to the Genera, | XVII.—DIADELPHIA. 121 
§Pods dehiscing at seed-bearing apex only, elsewhere seed- 
s large 
Petals nearly equal; flowers small ...248. spatial 
tLeaves pinnately 5-many-foliolate ; ull dehiscing from 
apex to base :—[p. 119 
Style bearded rpse the stigma; flowers with orig unequal 
9. Cli 
petals, standard large toria. 
Style not be a eairc medium, the aaa not longer 
than the othe 
Pod eave iia between the eioet ak truly 
dia ania. 
Ss 
Be pore ant: stamens sub-1l- sions, ti et 
stamen being united by its middle to the sh 
neeee closely parallel-veined; pod ae say de- 
251. Tephrosia. 
teas reticulately veined; pod ae lige de- 
hiseent . Millettia. 
+Pod dehiscent or rarely (Desmodium sometimes) Sait along 
{p. 119 
the ventral su 
ttLeaves a ealneais gland-dotted :—{p. 122] 
not segmented ; always indehiscent :-— 
Leaves odd-pinnate :— 
Trees or strong woody climbers ; leaflets entire 
Leaflets opposite ; stamens usually sub- spre : 
253. Ponga. 
>) Pod —— on shel sae aes mia. 
Pod winged .c.ccc...cccesneseeeeeseereereeneaeners rris. 
Leaflets distinctly oe — 
Flowers small, pods narrow  ...-.++++++ 255. Dalbergia. 
Flowers medium, pods seaflor inal 
256. Pte 
Herbs; leaflets with the veins ites as “targa 
teeth ; leaves always 3-foliolat 
Pods subglobose, hardly shiver take calyx 
257. Melilotus 
Pods flattened, much longer than calyx :— 
Pod straight or curved, not spiral 
0. 
258. Trigonella. 
Pod spirally twisted ........ccse-seereeeee* 259. Medicag 
ods of 1 or several indehiscent 1-seeded segments; in some 
Desmodia dehiscing along the yentral suture :- 
ttLeaves peat tip Aoi can 122] 
