Plants of the Punjab, 



99 



Shrubs with Alternate Stipulate Compound Leaves. 



Pod-bearing plants. 



Petals ununited. 



Indigofera 

 Gerardiana, 



Kenthi, kathu. 

 Leguminos^. 

 F. B. I. ii. 100. 

 Salt Ptange and 

 Himalaya, 

 2-10,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 

 Hazara (Barrett). 



Indigofera 

 atropurpurea, 



Leguminos^, 

 F. B. I. ii. 101. 

 Himalaya to 

 9,000 it. 



Sutlej Valley near 

 Rampur (Collett). 



Indigofera 

 hebepetala, 



Leguminos,^. 

 F. B. I. ii. 101. 

 Him'alaya, 

 6-15,000 ft. 

 Mabasu, Theog, 

 Narkanda (Collett). 



Leaflets many. 



medium size, branches many, branchlets silvery 

 with hairs lying flat against the stem ; leaves l|-3 in. 



1 1 



4 2 



m. 



long, shortly stalked, leaflets 17-31, opposite, 

 long, ovate with a broad tip, pale grey beneath, short 

 white hairs above ; flowers |-| in. long, pale red 

 or purple, in racemes 2-4 in. long, stalked, 12-20- 

 flowered, calyx obliquely bell-shaped, silvery hairy, 

 j^^'in. long, corolla silvery outside, stamens 10, all united 

 but the upper one, anthers with pointed tip ; pod H-2 

 in. long, nearly cylindrical, smooth, 6-10-seeded. 



large, branchlets nearly smooth ; leaves 6-9 in. 

 long, stalk 1-3 in. long, leaflets 1-1| in. long, 5-13, 

 opposite, blunt, green above, pale green below ; flowers 

 dark red purple, |-| in. long, on shortly stalked 

 racemes, 4-8 in. long, bracts ^ in., long-pointed, longer 

 than the buds, calyx ^j in. long, teeth short, triangular, 

 corolla |-| in. long, stamens 10, all united but the upper 

 one, anthers with pointed tip ; pod 1-1| in. long, linear, 

 smooth, 6-10-seeded. 



large, branchlets nearly smooth ; leaves 4-6 in. 

 long, leaflets opposite, 13-17, 1-1^ in. long, ovate, 

 blunt, a few flatlying hairs on both surfaces ; flowers 

 I in. long, crimson red, in stalked loosely 12-20- 

 flowered racemes, bracts boat-shaped, bristle-pointed, 

 longer than the buds and enclosing them, corolla | in. 

 long, stamens 10, all united but the upper one, anthers 

 with pointed tip : pod H-2 in. long, smooth, straight, 

 8-10-seeded. 



Indigofera pulehella, 



Leguminos^b. 

 F. B. I. ii. 101. 

 Himalaya to 

 5,000 ft. 



Valley below Simla 

 (Coll(^tt). 

 Hazara (Barrett). 



medium size, trunk thick ; leaves 3-6 in. long, 

 shortly stalked, leaflets 11-19, opposite f-1 in. long, 

 ovate-oblong, broad at the tip, blunt, often notched, 

 pale green above, greenish-blue beneath, thinly covered 

 with flatlying grey hairs ; flowers bright pink fading 

 to violet, ?5 in. long, in shortly stalked racemes 1-4 

 in. long, bracts boat-shaped with a long point, longer than 

 the buds, calyx j',,- in. long, silverj^ teeth short triangular, 

 corolla |-1 in., bright rod, stamens 10, all united but the 

 upper one, anthers with pointed tip ; pod l|-lf in. long, 

 smooth, straight, 8-12-seeded. 



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