Orotalaria.] xlvii. § papilionace2E (baker). 41 



96. C. fertilis, Delile in Ferr. et Gall. Toy. Abyss. 122, 1. 11. Stem 

 sufiruticose, dichotomously branched. Stipules none. Petioles 1 J— 3 

 in. long. Leaflets 3, obovate, central 2-4 in. long, 1J-2 in. broad. 

 Flowers in long-stalked lax terminal racemes. Bracts nearly obsolete. 

 Calyx broadly campanulate, cut halfway down, teeth lanceolate. Corolla 

 as large as in C, recta, but standard narrower and more pointed and keel 

 more distinctly rostrate. Pod sessile, glabrous, linear, 1J-2 in. long, 

 \— | in. thick. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Ferret and Gallinier ; and a plant gathered by Speke 

 and Grant, in lat. 5° S., long. 33° E., probably_belonga here. 



97. C. Dilloniana, Baker. A short erect subglabrous herb with 

 only the young branches finely grey-pubescent. Stipules 0. Petioles 

 12-21 lines. Leaflets 3, oblanceolate, glabrous, pale green, shortly- 

 stalked, the central one reaching 3— 3J in. long, an inch broad, acute 

 with a mucro. Flowers in dense elongated terminal racemes, finally 

 half a foot long. Bracts 3-4 lines, setaceous, persistent. Pedicels 

 1-1 1 lines, finely silky. Calyx \ ia^ , bract o ol ate at the base, the three 

 upper teeth linear, exceeding the tube, the lower ones shorter. Corolla 

 yellow, slightly exceeding the calyx, the standard with many dark 

 purple veins. Pod deflexed, sessile, linear, 9-10 lines long, 2 lines 

 broad, finely grey-silky, slightly upcurved, 15-20-seeded. — Chrysocalyx 

 Quartiniana, A. Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 159. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper! Quartin- Dillon ! Schweinfurth 1 



98. C. oligostachya, Baker. An erect sparingly-branched annual 

 1J-2 feet high, with slender stems only very inconspicuously grey- 

 pubescent upwards. Stipules 0. Petioles 9-15 lines. Leaflets 3, 

 lanceolate or of the lower leaves obovate-oblong, blunt with a mucro, 

 both sides subglabrous, reaching 1J-2 in. long, the upper 3-6, the 

 lower 8-9 lines broad. Flowers 20-50 in dense long-peduncled ter- 

 minal racemes 7-8 lines broad. Bracts Setaceous, very minute. Pedi- 

 cels- J line, finely downy. Calyx \ in., campanulate, finely downy, the 

 deltoid or lanceolate-acuminate' teeth as long as the tube. Corolla \ in. 

 long, bright yellow ; the round pointed glabrous standard very con- 

 spicuously veined with purple. Ovary linear, sessile, finely grey- 

 downy, with 20 ovules or more. Pod unknown. 



Lower Guinea. Pungo Andongo, Angola, Dr. Welwitsch t 



99. C Plowdeni, Baker. Stems herbaceous, finely grey-downy 

 upwards. Stipules 0. Petioles 6-8 lines. Leaflets 3, subsessile, 

 linear-ligulate, glabrescent, green, the central one 1J-2 inches long, 

 2-4 lines broad, acute. Flowers in dense oblong-conical terminal 

 heads. Bracts minute, setaceous, persistent. Pedicels 1 line, densely 

 grey-downy. Calyx 2 lines, finely grey-downy, the linear teeth ex- 

 ceeding the tube. Corolla bright yellow, half as long again as the 

 calyx, all the petals conspicuously veined with purple. Ovary linear, 

 sessile, finely grey-silky. Pod not seen. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Plowdeni 



