184 Hans Schinz. 



I. aiirieoma E. 31eyer var, citneata Bak, ftl. nov. var. 



Caulis striatus 25 — 38 cm longus. Foliola 7 — 8 anguste 

 cuneato-obovata saepe 1 — 1,3 cm longa superne flavo-viridia. 

 Racemi longi inferne laxiuscule floriferi. Calycis tubus brevis lobi 

 setacei. 



Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika: Hereioland, Nels 263, I have com- 

 pared this plant with the type collected by Drege in Herb. Harvey 

 and the leaflets have a markedly more cuneate base. The common 

 petiole is 2—3,5 cm long. 



I. cvyptantlia Benthain var. occidentalis Bak. fil. nov. var. 



Suffruticosa. Gaules erecti virgati ex speciminibus mihi obviis 

 25 — 35 cm alti plus minusve angulati albo-pubescentes. Folia 

 imparipinnata saepissime 3 — 5 jugata, impari petiolato. Foliola 

 pluries longiora quam lata in sicco nigrescentia lineari-oblonga 

 10 — 20 mm longa, 2,5 — 3,5 mm lata, utrinque strigosa, petiolo 

 communi 3 — 4 cm longo, jugis inferioribus 9 — 11 mm supra basin 

 proditis. Foliolis lateralibus oppositis, spatia interjugalia 5 — 6 mm 

 longa. Racemi pauciflori axillares quam folia pluries breviores. 

 Fedicelli calyce breviores. Calyx brevis 1,5 mm longus calycis 

 tubus campanulatus lobi breves trianguläres subacuti. Vexillum 

 + 5 mm longum. Carina vexillo subaequilonga naviculariformis. 

 Legumen juvenile torulosum adultum glabriusculum 3 — 4 spermum. 



Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika: Gross Namaland, im Sande des Oanob 

 bei Rehoboth, Fleck 449, 610; Hereroland, Kuisib, Fleck 827a, 

 Spitzkoppjes. Dinter 40. 



Differs from type, more particularly, in the longer leaflets 

 which tend to be in fewer pairs, and the pairs of leaflets are 

 more remote 5 — 6 mm from each other. 



The following is a short description of a plant allied to 

 J. erioearpa Herb. Harv. 



Indigofera (Productae) sjjec. 



Suffrutex J. eriocarpae Herb. Harv. affinis. Caulis superne 

 angulatus ferrugineo-pubescens. Folia imparipinnata 4 — 5 juga, im- 

 pari petiolato. Foliola elliptica vel oblonga vel oblongo-obovata 

 utrinque strigosa apice mucronata, spatia interjugalia saepe 8 — 9 mm 

 longa, lamina saepissime 10—11 mm longa + 5 mm lata, glan- 



