ve ee ae 
-Phate 1959. 
ASTRAGALUS HENRYI, Oliv. 
Leauminosa. Tribe Gauecen. 
Vi 
ovato-elliptico apice apiculato sepius 1-spermo, valvis glabris levibus 
obscure et oblique transversim venulosis. 
Has. China, Proy. Hupeh, Fang District, Dr. A. Henry (No. 
6902). 
Tt is an important drug-plant of Central China, known as the huw 
chi in Szechwan and Hupeh. he species of Astragalus named As 
Hoantchy by Mons. Franchet is very distinct from this plant, having a 
much introflexed suture in the legume, leaflets in 8-12 airs, &e. 
We are indebted to the kind offices of this distinguished botanist for x 
Specimens of this plant, as also of Bunge’s A. mongho icus, the latter _ 
another species of the section Cenantrum, to which, as Mons. Franchet 
pointed out to me, our plant belongs. It is allied to A. Henryi, bat 
the leaflets are very small and numerons, the legumes larger, with ; 
seeds varying to six or more.—D. OLIvER. - 
Dr. Henry has kindly favoured us with the subjoined memo- ; 
randum :— 
‘ Huang-ch%i is the generic name of an important Chinese drug, of — 
which there are several kinds, doubtless afforded by different plants. 
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