190 LEGUMINOS^E. 



Alysicarpus vaginalis DC. Prodr. II. p. 353 ; BENTH. Fl. Hongk. p. 

 80 ; BAKER iu HOOK. f. Fl. Brit. Lid. IT. p. 158 ; FORBES et HEMSL. Ind. 

 Fl. Siu. I. p. 179 ; MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PI. Formos. p. 109. 



HAB. Tamsui, Shiusho, Bioritsu, Hakkoko. 



DISTRIB. Tropics of the Old World. 



21. Lespcdeza MICHIX. 

 Dichotomoits Key to the F&rmosan Species. 



(1) Scaudent or nearly scaudent. (2) 

 Erect shrubs (3) 



(2) Flowers axillary, clustered Lespedeza cJtinensis. 



Flowers in long racemes Lespedeza virgafa. 



(3) Flowers in axillary clusters (4) 



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Flowers in long racemes. (5) 



(4) Stipules very small, leaves obovately linear L. juncea. 



Stipules large, ovate, leaves obovate L. stricda. 



(5) Flowers long pedicelled on the racemes L. )navrovarp<i. 



Flowers very shortly pedicelled or nearly sessile L. piibescens. 



Lespedeza chinensis (.r. DON ; HOOK, et ARN. Bot. Beech. Voy. p. 181 ; 

 FORBES et HEMSL. Ind. Fl. Sin. L p. 180; MATSUM. et HAYATA Euum. PI. 

 Formos. p. 105. 



HAB. Tamsui. 



DlSTRlB. China. 



Lespedeza juncea PERS.; DC. Prodr. II. p. 348 ; FRANCHET PI. David, 

 p. 9(5 ; BAKER in HOOK. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. II. p. 142 ; FORBES et HEMSL. Ind. Fl. 

 Siu. I. p. 181 ; var. sericea Mi<i. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. p. ; FORBES 

 et HEMSL. Ind. Fl. Sin. L p. 181; MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PI. Formos. 

 p. 105. 



HAB. Kinpori. 



The plant mentioned us Lespedeza Baenjcri MK... var. Oklhami MAXIM, iu ITO et MATSTJM. Tent. 

 Fl. Lntch. p. 405, and in MATSUM. et HAYATA Euum. PI Formos. jt. 105 is not ideuticul with 

 the named variety, and therefore it should be excluded from the flora oi: the island. 



