Synopsis of the Species of Lotononis and Pleiospora. 
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f f Entire plant greyish green. Vexillum 
with a longish claw ; limb 8-10 mm. in 
diameter, glabrous or slightly sericeous 
posticously on the upper half (5) cytisoidcs. 
** Stipules solitary. 
fPlant sparingly sericeous. Twigs 
sparingly leafy, slender and subsimple. 
Legume sericeous (9) divaricata. 
Legume patently pubescent (10) sericoplnjlla. 
ft Plant densely and shortly greyish 
strigillose. Twigs densely leafy and 
short (11) Galpinii. 
B. Vexillum spathulate with an oblong subacute limb. 
Flowers yellowish or rose-red. 
Corolla glabrous, yellowish. Pedicels 2-3 mm. long. (12) dicJiiloides. 
Corolla sericeous, rosy red. Flowers very shortly 
pedicellate. 
Leaves densely imbricate ; twigs hirsute (13) hirsuta. 
Leaves shorter than the internodes ; twigs incon- 
spicuously sericeous. 
Inflorescence 3-6-flowered. Leaflets glabrous 
on the upper surface (14) transvaalensis. 
Flowers invariably solitary. Leaflets sericeous 
on both surfaces (15) iJcmciflora. 
Leaves preponderatingly quinquefoliolate. Flowers straw- 
coloured. Legume shortly stipitate. 
Petiole much shorter than the leaflets. Lnnb of the 
carina narrowly oblong, 3 mm. wide (16) digitata. 
Petiole equalling the terminal leaflet. Limb of the 
carina broadly boat-shaped, 5 mm. wide (17) Benthamiana. 
§ 3. TELINA. 
Legume straight and turgescent. Vexillum exceeding the 
carina in length. 
A. Vexillum not reflexed. Bracts and bracteoles ooovate. 
Peduncle not exceeding 1 cm. in length (18) hracteata. 
B. Vexillum reflexed and ample. Bracts and bracteoles 
subulate or lanceolate. Peduncle slender, 2-10 cm. 
long. 
a. Vexillum either with a posticous longitudinal 
line of hairs or pubescent on the upper half. 
*Vexillum pubescent on the upper half pos- 
ticously. 
Leaflets glabrous on the upper surface at 
maturity. 
Plant small, compact. Flowers small. 
Limb of the vexillum 8 mm. across. . . (20) minor. 
Plant large, diffuse. Flowers large. Limb 
of the vexillum 1-15 cm. across (19) azurea. 
Leaflets with short bristle-like hairs on both 
sides ; conspicuously netted on the under 
surface (24) acuminata. 
