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culate racemes; bracts small; bractlets minute or 0 (Southern 
Africa’). 
82. Clianthus Sonanp.’—Calyx gamosepalous ; lobes elongated, 
nearly equal or 2 superior broader. Corolla (of Chadsia) elongated ; 
standard acuminate, closely reflexed, wings shorter than standard, 
faleate-lanceolate ; keel erect curved, acute or long narrow, about 
equal to or longer than standard. Stamens 10, 2-adelphous (9-1) ; 
anthers uniform. Germen stipitate; ovules »; style subulate 
curved, longitudinally bearded above and within; apex minutely 
capitate or not thickened, stigmatiferous. Legume oblong curved 
acuminate, much stuffed within between seeds, 2-valved. Seeds 
reniform exarillate——Herbs or undershrubs, erect or subscandent; 
leaves imparipinnate ; stipules herbaceous ; flowers* in axillary, some- 
times umbelliform racemes; bracts and bractlets subpersistent 
(Australia, New Zealand'). 
83. Eremosparton Fiscu. & Mry.’-—Calyx gamosepalous ; teeth 
5, nearly equal. Standard broadly orbicular, emarginate reflexed ; 
wings falcate-oblong ; keel curved obtuse. Stamens 10; 9 connate ; 
vexillary stamen free; anthers uniform. Germen sessile o-ovulate ; 
style curved, slightly bearded dorsally below terminal stigma (like 
Vicia). Legume broad short faleate membranous plano-compressed, 
rather turgid, 2-valved. Seeds 1 or few, reniform exarillate-—A 
shrub or undershrub, branches leafless (rush-like) slender; scales 
distant alternate, representing leaves; flowers’ racemose, bracteate, 
articulated at base, 2-bracteolate below calyx ; racemes loose elongated 
slender; peduncles at axils of scales (Caspian’). 
84. Indigofera L.'—Receptacle very short or scarcely concave. 
1 Species about 30, Jacq. Hort. Schenbr., 
t. 222 (Vicia); Icon. Rar., t. 576 (Galega) ; 
Hort. Vindob., iii. t. 3 (Colutec).—R. Br., in 
Ait, Hort. Kew., ed. 2, ix. 327.—Hoox., Exot. 
Fi., t. 84.—Dezxzss., Icon. Select., iii. 39, t. 69, 
70.—Bot. Reg., t. 970.—Bot. Mag., t. 2064.— 
Harv. & Sonp., Fl. Cap. ii. 213. 
2 Ex Linpw., in Trans. Hort. Soc. Lond., 
ser. 2, i. 519, t+, 22.—ENDL., Gen. n. 6567 
(part.) —B. H., Gen., 503, n. 122.— Donia 
Don (G.), Gen. Syst. ii, 467.—Eremocharis 
R. Br., in App. Sturt Voy., 10. 
3 Red, or with the standard blackish-purple 
spotted ; pendulous, large. 
4 Species 2. Linpn. & Paxt., Fl. Gard., 
t.10.—Woorw., in Damp. Voy,., iii. 111, fig. 4.— 
Bentu., Fl. Austral, ii. 214.—Hook. r., Handb. 
N. Zeal. Fl., 52.—Bot. Reg., t. 1775.—Bot. 
Mag., t. 3584, 5051. 
5 Enum. Pl. Schrenck, 75,—B. H., Gen., 504, 
n. 125. 
& «« Small, violet, distant.” 
7 Watp., Rep., ii. 860. 
8 Gen, n. 889.—J., Gen., 359.—GHREIN., 
