190 Hans Schiiiz. 



persistentes. Calyx + 1,5 mm longus. Calycis tubus brevis extus 

 strigosus lobi breves acuti quam vexillum pluries breviores. Ve- 

 xillum extus puberculum carinae subaequilongum. Alae quam carina 

 breviores. Carina naviculariformis + 4 mm longa. Legumen cir- 

 cinnatum oculo nudo glabriusculum sub lente tenuiter strigosum 

 lateraliter compressum ad suturas subincrassatum. 



Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika: Hereroland, Ojikango, Rautanen 

 464, fl. 30. I. 03; Quaipüts, Dinter 187. 



This sbrub belongs to the section Amecarpus and is an ally 

 of /. circiut/ata Bentham but differs by being not spiny. The dis- 

 tinguishing features are: 



a) The distinctly woody stem and pale cortex. 



b) The generally pinnately trifoliolate leaves more rarely 

 2 jugate — distinctly stalked. 



c) The slender raceme generally 5^15 mm long — the 

 narrow persistent bracts and comparatively few flowers. 



d) The compressed legumes, circularly inflexed, thinly strigose. 



J. Mehtuanni JBak. ftl. nov. apec. 



I. hirsutae Linn. affinis. 



Sufifruticosa erecta. Caulis praecipue superne patentim fulvo- 

 hirsutus ex speciminibus mihi obviis 40 — 50 cm altus. Folia im- 

 paripinnata in sicco cinereo-viridia saepe 6-jugata cum impari 

 petiolato. Foliola ovata vel oblongo-obovata vel oblonga apice 

 obtusa mucronata brevissime petiolulata, spatia interjugalia saepe 

 5 — 7 mm longa, superne strigosa subtus cano-hirsuta 10 — ^14 mm 

 longa, 4 — 7 mm lata, foliolis lateralibus oppositis. Stipulae lineares. 

 Racemi apices versus densiflori. Pedunculi stricti fulvo-hirsuti. 

 Flores mediocres. Bracteae caducae lanceolatae in acumen pro- 

 ductae 6 — 7 mm longae. Calyx fulvo-hirsutus calycis lobi angusti. 

 Vexillum + 8 mm longum apice mucronatum. Carina naviculari- 

 formis. Legumen haud visum. 



Südafrika: Transvaalkolonie, Houtbosh, A. Rehmann 6224. 

 A member of the Productae. 



The distinguishing features of this plant are: 



a) The erect stems covered with tavvny hirsute pubescence. 



b) The imparipinnate leaves with offen about 6 pairs of 

 ovate, or somewhat obovate leaflets. 



