Orotalwria.^ i. leqdminosji. (J. G. Baker.) 6? 



foliaceous. Fedunclea very slender, eometimea pseudo-terminal by the develop- 

 ment of leaves from their nodes ; flowers if two distant. Calr/x ^ in. long ; teeth 

 deep, lanceolate. Corolla yellow, not distinctly exserted. Pod short-stalked, ^^ in. 

 long. 



6. C. trlcliopliora, Benth. MSS.; densely silky, stipules 0, leaves 

 obliquely cordate-oblong, peduncles 1-2-flowered, bracts and corolla very small, 

 pod oblong glabrous 6-8-seeded. 



CoNCAN plains, Stoci:s. 



Stems slender, copiously branched, 1-lJ ft, clothed vfith long silky yellow-brown 

 hairs. Leaves sessile, membranous, ^1 in. long, obtuse or subacute, pale, membranous, 

 more broadly rounded on the lower side. Pedimeles thread-like, rigid, clothed with 

 long hairs, rarely two-flowered, often leafy downwards, longer than the leaves. Calpx 

 ^ in., densely silky ; teeth long, linear. Corolla yellowish, scarcely exserted. Pod 

 short-stalked, ^-^ in. long. 



7. C. Stocksli, Benth. MSS. ; subglabrous, stipules deciduous very 

 minute, leaves linear-oblong, peduncles 1-flowered, bracts and coroUa very small, 

 pod linear-oblong glabrous 12-16-seeded. 



CoNCAN, Stocis; and contained also in Heifer's Tenasserim and Andaman 

 collection. 



Stems slender, very copiously branched, 1-lJ ft. Leaves short-stalked, obtuse, 

 ^Ij- in. long, membranous, equally narrowed on both sides at the base. Pedicels 

 filiform, 2-3 times the leaves; bracts subulate. Calyx ^ in.; teeth long, liaear. 

 Corolla yellow, slightly exserted. Pod sessile, j— J in. long, finally black. 



8. C. vestita, Baker ; densely silky, leaves linear-oblong, stipules 0, bracts 

 lanceolate persistent, racemes 4r-5-flowered, corolla middle-sized, pod oblong 

 glabrous 15-20-seeded. 



Herb. Stocks, probably from Concan. 



SteTns slender, much branched, ^1 ft., densely clothed with yellow-brown silky 

 hairs. Leaves nearly sessile, moderately firm, equal-sided, ^1 J in. long, base rounded, 

 point rather obtuse. Peduncles spreading, exceeding leaves; bracts acute, J-J in. 

 long ; pedicels shorter than calyx. Calyx \ in., shaggy ; teeth linear, long. Corolla 

 not exserted. Pod nearly sessile, ^— | in. long. , 



9. C. prostrata, Roxh. Hart. Beng. 54; Fl. Ind. iii. 270; finely silky, 

 stipules 0, leaves obovate-oblong rather oblique, racemes 2-4-flowered, bracts 

 subulate very minute, corolla small, pod linear-oblong glabrous 12-16-8eeded. 

 Mottl.in Willd. Bnum. 74:7 ; DC. Prodr. ii. 130; Wall. Cat. 5419; W. ^ A. 

 Prodr. 189 (excl. syn.) ; Mart, in Munch. Denk. 6, t. E. 



Plains from the Upper Ganobs to Ceylon, ascending to 6000 ft. in the Chenab 

 valley. — ^Disteib. Java. 



Stems slender, j-1 ft., clothed with short adpressed or spreading silky yellow- 

 brown hairs. Leaves nearly sessile, ^IJ in. long, obtuse, pale, glaucous below, pro- 

 duced (cordate) on the lower side at the base. Peduncles finely silky, usually twice the 

 leaves. Calyx i-l in., densely silky; teeth linear, long. Corolla yellow, not 

 exserted. Pod nearly sessile, ^-| in. long. 



10. C> bumifusa, Orah. in Wall. Cat. 5421 ; shortly silky, stipules 

 minute subulate, leaves round-oblong, peduncles laxly 3-6-flowered, bracts and 

 coroUa very small, pod oblong glabrous 6-8-seeded. Benth. in Hook. Land. 

 Jfymm. ii. 476. 0. prostrata, Wight ITei-b. ex parte. 



EmiAON to Sisj^m and Khasia, ascending to 5000 ft, Akauallax hills, alt. 4000 

 ft., Beddome. 



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