476 |. LVII. LEGUMINOS/E. [ Genistee. 
Species 1, Africee australis incola. Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 47. . Genus Lotononidi valde affine 
etsi habitus Psoraleas nonnullas mente revocat. 
42. Lotononis, DC. Mem. Leg. 223, et Prod. ii. 166 sub Ononide.— Calycis lobi 4 su- 
periores per paria plus minus connati v. cohzrentes v. rarius liberi, infimus liber, szepius 
angustior Vexillum orbieulatum ovatum v. oblongum; ale oblique ovats v. oblongre; 
carina incurva, obtusa v. rarius acuta. Stamina omnia in vaginam supra fissam connata ; 
antherz alternz breviores versatiles, alternze longiores basifixz;e. Ovarium sessile v. vix 
stipitatum, oc-ovulatum ; stylus incurvus, stigmate terminali sepe obliquo.  Legumen 
oblongum lanceolatum v. lineare, compressum v. rarius turgidum, 2-valve, intus continuum, 
valvis convexis. Semina estrophiolata, funiculis filiformibus.—Herb:e suffrutices v. rarius 
frutices. Folia digitatim 3-foliolata, rarius 5- v. l-foliolata. Stipule solitarie unilaterales 
v.rarius O, v. 2 libere. Flores solitarii racemosi v. umbellati, terminales oppositifolii v. 
rarissime subaxillares. 
Species ad 60, quarum 3 v. 4 in Afriea boreali, Hispania v. in Oriente crescunt, cztere omnes 
Afriez australis incole. —Harv. e£ Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 47.  Walp. Rep. v. 455. 
Genus in sectiones sequentes dividitur: : 
l. Aulacinthus.  Frutieuli rigidi. Racemi terminales, floribus parvis. Legumen breve, turgidum, 
sutura carinali subintrusa. Species 3, Austro-Africanz.  Harv. e& Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 50.—4A vra- 
cixTHUS, É. Mey. Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. 155. 
2. Krebsia. Frutices suffruticesve. Flores in pedunculis brevibus s litarii v. pauci in racemis 
terminalibus. Vexilum amplum. Carina obtusa. Legumen compressum y. vix turgidum. Species 
8, Austro-Africanm.  Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 50.—K REsst1a, Eckl. et Zeyh. Enum. 119. Tz- 
LiNJE $ 1 et 2, E. Mey. Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. 6T. 
3. Telina. Suffrutices v. herbz graciles diffuse, Pedunculi elongati 1l-flori v. rarius subumbel- 
latim 2—4-flori. Vexillum amplum. Carina obtusa. Legumen demum teres v. turgidum. — Species 
8, Austro-Africeanm. —Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 53.—LoroNoxis, Eckl. et. Zeyh. Enwm. 176. Tx- 
LINJE $ 3, E. Mey. Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. 69. 
4. Polylobium. Herbs suffrutescentes, diffusze v. rarius subereetse.  Peduneuli elongati, subum- 
bellatim oo-flori v. breviter racemosi, "Vexillum medioere. Carina obtusa.  Legumen subeom- 
pressum v. turgidulum. Speeies 6, Austro-Africansm. —Harv, et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 55.— PorxroBruM, 
Eckl. et Zeyh. Enum. 180, ex parte. Lirozais, E. Mey. Comin. Pl. Afr. Austr. 16, ex parte. 
6. Oxydium. Herbs graciles, procumbentes v. adscendentes. Pedunculi subumbellatim oo-flori. 
Vexillum ovatum. Carina acuta. Legumen turgidum, rarius subcompressum. Species 6, Austro- 
Africans. — Harv. et. Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 97... Harv. Thes. Cap. t. 63.—PorvroPruM, Eckl. et Zeyh. 
Enum. 180, ex parte. 
6. Lipozygis. Suffrutices prostrati, adscendentes v. suberecti, sericei v. villosi. Florum eapitula 
terminalia, subsessilia. Vexillum sepius oblongum. Carina obtusa, rarius subaeuta,.  Legumen 
compressum v.subturgidum. Species 6, Austro-Afrieanz. Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 59.—Lztro- 
zvors, E. Mey. Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. 16, ex parte... 
7. Leobordea. Herbs sulfruticesve prostrate, scepe pusille. Flores parvi, subsessiles, oppositifolii 
v. in diehotomiis ramorum.  Calyeis lobus infimus minimus. Vexillum oblongum. Carina obtusa. 
Legumen compressum v. demum subturgidum. Species 4, Austro-Africanss, quarum una etiam per 
Afrieum et Arabiam late dispersa. Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 60.—LxononRpza, Delile, Fragm. 
Fl. Arab. 23. f. 1. Fenzl, in. Russeg. Heise, t. 4. Caeurris, E. Mey. Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. 81. 
LzPris, Eckl, et Zeyh. Enum. 174, ex parte. 
8. Leptis. Suffrutices parvi rarius fruticuli, erecti v. sepius prostrati v. diffusi. . Flores parvi, 
subsessiles, oppositifolii, sepius solitarii v. panci. Carina elongata, obtusa v. rarius acuta. Species 
17, Austro-Africans, 2 v. 3 in Hispania australi et Africa boreali v. in Oriente crescentes.  Harv. 
et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 61. Jaub. et Spach, Ill. Pl. Or. ii. t. 256 (Leobordea). | Boiss. Voy. ed 
4. 52.—Lgeris, Eckl. et Zeyh. Enwum. 174, ex parte. 
AurnuiNoMIA, DC. Prod. ii. 022, genus ad Connarum decunbentem, Thunb. in Rem, Arch. i. 1. 
t. 1, eonditum, ex icone et descr. videtur Lotononis polycephalus, Benth., v. species ei affinis. 
43. Listia, E. Mey. Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. 80.—Calycis lobi 4 superiores per paria 
connati, infimus liber, angustior. Vexillum ovatum; alm faleato-oblongsz; carina incurva, 
obtusa, vexillo longior. Stamina ommia in vaginam supra fissam connata, antherze alternze 
breviores versatiles, alternze longiores basifixze. Ovarium sessile, oc-ovulatum ; stylus in- 
