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47. HALLIA, Thunb. 



Calyx subequally 5-fid. Standard ovate ; wings oblong, 

 longer than the obtuse keel. Stamens completely monadel- 

 phous. Ovary substipitate, 1-ovuled. Legume compressed, 

 membranous, 1-seeded. — Fl. Cap. ii. p. 231. 



Small, ascending or trailing slender plants, all South African. Leaves 

 alternate, simple, very entire, often black-dotted, 2-stipuled. Flowers axil- 

 lary, solitary, small, purple. — 6 species, dispersed. 



48. ALHAGI, Toumef. 



Calyx shortly 5-toothed. Standard obovate, complicate ; 

 wings oblong ; keel straight, obtuse. Stamens diadelphous. 

 Ovary several-ovuled ; style filiform. Legume stipitate, ligne- 

 ous, terete, few-seeded, irregularly constricted here and there, 

 but not jointed, indehiscent. — Fl. Cap. \\. p. 233. 



Undershrubs, natives of the deserts of Northern Africa and Central Asia. 

 Leaves simple. Peduncles axillary, spinous ; flowers few, red. — Manna is 

 collected from these plants in the East. A. Maurorum is said to grow in 

 the Karroo ; but requires evidence to establish it. 



Tribe 10. Viciej^. (Gen. 49.) 

 49. VICIA, Linn. 



Calyx bell-shaped, subequally 5-cleft or toothed. Corolla 

 much exserted ; standard expanded. Stamens diadelphous. 

 Ovary subsessile ; the style bent upwards at a right angle, 

 with a tuft of hairs under the stigma. Legume compressed 

 or turgid, 2- or many-seeded. Seeds subglobose, with an oval 

 or linear scar. — Fl. Cap. ii. p. 233. 



Annual or perennial, climbing herbs, natives of the northern temperate 

 zone ; naturalized in South Africa. Leaves abruptly pinnate, the com- 

 mon petiole produced into a tendril. Peduncles axillary, 1-2- or many- 

 flowered. Flowers blue purple yellow or white. — V. sativa sind V. atro- 

 purpurea, both introduced. 



Tribe 11. PnASEOLEiE. (Gen. 50-60.) 

 50. DUMASIA, DC. 



Calyx cylindrical, obliquely truncate, entire, 2-bracteolate 

 at base. Claws of the petals equalling the calyx ; limb of the 

 standard cordate-oval ; keel obtuse. Stamens diadelphous. 

 Ovary few-ovuled ; style filiform at base and apex, dilated be- 

 yond the middle. Legume tapering at base, 2-valved, com- 

 pressed, few-seeded, contracted between the seeds. — Fl. Cap. 

 ii. p. 234. 



Twining undershrubs, common in tropical Asia. Leaves pinnately-3-folic* 



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