300 XLvni. Lr,r;UMiNos,i:. 



afterwards glabrescent. Leaves 2-0 by 1^-3 in., ovate-rhoiiiboid or 

 ovate-deltoid, obtu.'se or occasionally acute at the apex, tapering to the 

 base, subglabrous above, more or less downj^ and paler beneath ; nerves 

 prominent ; petioles jj^-^ in. ; stipules large, foliaceoiis, seniilunate, 

 persistent. Mowers in ternunal or lateral 12-20-tlo\vered racemes 

 6-8 in. long; pedicels f^^- in. long; bracts at the base of the pedicels 

 linear-lanceolate, ^ in. long, those on the pedicels much smaller, subulate. 

 Calyx membranous, ^ in. long, faintly pubescent ; tube short, cam]>anu- 

 late ; teeth subequal, triangular, acute. Corolla | in. long, exserted, 

 bluish-purple and white, rarely entirely white. Pods densely villous 

 when young, softly pubescent when ripe, i-1^ in. long, oblong-cylindric, 

 stalked. Seeds 10-15, yellow, i in. long, polished. Fl. B. I. v. 2, p. 77; 

 Grah. Cat. p. 45; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 55; Trim. FI. Ceyl. v. 2, p. 15; 

 AVoodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 420; Watt, Diet. Econ. 

 Prod. v. 2, p. 014. — Flowers : Oct.-Xov. 



KoNKAN : Law'., Sfocksl; Vingorla, Woudrow; nearGoa, Coo}:e\ Deccan : Sholapur 

 distiMcts, Laiv ex Graham. — Distrib. Ti-opical India ; Ceylou, China, Tropical Alrica, 

 Mauritius, Tropical America. 



21. Crotalaria leptostachyaj Benth. in Hook. Land. Journ. Bat. 

 V. 2 (1843) p. 502. A stiff erect shrub; stems and branches tetra- 

 gonous, fulvous-pubescent at the angles. Leaves membranous, 3|-o| by 

 ^-1 in., oblong-lanceolate or linear-oblong, acute, apiculate (sometimes 

 very narrow in proportion to their length), thinly clothed on both sides 

 with fulvous appressed silky hairs, base usually rounded ; nerves numerous, 

 conspicuous, fulvous - hau'y ; petioles very short ; stipules minute, 

 deciduous. Flowers in elongate many-flowered racemes 6-12 in. long; 

 pedicels short, fulvous-hairy; bracts small, subulate, hairy. Calyx 5 ui. 

 long, clothed with fulvous silky glistening hairs on the outside; tube 

 very short; teeth long, triangular, acute, the 2 upper divaricate, slightly 

 broader and a little more deeply cleft than the 3 lower ones. Corolla 

 yellow, not exserted ; standard suborbicular, glabrous on the back. Pods 

 "densely fulvous-silky, |-g in. long. Seeds 4-0. Fl. B. I. v. 2, p. 78; 

 "Woodr, in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 420. — Flowers : Oct. 



Xonkan: Sfocl-sl, Lawl Deccan: Amhennlai Ghat, Ka7iJfA-ar I ; Khandala, Coo^'c !, 

 Wuodrow. Kanaka: Ytil\a,iiur, Talbot, 801— BiSTiaa. Apparently endemic in Bombay. 



22. Crotalaria Heyneana, Grah. in Wcdl. Cat. (1828) 5414. 

 A sparingly-branched uudershrub 1-2 ft. high; branches slender, terete, 

 the young ones pubescent. Leaves membranous, sidjsessile, 3-5 by 

 11-2 in., elliptic-lanceolate, very acute (sometimes acuminate), mucro- 

 nate, glabrous above, sparsely and minutely puberulous beneath, base 

 acute ; nerves slender, conspicuous ; petioles ^— rV ^"- ^^'"g' pubescent ; 

 stipules small, semilunate, reflexed. Flowers in terminal and lateral 

 many-flowered racemes ; pedicels ;i-fi in. long; bracts linear-subidate, 

 those beneath the pedicels i-y\ in. long, those on the pedicels smaller. 

 Calyx I in. long, pubescent outside; lube campanulate ; segments long, 

 linear-lanceolate, very acute, the 2 upper slightly broader and more 

 deeplv cut than the lower. Corolla about '^ in. long; standard erect, 

 suborbicular, pale yellow or nearly white, with blue streaks at the base; 

 wings usually pale blue in the upper part. Pods 1^ in. long, linear- 

 oblong, broader towards the apex, softly pubescent. Seeds 10-12, 



