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3. Tephrosia Burchellii, Burtt-Davy [Leguminosae-Galegeae] ; 
species 7’. capensi, Pers. et JT’. semiglabrae, Sond. affinis, sed 
foliolis obovatis retusis mucronulatis distinguitur. 
Herba tenuis, prostrata, pilis porrectis sparse hirsuta. Caules 
annui e collo perenni crescentes, 23-30 cm. longi, flexuosi, a basi 
ramosi, internodiis 4-5 cm. longis. Folia breviter petiolata, 
5-7-juga, 4-5-5 em. longa; rhachis pilis porrectis hirsuta; 
foliola 4-9 mm. distantia, obovata, retusa, mucronulata, 1- 
1-2 cm. longa, 5-7 mm. lata, glauca, cilata, supra glabra, pagina. 
inferiore sparse hirsuta praecipue in costa. Stipulae circiter 
3 min. longae. Racemi axillares, foliis longiores, floribus paucis 
(circiter 6); pedunculi longi et tenues. Flores circiter 6 mm. 
longi, 2 vel 3-tim aggregati, infimis fasciculis remotis. Calyx 
pilis longis et porrectis albescentibus hirsutus, lobis subulatis 
circiter 3 mm. longis. Corollae vexillum in dorso pubescens. 
Legumen 3-4 cm. longum, 3 mm. latum, falcatum, pilis appressis 
puberulum, stylo persistente rostratum. 
SoutH Arrica. Cape Province : Griqualand W.; Hay Div., 
Griquatown, Burchell 1932 (type); “‘ fields”? near St. Clair, 
Douglas, Dec. 1896, K. Orpen 132A in herb. Kew Bechuana- 
land ; Batlapin Terr., Holub. Orange Free State: Boshof 
Dist.; Smitskraal, Burtt-Davy 12905. Transvaal : Wolmaransstad, 
Rogers 18470; Bloemhof Dist., near Christiana, Burtt-Davy. 
A common and characteristic plant of the Southern Bechuana- 
land Region, which has for some time been confused with 
T’. capensis. 
4. Peltophorum africanum, Sond., var. speciosum Burti-Davy 
{Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae]; formae typicae affinis, sed 
floribus foliolisque majoribus differt. 
Foliola circiter 17-juga, 1-3 cm. longa, 4-5 mm. lata, obtusa, 
mucronata vel emarginata, glabra vel sparse hirsuta, costa 
subtus prominente. Flores magni, flavi, speciosi. Petala 1-4 cm. 
longa, 1-2 cm. lata. Legumen ad 8 cm. longum et 3 cm. latum. 
~TropicaL Arrica. 8. Rhodesia: Matopo Hills, Dowsett in 
herb. poe 16426 (type). Mauritius: Dep. Agric. herb. 66 in 
herb. K 
A fob pee between this and the typical South 
African tree occurs in Portuguese East Africa (Muchukwana, 
Lower Bazi River, 100 ft. alt., Rispnntlin 1022). 
5. Acacia Nebrownii, Burtt-Davy | Leguminosae-Mimosoideae] ; 
A. glandulifera, Schinz in Mém. Herb. Boiss. No. 1, p. 111, non 
A. glandulifera, S. Wats. in Proc. Am. Acad. xxv. 147 (18 90). 
SoutH Arrica. Transvaal: Waterberg Dist., Potgietersrust, 
Burtt-Davy; Pietersburg Dist., Leydsdorp and Smits Drift 
Valley, Burtt-Davy; Swaziland, near Bremersdorp, Burtt-Davy. 
Ngamiland: Kwebe Hills, 900 m., bush 5-6 ft., fls. yellow, 
Feb.-Aug., irt. Sep. Mrs. E. J. Lugard (type). S.W. Protectorate : 
bush 8-15 ft. high, common on flats, plateaus, river banks and 
