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BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. Nyika plateau, alt. 6000-7000 ft., 
and between Mpata and the commencement of the Nyasa-Tangan- 
yika plateau, alt. 2000-3000 ft., Whyte. 
476. Lathyrus intricatus, Baker [Loguminose:Vicien] : ; ad L. 
kilimandscharicum, Taubert, arcte acce 
Caules cient graciles, angulati, adolescentes glabri, Leer 
obscure pubescentes. Folia breviter petiolata, foliolis unijugis 
linearibus vel ee olatis glabris 14-2 poll. longis : iile 6 sagit- 
hend lanceolatze, auriculis linearibus; cirrhus terminalis, elongatus 
tortuosus. Flores 1-2-ni, pedunculis brevibus, pedicellis pubes- 
aeei calyce brevioribus; bracteæ 3-4, lanceolate, ségregate, 
persistentes. a x 3 lin. longus, perai Tnsioabldtia rem 
tubo campanu eei wquilongis. Corolla rubra, 4-5 lin. longa. 
Pai repe le eds um, glabrum, 12-18 li n. longum, 2 lin. latum, 
6—9-sp g7 apicem attenuatum ; ; SGT subulatus, rectus vel 
SUPUACUR, z lia 1 
BRITISH ae AFRICA. Nyika plateau, alt. 5000-6000 ft. ; 
Masuku plateau, alt. 6500-7000 ft. ; Fort Hill, N yasa-Tanganyika 
plateau, and between Mpata and the commencement of the Nyasa- 
Tanganyika plateau, alt. 3000 ft., Whyte. 
477. Lathyrus omer Baker [Leguminose -Viciee]; ab 
L. kilimandscharico, Taubert, et a hygrophilo, Taubert, recedit 
pedunculo foliolis longiore 1-4-flor 
Caules graciles, angulati, E glabri, superne leviter 
pilos Folia sessilia, foliolis linearibus unijugis 1 poll. longis ; 
stipulæ lineares, deflexæ ; cirrhus terminalis, elongatus, contortus. 
ce 15-2 poll. longi, 1—4-flori ; bractez nulla vel decidue ; 
celli pubescentes, calyce breviores. Calyx 2 lin. longus, tubo 
Petala rubella; vexillum obovatum, 4 lin. ug Sus Legumen 
lineare, glabrum, 3—4-spermum, 1 poll. longum, 2 lin. latum, ad 
apicem sensim attenuatum ; stylus brevis, incurvatus. 
BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. Mount Malosa, near Zomba, 
4,000-6,000 ft., Whyte. 
78. Vigna malosana, Baker [Legumi MM lg ad 
V. angivensem, Baker, madagascariensem, arcte accedit 
Herba perennis. Caules breves, graciles, bled glabri. 
Folia breviter petiolata, pinnatim trifoliolata, foliolo terminali 
parvo stipellato ovato vel ovato-lanceolato utrinque viridi glabro ; 
stipule ovate, persistentes, basi auriculati. Pedunculi elongati, 
1-2-flori, pedicellis brevibus; bracteole persistentes, ad calyce 
appresse. Calyx glaber, 2 lin longus, tubo campenulato, dentibus 
acutis parvis inequalibus. Corolla 7 lin. longa, vexillo ru 
glabro, carina pallida curvata obtusa. Legumen lineare, glabrum, 
polyspermum. 
BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. Mount Malosa, near Zomba, 
alt. 4000-6000 ft., Whyte. 
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