Leguminosae novae vel minus cognitae. I. 291 
dimidio longiorem, P. longiflora Urb. carinam alis fere duplo, vexillo duplo 
longiorem, P. glyeyphylla Urb. Symb. I p. 321 carinam vexillo paullo v. vix 
triente, alis valde angustis dimidio v. fere dimidio longiorem, P. multiflora 
Urb. carinam vexillo paullo, alis valde angustis fere duplo longiorem praebent. 
Propterea sectiones sequentes proponimus: 
Eupoitaea Urb. Alae petalis carinae subaequilatae, carina breviores, 
vexillo longiores: P. galegoides, longiflora. 
Vilmorinia Urb. Alae valde anguste lineares vexillo carinaque 
multo breviores: P. glycyphylla, multiflora. 
Poitaea multiflora Urb. ramis junioribus flavide tomentoso-pubes- 
centibus; rhachi foliorum non alata, foliolis 9—15, ovatis v. ovato-ellip- 
ticis, apice rotundatis et breviter mucronatis v. brevissime acuminatis, 
2—3,5 em. longis, 1—2 cm. latis, supra brevissime pilosis v. postremo 
glabrescentibus, subtus breviter et dense sericeis v. tomentosulis; pedi- 
cellis 10— 6 mm. longis; calyce 5—6 mm. longo; vexillo 22—26 mm., 
alis ratione parvis, 14—17 mm., carina 24—28 mm. longis. 
Ohitoria multiflora Sw.! Prodr. (1788) p. 106 et Flor. III p.1255; 
Spreng. Syst. III p. 256. 
Vilmorinia multiflora P. DC. Prodr. II (1825) p. 239. 
Frutex 1—2 m.altus. Rami vetustiores teretes v. obsolete et obtuse 
angulati, cinerascentes, postremo glabrescentes, hornotini pube densissima 
brevi flavescentes. Stipulae e basi lanceolata subulato-setaceae, S—10 mm. 
longae, intra petiolos supra basin connatae, Folia disticha, 10—15 mm. 
longe petiolata; foliola petiolulis 2,5—3 mm. longis, basi subrotündata non 
v. paullo protracta, integra, nervo medio et lateralibus supra postremo pro- 
minulis et anastomosantibus, supra in sicco obscure viridia v. olivacea, subtus 
pallidiora, adulta chartaceo-coriacea. Inflorescentiae racemosae multiflorae 
elongatae, rhachi 7— 10 em. longa sicut pedicelli flavido-villosula; bracteae 
oblongo-lanceolatae v. lineari-subulatae 4+—2 mm. longae persistentes; pedi- 
celli sub calyce articulati; prophylla nulla. Calycis tubus obovatus v. obovato- 
oblongus, breviter patenti-pubescens v. subglaber; lobi valde abbreviati, 
3 antice approximati breviter triangulares acuti tubo 10—12-plo breviores, 
2 postici parum prominuli v. obsoleti rotundati. Flores violacei (ex Buck), 
sanguineo-rubri (ex Sw.); vexillum obovato-oblongum, apice rotundato -trun- 
cato emarginatum, basi in unguiculum 2 — 2,5 mm. longum sensim angustatum, 
explanatum 9 mm. latum; alae ratione minutae lineares rectae, apice rotundatae, 
1,2— 1,4 mm. latae, unguiculo 2,5—3 mm. longo; carinae subrectae petala 
oblongo-linearia, apice obtusa, medio 7—10 mm. longe connata, 4 mm lata, 
inferne sensim angustata, unguiculo 2 mm. longo. Androeceum carinam 
paullo superans, 26—30 mm. longum; filamenta in %/,—5/, alt. coalita, 
decimo libero, alterna manifeste longiora; antherae ovato-oblongae, longiores 
dorso sub medio, breviores dorso medio affıxae. Gynaeceum 283—30 mm. 
longum; stipes 10— 12 mm. longus; ovarium anguste lineare 8 mm. longum, 
ca. 22-ovulatum glabrum; stylus 11—12 mm. longus filiformi-subulatus; 
stigma minutum. Legumen (ex $w.) cultriforme v. lanceolatum, infra medium 
ad apicem latius, Semina (ex Sw.) subrotunda, 12— 16, compressiuscula. 
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