2ö8 105. LEGUMINOSAE 



365. Connective of the stamens bearing a gland, a sliort point, or a tuft of hairs. 



Wings adhering to the keel. Fruit 2-valved. Hairs fixed by the 



middle. Bracteoles absent. (See 215.) .... Indigofera L. 



Connective without an appendage. Bracteoles usually present. . . 366 



366. Ovule I. Fruit ovate, indehiscent ; pericarp adhering to the seed. 



Gland-dotted plants. (See 153.) Psoralea L. 



Ovules 2 or more 367 



367. Calyx 2-lipped, the upper lip hooded, notched, equalling the standard, 



the lower lip divided into 3 narrow teeth. Corolla yellowish. Ovary 

 sessile. Ovules 5 — 7. Flowers in panicles, with large persistent 

 bracteoles. — Species 8. West Africa. . . Platysepalum Welw. 

 Calyx obscurely 2-lipped, with a not very large upper lip, or equally 

 4 — 5-toothed, or almost entire 368 



368. Wings adhering to the keel 369 



Wings free from the keel 370 



369. Calyx-teeth very short or wanting. Fruit flat, narrowl}' winged, trans- 



versely chambered or i-celled, indehiscent. Usuallj- climbing plants. 



(See 351.) Derris Lour. 



Calyx-teeth distinctly developed. Fruit longitudinally 2-celled, more 

 rarely i -celled, but turgid, finally dehiscing by two valves. (See 

 219.) Astragalus L. 



370. Inflorescence axillary. Corolla j^ellowish. Ovary sessile. Ovules free. 



Fruit leathery, suborbicular, not winged, indehiscent. Seed i, oblong 

 or ovate. Climbing plants. Leaflets without stipels. — Species 3. 



West Africa Ostryocarpus Hook. fil. 



Inflorescence terminal. Ovary usually surrounded by a disc. Fruit 

 linear or oblong, tardily dehiscing b}' two valves. Seeds orbicular or 

 reniform. (See 356.) Millettia Wight & Arn. 



371. (361.) Calyx 2-lipped, with large entire lips. Corolla yellow ; wings 



free ; petals of the keel free. Ovary subsessile, surrounded by a 

 lobed disc. Ovules 3 — 4. Bracteoles small, deciduous. — Species i. 



West Africa (Congo) Dewevrea Mich. 



Calyx 2-lipped with divided lips, or more or less equally 4— 5-toothed. 372 



372. Calyx 2-lippcd, the upper lip hooded, notched, equafling the standard, 



the lower lip divided into 3 narrow teeth. Corolla yellow. Ovary 

 sessile. Ovules 5 — 7. Flowers in panicles. Bracteoles large, per- 

 sistent. (See 367.) Platysepalum Welw. 



Calyx obscurely 2-lipped, with a not very large upper lip, or equally 

 4 — 5-toothed, or almost entire 373 



373. Fruit dehiscing by two valves 374 



Fruit indehiscent. Ovules 2 — 6 375 



374. Leaflets alternate, gland-dotted on the lower face. Petals gland-dotted. 



Ovary long-stalked. Ovules 3 — 4. Fruit woody, turgid. — Species 2. 

 Central Africa Schefflerodendron Harms 



