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c) The dense racemes of flowers produced towards the apex of the 

 stem, the flowers subtended by long acuininate deciduous bracts. 



d) The calyx externally covered with dark brown hairs and 

 with narrow calyx lobes. 



e) The Standard is about 6 mm long, and distinctly longer 

 than the keel. 



Dififers from Herb Austro Afrieanum no. 1273 with which it 

 is evidently allied : 



a) In larger leaflets with rather shorter petiolules. 



b) Larger flowers and much stouter racemes. 



c) Longer bracts. 



I have drawn up a description of a plant gathered by K. 

 Schlechter at Ichopopo which may be I, rufescens E. Meyer but 

 I have been unable to see the type of this species. 



Suffruticosa. Caiilis erectus ramosus ex speciminibus obviis 

 + 40 cm altus obsolete angulatus cortice nigro-rubescente, ociilo 

 nudo glabriusculus, sub lente sparse strigosus. Rami virgati sub- 

 erecti angulati. Folia imparipinnata G — 8 jugata cum impari pe- 

 tiolulato. Foliola elliptica vel ovata superne glabra subtus stri- 

 gosa, nervo medio superne impresso, subtus conspicuo, apice 

 mucronata 6 — 10 mm longa 4 — 5 mm lata, foliolis lateralibus 

 oppositis bi-eviter petiolulatis. Stipulae minutae. Pedunculi tenues 

 laxiuscule floriferi. Braeteae minutae persistentes lineari-lanceolatae 

 acuminatae. Fedicelli graciles calyce longiores. Flores parviusculi. 

 Calycis tubus brevis lobi lanceolati acuminati quam tubus longiores. 

 Vexillum extus petiolo-puberulum late obovato-orbiculare. Legu- 

 men juvenile rectum plurispermum mucronatum strigosum. 



Südostafrika: Natal, Ichopopo, alt. 1300 m, R. Schlechter 6645. 



The noticeable points of this species are: 



a) The dark cortex and virgate suberect branches. 



b) The ])eduncles, together with the laxly flowered racemes, 

 longer than the leaves. 



c) The minute, persistent, linear lanceolate, acuminate bracts. 



d) The Standard with dark brown hairs externally. 

 The terminal leaflet is distinjtly stalked. 



Thereis no type of /. ntfexcens E. Meyer in Herb Harvey. A 

 specimen there doubtfully referred to this species was collected 

 by Sanderson in Natal. 



