38 THE TASMANIAN FLORA. 



15. GOODIA. 



Pod broad, flat, few-seeded. Stamens united in a tube, except at the upper 

 surface. Sepals united to about half their length, the upper pair exceeding the 

 rest. 



Limited to Australia. 



G. LOTirOLiA, Sal. An erect, much-branched shrub, 3-6 feet. Leaves 

 trifoliate, leaflets broadly to narrowly obovate. Flowers numerous, yellow, in 

 erect, loose racemes. Pod stalked, |-1 inch long, | inch wide. G. pubescens, 

 Sims (included) . 



Found in numerous places throughout Tasmania ; also throughout Australia, 

 except the extreme north. PL Oct. 



16. INDIGOFERA. 



Pod (in the Tasmanian plant) cylindrical, many-seeded. Stamens united round 

 the style, the upper one free. Sepals about equal, united nearly to their ends. 



A large tropical and sub-tropical genus. 



I. AUSTEALis, Willd. A sub-erect, spreading shrub, from 1-4 feet. Leaves 

 with many pairs of oblong leaflets, each |-1 inch long. Flowers numerous, 

 pink, in loose, erect, axillary racemes. 



Comm.on throughout Tasmania ; also throughout Australia, except the extreme 

 north. Fl. Nov. 



17. PSORALEA. 



Pod small, ovate, 1 -seeded. Stamens united, or the upper one nearly free. 

 Sepals united to half their length, equal, or the lower one longest. 



A large genus, chiefly distributed in the warmer temperate climates of both 

 Hemispheres. 



P. ADSCBNDBNS, F. V. M. A creeping, ascending perennial, 1-2 feet. Leaves 

 trifoliate, long-stalked ; leaflets narrow or rather broadly oblong acute. Flowers 

 pink or white, in a more or less dense ovate head of about 1 inch in length on a 

 very long stalk. P. gunnii, H. 



Woolnorth, St. Marys ; also in South Australia, Victoria, and New South 

 Wales. Fl. Oot.-Nov. 



18. SWAINSONIA. 



Pod (in the Tasmanian species) oblong, inflated, many-seeded. Sepals equal, 

 united rather more than half their length. Stamens united, but the upper one 

 free. 



A large genus of Australian plants with one representative in New Zealand. 



S. LASSBETIFOLIA, D.C. A sub-erect perennial, about 1 foot high. Leaves 

 about 4 inches long, with many pairs of oblong or ovate leaflets about \ inch 

 long. Flowers pale purple, usually many in long-stalked axillary racemes. Pod 

 nearly 1 inch long. 



Woolnorth, Islands of Bass Straits ; also in South Australia, Victoria, and 

 New South Wales. Fl. Nov. 



19. LOTUS. 



Pod narrow, cylindrical, m.any-seeded. Stamens united, the upper one free. 

 Sepals united for half their length, equal. 



A genus of very wide distribution in the Eastern Hemisphere, chiefly 

 characterised by its habit. 



Flowers yellow .. ... ••• ••■ 1. L. cornimdatus. 



Flowers pink ... ... ... ■■■ ■•• 2. L. australis. 



