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superne et inferne ciliatae, medio non ciliatae; carina alas 

 snperans, basi ciliata. Staminum tubus 5 cm. longus, antheris 

 filamentorum brevium barbatis. Ovarium pilis rigidis brevibus 

 obtectum, stylo barbato superne glabro. Legumina ad 38 cm. 

 longa, 3-5-4 cm. lata, 1-1-5 cm. crassa, inter semina constricta, 

 valvis planis, suturis obliquis, apice brcviter acuminata, basi 

 cuneata, stipite brevissimo suffulta, tomento rufo tectu dcmum 

 glabra nisi ad suturas. Semina planiuscula, oblongaorbiculariave, 

 ad 2-8 cm. longa et 2-3 cm. lata, fusco-brunnea vel nigra, hilo 

 pallido margine tota quarto breviore. 



I^^DO-CniKA. Burma: Maymyo Plateau, 1050 m., Tmcb 5866; 

 C. G. Rogers 19; Hau^cwell; Shan Hills, 1230 m., Collett 458. 



CmxA. Yunnan: Szemao, 1530 m., Henry 11,702, 



Pueraria Lacei, Craib [Leguminosae-Phaseoleae] ; a P. alopccw 



roide, Craib, floribus multo majoribus facile distinguenda. 



Suffrutex late scandens; ramuli 4 mm, diametro, ferrugineo- 

 birsuti. Folia pinnatim trifoliolata, petiole 4-7*5 cm. longo 

 suffulta; stipulae oblongae, apice rotundatae, basi bilobae, medio 

 affixae, 2 cm. longae, 7 mm. latae; foliola ovata vel terminalia 

 subrbomboidea, apice acuminata sensim acutata, basi lateralia 

 rotimdata, tez^minalia obtuse cuneata, 6-9 cm. longa, 3'3-5'5 cm. 

 lata, ■ subcbartacea, margine integra, ciliata, supra tenuiter 

 adpresse pilosa, subtus sericea, nervis lateralibus utrinque 

 circiter 6 supra conspicuis subtus prominenitibus, nervis 

 transversis obscuris; petioluli 0-5 cm. longi, ioliolo termi- 

 nali a lateralibus 2-2-5 cm. distante; stipellae lineares, 

 acutae, l-2-l"5 cm. longae, usque ad 1*5 mm. latae. Racemi 

 solitarii axillares vel ad apices ramulorum paniculati, pedun- 

 culo communi 7-10 cm. longo bracteis aliquot vacuis stipulis 

 forma similibus sed minoribus instructo; bracteae linearl-lanceo- 

 latae 1-1-5 cm. longae, 2-3 mm. latae, f errugineo-pllosae ; pedi- 

 celli 3 mm. longi, apice bracteolis 2 ovato-lanceolatis acutis 4 mm. 

 longis 1-5 mm. latis instructi. Calycis cxtus ferrugineo^birsuti 

 intus appresse birsuti, tubus circiter 0*5 cm. longus, lobi duo 

 supremi in unum paulo ultra 1 cm. longum, ai)ice breviter bifidum 

 connati, lobus infimus lateralibus paulo longior, 1-5 cm. longus. 

 Corolla longe exseita; vexillum reflexum late ellipticum, emar- 

 ginatum, basi auriculatum, 14 cm. longum, 1*2 cm. latum, ungui 

 4 mm. longo suffultum; alae oblongae, basi longe appendiculatae, 

 1-3 cm. longae, ungui 0-5 cm. longo; carina obtusa inappendicu- 

 lata, 1*1 cm. longa, 0*5 cm. lata, ungui G mm. longo. Stamen 

 vexillare ima basi liberum, medio cum ceteris connatum ; antberae 

 uniformes, parvae. Ovarium stipitatum, adpresse liirsutum. 

 stylo brevi glabro, stigmate parvo capitato pilis perpaucis 



instructo. 



I^-do-Chixa. Burma : Tbajetmyo District, Lace 2685, 



Eriosema pilosum, Lace [Leguminosae-Phascoleae]; ab E. 



chinense, Vogel, indumento longo albo facile distinguendum. 



IJerha perennis; caules graciles, 12-21 cm. alti, lignosi stnati 

 simplices furcative. Folia lanceolata, oblongo-lanceolata vel 

 oblonga minute apiculata, basi rotundata, ad 3*8 cm. longa, 1 cm. 



