 Genistea..] LVIL LEGUMINOS E, 485 
co-ovulatum ; stylus incurvus, glaber, stigmate terminali. Legumen lineare, planum, 
suturis leviter incrassatis, 2-valve, intus continuum. Semina strophiolata, funiculis 
brevibus.—Frutex glaber v. vix pubescens. Folia digitatim 3-foliolata, Stipule libere. 
Flores purpurei, in racemos terminales ss&pe panieulato-ramosos dispositi. ^ Dractesz et 
bracteolze setaceze. j 
Species 1, Austro-Afrieana.  Harv. et Sond. Fi. Cap. ii. 81.  Deless. Ic. Sel. iii. t. 63. Bot. 
Mag. t. 1913 (Crotalaria), 8894. — Bot. Heg. t. 128 (Crotalaria). | Maund, Botanist, t. 198. 
68. Loddigesia, Sims, Dot. Mag. t. 065.—Calycis lati basi intrusi dentes breves, sub- 
equales. Vexillum suborbieulatum, ad unguem brevissimum intus eallosum ; carina in- 
curva, obtusa, vexillo longior. Stamina omnia in tubum clausum connata; anther:e 
alternz versatiles, alternze paullo longiores subbasifixzte. Ovarium substipitatum, co-ovula- 
tum; stylus incurvus, glaber, stigmate terminali. Legumen lineare, planum, suturis 
leviter incrassatis, 2-valve, intus continuum, Semina strophiolata, funieulis brevibus.— 
Frutex glaber. Folia digitatim 3-foliolata. Stipulsz liberz. Flores pallidi, in racemos 
terminales dispositi. 
Species 1, Austro-Afrieana. — Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 82. Genus vix a Zypocalypto differt 
vexillo brevi, quod variat carina paullo v. duplo brevius. 
'Taisus III. "TgaiFOLIEX. 
. 69. Ononis, Linn. Gen. n. 863.—Calycis tubus brevis; lobi subsquales. ^ Vexillum 
suborbiculatum, ungue brevi; ale obovato-oblongs ; carina incurva, rostrata v. rarius 
obtusa, unguibus a tubo stamineo liberis. Stamina omnia in tubum clausum connata, v 
vexilare rarissime liberum, filamentis alternis v. omnibus superne ssmpius dilatatis; an- 
there alternz versatiles, alternze paullo longiores subbasifixz:e v. rarius omnes parvsze uni- 
formes, Ovarium plus minus stipitatum, 2-oc-ovulatum ; stylus incurvus v. inflexus, glaber, 
stigmate terminali capitato v. obliquo. Legumen oblongum v.lineare, turgidum v. teres, 
2-valve, intus continuum, v. rarius compressum et torulosum et inter semina septatum. 
Semina estrophiolata.—Herbze suffrutices vel rarius frutices, glabrz pubescentes v. 
. villoss, espe viscose. Folia ssepius pinnatim 3-foliolata, foliolorum venulis in denticulos 
excurrentibus. Stipule petiolo adnatz. Flores rosei v. flavi, in pedunculis axillaribus 
solitarii v. 2-3 racemosi, pedunculo ultra pedicellum sspe aristeformi, nune foliis florali- 
bus ad bracteas reductis et pedunculis abbreviatis approximatis in spicam terminalem con- 
ferti. Bractes proprie et braeteole minute v. sepius O. 
Species ad 60, in Europa, Asia occidentali et Afriea boreali usque ad Ins, Canarienses crescentes. 
DC. Prod. ii. 159 (sect. Euononis)  Walp. Hep. i. 624; ii. 839; v. 460: Amm. 1. 217; iv. 462. 
Gaertn. Fruct. 3i. 2. 154. Cav. Ic. 1. 152 ad 154. Desf. FL, Atl. *. 181 ad 193. Brot, Phyt. Lusit. 
t. 56 ad 58. Vent. Hort. Cels. t. 82. Jacq. Fl. Austr. t. 240; Hort. Vind. t. 93. Sibih. Ft. 
Grec. t. 675 ad 680. — Moris, Fl. Sard. t. 33, 33. bis. — Boiss. Voy. Bot, t. 43 ad 47. Webb, Phyt. 
Canar. 1. bl ad $5. Jaub. et Spach, Ill. Pl. Or. t, 154, 156. Bot. Mag. t. 317, 329, 335, 2150. 
Bot. Heg. t. 1447. 
Genus naturalissimum, inter Genisteas et, Trifolieas ambiguum. Stamina sepius monadelpha et 
antherze sepius biformes  Gemistearum, foliola, infloreseentia, filamentorum apices ete. potius 
T'rifoliearum. 
O. ornithopodioides, Linn. ; Cav. Ie. t. 192, a ceteris speciebus differt legumine compresso toruloso 
et antheris uniformibus ; in O. serrata, Desf., stamen vexillare sepe liberum dicitur; in O. fruticosa 
foliola digitata; in O. rosefolia (var. hortensi?) folia pinnatim 5-7-foliolata ; in O. minutissima, 
Linn. (in aliisque paucis ?) flores vernales apetali. 
O. Aueheri, Jaub, et Spach, Ill. Pl. Or. i. t. 96, pro subgenere (Lofopsis) DELE est Lotus Gar- 
cini, DC., eui flores axillares solitarii et foliola inferiora stipuliformia nonnunquam desunt. 
70. Parochetus, Hamilt. in Don, Prod. Fl. Nep. 240.—Calycis lobi subsquilongi, 2 
superiores alte connati. Petala a tubo stamineo libera; vexillum obovatum, basi in 
unguem brevem contractum ; ale faleato-oblongz ; carina alis brevior, abrupte in- 
flexa, acutiuscula.  Stamen vexillare liberum, csetera connata, filamentis non dilatatis ; 
