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Desmodium lincatum, DC. Prodr. ii. 330 (1825). 



Meibomia lineata, O. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Plant, i. 196 (189 1). 



Distr. — Maryland to Florida, west to Louisiana. 

 Var. POLYiMORPHA (A. Gray). 



Desinodiwn lineatiim, var. polymorphiim, A. Gray, in A. H. 

 Curtiss' distr. Florida plants, No. 621*. Leaves varying from 

 nearly linear to oblong, otherwise with the characters of the 

 species. 



Dis^7\ — Florida and Louisiana. 

 II II Leaflets 1-2' long, often broader than long, hairy, lighter beneath. 



5. Meibomia rotundifolia, (Michx.) 



Hedysarum rotiindifolmm, Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. ii. 72 (1803). 

 Desmodium rotundifolium, DC. Prodr. ii. 330 (1825). 

 Meibomia rotundifolia, O. Knntze, Rev. Gen. Plant, i, 197 



(1891). 



Var. glabrata, A. Gray, Man. ed. v. 135 (1867), is a smooth 

 form of M. rotundifolia, which, however, is most variable as to 

 hairiness. 



Distr. — Ontario to Florida, west to Missouri and Louisiana. 



** Leaflets ovate or oval, racemes terminal and axillary. 



II Corolla whitish, stipules ovate, raceme nearly simple, leaves yellowish 

 green, reticulate, pods twisted. 



6. Meibomia ochroleuca (M. A. Curtis). 



Hedysarum humifjisum, Muhl. Cat. 69, in part (18 13), fide 



S. Watson's Biblio. Index, i. 217. 

 Desmodium ochroleucum, M. A. Curtis, in Canby, Proc. Acad. 



Philad. 1864, 17. 

 Meibomia ochroleuca, O. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Plant, i. 198 



(1891.) 

 Distr. — Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina and Florida. (?) 



II II Corolla purple, stipules subulate, racemes panicled, sometimes simple, 

 leaves lighter beneath. 



7. Meibomia glabella, (Michx.) 



Hedysarum glabellum, Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. ii. 73 (1803). 

 Hedysarum humifusum, Muhl. Cat. 69, in part (18 13), fide 



S. Watson's Biblio. Index, i. 217. 

 Desmodium humifusum, Beck, Bot. 86 (1833). 

 Meibomia glabella, O. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Plant, i. 198 (1891). 

 Meibomia humifusa, O. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Plant. i. 198 (i 891). 



