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tfCarina glabrous. Often annuals. 
Legume 12-18 mm. long, flattened. 
Leaflets obovate, oblanceolate, or nar- 
rowly elliptic. 
Legume 3 mm. broad, often falcate. 
Mowers invariably solitary (83) falcata. 
Legume 4 mm. broad, always straight. 
Flowers solitary (84) leptoloba. 
Flowers in 2's to 6's (82) brachyloba. 
Legume 7-9 mm. long, turgescent. 
Leaflets broadly obovate-cuneate or 
obcordate-cuneate (86) pumila. 
b. Flowers blue. Legume hirtellous (85) Maximiliani. 
B. Leaflets glabrous or glabrescent on the upper surface. 
iLimb of the carina ample, suborbicular or broadly 
triangular, reflexed exceeding the carina. 
Leaflets linear elliptic, pungent. Vexillum with 
a median posticous longitudinal line of hairs. 
Petiole averaging 4 mm. long. Legume 
sericeous (89) depressa. 
Petiole averaging 10 mm. long. Legume 
patently pubescent (91) pungens. 
Leaflets oblanceolate, rounded, truncate or emar- 
ginate. Vexillum entirely glabrous (90) flava. 
iiVexillum spathulate ; limb oblong, shorter than the 
carina or subequalling it. 
a. Carina entirely glabrous. 
* Carina acute. Legume turgid. 
Leaflets and calyces patently hairy. . . (92) tenella. 
Leaflets and calyces more or less sericeous. (94) versicolor. 
** Carina obtuse or rotundate. Legume com- 
(100) tnucronata. 
(87) rara. 
(95) neglecta. 
iLeaflets elliptic. Flowers 7 mm. long. 
Perennial. Leaflets 4-5 mm. long. . . 
Annual. Leaflets 10-20 mm. long. 
■iiLeaflets linear, 2 cm. long. Flowers 4 mm. 
long 
iiiLeaflets obovate-cuneate. 
Carina not exceeding 5 mm. long. 
Leaflets coriaceous, with a thick dorsal 
midrib 
Carina 6-10 mm. Leaflets thinly cori- 
aceous, with the dorsal midrib only 
prominent towards the base. 
Carina 6-7 mm. long. Prostrate or 
diffuse, much-branched and slender. 
Flowers few (101) Gerrardii. 
Carina 9-10 mm. long. Decumbent, 
sparingly branched, floriferous. 
b. Carina sparingly sericeous in front, or invested 
with small deciduous hairs. 
iCalyx nearly as long as the carina or 
exceeding it. 
Twigs and calyces villous. 
(104) ornata. 
