180 L. LEGUMINOSJ;. (J. G. Baker.) [Lathyrus. 



2 linear or lanceolate, flowers solitary, pods oblong winged on the back. Roxb. 

 Fl. Ind. iii. 321 ; Wall. Cat. 5953 ; JSenth. in Royle III. 200 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient. 

 ii. 606. 



Spread through the northern provinces, ascending from the plains of BENGAL to 

 4000 ft. in KTTMAON. Often cultivated. DISTEIB. Europe, Orient, Trop. Africa. 



Glabrous, much branched. Stipules broad, entire ; petiole winged ; leaflets | in. 

 broad. Peduncle rather longer than the petiole. Calyx ^-\ in. ; teeth lanceolate, 

 subequal, twice the tube. Corolla f in., red, bluish or white. Pod 1 in., long, glab-\ 

 rous, 4-5-seeded, the dorsal suture with a narrow spreading wing on each side. 



The allied L. tingitanus, Linn., also much cultivated, with oblong leaflets and a 

 linear many-seeded pod, is included in the set of Nilghiri plants distributed by Ho- 



henacker, but has no claim to be considered a native. 







3. L. sphaericus, Rets. ; DC. Prodr. ii. 372 ; annual, stems wingless, 

 leaflets 2 narrow-linear, flowers solitary, pods linear wingless many-seeded. 

 Boiss. Fl. Orient, ii. 613. L. angulatus, Benth. in Royle III. 200. 



North-West Provinces, ascending from BuNDELKUND^and the PUNJAB to 6500 ft. in- 

 KUMAON. DISTRIB. Europe, Orient, Abyssinia. 



Stems glabrous, very slender, very copiously branched. Stipules linear, caudate ; 

 petiole 5 in., winged ; leaflets very narrow, reaching 3 in. long. Peduncle shorter 

 than or a little exceeding the petiole, with a conspicuous linear bracteole. Calyx 

 under in. ; teeth equal, as long as the tube. Corolla reddish, twice the calyx. Pod 

 2 in. long, 10-12-seeded. 



4. Zi. pratensis, Linn. ; DC. Prodr. ii. 370 ; perennial, leaflets 2 lanceo- 

 late, flowers many in long-peduncled racemes, calyx-teeth subequal. Benth. in 

 Royle HI. 200 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, ii. 615. 



WEST HIMALAYAS, temperate zone, alt. 6-8000 ft. ; KASHMIR, GTJRWHAL, SIMLA. 

 DISTRIB. Europe, Orient, Abyssinia. 



Stems slender, wingless, very diffuse. Stipules large, lanceolate-caudate ; petiole 

 distinct, angular. Peduncles often much exceeding the leaves. Calyx in. ; teeth 

 all linear, as long as the calyx. Corolla yellow, 3 times the calyx. Pod linear. L. 

 cashmericus, Royle MSS., is a form with pubescent stems and calyx. 



5. Zi. altaicus, Led. Fl. Alt. iii. 355; perennial, leaflets 6-8 oblong, 

 flowers few in long-peduncled racemes, calyx-teeth very unequal. Led. Ic. PL 

 Ross. t. 53. L. ovatus, Itoyle III. 200. 



WEST HIMALAYAS, temperate region ; Baltal and Chenab valley, 6-8000 ft., Royle, 

 Thomson, Jacguemont. DISTRIB. Siberia. 



A suberect glabrous perennial, ^-1 ft. high. Leaves 2-3 in. long; leaflets glaucous, 

 membranous, venose, ^-% in. broad - stipules lanceolate-caudate slightly toothed. 

 Racemes secund, laxly 3~-6-flowered ; peduncles 2-4 in. long. Calyx f in. ; lower teeth- 

 linear, nearly as long as the tube ; upper deltoid. Corolla reddish, twice the calyx. 



STTBGEX. 2. Orobus, Linn. Petiole terminated by a mere bristle. 



6. Zi. mconspieuus, Linn. ; DC. Prodr. ii. 372 ; annual, leaflets 1-2 

 narrow linear, flowers solitary subsessile in the axils of the leaves. L. erectus, . 

 Lag. ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, ii. 613. 



KASHMIR, 4-5000 ft., 'lliomson, Falconer. SCINDE, Stocks. 



Habit of L. sphwricus, with which it coincides in stem, leaflets, pod and stipules. 

 Petiole very short, not winged ; leaflets 1-li in. long. Calyx % in. ; teeth subequal, 

 lanceolate-subulate, as long as the tube. Corolla lilac, twice the calyx. 



7. Xi. luteus, Baker ; perennial, leaflets 6-8 oblong, flowers in peduncled 

 racemes. Orobus luteus, Linn. ; DC. Prodr. ii. 378. O. Isevigatus, W. S> K. PL. 



