag. ; B<nss. FL Orient, ii. G13. 



Kashmir, 4r-5000 ft., lliovtson. Falconer. Scinde, Stocks. , ."^ 



Habit of i. sphcericiis, with which it coincides in stem, leaflets, pod and stipule •■ 



Pe^io/c very short, not winged ; leaflets 1-li in. long. Calyx ^ in.; teeth subeq^'^ 



lanceolate-subulate* as long as the tube. Corolla lilac, twice the calyx. 



7. Zi. luteus, BaJcer ; perennial, leaflets (>™8 oblong, flowers in pedunci^ 

 racemes. Orobus luteus, Linn, ; Da Prodr. ii. 378. 0. Isemmtus, TT, ^' J^-^^^ 







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