82 XLVII. § PAPILIONACEE (BAKER). [ Indigofera. 
less densely coated with stalked glands. Stipules linear. Petioles 
4-1 in. long, erecto-patent. Leaflets 7-13, oblanceolate or obovate, 
4-2 in. long, the apex rounded and mucronate, the lateral ones distant, 
opposite, subsessile, both sides glaucous, thinly silvery. Flowers m 
lax racemes of 4—6 each on axillary peduncles }-1 in. long. Pedicels 
very short. Calyx a line deep, not silvery, the teeth setaceous, reach- 
ing down nearly to the base. Corolla reddish, twice as long as the 
calyx. Pod linear, mucronate, $—1 in. long, 1 line broad, subterete, 
slightly torulose, glandular, 10—12-seeded.—JZ._glutinosa, Perrott. DC. 
Prod. lc. non Vahl. J. lateritia, Willd. Sp. Pl. 8. 1233.; DC. Prod. 
lie. TZ. consanguinea, Klotzsch in Peters’ Mossamb. Bot. 50. 
Upper Guinea. Senegambia, Perrottet! Niger country, Barter! 
Wile Land. Nubia, Kotschy! Abyssinia, Schimper! 
Miozamb. Distr. Zanzibar, Bojer! _Quiilimane, Peters / 
A common East Indian species, extending eastward to Queensland. 
42. I. pilosa, Vahl; DC. Prod. ii. 223. Annual or biennial, 1-2 ft. 
long, copiously and diffusely branched from the base, the branches 
slender, angular, densely: clothed with strong erecto-patent silky hairs. 
Stipules linear, 3-4 lines. Petioles very short. Leaflets 3, the ter- 
minal one oblong or obovate, blunt, mucronate, 3—Z in. long, the 
lateral ones at a distance from it, smaller and often unequal or only one 
or neither developed, both sides grey-green, the lower one very pale, 
both densely clothed with strong adpressed grey hairs. Flowers soli- 
tary or in lax racemes of 2-4 on erecto-patent peduncles 1-14 in. 
long from the axils of the leaves. Calyx hairy, a line deep, the teeth 
setaceous, reaching down nearly to the base. Corolla rose-red, slightly 
exceeding the calyx. Pod linear, mucronate, 1—3 in. long, a line broad, 
subterete, pilose, 10—-12-seeded, black when mature.—Hemispadon pilo- 
sus, Endl. in Flora, 1832, ii. 885, t. ].; Atakta, t. 3. Walp. Rep. 1. 
660. I. guineensis, Schum. et Thonn. Pl. Guin. 141. 
Upper Guinea. Guinea proper, Thonning. Barter! Senegambia, Perrottet! 
Lower Guinea. Loanda, Dr. Welwitsch! 
43, I. pentaphylla, Linn. ; DC. Prod. ii. 230. Stems a foot or more 
high, herbaceous or slightly fruticose, copiously and diffusely branched, 
the branches slender, subglabrous. Stipules small, linear. Petioles 
1 in. long. Leaflets 5-7, oblanceolate or obovate, 3-4 in. long, the 
apex rounded and mucronate, the lateral ones opposite and short- 
stalked, upper surface green, subglabrous, lower glaucous, thinly 
silvery. Flowers in lax racemes of 2—5 each on peduncles 3-1 in. 
long from the axils of the leaves. Bracts setaceous, equalling the 
pedicels. Calyx a line deep, thinly silky, cut down nearly to the base, 
the teeth setaceous. Corolla reddish, at least twice as long as the calyx. 
Pod linear, mucronate, $-1 in. long, a line broad, straight, glabrous 
when mature, subtetragonous, 10—12-seeded.—J. glabra, Linn. Suppl. 
1062. I. fragrans, Retz. Obs. iv. 29; I. viscosa, var. subglabra, A- 
Rich. Fl. Abyss. i. 182. 
