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3. V. amoena Fisch. ex DC., Prodr. II, p. 355. 
Yun-nan, in sepibus ad Kiang-yn, prope Tapin-tze ; fl. et fr. 3 sept. 
1884 (Delav. n. 1973). 
4. V. chinensis, sp. nov. 
Elata, gracilis, e basi ramosissima ; rami angulati, præsertim su- 
perne pilis raris fadspersi; stipulae parvae, hastato-bifidae, lobis an- 
gustis, lanceolato-subulatis, integris vel denticulatis; folia e basi 
foliolifera, foliolis 8-12 alternis, distincte petiolulatis, coriaceis, 
ovato-lanceolatis, apice obtusis vel leviter emarginatis, mucronatis, 
subtus elevato-multinervosis, sparse pilosis; racemi 8-18 flori, folio 
longiores, axi pubescente; calyx glaber vel nunc pilis raris conspersus, 
dentibus brevibus, e basi late triangulare longe subulatis, inferiore 
multo longiore; corolla parva, purpureo-cærulæa, vexillo carinam 
paulo superante, limbo quam unguis subduplo breviore; ovarium 
3-6 ovulatum; legumen glaberrimum dispermum vel rarius trisper- 
mum, breviter acutum vel obtusum; semina jeroen parum 
compressa, fulva, fusco-marmorata. 
Tripedalis et ultra; foliola 10-20 mill. longa, 4-7 mill. lata : ; racemi 
10 cent.; flores 12 mill.; legumina 25-28 mill. longa, 5-6 mill. lata, 
vix compressa. 
Yun-nan, in pratis ad collum Pi-iou-se supra Tapin-tze; fl. et fr. 
17 sept. 1888 (Delav. n. 3271); in sepibus circa Tali; fl. 25 sept. 1888 
(Delav. n. 3204). 
Voisin du V. pallida Turcz. dont les grappes sont pauciflores, les fleurs 
d'un violet påle e et plus grandes, les dents du calice moins longuement 
subulées et moins inégales, les fruits plus grands. 
s. V. tenera Grah. in Wall., Cat. 5928; F7. of Brit. Ind. IL, p. 177. 
Var. Yunnanensis. — Calycis dentes late triangulares omnes 
mutici vel brevissime mucronulati ; planta robusta, usque 5 metr. inter 
sepes alta; flores magis intense lutei. — Vix non species propria. 
Yun-nan, prope Lay-ma-kiao, haud procul ab Hokin; fl. 17 aug. 
1885 (Delav. n. 2207). 
6. V. unijuga Al. Braun, Ind. Sem. bak "Herb, 1853, p. 12. 
— Orobus lathyroides L. 
