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122. Stracheya Benth. 1 — Flowers nearly of Hedysarum; 2 

 superior lobes of calyx longer and connate to a greater height. 

 Stamens of Taverniera. Pistil co-ovulate (of Hedysarum). Legume 

 linear straight piano-compressed rigid echinate indehiscent ; sutures 

 continuous with echinate teeth ; segments more profusely muricated 

 at middle, veined in other parts, scarcely or not separating. 2 — A 

 crespitose undershrub, subligneous at base ; stem very short ; leaves 

 imparipinnate ; stipules scarious villous ; flowers 3 1-4 on each of 

 axillary peduncles; bracts and bractlets narrow persistent {Hima- 

 layas*). 



123. Eversmannia Bge. 5 — Flowers of Taverniera or Stracheya. 

 Legume linear piano-compressed, variably sinuate or gibbous, smooth 

 indehiscent ; sutures nerve-like continuous persistent ; joints some- 

 times unevenly convex or concave, finally separating and laying 

 bare the replum. Seeds of Hedysarum. — A small shrub, diffuse 

 rigid hoary, armed with 1-2 axillary spinescent twigs ; leaves im- 

 paripinnate ; leaflets small, rather rigid ; stipules scarious ; flowers 6 

 in axillary pedunculate racemes ; bracts and bractlets small persistent 7 

 {Caspian and Dzunyaric?). 



124. Alhagi T. 9 — Flowers nearly of Hedysarum; calyx-teeth 

 5, short, nearly equal. Stamens 10, 2-adelphous (9-1). Legume 

 linear subterete glabrous smooth, more or less contracted and 

 divided within by incomplete subduplicate septa between seeds, 

 indehiscent ; segments not separating. Seeds of Hedysarum ; albu- 

 men thin. — A rigid branched shrub bristling with spinescent 

 axillary branches ; leaves small simple entire ; stipules small ; flowers 10 

 few, in axillary racemes ; rachis spinescent branch-like rigid ; bracts 

 small {Levant, India 11 ). 



Jacqfem., Voi/., Bot., t. 49. — Jaub. & Spach, 

 III. Plant. Orient., t. 61, 62, 474. — Walp., 

 Sep., ii. 892 ; Ann., ii. 414. 



1 In Rook. Journ., v. 306.— B. H., Gen., 510, 

 n. 142. 



'' The segments easily separate when the ovary 

 or young fruit is macerated (Bentii., loc. cit.). 



3 " Purple ?" 



4 Species 1. S. tibetica Bentu., loc. cit. — 

 Walp., Ann., iv. 545. 



5 In Gabel Reise., ii. 267, t. 6, ex Boe. & 

 Mey., Enum. Plant. Sais. Nor., Hi), t. 9. — 

 B. H., Gen., 510, n. 143. 



6 Purple. 



7 This genus ought scarcely to be distinguished 

 from Hedysarum, from which it differs by the 

 less evident articulation of its legume. 



& Species 1. E. hedymroides Bge., loc. cit. — 

 Walp., Rep., ii. 894. 



9 Coroll., 54, t. 480. — Destx., in Journ. 

 Pot., i. 120, t. 4, fig. 4.— DC, Prod/:, ii. 3.VJ.— 

 Endl., Gen., n. f287.— B. H., Gen., 512, n. 

 149. — Manna Don, Prodr., 246. 



10 Red. 



11 Species 1. A. Maurorum T., he. cit. — DC, 

 loc. cit., n. 1.— BAKEU.in Oliv.Fl. Trop. Afr.,'ii. 

 142.— Walp., Sep., i. 749 j Ann., ii. lis. '. 

 mannifera Desvx., he. cit. — Jaub. & Spa< h 



