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Leaflets densely covered on both sides with 
long silky hairs ; not reticulate on the under 
surface. 
Leaflets cuspidate. Calyx subequalling 
the vexillum (23) villosa. 
Leaflets acute or acuminate. Calyx 
shorter than the vexillum (25) argentea. 
** Vexillum v^ith a median longitudinal line of 
hairs posticously. 
Peduncle invariably 1-flowered. Leaflets 
appressedly and shortly strigillose on the 
lov^er surface (21) prostrata. 
Peduncle usually 2-4:-flo\vered. Leaflets 
entirely glabrous (26) varia. 
h. Vexillum entirely glabrous. 
Leaflets broadly obovate-cuneate or suborbicu- 
lar, glabrous. Plant drying black. 
Peduncle slender, 1-flowered. Plant en- 
tirely glabrous (27) solitudinis. 
Peduncle stout, 8-4-flowered. Plant incon- 
spicuously pubescent (28) macrocarpa. 
Leaflets linear, acute, pilose. 
Plant not drying black (22) macra. 
II. Legume subfalcate, compressed and subtorulose. Vexillum 
shorter than the carina. 
* Stipules large, ovate-cuspidate, invariably equalling or 
exceeding the petiole. Twigs patently hirsute. . {SI) magnistiptdata. 
** Stipules minute, much shorter than the petiole. Twigs 
puberulous or glabrescent. 
Compact. Peduncle 1-flowere'd. Leaflets oblanceolate 
or obovate, 4-10 mm. long (29) Marlothii. 
Diffuse. Peduncle 2-5-flowered. Leaflets narrowly 
elliptic, 5-40 mm. long (30) Barberae. 
§ 4. POLYLOBIUM. 
I. Carina rounded or obtuse. 
A. Stem diffuse or decumbent, often branched. 
a. Leaflets broadly obovate-cuneate or elliptic ; 
stipules solitary. 
Corolla densely sericeous. Leaflets elliptic . . (33) procumbens. 
Corolla glabrous. Leaflets broadly obovate- 
cuneate. 
Bracts subulate, minute. 
Calyces with inconspicuous appressed 
hairs (32) umbellata. 
Calyces with conspicuous spreading hairs. (34) debilis. 
Bracts obovate or orbicular, longer than the 
pedicel (36) pallens. 
b. Leaflets linear lanceolate, broadly oblanceolate 
or narrowly elliptic. 
*Vexillum small, shorter than the carina, 
glabrous. Stipules solitary. 
Stipules subulate or lanceolate-acute. 
Flowers nodding. Calyx glabrescent. . . (37) angulensis. 
