LEGUMINOS.E. 



(/) Stamens ustudly diadelphous. Pod dehiscent, not jointed. Leaves 



iinpaiipinnate ; leaflets entire. (4) 

 e) Stamens diadelphous or monadelphous. Pod jointed if more than 



1- seeded. Leaves odd-pinnate. (8) 

 /') Stamens diadelphous (the tenth abortive in Abrns). Pod dehiscent, 



not jointed. Leaves equally pinnate ; petiole ending in a 



tendril or bristle. (16) 

 </) Stamens mouadelphous or diadelphous. Pod dehiscent, not jointed. 



Climbing, rarely erect herbs or shrubs, with phmately 3- 



foliolate leaves. (17) 

 /<) Stamens monadelphous or diadelphous. Pod continuous, inde- 



hisceut. Leaves odd pinnate. (35) 

 /) Stamens free. Pod not jointed. Leaves odd-pinnate. .Soptora. 47 



(2) Leaves digitately 3-foliolate Tnfdlwn. 4 



Leaves pinuately 3-foliolate. (3) 



(3) Pod short, round or oblong Mdilotus. 3 



Pod falcate or spiral Mcdicago. 2 



(4) Anthers apiculate. Hairs fixed by the centre Indigqfera. G 



Anthers obtuse. Hairs basi fixed. (5) 



(5) Pod subiudehiscent or later on dehiscing Mittettia. 8 



Pod soon dehiscing. (6) 



(6) Flowers mostly in leaf- opposed racemes. Teplirosia. 1 



Flowers mostly in axillary racemes. (7) 



(7) Pod very long distinctly septate Sesbania. 9 



Pod linear not septate Astragalus. 10 



(8) Leaves exstipellate. (9) 



Leaves stipellate (stamens diadelphous, anthers uniform). (12) 



(9) Stamens diadelphous (9 and 1) anthers uniform Lcspedeza. 21 



Stamens monadelphous or in two bundles of 5 each. (10) 



(10) Stamens monadelphous ; anthers dimorphous. (10*) 

 Stamens in two bundles of 5 each, anthers uniform. (11) 



(10*) Calyx-tube long filiformed ; Arachis. 14 



Calyx-tube not elongated , . , , Zornia. 15 



