 Exzioris. LEGUMINOS A. 281 
sp. p. 1054 ; Spr. syst. 3. p. 312 ; Roxb. fl. Ind. 3. p. 359 ; in E. I. C. mus. tab. 
397.— Burm. zeyl. t. 50. f. 2. 
XXXIII. ELEIOTIS. DC. 
Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed or 5-cleft. Corolla papilionaceous : vexillum 
obovate: keel obtuse. Stamens diadelphous (9 and 1), permanent. Legume 
compressed, composed of 1-2-joints, parchment-like, the upper suture straight 
and thicker than the other: joints semioval, not prickly, l-seeded. Seeds 
oblong, scarcely compressed, attached by their middle.—$Slender, herbaceous, 
procumbent plants. Stems triangular. Stipules small, distinct from each 
other, adpressed, acute. Leaves petioled, pinnately 1—3-foliolate, nearly gla- 
brous. Racemes axillary, much longer than the leaves. Flowers distant, 
small, in pairs, on slender 1-flowered pedicels. 
We have retained this genus more on account of its distinct habit than any posi- 
tive character by which it can be i uei ria na from Desmodium. The legumes are 
quite peculiar ; the joints are scarcely like those of Desm. strangulatum, with which 
alone, among Indian plants, they can be compared. 
711. (1) E. sororia (DC.:) leaves trifoliolate, the lateral leaflets near the 
base of the common petiole, oblong-ovate, very small or often entirely abor- 
tive; terminal one many times larger than the others, reniform-orbicular, 
emarginate at both ends, often variegated: calyx truncated, eir 5- 
toothed: legume 1-jointed, 1-seeded ; joints slightly bluntish at both ends.— 
DC. prod. 2. p. 348; Wall.! L.n. 5741 ; Wight! cat. n. 771.—E. monophyl- 
la, DC. l. c.—Hedysarum sororium, Linn.!; Roab.ft. Ind. 3. p. 3525 in 
E. I. C. mus. tab. 396.—Hallia sororia Willd. sp. 3. p. 1170 ; Spr. syst. 3. p. 
195.—Onobrychis sororia, Desv.—Glycine monophylla, Burm. Ind. p. 161. 
t. 50. f. 2.— Petiv. gaz. t. 82. f. 1; Pluk.t. 105. f. 2. — 
De Candolle's two supposed species may be seen springing from the same 
root, and even occur on different branches of the same individual. 
712. (2) Rottleri (W. & A.:) leaves trifoliolate; leaflets about equal in 
size, obovate-orbicular, slightly retuse, mucronate : calyx bilabiate, upper lip 
bifid, lower 3-partite ; segments all short: legume 1-2-jointed ; joints sepa- 
rated by a very narrow neck, 1-seeded, acute at both ends, upper one beak- 
ed with the permanent base of the style.— Wight! cat. n. 770.—Hedysarum 
orbiculatum, herb. Rottl.!/——Mysore. 
XXXIV. LESPEDEZA. Michaux. 
Calyx with two bracteoles at its base, 5-partite ; segments about equal. 
Corolla papilionaceous: keel transversely obtuse. Stamens diadelphous (9 
ànd 1). Legume lenticular, compressed, flat, indehiscent, unarmed.—Stems 
herbaceous or suffrutescent. Leaves pinnately trifoliolate. Stipules setace- 
ous. Spikes or racemes peduncled or racemose. Bracteas 3-cleft, 2-flowered. 
Flowers purplish, or yellowish with the vexillum spotted with purple, more 
rarely white. | 
TU i t. :) shrubby: stem erect, somewhat tomentose : 
petiole korn, aus 6 d soundjsh-ovàté, villous ; nerves beneath 
clothed with rusty tomentum: racemes solitary in the axils of the lower 
leaves, fascicled 3-6) in the axils of the upper ones, 4-6-flowered: calyx 
villous : legume rhomboid-ovate, pubescent, coriaceous, about the length of 
the calyx.—Spr. syst. 3. p. 202.— Flemingia Rothiana, DC. prod. 2. p. 951.— 
Hallia trifoliata, Roth, nov. sp. p. 852. 
