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 5.— TEPHROSIA. 



Key to species. 



LeaHets ovate-oblong 1. »««^«'«- 



Leaflets linear-oblanceokte 2. purpurea. 



1. T. vestita, Vogel in Walp. Rep. i. 674. Lantao, Hongkong 



New Territory ; Macao. Fl. , July. 



2. T. purpurea, Pers.; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 78. East Point and 



Cape d'Aguilar, Hongkong. Fl. purple, April. 

 T. Tutcheri, Dunn and T. oraria, Hance, are forms of Millettia 

 pulchra, Benth, 



6.— MILLETTIA. 



Key to species. 



1. Inflorescence racemose ... ... 7, pulchra. 



Inflorescence paniculate ... ... 2. 



2. Corolla densely velvety 3. 



CoroUa subglabrous ... 4. 



3. Leaflets downy below while young ; 



standard papery I. Dielsiana. 



Leaflets glabrous, acuminate ; standard 



leathery 2. nitida. 



4. Calyx densely velvety 3. speciosa. 



Calyx subglabrous 5. 



0. Flowers purple, blackening on drying... 4. reticulata. 

 Flowers pale on drying ^' . . 



6. Calyx glabrous, corolla greenish ... 5. Championi. 

 Calyx pubescent, corolla rose-coloured 6. cognata. 



1. M. Dielsiana, Harms in Engl. Jahrb. xxix. 412. Amongst 



big boulders in a ravine at Cape d'Aguilar, Hongkong* ; 

 Taimoshan at 1500 feet, Hongkong New Territory; 

 Swatow ; Lienchow River. Fl. reddish-purple, August. 



2. M. nitida, Benth. Fl. Hongk. 78. Very common in Hongkong ; 



Kanghau, Hongkong New Territory ; Lofoushan. Fl. 

 purple, July. 



3. M. speciosa, Champ. ; Benth. 1. c. 78. On Bowen Road, 



Pokfulam and Victoria Peak, Hongkong ; Kanghau and 

 Hahang, Hongkong New Territory ; Lienchow River. 

 Fl. white, September. 



4. M. reticulata, Benth. in Miq, PL Jungh. i. 249. Aberdeen, 



Taitam Tuk and Repulse Bay, Hongkong ; Maonshan, 

 Hongkong New Territory ; North River. Fl. dark 

 purple, May. 



5. M. Championi, Benth. Fl. Hongk. 79. On Mt. Gough, Mt. 



Parker and in the Happy VaUey woods, Hongkong ; 

 Lantao island and Maonshan, Hongkong New Territory ; 

 Lienchow River. Fl. greenish-white, July. 



• This liane is placed here with doubt and may prove to be a distinct species. 



