286 G. King and D. Prain — Descriptions of some New Plants [No. 2, 



LEGUMINOSAE. 



4. Indigofera nigrescens Kurz MSS. in Herb. Calcutta ; fruticosa 

 ramnlis adpresse brunneo-setosis, foliolis minoribns 17-21, oppositis 

 membranaceis, atro-viridibus, ntrinqne sparse adpresse puberulis. Flores 

 in racemis angustis, elongatis, breve pedunculatis dispositi, bracteis 

 linearibns alabastris longioribus, pedicellis brevissimis, calyce obliqne 

 campamilato, dentibus lanceolatis tubnm excedentibus. Corolla rosea. 

 Legumen lineare tnrgidnm, adpresse puberulnm, rectnm, minute apicu- 

 latum, sutnris parnm incrassatis ; semina 6-8. 



In montibus Khasia ; apud Shillong, G. Mann ! Clarke n. 5848 ! 

 In montibus Kachjn, piope Myitkyina, Kingii mercenar. ! In valle 

 Taping, Yunnan anstro-occidentalis, apud Momien, J. Anderson ! In 

 montibus Shan, ad Maymyo, Kingii mercenar. I 



Folia 3-4 poll., foliola '5--8 poll, longa, "3-*4 poll. lata. Bacemi 

 4-8 poll, longi, pedunculis 1-pollicaribus, bracteis *2 poll., calyce *05 

 poll, longo, corollis '2 poll, longis tantum. Legumen "75-'85 poll, 

 longum ; *1 poll, crassum. 



Very closely related to Indigofera atropurpurea with which it has 

 been often identified and under which name it is usually met with in 

 collections. The smaller flowers with longer calyx-teeth, shorter faintly 

 apiculate and puberulous instead of glabrescent pods, as well as the 

 very dark green leaves with more numerous and much smaller leaflets 

 amply distinguish it. 



5. Spatholobus Pottingeri Prain; frutex scandens robusta, 

 ramis cylindraceis gracilioribus cortice brunneis, pilisque reflexo-ad- 

 pressis sparse pubescentibus. Folia pinnatim 3-foliolata rachide pilis 

 patentibus pallide fusco-hirsuta, foliolis subcoriaceis ambitu ovatis 

 margine sinuatis supra uniforme subtus praeserbim nervis pilis adpressis 

 sparse hirsutis, nervo mediano subtus petiolulisque brevibus pilis 

 patentibus strigoso, foliola terminali aeque basi late cuneata apice late 

 truncata, nervis prominentibus lateralibus 9-jugis mediano in acumine 

 subulato producto ; foliolis lateralibus paullo minoribus basi parum 

 inaequali intus cuneatis extus ovato-rotundatis nervis lateralibus 7-8- 

 jugis, mediano ultra apicem abrupte acutam producto, stipulis deciduis 

 lanceolatis stipellisque persistentibus subulatis adpresse hirsutis. Flores 

 racemosi in paniculis terminalibus iterum terve ramosis ramis angulatis 

 parcius pubescentibus dispositi, bracteis brateolisque caducis minutis, 

 pedicellis capillaribus calyce brevioribus. Calyx dense olivaceo-veluti- 

 nus, dente summo apice emarginato ceteris anguste deltoideis omnibus 

 tubo parum brevioribus. Corolla purpurea, vexillo ungue anguste 

 cuneato apice emarginato, petalis ceteris unguibus gracilibus calycem 

 subacquantibus, alarum laminis angulo inferiore utrinque barbellatis. 



