1 2 LeguminOSCZ. \Crotalaria.. 



Montane zone, up to 6000 ft. on the patanas ; rather common, especi- 

 ally in the Uva Province, where it also occurs at lower elevations, as at 

 Bibile. Fl. Aug. ; pale yellow. 



Also on the Nilgiris. 



Easily known by the stipular wings to the stem. Our form (C. 

 Wightiana, Grah.) is usually more robust than the type, but it occurs also- 

 on the S. Indian hills, and there are intermediate forms. 



7. C. mysorensis, Roth Nov. PL 338 (1821). 

 Thw. Enum. 82. C. P. 3594. 



Fl. B. Ind. ii. 70 (not given for Ceylon). 



An erect herb, 2-3 ft., with numerous long ascending- 

 branches, densely hairy, with long, spreading hair; 1. \\-2\ in.,, 

 numerous, ascending, nearly sessile, linear or strap-shaped, 

 obtuse, strongly apiculate, covered, especially beneath, with 

 long, white, spreading hair, stip. acicular-linear, strongly api- 

 culate, f in., spreading ; fl. moderate-sized, on \ in. ped., in lax,, 

 erect, terminal racemes ; cal.-segm. f in., very acuminate,, 

 upper ones lanceolate, lower linear, all clothed with long, 

 spreading hair; pet. slightly longer than cal. ; pod \\ in.,, 

 oblong-ovoid, narrowed at base but scarcely stalked, truncate 

 at apex, which is tipped by the very strongly deflexed base 

 of style, glabrous, pale brown ; seeds about 30. 



Dry region ; rare. Batticaloa ; Nilgala ; Uma-oya. Fl. Jan.-April;, 

 yellow. 



Throughout Peninsular India. 



A handsome plant, covered with long silvery hair, which becomes 

 fulvous in drying. 



8. * C. triquetra, Dalzellin Kew Journ. Bot. ii. 34 (1850). 

 Thw. Enum. 410. C. P. 3832. 



Fl. B. Ind. ii. 71. 



A spreading under-shrub, 1-2 ft. high, with numerous,, 

 slender, ascending, strongly triquetrous, slightly hairy branches; 

 1. 1J-2 in., very shortly stalked, oblong-oval, subcordate at 

 base, obtuse, glabrous, thin, stip. small, lanceolate ; fl. small,, 

 in very long lax racemes, bracts minute ; cal.-segm. linear- 

 lanceolate, acute, silky; pet. slightly longer than cal.; pod not 

 seen ('§ in., oblong, cylindrical, shortly silky, with 15-20 

 seeds ')• 



Probably an introduction. The only specimens I have seen are the 

 very poor C. P. ones. Thw. (I.e.) gives the locality ' Peradenia, rare.* 

 Fl. pale yellow. 



Also in Southern India. 



9. C. albida, Heyne in Roth. Nov. PI. 333 (1821). 

 Thw. Enum. 82. C. P. 269. 



Fl. B. Ind. ii. 71. 



