Teigonella.] LEaUMINOS^. 209 



1. T. occulta, Delile Fl. Mgygte III. 71; F.B.l. ii 87; Watt E. D. 



A diffuse densely csespitose, glabrous or suLglabrous annual, with 

 slender stems. Stipules deeply cut ; peHole exceeding the sharply 

 toothed minute oblanceolate cuneate leaflets. Flowers 2-4 together in 

 sessile axillary clusters. Calyx-teeth linear-setaceous. Corolla slightly 

 exserted. Pod hardly exserted, ovate, puberulous, transversely reticu- 

 late, usually 2-seeded. 



Near Lucknow (T. Anderson). Saugor (Jerdon). Distrib. Sind, extend- 

 ing to Egypt and Nubia. 



2. T. Fcenum-graecum, Linn, Sp. PI. 7 77; Roxh. Fl. Ind. Hi, 389; 

 W.SfA.Prod. 195; Boyle III 197; F. B I. ii, 87; Field Sf Garden 

 Crops Hi, 46, t. xcix; DC. L'Orig. PL Cult. 89 ; Watt E. D. Vern. Methi 

 (Fenugreek), 



A nearly smooth erect annual. Stipules not toothed; leaflets |-1 in. 

 long, oblanceolate oblong, toothed. Flowers 1-2, axillary, sessile, 

 Calyx-teeth linear. Corolla much exserted Pod 2-3 in. long, with 

 a long persistent beak, often falcate, 10-20-seeded, without transverse 

 reticulations. 



Cultivated as a cold-season fodder-crop, chiefly in the north-western 

 portion of the area. JjistrIb. Punjab and Kashmir, extending 

 through Persia and Abyssinia to S. Europe. It is largely grown in the 

 Punjab as a fodder-crop for cattle after the manner of lucerne. It 

 is also used as a potherb, and the plant is well-known for its 

 medicinal properties. 



3. T. polycerata, Linn. 8p. PI. 777 ; F. B. I. ii, 87. T. incisa, Boyle 

 m.l97. Vern. Ghini. 



A slender diffuse annual, clothed with appressed pubescence. Stipules 

 semi- sagittate, with long points ; leaflets obovate, sharply incise- 

 dentate towards the apex ; base deltoid, entire. Flowers 1-6, sessile 

 or on very short axillary peduncles. Calyx ^in.; teeth setaceous, 

 shorter than the subcylindrical tube. Corolla slightly exserted. 

 Pod 1-2 in. long, falcate, transversely wrinkled, 10-20 seeded. 



In cultivated ground, common. Disteib, Punjab Plain, and W. 

 Himalaya up to 6,01)0 ft.; extending to W Siberia and S. Europe. 

 The plant is often used as fodder. 



4. T. hamosa, Linn. Syst. ed. X, 1180 ; F. B. I. ii, 83. T. obcordata 



Wall.; Boyle III. 197. 



Annual, glabrous or slightly pubescent. Stems csespitose, diffuse, 1 ft. 

 or more long. Stipules broad, deeply cut ; leaflets about | in. long, 

 obovate -cuneate, with shallow teeth ; base deltoid, entire. Bacemes 

 close, equalling or shorter than the leaves, terminated by a spine. 

 Flowers 6-12, pedicels short Calyx-teeth lanceolate, shorter than the 

 tube Corolla three times the calyx. Pod about ^ in. long, hairy, 

 much curved, with close transverse wrinkles, l-B-seeded. 



