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natis. VeociUum cnm ungue 10-11 mm. longum. Carina dorso 

 rotundata, lineis violaceis iiotata, ±11 mm. lon^a. OvariumXiwiiAYi- 

 obluiig'um, stipitatmu, multiovulatum. Legumen i^notum. 



Hol-ian Coiii,^) : Elisabetlivillc, 10978. 



Allied to G. NicJiolso}ii Bak. fil., from Njasaland and Rhodesia, 

 but the leaflets much narrower. 



Crotalaria {Eucrotalaria) macrotropis Bak. flL, sp. no v. 



CaiiJis erectus, ramosus, long-itudinaliter striatus. Sfipulc;e parvfG 

 2-2'5 mm. longie. Folia trifoliolata, foliolis angustis linearibus vel 

 lineari-oblongis glauco-viridibus pubescentibus, 12-25 mm. longis, 

 petiolo communi 8-10 mm. longo pmedita. Race mi plui-iflori, laxi, 

 terminales. Flares pedicellati. BractecB parvje. Calyx in toto 

 6-7 mm. longus, dentibus subacuminatis. Vexillum in sicco vio- 

 laceum. Carina dorso angulo recto curvata hinc in rostrum longum 

 et rectum attenuata, in toto 15-17 mm. longa. Legiimen oblongum, 

 ±25 mm. longum, polvspermum, breviter stipitatum. 



Belgian Congo : Eiisabethville, 10941. 



Crotalaria {Eucrofalaria) rigidula Bak. fib, sp. nov. 



Caulis erectus lignosus. Folia parviuscula mediocriter petiolata, 

 foliolis oblongo-obovatis glaucis glabris 6-10 mm. longis, 3-5 mm. 

 latis, petiolo communi stricto 10-15 mm. longo suffulta. Inflores- 

 centia laxe pauciliora. Calyx in toto 8-9 mm. longus, lobis triangu- 

 laribus 5 mm. longis quam tubo paullo longioribus. Vexillum 12- 

 14 mm. longum.. Alee in toto 12-13 mm. longse, 4-5 mm. latse, 

 basi unguiculatse. Carina dorso rotundata apice sursum curvata, in 

 toto 13-15 mm. longa. Legumen oblongum, basi stipitatum, cum 

 stipite 18-20 mm. longum. 



North Transvaal : Tzaneen, 12531. 



Allied to C. Monfeiroi Taubert, but petioles longer, leaflets 

 narrower, calyx glabrous. 



Crotalaria {Eucrofalaria) homalocarpa Bak. fil., sp. nov. 



Caulis ramosus, ramis junioribus pilosis. SfijndfB lineares. 

 Folia trifoliolata, foliolis oblongis vel oblongo-lanceolatis, 15-20 mm. 

 longis, 3-7 mm. latis, petiolo communi 8-12 mm. longo suffulta. 

 Flores solitarii vel subsolitarii, pedunculati, pedunculis strictis pi- 

 losis ±20 mm. longis. Bractecje 2 conspicuse, infra caljcem positae, 

 lanceolatfe, 6-7 longae. Calyx in toto ±9 mm. longa, lobis 

 lanceolatis quam tubo longioribus. Vexillum in sicco luteum. 

 Carina basi unguiculata, marginibus interioribus barbata, in ros- 

 trum acuminatum sensim attenuata, in toto ±12 mm. longa. 

 Legumen ±2 cm. longum et 1 cm. latum, glabrum, suboviforme^ 

 seminibus numerosis. 



S. Rhodesia : alt. 2400 ft., 13302. 



Allied to C geminiflora Dinter, but leaflets narrower and ]-)od 

 glabrous. A pilose plant with solitary or subsolitary flowers. The 

 two bracts below the flowers are conspicuous, as in C. geminijlora. 



Crotalaria (Eucrofalaria) longistyla Bak. fil.. sp. nov. 



Su/frufex erectus ad C lukwanguloisem Harms, accedens, ramis 

 junioribus strictis cano-tomentosis. Folia parviuscula, trifoliolata, 

 foliolis oblongo-oblanceolatis vel elliptico-oblanceolatis lateralibus 

 6-10 mm. longis, 4-5 mm. latis, terminalibus majoribus 15-18 mm. 



