Wightiane. N. O. Leguminose. 
TAB. CXLIV. 
SHUTERIA GLABRATA. 
Foliolis utrinque glabris margine ciliatis obtusis obsolete mucro- 
natis lateralibus ovalibus, bracteis unifloris, calyce glabro vel 
parce piloso. W. et A. : 
Shuteria glabrata. Wight et Arn. Prodr. Fl. Penins. Ind. Or. 
v. 1. p. 207. 
Has. Cunnawady. Dr. Wight. 
It will be at once seen that this plant belongs to a groupe of 
Leguminose whose generic characters are very obscurely defin- 
ed. The present Genus of the learned authors of the above 
mentioned work, seems to be founded on the Glycine vestita of 
Graham in Wail. List, n. 5512, and is so closely allied to their 
next Genus Notonia that * they were only satisfied of their being 
distinct by the aid of the microscope :” the inflorescence, how- 
ever, and the nervation of the leaflets they find to be altogether 
distinct in the two genera: still they have candidly expressed 
an opinion that they may be censured for creating these on ap- 
* parently too slight grounds. 
Fig. 1. Flower :—magnified. 
