82 xlvii. § papilionace<e (baker). [Indigofera. 



less densely coated with stalked glands. Stipules linear. Petioles 

 ^-1 in. long, erecto-patent. Leaflets 7-13, oblanceolate or obovate, 

 |— § in. long, the apex rounded and mucronate, the lateral ones distant, 

 opposite, subsessile, both sides glaucous, thinly silvery. Flowers in 

 lax racemes of 4-6 each on axillary peduncles J-l in. long. Pedicels 

 very short. Calyx a line deep, not silvery, the teeth setaceous, reach- 

 ing down nearly to the base. Corolla reddish, twice as long as the 

 calyx. Pod linear, mucronate, J— 1 in. long, 1 line broad, subterete, 

 slightly torulose, glandular, 10-12-seeded. — /. glutinosa, Perrott. DC. 

 Prod. 'I.e. non Vahl. /. lateritia, Willd. Sp. PI. 3. 1233. ; DC. Prod. 

 I.e. I. consanguinea, Klotzsch in Peters' Mossamb. Bot. 50. 



* Upper Guinea. Senegambia, Perrottet ! Niger country, Barter! 

 Wile Land. Nubia, KoUchy ! Abyssinia, Schimper! 

 Mozamb. Distr. Zanzibar, Bojer ! Quillimane, Peters! 

 A common East Indian species, extending eastward to Queensland. 



42. I. pilosa, Vahl; DC. Prod. ii. 223. Annual or biennial, 1-2 ft. 

 long, copiously and diffusely branched from the base, the branches 

 slender, angular, densely clothed with strong erecto-patent silky hairs. 

 Stipules linear, 3-4 lines. Petioles very short Leaflets 3, the ter- 

 minal one oblong or obovate, blunt, mucronate, |-| in. long, the 

 lateral ones at a distance from it, smaller and often unequal or only one 

 or neither developed, both sides grey -green, the lower one very pale, 

 both densely clothed with strong adpressed grey hairs. Flowers soli- 

 tary or in lax racemes of 2-4 on erecto-patent peduncles 1-1J in. 

 long from the axils of the leaves. Calyx hairy, a line deep, the teeth 

 setaceous, reaching down nearly to the base. Corolla rose-red, slightly 

 exceeding the calyx. Pod linear, mucronate, ^-f in. long, a line broad, 

 subterete, pilose, 10-12-seeded, black when mature. — Hemispadon pilo- 

 svs, Endl. in Flora, 1832, ii. 385, t. 1. ; Atakta, t. 3. Walp. Rep. i. 

 660. I. qzdneensis, Schum. et Thonn. PI. Guin. 141. 



Upper Guinea. Guinea proper, Thonning. Barter! Senegambia, Perrottet! 

 Lower Guinea. Loanda, Br. Welwitsch! 



43. I. pentaphylla, Linn.; DC. Prod. ii. 230. Stems a foot or more 

 high, herbaceous or slightly fruticose, copiously and diffusely branched, 

 the branches slender, subglabrous. Stipules small, linear. Petioles 

 I in. long. Leaflets 5-7, oblanceolate or obovate, §— \ in. long, the 

 apex rounded and mucronate, the lateral ones opposite and short- 

 stalked, upper surface green, subglabrous, lower glaucous, thinly 

 silvery. Flowers in lax racemes of 2-5 each on peduncles \-\ in. 

 long from the axils of the leaves. Bracts setaceous, equalling the 

 pedicels. Calyx a line deep, thinly silky, cut down nearly to the base, 

 the teeth setaceous. Corolla reddish, at least twice as long as the calyx. 

 Pod linear, mucronate, f-1 in. long, a line broad, straight, glabrous 

 when mature, subtetragonous, 10-12-seeded. — I. glabra, Linn. Suppl. 

 1062. /. fragrans, Retz. Obs. iv. 29 ; i". viscosa, var. subgldbra, A. 

 Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 182. 



