432 Mr. G. Bcntham's Enumeration of the 



proximatur. Stipulae lineari-subulatae. Stipcllaj nulla?. Foliola pollicaria, 

 alterna v. opposita, terminali latiore ct longiore. Racemus seniipcdalis v. 

 longior. Flores secus vliachin fasciculati, fasciculis 2 — 3-floris remotis. Pe- 

 dicelli inferiores calyce sublongiores, superiores breviores. Bractea? subu- 

 late. Bracteola? nulla?. Corollas calycem ter superantes, rosea?. Vexillum 

 intensius coloratum, orbiculatum, emarginatum, longe unguiculatum, basi 

 exappendiculatum. Alas vexillo cequilongaa, transversim plicata?. Carina 

 parum brevior, vix unguiculata, petalis a basi dorso connatis. Stamina T. 

 ioxicarice. Ovarium sessile, villosum. Stylus subcorneus glaberrimus. Stig- 

 ma terminale. — Near the brook Akalaurie, on the Upper Rupunoony. 

 Schomburgk, n. 678. 



A larger Brazilian species, closely allied to the preceding, was ga- 

 thered by Dr. Pohl in the desert pastures of S. Isabel, and has also 

 been sent to me by the Academy of Petersburgh, gathered in the dry- 

 pastures of the Minas Geraes. It may be thus distinguished : 



T. adunca, caule herbaceo ? decumbente rufo-pubescente, foliolis 7 — 13 ob- 

 longis obtusis adpresse pubescentibus mucrone recurvo, racemis elongatis 

 oppositifoliis, calycis villosi dentibus e basi latiuscula subulatis tubo longio- 

 ribus, vexillo villoso, stylo glabro, stigmate longe penicillato, legumine rufo- 

 villosulo. — Corolla paullo minor, calyx major dentibus multo longioribus 

 quam in T. penicillata. 



91. Tephrosia (Brissouia?) brevipes, suffruticosa ?, ramis erectis dense 

 rufo-velutinis, foliolis 1 — 3 brevissime petiolatis anguste oblongis supra gla- 

 bris subtus argenteo-sericcis, pedicellis axillaribus 1 — 3 brevissimis unifloris, 

 calycis velutini dentibus tubo longioribus infima duplo longiove, vexillo abs- 

 que extus adpresse villosis, legumine rufo-velutino. — Foliola 1^ — 2 polli- 

 caria, intevmedio longiore, supra lineata, siccitate nigricantia. Stipulae parvae ; 

 stipella? subnulla?. Calycis dens inferior 3 lin. longus, incurvus, corollam sub- 

 sequans. Petala ccerulea (teste Schomb.), uti filamenta maculis oblongis sic- 

 citate nigris crebris notata. Ala? oblonga?, vexillo et carina parum breviores. 

 Stamina medio monadelpha, filamento vexillari basi et apice libero. Ova- 

 rium sessile villosum. Stylus glaber. Stigma pilis longis penicillatum. Le- 

 gumen fere bipollicare. — Savannahs about Anna-y. Schomburgk, n. 66. 



92. Lonchocarpus } floribundus, foliolis 7 ovatis acuminatis coriaceis supra 

 glabris subtus tenuissime sericeis, racemis folio duplo longioribus nodosis, 

 floribus fasciculatis, calycibus vexilloque sericeis. — Foliola 2 — 3-pollicaria. 

 Racemi pedales. Flores fere L. sericei, paullo minores, petalis tenuioribus. 

 Calyx evidenter dentatus. Corolla lilacina (teste Schomb.). Stamina mo- 

 nadelpha. Ovarium sessile, villosum, 4-ovulatum. Stylus glaber. Legu- 

 men ignotum. — British Guiana. Schomburgk, n. 238. 



93. Lonchocarpusl rafescens, foliolis 9 oblongo-ellipticis acuminatis supra 

 glabris subtus rufo-sericeis, racemis folio longioribus nodosis caule petiolis- 

 que rufo-tomentosis, floribus fasciculatis, calycibus rufo-pubescentibus, vex- 

 illo leviter sericeo. — Frutex. Foliola 3 — 5-pollicaria. Racemus 1 — 1^-pe- 

 dalis. Flores L.jloribundi, at glabriores. Legumen ignotum. — British Gui- 

 ana. Schomburgk, n. 745. 



94. Lonchocarpus I 



