1916.] A New Specks of Tephrosia from Sind. 127 



subgenera, as far as India plants are concerned, will then be as 

 follows : 



A. Pods straight or very slightly fncurved towards the 

 end only ; 



(1) Leaves simple, calyx — teeth lanceo- Macronyx. 



late. 



(2) Leaves odd pinnate, calyx — teeth Brissonia. 



short deltoid. 



(3) Leaves odd pinnate or simple, Reineria. 



calyx — teeth narrow-subulate. 



B. (4) Pods completely falcate or nearly (The present 



circinate. Calyx —teeth narrow species which 

 subulate ; leaves odd pinnate. may form the 



type of the 

 new sub- 

 genus), 



Of the Western India species, Tephrosia falciformis > 

 Ramas., may be taken as nearest to T. purpurea, Pers. 9 with 

 which it roughly agrees in all other characters excepting the 

 pod. 



I take this opportunity of expressing my thanks to Major 

 A. T. Gage, I.M.S. , Director of the Botanical Survey, for 

 having kindly looked over my Latin diagnosis. 



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