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d~) Stamens usually diadelplious. Pod dehiscent, not jointed. Leaves 



imparipinnate ; leaflets entire. (4) 

 e) Stamens diadelplious or mouadelplious. Pod jointed if more than 



1- seeded. Leaves odd-pinnate. (8) 

 /') Stamens diadelplious (the tenth abortive in Abrus). Pod dehiscent, 



not jointed. Leaves equally pinnate ; petiole ending in a 



tendril or bristle. (16) 

 g) Stamens mouadelplious or diadelplious. Pod dehiscent, not jointed. 



Climbing, rarely erect herbs or shrubs, with pinnately 3- 



foliolate leaves. (17) 

 /<) Stamens monadelphous or diadelplious. Pod continuous, inde- 



hisceut. Leaves odd pinnate. (35) 

 /) Stamens free. Pod not jointed. Leaves odd-pinnate. . Sophom. 17 



(2) Leaves digitately 3-foliolate Trifdium. 4 



Leaves piunately 3-foliolate. (3) 



(3) Pod short, round or oblong Mclilotus. 3 



Pod falcate or spiral Mcdicayo. 2 



(4) Anthers apiculate. Hairs fixed by the centre Indigofcra. 6 



Anthers obtuse. Hairs basifixed. (5) 



(5) Pod subiudehiscent or later on dehiscing JUllldtln. 8 



Pod soon dehiscing. (6) 



(6) Flowers mostly in leaf-opposed racemes. Teyltrosia. 7 



Mowers mostly in axillary racemes. (7) 



(7) Pod very long distinctly septate jSesbanict. 9 



Pod linear not septate Astray aim: 10 



(8) Leaves exstipellate. (9) 



Leaves stipellate (stamens diadelplious, anthers uniform). (12) 



(9) Stamens diadelplious (9 and 1) anthers uniform Lcspcdem. 21 



Stamens monadelphous or in two bundles of 5 each. (10) 



(10) Stamens mouadelplious ; anthers dimorphous. (10*) 

 Stamens in two bundles of 5 each, anthers uniform. (11) 



(10*) Calyx-tube long filiformed Araclds. 14 



Calyx-tube not elongated . . Zornia. 15 



