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petiolits communis in foliis basalibus ad 9 mm. longus, in foliis superio- 

 ribus S mm. tanlum longus, foliota petiolulata; petiohilus 1-2 mm. 

 longus; rhachis 2-4 mm. foliolum terminale lateralibus paullo longiore, 

 30/7, 35/8, 40/8 mm. lateralia, 20/6, 27/7, 30/7 mm. terminalia angusle 

 oblonga, apice oblusa, minule mucronulata, versus basin leviter angus- 

 tata, lateralia oblongo-lanceolata, leviter inaequilalera, apice obtusa, basin 

 versus leviter angusliora, omnia supra tomento brevi viridi adpresso, 

 subtus tomento cano-flavescenti denso, obtecta, Irinervia, nervo mediano 

 pinnato, subtus nervis valde exsculptis, margine solemniler revoluto. 



Inflorescentia racemosa, axillaris, ex axillis foliorum usque ad basin 

 erumpens; pedunculus a basi usque ad apicemflorifer 15-20 mm. longus, 

 flores ce. 5-7 gerens, appresse tomentosus; flores solilarii, pedicellati; 

 pedicelli 3,5-4 mm. longi, filiformes, basi articula ti, dense tomenlosi, 

 lepidibus aureo-nitentibus inspersi ; calyx turbinalo-campanulatus, 

 8-8,5 mm. allus, tubo brevissimo, lacinise lineari-Ianceolatae, superiores 

 2 ad y 6 connalse, inferiores 3 vix ad 7« connatae, omnes plus minus 

 aequilongse, vexillo manifeste cc. 2-3 mm. breviores, extus tomento brevi 

 denso, lepidibus aureis intermixto vestitse; vexillum ovale, basi auriculis 

 inflexis biappendiculatum cc. 12 mm. longum et 7 mm. latum, intus 

 glabrum, extus pubescens et dense aureo-lepidotus, ungue brevi 

 1-1,5 mm.; alœ oblongo-falcatse, angustae, carina breviores, 9-9,5 mm. 

 longœ, 2 mm. latee, basi appendiculatse, extus apicem versus lepidoto- 

 pubescenles; carma 'oblonga, cum ungue, 10-10,5 mm, longa et 3-3,5 mm. 

 lala, apice obtusiuscula, dorso leviter arcuata, apicem versus lepidibus 

 paucis sparsis adspersa ; stamen vexillare liberum, fllamentum basi 

 incrassatum, tubus staminalis subrectus 9,5 mm. longus ; ovarmm 

 lepidibus aureis, pilis appressis, intermixtis, dense obtectum ; Stylus 

 unilaleraliler pilosulus. 



Legumen ellipticum, piano compressum, 20 mm. longum 7-8 mm. 

 latum, apice acutum, stylo persistente coronatum, basi rotundatum, 

 valvis subcoriaceis, suluris leviter incrassatis; semina suborbiculata, 

 leviter compressa, cc. 4 mm. diam. testa nigra nitenli, fulvo maculata. 



Species nova affinis Rhynchosia lineata Benth, differt habilu stricte 

 ereclo, foliis brevius peüolatis, foliolis apice rotundato-oblusis, mucro- 

 nulatis, solemniter revolule marginatis, foliolo terminali lateralibus 

 cc. V« longiore, pedunculis brevioribus, a basi floriferis, pedicellis lon- 

 gioribus. floribus in racemi nodis, solitariis, calycis lobis, petalis mani- 

 feste brevioribus, filamenlo vexillari basi incrassatum, stylo supra 

 medium pilosulo, legumine lepidoto-lomentosulo. 



