76 L. LEGUMINOSJ:. (J. G. Baker.) [Crotalwria. 



former being the same size, but cleft more deeply, with narrower teeth and the latter 

 much smaller. Leaves rather more coriaceous, 3-4 in., narrowed from the middle 

 to both ends, the adpressed brown pubescence of the underside coarser and less silky. 

 Pod oblong, glabrous, distinctly stalked. 



42. C. leschenaultii, DC. Prodr. ii. 125; branches and calyx sub- 

 glabrous, stipules minute lanceolate, leaves obtuse glabrous above densely grey- 

 sijjiy below, bracts ovate persistent, corolla much, exserted. W. fy A. Prodr. 186 ; 

 Smth. in Hook. Lond. Journ. ii. 481 ; Grah. Cat. Bomb. PL 44 ; Dalz. $ Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl 54. C. lupiniflora, Grah. in Wall. Cat. 5407. 



NILGHIRIS and highest Ghauts of CONCA.N. 



General habit of the three preceding, to which it is closely allied. Leaves oblan- 

 ceolate-oblong, subcoriaceous, 3-4 in., cuneate at the base, clothed beneath with 

 thick white silky pubescence. Racemes rather densely 20-30-flowered, reaching ft. 

 long ; bracts like those of C. sericea but smaller ; lower pedicels as long as the calyx. 

 Calyx \ in. ; teeth lanceolate, twice campanulate tube. Corolla yellow, f in. deep. 

 Pod distinctly stalked, linear-oblong, 1 in. long. A specimen from Earn Ghaut, 

 Ritchie, perhaps distinct, has subulate bracts and leaves finely silky beneath. 



43. C. formosa, Gfrah. in Watt. Cat. 5393 ; branches and calyx densely 

 silky, stipules lanceolate minute, leaves obtuse glabrous above densely silky 

 beneath, bracts linear silky persistent, corolla not exserted. W. 8f A. Prodr. 

 186 ; Wt. Ic. t. 981 ; Benth. in Hook. Lond. Journ. ii. 481. 



NlLGHIRIS. 



Dwarfer and more branched than the four preceding, with woody stems densely 

 clothed with grey or yellow-brown silky hairs. Leaves oblanceolate-oblong, 2-3 in. 

 moderately firm, short-stalked, cuneate at the base. Racemes very dense, 1-2 in., 

 long ; pedicels -i-| in., densely silky. Calyx shaggy, -f in. ; teeth deep, lanceolate- 

 deltoid. Pod oblong, 1^-1^ in. long, distinctly stalked. 



44 barbfttfl., Grah. in Wall. Cat. 5394; shrubby, stipules 0, leaves 

 oblanceolate-obiong subacute thinly silky above densely silky beneath, racemes 

 simple 6-12-flo\vered, bracts minute lanceolate, pedicels as long as calyx, pod 

 stalked. W. $ A. Prodr. 181 ; Wt. Ic. t. 980 ; Benth. in Hook. Lond. Journ. 

 ii. 483. 



NILGHIRIS ; Travancor, ascending to 6000 feet, Beddome. 



Sparingly branched. Branches woody, clothed with ascending dark brown silky 

 h'airs. Leaves like those of C. sericea in shape and size, moderately firm, short-stalked, 

 cuneate at the base. Racemes finally half a foot long ; pedicels -f in., densely 

 silky, not bracteolate at the middle. Calyx f in., deeply bilabiate, densely shaggy 

 with dark brown silky hairs ; teeth of lower lip linear, equalling limb. Corolla scarce 

 exserted. Pod l in. long by half as broad, ] 5-20-seeded. 



45. C. long-ipes, W. Sf A. Prodr. i. 183 ; shrubby, stipules 0, leaves 

 obovate-oblong rather obtuse both sides minutely silky, racemes copiously 

 panicled, bracts foliaceous ovate, pedicels as long as calyx, pod stalked. Benth. 

 in Hook. Lond. Journ. ii. 483. 



NILGHIRIS. 



A stiff undershrub with a straight woody stem, copiously paniculately branched. 

 Branches densely clothed with short ferruginous silky hairs. Leaves coriaceous, short- 

 stalked, more or less rounded at base, vestiture thin and shining, lower 3-4 in. 

 Flowers 3-4, close together near the top of numerous rigid branches ; bracts copious, 

 reflexed, foliaceous. Calyx ^ in., densely clothed with brown silky hairs, deeply 

 bilabiate ; lower teeth reaching half way down. Corolla f-| in. ; standard silky on 

 the back. Pod linear-oblong, 1-1^ in. long, 10-12-seeded, narrowed into a long 

 gynophore. Except for the glabrous pod, its affinity is with C, madurensis. 



