88 L. LEGUMiNOS-E. (J. G. Baker.) [Trigonella. 



obovate ; base deltoid, entire. Flowers 1-6 usually 2-4, sessile or on a short common 

 peduncle in the axil of leaf. Calyx in., subcylindrical ; teeth setaceous, shorter 

 than tube. Corolla slightly exserted. Pod 1-2 in. long, falcate, ^ in. broad, much 

 wrinkled transversely, 10-20-seeded. 



4. T. hamosa, Linn.-, DC. Prodr. ii. 183; pod small not beaked, reti- 

 culationu close transverse, flowers 6-12 in short-pedimcled racemes. Boiss. Fl. 

 Orient, ii. 84. T. obcordata, Wall. Cat. 5986 ; Benth. in EoyU III. 197. T. 

 nervosa, Klotzsch in Reise Pr. Wald. Sot. 158, t. 1, fig. 1. 



Included amongst "Wallich's plants, with the habitat of Tikari (Hamilton), but a 

 doubtful native of India proper. DISTEIB. Afghanistan, Egypt, Nubia, Cape. 



Annual, glabroxis. Stems caespitose, diffuse, 1 ft. or more long. Stipules broad, 

 deeply cut ; leaflets obovate-cuneate, shallowly toothed, f-^- in. long ; base deltoid, 

 entire. Racemes close, equalling or falling short of the leaves, terminated by a spine. 

 Calyx short-pedicelled, under ^ in. deep ; teeth lanceolate, shorter than the tube. 

 Corolla three times the calyx. Pod f in. long, much curved, 4-6-seeded. 



*** Pod linear or linear-oblong flat. 



5. T. gracilis, Benth. in Hoyle III. 197 ; glabrous, peduncles 1-3- 

 flowered, corolla distinctly exserted, pod linear straight 6-8-seeded. 



KASHMIR, KUMAON, GURWHAL, &c., alt. 5-7000 ft. 



Stems very slender, trailing, 1-1 ^ ft. long. Stipules linear, faintly toothed ; 

 petiole shorter than leaflets, often scarcely any ; leaflets obovate-cuneate, 5--^ in. long, 

 finely inciso-dentate, veins raised. Peduncles filiform, exceeding leaves, ending in a 

 conspicuous awn. Calyx ^ in. ; teeth setaceous, as long as the tube. Pod f- in. by 

 ^ in., marked with distinct rather close transverse veins. 



6. T. pubescens, Edgw. MSS. ; finely downy, peduncles 1-3-flowered, 

 corolla slightly exserted, pod linear-oblong straight 10-12-seeded. 



HAZARA, KASHMIR, KUMAON, PITI, KUNAWAR, &c., alt. 5-10,000 ft. 



Stems more branched and stouter than in the last, reaching 1 ft. or more long. 

 Stipules linear, faintly toothed ; petiole shorter than the blade ; leaflets obovate- 

 oblong, cuneate at the base, distinctly inciso-dentate, | f in. long. Peduncle as long 

 as the leaves, not ending in an awn. 'Calyx in., finely downy ; teeth linear-setaceous, 

 exceeding the tube. Pod downy at first, f in. by - in. ; veins transverse, distinct, 

 very close. 



7. T. exnodi, Benth. in Hoyle III. 197 ; flowers 4-6 rarely up to 12 

 closely racemose, corolla 2-3 times the calyx, pod linear-oblong straight 4-6- 

 seeded. Melilotus einodi, Wall. Cat. 5941. Trigonella himalaica, Wall. MSS. 

 T. cacherairiana, Camb. in Jacq. Voy. Bot. 36, t. 41. Botryolotus cachemy- 

 rianus, Jaub. fy Spach. Illust. i. 125. T. rhytidocarpa, Boiss. $ ; Bed. Fl. Orient. 

 ii. 78. 



KASHMIR to NIPAL, alt. 4-10,000 ft. DISTRIB. Afghanistan, Persia, Orient. 



Habit and inflorescence of T. corniculata, from which it mainly differs in pod. Stems 

 glabrous, copiously branched, 1 ft. or more high. Stipules slightly inciso-dentate, 

 points linear-setaceous ; leaflets obovate, distinctly inciso-dentate in the wild form. 

 Peduncles 1-2 in. long, terminated by a distinct point. Calyx glabrous, |-jj- in. ; 

 teeth linear, as long as the tube. Pod | | in. by ^-~ in., glabrous, with close dis- 

 tinct raised veins. 



8. T. corniculata, Linn. ; DC. Prodr. ii. 184 ; flowers 6-12 closely race- 

 mose, corolla 2-3 times the calyx, pod narrow linear fplcately recurved 4-8- 

 seeded. Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 389 ; W. $ A. Prodr. 196 ; Wight Ic. t. 384 ; Sibth, 

 8f Sm. Fl. Grceca, t. 761 ; Boiss. FL Orient, ii. 83. T. elatior, Sibth. $ Sm. Fl. 

 Grceca, t. 762. T. finibriata, RoyU III. 197. T. esculenta, Wtild. ; DC. Prodr. 

 ii. 185 ; Wall. Cat. 5985. 



