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17*. T. repens, L. Creeping, perennial, glabrous; leaflets obovate, dentate-, stipules 

 subulate above ; peduncles axillary : flowers umbellate, bracteolate, white, at length reflexed ; 

 calyx-teeth lanceolate, superior as long as the tube ; legume 4-seeded. — Hab. Naturalized in 

 mountain-pastures, Jamaica (Mac/.), [introduced from Europe]. 



18*. T. filiforme, L., Wahlenb. Annual; leaflets obovate, emarginate, serrulate, the 

 middle petiolulate : stipules semiovate; peduncles axillary : flowers shortly pedicellcd, 15-3, 

 bracteolate, yellow ; standard smooth, oblong, tapering into the claw ; legume ovoid, 1 -seeded, 

 stipitate, shortly mucronate. — T. procumbens, Soy. Willem. — Hab. Naturalized in Jamaica !, 

 Wilt., common in the mountains at 4000', [introduced from Europe]. 



Subteibe 3. GALEGE2E. Stamens diadelphous (rarely monadelphous). Legume 

 mostly bivalved. — Leaves pinnate (1-foliolate). 



4. INDIGOFERA, L. 



Calyx 5 -fid. Standard roundish : keel with a subulate spur on each side. Stamens dia- 

 delphous : anthers apiculate. Legume bivalved : seeds usually truncate, separated by 

 spurious dissepiments. — Herbs or shrubs ; hairs often attached by their middle ; leaves 

 impari-pinnate (-\-foliolate) ; flowers in axillary racemes, variegated-purplish. 



19. I. subulata, V. Suffrutescent, sparingly pubescent with appressed hairs ; leaflets 

 2(-3-l)-jugal, opposite, oval, mucronate: stipules long, setaceous; racemes peduncled, ex- 

 ceeding the leaves : flowers distant ; calyx-lobes long, subulate ; legume tetragonal, elon- 

 gated, linear, pointed, many-seeded, reflexed. — Wight Ic. 2. t. 387. — I- scabra, Hth. I. mu- 

 cronata, Spreng., Mac/. ! I. flaccida, Roxb. I I. lespedezoides, Hook. Am. ! (non Kth.). — 

 Branches trailing; leaflets pale beneath, 12"'-8"' long; flowers 2"'-3'", legume. 2"-l" 

 long. — Hab. Jamaica \, Mac/., March, common in mountain-thickets ; [Mexico ! to Vene- 

 zuela ! ; East Indies !]. 



20*. I. hirsuta, L. Annual; stem covered with soft, spreading hairs; leaflets 2-5- 

 jugal, opposite, obovate-oblong, sericeous-pubescent chiefly beneath : stipules long, seta- 

 ceous; racemes peduncled, usually exceeding the leaves; calyx-lobes subulate, about as long 

 as the corolla ; legume tetragonal, linear, mucronate, 4-6-seeded. — Hab. Naturalized in 

 S.Vincent!, Guild.; [East Indies! to China!, trop. Australia !, trop. Africa ! to Natal!]. 



21. I. viscosa, Lam. Annual, suffrutescent; branches, petioles, and legumes glu- 

 tinous with stipitate glands ; leaflets 4-8-jugal, elliptical-oblong, pubescent with appressed 

 hairs chiefly beneath: stipules long, setaceous; racemes peduncled, few-flowered ; calyx- 

 lobes subulate; legume cylindrical, linear, 12-6-seeded. — Wight Ic. 2. t. 704. I. in- 

 quinans, W. — Legumes distant, straight, 10"'-12'"-long. — Hab. Antigua!, Wullschl. ; 

 [Haiti ; trop. Africa !, East Indies]. 



22*. I. tinctoria, L. Suffrutescent, slightly pubescent ; leaflets 6-4-jugal, opposite, 

 oval, or obovate-oblong : stipules subulate ; racemes sessile ; calyx-lobes triangular ; legume 

 linear, subcompressed*cylindrical, slightly torulose, somewhat thickened along the lines of 

 dehiscence, many-seeded, deflexed-spreading, straightish or incurved. — SI. t. 179./". 2. 

 Desc. Fl. 1. t. 17.— I. tinctoria, a, DC. {non &).— Legume 16"'-14'" long, 1'" broad.— 

 Hab. Naturalized in Jamaica !, Macf., Al., March ; [East Indies ! to China ! ; tropical 

 Africa! to Natal!]. 



23. Z. Anil, L. Suffrutescent, whitish-perberulous on the branches and under side of 

 leaflets; leaflet* 3 -7-jugal, opposite, spathulate-oblong : stipules subulate; racemes sessile; 

 calyx-lobes triangular ; legume oblong-linear, cylindrical, not torulose, much thickened along 

 the dorsal line, 6-3-seeded, arcuate-inflexed.—Sl. t. 176. /. 3. Tuss. Fl. 2. /. 9. — I. Anil, 

 o, 0, DC. (non y). I. tinctoria, /9, DC. — Legume 6"'-5'"long, 1 £ '"broad. — Hab. Jamaica !, 

 all coll., very common ; Caribbean Islands !, Trinidad ! ; [South Carolina ! to Brazil ! ; natu- 

 ralized in tropical Africa !, East Indies I, China !]. 



5. TEPHROSIA, Pert. 



Calyx 5-fid. Standard roundish : wings transversely rugulose, usually adhering to the 

 obtuse keel. Vexillar sihmen adhering to the column above its base (or distinct). Legume 



