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MERRILL. 
ad 2 cm longis; foliolis 4- vel 5-jugatis, obovatis vel anguste obovatis, 
apice truncatis vel retusis, apiculatisque, supra glabris, 7 ad 10 mm 
longis; racemis terminalibus axillaribusque, paucifloris, folia subaequan- 
tibus; folliculis anguste oblongis, puberulis, 2 ad 2.5 cm longis, longe 
pedicellatis, seminibus 5 ad 8. 
A rather diffuse shrubby plant 20 to 40 cm high, the young branchlets, 
under surface of the leaves and inflorescence more or less silvery pu- 
bescent with appressed, short hairs. Stems brown or gray, strongly 
lenticellate, glabrous, the branches slender. Leaves 1.5 to 2 cm long, the 
leaflets rather crowded, 4- or 5-jugate, obovate or narrowly obovate, 7 
to 10 mm long, 5 to 7 mm wide, the apex truncate or retuse, apiculate, 
the base acute, the upper surface glabrous, the lower more or less silvery- 
pubescent, the petiolules very short; stipules linear, about 2 mm long. 
Eacemes mostly terminal, about as long as the leaves, silvery-pubescent, 
few-flowered. Flowers purplish, about 8 mm long, the calyx-teeth slen- 
derly acuminate. Pods 2 to 2.5 cm long, 3 to 4 mm wide, rather densely 
puberulent, straight or nearly so, acuminate, flat, each containing from 
5 to 8 seeds ; pedicels 5 to 7 mm long. 
Luzon, Province of Cagayan (Palaui Island), For. Bur. 16939 Curran, 
March, 1909: Province of Ilocos Norte, Bur. Sci. 23^1 M earns, January, Feb- 
ruary, 1907. Locally known on Palaui Island as Carcardis. 
This species is well characterized by its obovate or narrowly obovate, rather 
small, crowded leaflets, its short terminal racemes, and its long-pedicelled pods, 
differing from other Philippine forms in these characters. It is manifestly allied 
to Tephrosia dichotoma Desv., and also, but- less strongly, to T. purpurea (L.) 
Pers. 
As for the generic name, Cracca Linn, (non Benth.), is manifestly the oldest 
one. Tephrosia Pers., has, however, been included in the list of nomina con- 
servanda of the Vienna Botanical Congress, and is accordingly here retained. 
38. M I LLETTI A W. & A. 
Branchlets brown-pubescent; leaflets 1- or 2-jugate; inflorescence paniculate, 
rusty-puberulous, longer than the leaves ..... 1. M. longipes 
Branchlets glabrous or subglabrous; leaflets 2- to 5-jugate; inflorescence of 
simple, glabrous racemes which are usually shorter than the leaves. 
Pods up to 22 cm long, 2.5 to 3 cm wide; leaflets 3- or 4-jugate, frequently 10 cm 
long, the veins distinct - 2. M. ahernii 
Pods less than 15 cm in length, and less than 2 cm in width. 
Leaves 15 to 20 cm long. 
Leaflets firmly coriaceous, 3-jugate, blunt-acuminate, 6 to 9 cm long. 
3. M. canariifolia 
Leaflets membranaceous or chartaceous mostly sharp-acuminate. 
Leaflets 4- or 5-jugate; flowers 1 cm long, the standard entire or only 
slightly cleft at the apex 4. M. merrillii 
Leaflets 2- or 3-jugate; flowers 2 cm long, the standard strongly cleft 
at the apex a. 5. M. cavitensis 
Leaves less than 10 cm long; leaflets 2- or 3-jugate; flowers 1.5 cm long, the 
standard somewhat cleft at the apex 6. M. foxworthyi 
