80 LEGUMINOS& (Harv.) [Melolobium. 
oblong, sub-pilose; stipules semi-cordate, acute ; fl. in a lax, pseudo- 
spike, the rachis flexuous ; bracts ovato-lanceolate, equalling the calyx 
tube ; legume ? 
Has. Sandy places near Brackfontein, Clanw., Z. § Z. (Herb. Sd.) 
Larger, more robust and branching than M. adenodes, with broader leaflets and 
silky-canescent twigs. Petioles as long as the leaflets or longer. Leaflets 4~5 lines 
long, 2-3 wide. 
7. M, exudans (Harv.) ; unarmed, shrubby, much branched, viscid, 
but scarcely glandular, nearly glabrous; leaflets linear-cuneate, obtuse 
or retuse, glabrous; stipules semi-sagittate, much shorter than the 
petioles; flowers in a lax pseudo-spike, the rachis rigid (and at length 
subspinescent ?); bracts lanceolate, longer than the calyx-tube ; calyx 
deeply parted, the upper lobes ovato-lanceolate, the lower lip sharply 
trifid. 
Has. Cape, Dr. Thom! (Herb. Hook.) 
A dwarf shrub, distinctly woody at base, and much branched, the branches and 
twigs suberect. All parts exude a gummy-resinous matter, but the glands are not 
minent. Petioles 4 inch long ; leaflets as long, 1 line broad, quite glabrous. 
owers suberect, nearly sessile. Legume unknown. The young twigs have a few 
short hairs, 
8. M. alpinum (E. & Z.! 1331); suffruticose, unarmed, ascending, 
thinly pubescent, viscidulous, but not glandular ; leaflets linear-oblong, 
mucronulate, glabrescent or sparsely pubescent ; stipules semi-cordate, 
acuminate, much shorter than the petiole ; flowers in a dense pseudo- 
spike, rachis flexuous ; calyx shortly cleft, its upper lobes bluntly ovate, 
lower lip sub-entire, tridenticulate ; legume ? 
Has. On the Winterberg, #. ¢ Z.! Sunny spots half way up the Mt., Autumn. 
Mrs. F. W. Barber. (Herb. Sd., D.) 
Much-branched from near the base, the branches 8-12 inches long, curved, sim- 
ple, ending in the inflorescence, Flowers bright yellow. Much less hairy than M. 
cernuum, with a different calyx. 
9. M. cernnum (E. & Z.! 1328) ; suffruticose, unarmed, diffuse or 
ascending, loosely and softly hairy and viscidulous ; leaflets narrow- 
cuneate, obtuse, equalling or exceeding the petioles ; stipules semi-cor- 
date-lanceolate, flowers in a longish pseudo-spike with flexible rachis; 
bracts ovato-lanceolate, equalling the calyx-tube ; lower lip of the calyx 
sharply trifid ; legume straightish, curved or faleate, 5~6 seeded, softly- 
hairy. Benth.! 1. ¢ p. 352; also M. spicatum, E. § Z.! 1329. Benth. t 
lc. Ononiscernua, L. Cytisus Hthiopicus, L. Dichilus spicatus, H. Mey. / 
Linn. 7. p. 154. Sphingium spicatum, EB. Mey. ! Comm. p. 66. Trigonella 
hirsuta, Thunb.! Cap. p. 611. Zey.! 396. . 
Has. Cape and neighbour: istri f Cc. 
(Herb. Th’ D : Theat pth e districts, common, £. § Z./ W.H.H. , Pappe, § 
Root deeply descending. Branches many from the crown, sub-erect or spreading, 
sub-simple or ramulous, densely or sparsely, but always softly and loosely hairy. 
Leaflets 2—4 lines long, 1 line wide. Spikes 2-4 inches long, curved. Flowers smail, 
— Legumes deflexed, at first nearly straight, becoming more curved as they 
10, M. obcordatum Cia) ; Suffruticose, unarmed, sprinkled with 
stalked glands, and pubescent ; leaflets oblong-obcordate, sharply emargin- 
