192 Hans Schinz. 



I. (Ti'ifoliolatae) J^uspoli liak. fil. nov. spec. 



I. dealbatae Harvey affinis. 



Fruticulus. Kami cortice nigrescente superne strigosi. Folia 

 subdigitatim trifoliolata petiolata oblanceolata vel oblongo-oblan- 

 ceolata vel anguste obovata, superne nervo medio impresso, 

 saepissime 5 — 7 mm longa, utrinque strigosa. Stipulae angustae 

 persistentes. Flores + 4,5 mm longi parviusculi breviter pedicel- 

 lati axillares, Calyx extus cano-strigosus. Calycis tubus brevissi- 

 mus lobi angusti quam tubus longiores. Vexillum cano-strigosum 

 carinae subaequilongum. Carina utrinque in calcar breve producta 

 + 3 mm longa. Ovarium pilis albidis vestitum, stylo glabro. 

 Legumen juvenile strigosum rectum. 



Ostafrika: Somalland, Warandab, C. Keller. Collected in 

 1891. Expedition Ruspoli-Keller. 



This little shrub belongs to the Trifoliolatae and is allied to 

 /. dealhata Harvey from the Cape. It is quite different from 

 /. tritoides Baker. 

 Z. Schlechteri Bak. fil. nov. spec. 



Species /. hirsutae. var. polystachyae Welw. et /. longebar- 

 hatae Engler affinis. Radix lignosa. Caulis berbaceus + hirsutus 

 angulatus ex speciminibus'obviis 20—28 cm longus. Folia impari- 

 pinnata 6 — 8 jugata, impari petiolulato. Foliola utrinque cano- 

 hirsuta elliptica vel ovata vel obovata 5 — 9 mm longa 3 — 4 mm 

 lata lateralibus oppositis breviter petiolulatis. Stipulae lineares 

 5 — 6 mm longae. Pedunculi patentim liirti stricti erectopatentes 

 quam folia 2 — 3 plo longiores. Bracteae angustae deciduae. Ra- 

 cemi multiflori apices versus densi, Flores parviusculi. Calyx tubus 

 brevis lobi lanceolati acuminati liirsuti quam tubus longiores. 

 Vexillum extus hirtum carinae subaequilongum. Carina naviculari- 

 formis + 4 mm longa. Legumen juvenile 4 mm longum pendulum 

 dense albo vel rufo-hirsutum. 



Südostafrika: Natal, in graminosis Mont. Insiswa, 2200 m, 

 R. Schlechter 6499 ; In convallibus pone Matatule in Griqualand 

 East, 1700 m; Tyson 1273. No. 1273 was issued as I. velntiua 

 E. Meyer. 



I have seen a specimen of Drege and it is not at all bis 

 /. velutina or the plant of Herb. Harvey of which Kranss 373 is 

 a good example. The chief points of /. ScJdecliteri are: 



