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Lupinus MICROCARPUS, Ski EPO DED 
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Class and Order. 
DiapEetpHiA Decanpria. 
Generic Character. 
Cal. 2-labiatus. Anthere 5 oblonge; 5 subrotunde. 
Legum. coriaceum, torulosum, compressum. 
Specific Character. 
Lupinus microcarpus; foliis digitatis, calycibus verticillatis 
inappendiculatis: labio superiore emarginato inferiore 
bifido ter breviore, leguminibus rhombeis hirsutis _ 
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Descr. Stem branched. Leaves digitate: leaflets 9-10, 
lanceolate, hairy on the under surface, smooth on the 
upper : petioles twice the length of the leaflets, pubescent. 
Stipules subulate. Peduncle terminal. Flowers blue, in 
a verticillate spike: whorls six-flowered. Bractes small, 
hairy. Calyx inappendiculate (unless the bractes, which 
are distinct from the calyxes, are to be called appendices) 
bilabiate ; upper-lip much the shortest, emarginate ; 
lower-lip bifid. Vexillum oblong. Ale equalling the 
vexillum: Carina monopetalous, sharp-pointed. Anthers 10, 
five oblong, and five orbicular. Style the length of the 
Stamens. Stigma capitate. Legume small, rhomb-shaped, 
mucronate by the persistent style, hairy: seeds two, varic-— 
_ §ated with black lines and dots. 
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This species of Lupin is a native of Chili. It has not 
