Tephrosia.] 
XLIII. LEGUMINOS/E. 
893 
in distant pairs or clusters on short pedicels. Bracts small. Calyx silky- 
pubescent, about 3 lines long, the lobes nearly as long as the tube. Standard 
very silky. Pod H to 2in. long, incurved, softly velvety. Seeds orbicular. 
Hab.: Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown. 
4. T. oblongata (oblong), R. Br. Herb. ( under Galega) ; Bentli. FI. Austr, 
ii. 205. An erect shrub or undershrub, of 5 or 6ft., the branches angular, softly 
pubescent. Leaflets usually 11 to 17, oblong, obtuse, 1 to 2in. long, nearly 
glabrous above, silky-pubescent underneath, the primary pinnate veins parallel 
and prominent underneath, but anastomosing within the margin. Stipules very 
deciduous. Racemes long and rigid, terminal or in the upper axils, rarely leaf- 
opposed. Flowers (almost orange, R. Br., becoming pink when dry) in distinct 
clusters. Bracts linear-subulate, more conspicuous than in most species. Stan- 
dard fully £in. diameter, callous at the base above the claw ; keel much shorter 
and much curved. Style flattened, glabrous. Pod not seen. 
Hab.: Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown. 
A very imperfect specimen of A. Cunningham’s from the N. coast may belong to the same 
species, the specimens of which sometimes almost assume the aspect of a Millettia. — Bentli. 
5. T. porrecta (extending), R. Br. Herb, funder Galega); Bentli. hi. Austr. 
ii. 206. Rootstock thick, with elongated diffuse or ascending stems, the whole 
plant loosely pubescent or nearly glabrous. Leaflets usually 11 to 19, sessile, 
from broadly elliptical oblong to nearly linear, obtuse or with recurved points, 3 
to 8 lines long, coriaceous, the primary veins arcuate and anastomosing within 
the margin and conspicuous on both sides. Stipules striate, recurved. Racemes 
long and slender, terminal, often leafy at the base, the floral leaves usually 
3-foliolate. Flowers rather small, on pedicels longer than the calyx. Calyx 
pubescent, about 2 lines long, the lobes narrow-subulate, pointed, at least as long 
as the tube. Standard pubescent, about 4 lines diameter. Style scarcely 
flattened, strongly bearded. Pod about 1 to l^in. long, arcuate pubescent. Seeds 
orbicular. 
Hab.: Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Br. (Benth. l.c.) 
6. T. polyzyga (many pairs of leaflets), F. v. M. Herb.; Benth. FI. Austr. 
ii. 206. Stems or branches elongated, hoary or almost silky with a close 
tomentum. Leaflets 20 to 40 or more, on a common petiole of 3 to 5in., oblong, 
obtuse, mostly 4 or 5 lines long, rigid, nearly glabrous above, silky pubescent 
underneath, the primary veins few and anastomosing within the margin. Flowers 
small, in distant clusters, in long, often branched, racemose panicles. Pedicels 
short. Calyx silky-tomentose, 2 to 2J lines long, the lobes rather broad, acute, 
shorter than the tube. Standard broad ; keel obtuse. Style flat. Pod nearly 
straight, l\ to 2in. long, softly tomentose. Seeds lenticular. 
Hab.: Thursday and other islands of Torres Straits, Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria. 
7. T. leptoclada (branches slender), Benth. FI. Austr. ii. 207. Apparently 
annual, erect, much branched at the base, loosely pubescent. Leaflets either 
single with a pair of stipellae, or 3 digitate at the end of the petiole, or rarely 1 
or 2 pairs lower down the petiole, linear, often 2, 3, or even 4in. long when 
single, acutely acuminate, glabrous above, pubescent underneath. Racemes long, 
slender, with very small flowers in distant pairs. Pedicels slender. Calyx-teeth 
subulate, longer than the short tube. Standard not 3 lines diameter. Pod long, 
narrow, straight, pubescent. Seeds nearly orbicular. 
Hab.: Bowen River, Bowman ; Walsh River, T. Barclay -Millar, 
