406 University of California Puhlications in Botany [Vol. 10 



Tephrosia albida sp. nov. 



Suffruticosa: caiilibiis erectis dense albo-sericeis, plus qnam 3 dm, 

 altis: rhachi foliorum crassa albo-sericea, ca. 3.5 em. longa; foliolis 

 9-11, an^iste oblongo-ovatis, basi cuneatis, apice obtusis vel retusis, 

 supra grlabris, subtus albo-sericeis, ca, 6 cm, longis, 1,4 cm, latis; 

 petiolnlis ca, 2mm. longis; stipulis lanceolatis, 1cm, longis, sericeis, 

 deciduis : racemis terminalibus axillaribusque, ca, 12 cm. longis ; florum 

 pedicellis 2 mm. longis; calycis lobis lanceolatis, ca. 8 mm, longis, 

 dense longo-sericeis ; carina 1,1 cm, longa prope apicem valde incurva, 

 pallide purpurea ; vexillo glabro ; stylo intus barbato : legumine 

 immaturo 3 cm, longo, albo-sericeo, ca, 8-spermo. 



Allied to T. nitens Benth, but differs from the illustration and 

 description given, in the form and color of the corolla, and in the 

 length of the pedicels; also, judging from the specimens, it is not a 

 bush. Collected on rocks along the road from Tuxtla Gutierrez to 

 Jalisco, Chiapas, The species is white with silky hairs, except on the 

 upper surface of the leaves. No. 9136. Type, Herb, Univ, Calif. 

 No. 222439. 



Crotalaria monticola sp, nov. 



Annua: caulibus erectis, usque ad 2 dm. altis, pilis adpressis 

 patentibusque breviter hirsutis, longitudine tota patentim ramosis: 

 foliis ternatis pedunclo hirsuto ca. 2.7 cm. longo ; foliolis ovatis, acutis, 

 1-2 cm. longis, 0.8-1.7 cm. latis, utrinque adpresse pilosis : racemis 

 6-12 cm. longis ; calyce hirsuto prof unde lobato, 6 mm. alto ; vexillo 

 fiavo quam calycis lobis dimidio longiori : legumine maturo 1.5 cm. 

 longo, dense hirsuto, ca. 8-spermo. 



This plant is very hirsute and the spreading branches give it a 

 breadth equal to its height. Collected on high mountains near 

 Hacienda Monserrate, Chiapas. No. 9133. Type, Herb. Univ. Calif. 

 No. 220436. 



Crotalaria chiapensis sp. nov. 



Suffruticosa, erecta, ramosa : caulibus paulo pubescentibus plus 

 quam 3 dm, altis : foliis ternatis, obovatis, acutis, basi cuneatis, subtus 

 paululum adpresse breviter pilosis, supra glabris, 2—2.5 cm. longis, 

 4-7 mm, latis ; pedunculis ca. 1 cm. longis ; stipulis lineari-lanceolatis, 

 ca, 1 mm. longis, deciduis: racemis usque ad 12 cm. longis, laxifloris; 

 pedicellis 1-2 mm, longis, breviter adpresse pilosis, basi bractea iis 

 breviori praeditis : carina ca, 8 mm. longa quam vexillo flavo pallidiori : 

 legumine immaturo ca, 8-o\Tilato. 



The stems and branches are erect. Collected on rocky plains near 

 Buena Vista, Chiapas. No. 9130. Type, Herb. Univ. Calif. No. 220433. 



