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Dubitanter hue refero spécimen fructiferum paullo abludens (Backer 

 No. 17279) foliis crassioribus et minoribus qiiain in typo, lobis vix acu- 

 minatis. Congruit cum typo habitii, foliorum forma indumento et colore, 

 longitudine pedicelloruin inferiorum. Descriptio legumiiiis ab hoc speci- 

 mine sumpta: 



Legiimen stipite 10—12 inM longo suffiiltuin oblongum basi acutum 

 apice styli basi persistente rostratum 100 — 115 niM longum (stipite excluso) 

 27 — 33 niM latuin bivalve 2— 4-spermum, seiiiinibiis tran'^versalibiis ovaii- 

 biis basi rostratis valde conipressis 15-17 mM longis 10—11 mM latis, 

 hilo fere totiim senien cingente, albumine crasso. 



The species is allied to B. bracteata Grali., vvhich I hâve not seen. 

 The latter differs by its longer calyxtube, triandrous flowers and glabrous 

 leaves, 



Hab: West-Java between 100 and 650 M altitude above sealevel. 



In Herb. Bog: Backer No. 8801 -16999,-17105. Probably also No. 17279. 



VI. CROTALARiA VALETONH Backer, nov. spec. 



Crotalaria caule erecto ramosissimo, foliis simplicibus oblongo- 

 obovatis villosis, stipulis minutis spathulatis, racemis terminalibus 5 — 12- 

 floris, paniculam foliosam efformantibus, bracteis persistentibus magnis 

 ovato-cordatis supra glaberrimis nitidis quasi vernicosis, dorso villosis 

 marginibus recurvatis, corolla flava 17—20 mM longa, vexilio dorso sericeo, 

 alis oblique obovatis emarginatis, carina rostrata, ovario biovulato dense 

 villoso, legumine calyce paullo longiore monospermo parce piloso. 



D e s c r. fus. Racemi 5 — 12-flori, ramos primarios secundariosve late 

 patentes paucifoliatos terminantes. Rhachis, pedunculo 15 — 30 mM longo 

 incluso, 35 — 100 mM longa dense villosa, bracteis persistentibus late patenti- 

 reflexis ovato-cordatis, apice recurvis, acutis 3-8 niM longis supra glaberrimis 

 nitidis quasi vernicosis dorso villosis. Bracteolae fere ad apicem pedicelli 

 5-8 mM longi villosi insertae persistentes late patenti-reflexae ovatae basi 

 truncatae apice acutae supra glaberrimae nitida quasi vernicosae dorso 

 villosae. Calyx 11 — 15 mM longus basi acutus ultra médium 5-partitus, 

 segmenta acuta dorso villosa intus glaberrima nitida quasi vernicosa mar- 

 ginibus recurvatis, segmentis duobus superioribus latioribus. Corolla flava, 

 vexilio purpureo-suffuso late ovato-ovali, acuto vel subobtuso 17—20 mM 

 longo, 15—17 mM lato dorso densiuscule sericeo, alis luteis oblique obo- 

 vatis emarginatis carinam latam distincte rostratam aequantibus vel illa pa- 

 rum brevioribus. Stamina distincte monadeipha, ovarium breviter stipitatum 

 dense villosum biovulatum stylus apiçe pilosus. Legumen breviter stipitatum 



