114 
§] {J Joints of the loment, 4-7. 
+ Loments prominently in pairs ; leaflets oblong or oblong-lanceolate, — 
villose beneath. 
20. MEIBOMIA ILLINOENSIS (A. Gray). 
Desmodium Illinoensis, A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. viii. 289 
(1870). : 
Meibomia Illinoensis, O. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Plant. i. 198 (1891). ‘ 
Distr.—lllinois, Nebraska and Kansas. : 
© © © Loment sessile in the calyx or nearly so ; leaves not reticulate beneath. — 
"| Joints 4-7; leaves short petioled. 
-|- Stipules subulate, leaflets pubescent, upper leaves sessile. 
21. MEIBOMIA CANADENSIS (L.). 
Hedysarum Canadense, Linn. Spec. Pl. 748 (1753). 
Hedysarum scabrum, Moench, Meth. 118 (1794). 
Desmodium Canadense, DC. Prodr. ii. 328 (1825). 
Meibomia Canadensis, O. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Plant. i. 195 . 
(1891). 
Dist.—Ontario to North Carolina, west to Saskatchawan, — 
Nebraska and Kansas. : 
“[ “| Joints 1-3, small. 
== Leaflets scabrous, sometimes reticulate beneath, 1-2’ long. 
22, MEIBOMIA RIGIDA (Elliott). 
Hedysarum rigidum, Elliott, Sk. ii. 215 (1824). 
Desmodium rigidum, DC. Prodr. ii. 330 (1825). my 
Metbomia rigida, O. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Plant. i. 198 (1891) 
Distr.—Massachusetts to Florida, west to Nebraska, Arkan- _ 
sas and Texas. 
8 
+= + Leaflets 6-10" long, glabrous. 
23. MEIBOMIA MARYLANDICA (L.). | 
Hedysarum Marilandicum, Linn. Spec. Plant. 748 (17 53) in 
part. “ 
Hedysarum obtusum, Pursh. 482 (1814), not Miihl. 
Desmodium obtusum, DC. Prodr. ii. 329 (1825). i 
Desmodium Marilandicum, Boott in Darlington FI. Cestrica, 
ed. ii. 412 (1837), not DC. : 
Metbomia Marilandica, O. Kuntze, Rev. Gen: Plant. i. 198 
(1891). a 
Distr.—Massachusetts to Florida, west to Missouri and Af 
kansas. oe 
