262 SIMPSON—ENUMERATION OF CHINESE ASTRAGALI. 
Sect. 5. BRACHYCEPHALAE, N. D. Simpson. 
Plantae herbaceae, caulibus elongatis. Pedunculi axillares, 
mox folia multo excedentes. Bracteolae duae. Calyx cam- 
panulatus dentibus subulatis. Flores umbellati, vexillo non 
producto, sine ungue vero, alis interdum bi-auriculatis. Legu- 
mina bilocularia, recta, sessilia. 
63. Astragalus bhotanensis, Baker in Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. 
ii, 126 (1876). 
A. brachycephalus, Franch. Pl. Delav. 161 (1890) ; Forbes 
et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxvi, 459 (1904). 
Yunnan : Tapin- 6S: Delavay, 567! North of Yun-nan-fu, 
2100-2400 m., Forrest, 1127! Yun-nan-sen, Maire, 206 !, 1435 !, 
2168 !, 2643! Herb. Kew. et Edin. 
Sect. 6. TRACHYGERCIS, Bge. 
Herbae humiles, caulibus brevissimis basi lignescentibus. 
Flores brevissime pedunculati ; bracteolae nullae. Calyx tubu- 
losus, albo-pilosus. Alarwm carinaeque ungues a vagina fila- 
mentorum liberae. 
64. Astragalus Giraldianus, Ulbrich in Engl. Jahrb. Beibl. 82, 
64 (1905) ; Dunn in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxix, 421 (I9gII). 
Shensi: In-fan-to, Giraldi, 4277! Herb. Berol. 
65. Astragalus scaberrimus, Bge. Enum. Pl. Chin. Bor. 17 
(1834) ; Bge. Astrag. Sp. Geront. ii, 197 (1869) ; Franch. 
Pl. David. i, 88 (1884) ; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. 
Soc. xxi, 166 (1887). 
A. Harmsi1, Ulbrich in Engl. Jahrb. xxxvi, Beibl. 82, 63 
(1905) ; Dunn in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxix, 421 (1911 
Shensi: Ki-fou-shan, Giraldi, 4236!  Lian- shale Giraldi, 
4235! Herb. Berol. (type of A. Harmsit). 
Chihli: Peking, Bretschneider!: Carles!; A. K. Schindler, 
100!; Hemeling! Hei-lung-tan, Hancock, 11! Chieh-tai-ssu, 
A. K. Schindler, 19! Herb. Kew. et Edin. et Berol.. 
Shantung: Ching-chou-fu, Couling, 107! Herb. Edin. 
N. China: Tatarinow! Herb. Kew. 
China : (no definite locality) Bunge! Herb. Kew. et Edin. 
ECL, 7. XIPHIDIUM, Bge. 
Herbae_ caulibus erectis . altius lignescentibus, pedunculis 
axillaribus folia multo excedentibus. 
_ Stipulae a petiolis liberae ; bracteolae nullae. Calyx tubulosus. 
