198 LEaUMINOSJE 



Leaves striate-veined, stamens 

 2-adelph., pods dehiscing early. 

 Herbs or undershrubs . . 31. Tephrosia. 



Leaves reticula''^e-veined, stamens 

 1-adelph., pods tardily dehisc- 

 ing. A large woody climber . 32 Millettia. 



Flowers in axillary, peduncled racemes 

 or heads ; pods 2-vaived, many- 

 seeded, usually longitudinally 2- 

 celled (Sub-tribe Astbagale^) . 33. Astragalus. 



Anthers with an apiculate or gland-tipped 

 connective, hairs fixed by the centre 

 (Subtribe iNDiGOFEEEie). 



Stamens 1-adelphous . . 34. Cyamopsis. 



Stamens 2-adelphous . . 35. Indigofera. 



^RIBE V.-VICIE^. 



Stamens 10, diadelphous 



Wings free from the keel, leaflets 

 toothed . . . . . .36. Cicbr. 



Wings attached to keel. 



Stam.-tube with oblique mouth. 

 Style longitudinally bearded 

 with minute hairs on inner face 37. Lens. 



Apex of style dorsally bearded 

 by a bunch of hairs, or pilose 

 all round . . . .38. ViCiA. 



Stam.-tube truncate at the mouth. 



Style flattened at the apex, 

 leaflets entire . . 39. Lathybus. 



Style dilated from the base up- 

 wards, leaflets obscurely den- 

 tate 40. PisuM. 



Tenth stamen absent. Climbers with 

 bright polished seeds . . . 41. Abbus. 



TRIBE VI.-DALBERGIE.ffil. 



Leaflets alt. (Subtribe Ptebocabpe^). 

 Anthers small, terminal; pod oblong 

 or linear . . • -42. Dalbebgta. 



Anthers versatile, pod suborbicular 43. Pteb^ carpus. 



