LEGUMINOS^E 



449 



subulate, slender; lamina triangular, cuspidate, truncate at the 

 base, five-nerved, sparsely pubescent on both sides ; nerves in- 

 curved. 



No. 3. Pinnately trifoliolate, silky when young ; lateral leaflets 

 ovate, acuminate, entire ; terminal leaflet triangularly ovate, entire 

 or with one or two teeth. 



Ultimate leaves pinnately trifoliolate ; lateral leaflets very 

 obliquely triangular acuminate, entire, angled, or toothed on the 

 posterior, oblique side ; terminal one very broadly deltoid, suddenly 

 acuminate, entire, or angled at the sides, or trifid and toothed. 



Atylosia Candollei, W. et Am. (fig. 291). 



Primary root vertical, firm, long, with 

 a few lateral fibres. 



Hypocotyl undeveloped. 



Cotyledons subterranean, minute, 4 

 mm. long, 2 mm. broad, sessile, oblong, 

 obtuse. 



Stem terete, pubescent, grey near the 

 base, green higher up. 



Leaves digitately or pinnately trifolio- 

 late, cauline, alternate (first two opposite), 

 stipulate, petiolate, alternately incurvi- 

 nerved, reticulate, pubescent or hairy all 

 over, but especially when young, bright 

 green above, paler beneath, membranous, 

 dotted beneath with resin glands ; stipules 

 thin, subulate, acute. 



Nos. 1 and 2. Opposite, equal, simple, 

 entire, subsessile, 2-3 cm. long, about 1'5 

 cm. broad, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, sub- 

 cordate at base, more or less obtuse at 

 apex, pubescent all over, thin, bright green. 



Nos. 3-5. Ternate, alternate, more hairy 

 sessile. 



FIG. 291. 



Atylosia Candollei. 

 Three-fifths nat. size. 



leaflets elliptic, obtuse, 



Flemingia Grahamiana, W. et Am. 



Hypocotyl none or subterranean. 



Cotyledons subterranean. 



Stem wiry, erect, terete, pubescent, and closely dotted with red 

 sessile glands, as are the leaves on both sides and the petioles ; 1st 

 internode 3 cm. long ; 2nd 6 mm. ; 3rd 1 mm. ; 4th 4 mm. ; 5th 

 4-5 mm. 



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