XLII. LEGUMINOSiE. 7l 



revolute margins. Stipules 0, Peduncles axilJJiry, 1-flowered, 2-bracted 

 at base ; flowers bright yellow. — 9 species, chiefly Western and South 

 Western ; only 1 Eastern. 



2. PODALYRIA, Lam. 



Calyx widely campanulate, subequally 5-cleft, witli the base 

 indented. Standard ample, rounded-emarginate, witli a short, 

 recurved claw ; wings obovate, oblique, rather shorter than the 

 standard, longer than the broad, obtuse keel. Stamens separate, 

 or slightly connate at base. Ovary sessile, hairy, many-ovuled. 

 Legume turgid, leathery, villous. — Fl. Cap. ii. p. 9. 



South African, silky or silvery shrubs. Leaves simple, alternate, ex- 

 panded. Stipules subulate, deciduous. Peduncles 1-2 or rarely 3-4- 

 llowered. Bracts sohtary, falling off before the opening of the flowers. 

 Flowers piirple rosy or bluish-white. — 17 species, chiefly Western and 

 South- Western. 



Tribe 2. Lipaeie^. (Gen. 3-8.) 

 3. LIPARIA, Linn. 



Calyx indented at base, with a short tube, 5-lobed ; the 4 

 upper lobes lanceolate, acute, the lowest very large and broad, 

 pctaloid. Corolla glabrous ; standard oval-oblong ; the wings 

 oblong, one infolding the other in the bud ; keel straight, acute, 

 narrow. Stamens diadelphous. Ovary sessile, few-ovuled. — 

 Fl. Cap. ii. p. 14. 



South African shrubs. Leaves alternate, simple, lanceolate, rigid, pun- 

 gent, exstipulate. Flowers bright yellow, in terminal heads. — 4 species, all 

 Western. 



4. PRIESTLEYA, DC. 



Calyx subequally 5-cleft, the lowest lobe equal to the rest, or 

 scarcely longer. Corolla glabrous ; standard roundish, shortly 

 clawed ; wings obtuse, subfalcate ; keel incurved, without late- 

 ral processes. Stamens diadelphous. Ovary sessile, several- 

 ovuled. Legume piano-compressed, 4-6-seeded. — Fl. Cap. ii. 

 p. 15. 



South African shrubs. Leaves alternate, simple, exstipulate. Flowers 

 yellow, in terminal heads or racemes, or axillary. — 15 species, very few 

 Eastern. 



5. AMPHITHALEA, E. and Z. 



Calyx subequally 5-cleft. Standard roundish, shortly clawed, 

 reflexed ; wings oblong ; keel straightish, obtuse, spurred on 

 each side. Stamens diadelphous. Ovary 1-4-ovuled. Legume 

 ovate, 1-2-seeded, rarely oblong, 3-4-seeded. — Fl. Cap. ii. p. 

 21 ; Thes. Cap. ^.184. 



Small, generally heath-like, South African shrubs. Leaves alternate, sim- 



