Gardneriane. N. O. Leguminose. 
TAB. DAA; 
LUPINUS ARENARIUS. Gardn. 
Suffruticosus erectus ramosus, molliter et adpresse sericeo- 
villosus, foliis exstipulatis petiolatis integris oblongis ellip- 
tisve utrinque obtusis, floribus dense spicatis, calycis 
bibracteati labio superiore profunde bifido, inferiore breviter 
3-dentato, legumine dense adpresse sericeo-villoso. 
Lupinus arenarius. Gardn. Herb. Bras. n. 4500. 
Has. In elevated sandy campos; on a mountain tract to the 
north of the Diamond district, Brazil. July, 1840. ; 
This beautiful spe ies of Lupine, whieh grows about two feet 
high, covers large tracts in its native country, and is very Col 
spicuous from its long spikes of blue flowers. It 1s nee 
related to L. velutinus (Benth. in Ann. Nat. Hist. 3, p. 430), but 
differs in the shape of the leaves, in having no stipules, and by 
Lupinus attenuatus ; suffructicosus erectus ramosus, folits: 
: : : ois obtusls- 
mucronatis basi longe attenuatis utrinque villosis ee 
nervosis nitidis, floribus dense spicatis, calycis bibracteo™ 
lobo superiore bifido inferiore integro. 3 
Lupinus attenuatus. Gard. Herb. Bras. n. 4501. af 
Has. Rare in mountain tracts, in the Diamond district, Brat 
and on the Serro do Frio. July, 1840. ; cit) | 
This species comes very near L. coriaceus (Benth. in loc. 4 
and may only be a villous variety; but I have not had an | 
portunity of comparing my specimen with Mr. Bentham” ; 
which was collected near Tijuco, by Vauthier.—G. Gardner a 
Fig.1. Calyx and Pistil :—magnified. a 
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