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a) The herbaceous stems and soft canoiis tonientuni of the 

 leaves. 



b) The dense axiHary racemes oii peduncles distinctly longer 

 than the leaves. 



c) The imparipinnate G — 8 jugate leaves the terminal leaflet 

 being petioluhitc — the lateral opposite. 



d) The rather small flowers. The keel is about 4 mm long. 

 Very closely allied to /. Rehmamii Baker fil. It differ.'< prin- 



cipally by: 



a) The stems being not so stout — the racemes not being 



so collected together near the apex. 

 ß) The loaflets being considerably smaller, 

 X) The stipules are shorter. 

 S) The bracts shorter and not so prominent. 

 t) The flowei's smaller — the keel measures about 4 mm 



whereas in /. Ixehmanui it is + 8 mm long. 



I. transvaalensis Bah', fil. nov. xj^ec. 



Gaules diffusi prostrati tenues filiformes ex speciminibns mihi 

 obviis 10 — 25 cm longi. Folia imparipinnata saepissime 2—3 ju- 

 gata, impari petiolulato. Foliola viridia elliptica vel ovata superne 

 glabra subtus strigosa 6 — 8 mm longa, 3 — 4 mm lata, nervo 

 medio superne impresso, petiolo communi 10 — 16 mm longo, jugis 

 inferioribus t- 2 mm supra basin proditis, foliolis lateralibus 

 oppo.sitis glanduloso-stipellatis. Stipulae parvae vix oculo nudo 

 conspicuae. Racemi 10 — 20 mm longi laxiusculo floriferi. Bracteae 

 minutae subpersistentes, Calycis tubus campanulatus brevis lobi 

 angusti quam tubus pluries longiores. Corolla ex speciminibns obviis 

 desideratur. Ovarium albido-pubescens stylo capitellatum. Legumen 

 subcylindrieum subrectum 2 — 3 spermum leviter strigosum 5 — 7 mm 

 longum ad suturas subincrassatum. 



Südafrika: Transvaalkolonie, in arenosis pr. Blackkopjes 

 1560 m, K. Schlechter 4176. 



This plant belongs to the Diffusae series of the Productae. 

 The distinguishing features of this plant are : 



a) The diftuse, prostrate, multicaulescent habit. 



b) The 2 — 3 jugate leaves with elliptical or ovate leatlets — 

 the terminal distinctly pctiolated. On upper surface glabrous. 



