46 xlvii. 5 papilionaceje (baker). [Argyrolobium. 



the back. Staminal tube closed. Pcd (only seen immature) linear, 

 densely silky, 8-9-seeded. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper! 



General habit of A. Schimperianum,, from which it may easily be known by its 

 Bmaller subsessile flowers. 



4. A. Schimperianum, Hochst. in Schimp. Hb. Abyss. 1326. A 

 small shrub, with long- woody branches, the 'young- ones densely clothed 

 with brown silky pubescence. Stipules small, linear, silky, persistent. 

 Petioles J— 1 in. long. Leaflets oblong-obovate, central f-1 in. long, 

 J— | in. broad, apex rounded mucronate, the under surface thinly silky. 

 Flowers in dense terminal heads of 3-8 flowers. Bracteoles linear, 

 silky, equalling- the silky pedicels, which are 1J— 2 lines long. Calyx 

 | in. deep, silky, lower lip cut halfway down into three linear teeth, 

 two upper teeth shorter and lanceolate. Corolla yellow, half as long- 

 again as the calyx. Pod 12-15 lines long, 2| lines broad, densely 

 clothed with brown silky hairs, 7-8-seeded. — A. Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 

 163 j Cytisus Schimperianus 1 Steud. in*Schimp. Hb. Abyss. No. 990. A. 

 dasycarpum, Hochst. in Schimp. Hb. Abyss. No. 1326. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper! Quartin- Dillon. Kordofan, Cienkowsky. 



5. A. sequinoctiale, Welrv. mss. An undershrub about a foot high 

 with many erect slender dichotomously-forked branches densely clothed 

 with spreading grey-brown silky hairs. Stipules ovate-lanceolate, 6-7 

 lines, persistent. Petioles 3-8 lines. Leaflets obovate-oblong, 12-18 

 lines long, acute, upper surface thinly, lower more densely clothed 

 with grey and brown silky hairs. Flowers 6-12 in close heads on 

 leaf-opposed peduncles 1-2 in. long. Pedicels densely- silky, 2-4 

 lines. Bracteoles linear-lanceolate, 2-3 lines. Calyx f in. long, 

 thinly silky, the two lips equal, with lanceolate teeth reaching halfway 

 down. Corolla yellow, J in. long, the standard 5—6 lines broad. Ovary 

 linear, densely silky, multiovulate. Pod not seen. 



Lower Guinea. Highlands of Huilla, Benguela, Dr. Welwitsch! 



6. A. ramosissinmm, Baker. A very densely branched low shrub 

 with slender finely silky twigs. Stipules minute, setaceous, persistent. 

 Petioles a line or less long. Leaflets oblong or oblanceolate, acute or 

 bluntish, 2-4 lines long, finely silky principally beneath. Flowers 

 1-4, mostly terminal on leafy branches, rarely on short axillary pe- 

 duncles. Pedicels a line long, with minute setaceous bracteoles. Calyx 

 2-2 \ lines deep, bilabiate two-thirds of the way down, subglabrous, the 

 teeth of the upper lip linear. Corolla bright yellow, nearly twice the 

 calyx. Ovary linear, densely silky ; ovules 6-8. Mature pod not 

 seen. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper! 



7. A. virgatum, Baker. A copiously branched shrub 1 J— 2 feet 

 high with very slender twigs which are finely silky when young only. 

 Stipules 2-3 lines long, ovate-acuminate, persistent. Petiole 3-6 lines. 



