380 LEGUMINOSH. [ Lespedeza. 
tawny tomentose raceme in the axils of the leaves; bracts linear, 
subulate-acuminate, 4-1 in. long, appressed tawny pubescent, the 
Hazs.—Andamans, 
LESPEDEZA, Mich. 
~ — Calyx-lobes or -teeth almost equal or the 2 upper ones shortly 
united. Standard orbicular, obovate or oblong, clawed or rarely 
sessile ; keel blunt or beaked, free. Stamens all united in a sheath 
x Flowers in axillary almost sessile clusters “ - « L, sericea. 
> ia Flowers in axillary and terminal racemes often collected 
ina al panicle. 
-+ All parts densely pubescent; bracts deciduous. . L. pinetorum. 
+ + Branchlets and leaves beneath appressed canescent- 
uberulous. 
Racemes glandular-pubescen L, decora. 
Racem i 
t; bracts persistent . : . . 
es tawny pubescent, not glandular ; bracts deciduous . . L. parviflora. 
