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* Indigofera dumetorum, Craib. Sp. nov. 
Inter species grandifloras ab affinioribus I. Duclouxit, Craib 
et I. Pampaniniana, Craib, foliis 5—9-foliolatis distinguenda. 
Frutex 1.4-4.2-metralis (ex Forrest) ; ramuli juventute pilis 
ferrugineis vel griseis divergentibus densius tecti, basi squamis 
paucis fusco-brunneis instructi ; rami plus minusve glabrescentes, 
saepe flexuosi, teretes parumve angulati, lenticellati, cortice 
rubro-brunneo vel cinereo obtecti. Folia 5-9-foliolata, ad 13 
cm. longa, petiolo communi saepius I-1.5 cm. longo suffulta, 
rhachi petiolo communi et petiolulis indumento ut ramulis tectis ; 
stipulae cito deciduae, 5-6 mm. longae, basi I-2 mm. latae ; 
foliola lateralia oblongo-elliptica, elliptica vel rarius ovata, basi 
rotundata, late cuneata vel interdum subtruncata, ad 5 mm. 
longa et 3 mm. lata, petiolulis circa 2 mm. longis suffulta, ter- 
minalia a lateralibus usque ad 2 cm. distantia, saepius obovata 
vel late elliptica, rarius orbicularia vel ovata, usque ad 5 cm. 
longa et fere 5 cm. lata, omnia chartacea, subtus pallidiora, 
pagina superiore demum parcius inferiore densius pilis albis 
plus minusve crispatis ad costam marginesque interdum ferru- 
gineis tecta, nervis lateralibus utrinsecus 8-10 supra subcon- 
spicuis subtus, saltem in foliis maturis, prominentibus saepissime 
rectis vel subrectis; stipellae obsoletae. Racemi in ramulo 
quoque saepissime 3, ex axillis inferioribus orti, circa Io cm. 
longi, pedunculo communi I.5-2 cm. longo suffulti, rhachi, 
pedunculo pedicellisque indumento ei ramulorum simili tectis ; 
alabastra omnino pubescentia, juventute haud dense aggregata, 
reflexa, floribus expansis plus minusve patulis, pedicellis iterum 
post anthesin decurvatis ; bracteae alabastra haud aequantes, 
cito deciduae ; pedicelli 3 mm. longi. Calyx 4.5 mm. longus, 
lobo longissimo tubo subaequilongo. Vexillum oblongum, 15 
mm. longum, 7 mm. latum, emarginatum, apiculatum, subsessile ; 
alae 12 mm. longae, 2.5 mm. latae ; carina vexillo subaequilonga, 
unguiculata. Legumina 6.5 cm. longa, lateribus rotundata, 
pallide brunnea vel cinereo-brunnea, breviter crispatim albo- 
pubescentia. 
Yunnan :—Mountains in the N.E. of the Yangtze bend. 
Shrub of 8-ro ft. Flowers pale yellow. Open situations in 
side valleys. 8000-go00 ft. G. Forrest. No. 10,734. 
Yunnan :—Fengkow Valley. Shrub of 8-12 ft. Flowers 
pale lemon-yellow, alae rose-purple. Open dry situations 
among scrub. 7000 ft. G. Forrest. No. 12,494. 
~ Yunnan:—On the Tong Shan in the Yangtze bend. Shrub 
of 4-5 ft. Open dry situations amongst scrub. 10,000 ft. 
G. Forrest. No. 11,018. 
