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behind the stigma of S. micropkylla, laxa, and Fraseri. Pod inflated, membranous, 
globular or ovoid, 4 to 5 lines long, on a stipes exceeding the calyx, but perhaps 
not quite full grown in specimens examined. 
Hab.: Condamine River and Darling Downs, Leichhardt ; Burnett River, F. v. Mueller. 
4. S. phacoides (Phaca- [Astragulus] -like), Benth. in Mitch. Prop. Austr. 
363 and FI. Austr. ii. 217. A perennial, with procumbent or ascending stems of 
1 to ljft., hoary-pubescent as well as the leaves, the young shoots silky. Leaflets 
9 to 13, narrow-oblong or linear, obtuse or retuse, 4 lines to lin. long. Stipules 
lanceolate or subulate-pointed. Flowers rather large, yellow according 
to Mitchell but purple in most specimens, in short racemes on long 
peduncles. Bracts small. Pedicels very short. Calyx silky-villous, about 3 
lines long, the lobes lanceolate, at least as long as the tube. Standard about 6 
lines diameter, with thick almost confluent callosities almost on the claw ; wing 
short, rather broad ; keel incurved, obtuse. Style slender and much incurved, 
but not involute at the end. Pod sessile, oblong-linear, about lin. long, turgid, 
but coriaceous, silky-pubescent, the upper suture slightly indented. 
Hab.: E. coast, R. Brown; Mount Owen and Maranoa River, Mitchell. 
Var. parviflora. Leaflets fewer, usually narrow. Flowers smaller. 
Var. grandiflora. Pubescence whiter, almost silky or mealy. Leaflets broadly oblong. 
Flowers large. 
The two varieties distinguished by Mr. Bentham are given, as in all probability they may be 
met with in Queensland. 
The callosities at the top of the claw in this and some of the following species are variable in 
shape and consistence, but are always very different from the distinct plates of S. galegifolia, and 
never disappear entirely as in S. phacifolia and others. — Benth. 
5. S. oligophylla (leaves few), F.v. M. Herb.; Benth. FI. Austr. ii. 219. 
Apparently perennial, with diffuse or ascending stems under 1ft. long, slightly 
hoary. Leaflets 5 to 9, from obovate to cuneate-oblong, very obtuse, \ to Jin. 
long. Stipules small. Flowers small, in short racemes, on peduncles sometimes 
scarcely exceeding the leaves, sometimes twice as long. Calyx-tube very short, 
with a prominent minutely-hispid nerve descending from each lobe, the lobes 
narrow, almost subulate, 3 or 4 times as long as the tube. Standard about 4 
lines diameter, with a transverse callosity or thickening of the top of the claw ; 
wings shorter ; keel much incurved, obtuse, slightly exceeding the wings. Style 
slender, much incurved. Pod sessile, broadly oblong, turgid, about Jin. long, 
hoary-pubescent, the upper suture slightly indented, but not seen in perfect 
condition. 
Hab.: Inland localities. 
6. S. campylantha (curved flowers), F. v. M. in Rep. Grey. PI. 6 ; Benth. 
FI. Austr. ii. 219. Glabrous and somewhat glaucous, with rather rigid 
stems of about 1ft. Leaflets usually about 5, lanceolate or linear, acute, 
1 to ljin. long, or those of the lower leaves short and obtuse. Stipules small. 
Flowers (purple ?) not numerous, in pedunculate racemes longer than the leaves. 
Bracts small. Pedicels rather short. Bracteoles subulate, close to the calyx. 
Calyx 2 to 2J lines long, nearly glabrous outside ; lobes acute, nearly as long as 
the tube, pubescent inside. Standard about 5 lines diameter, with a callosity or 
thickening of the top of the claw ; wings twisted, nearly as long as the standard 
and always exceeding the keel ; keel with a short obtuse oblique beak. Style 
thick, much inflected at the base, hooked and almost involute at the end. Young 
pod sessile, glabrous. 
Hab.: Bowen River, Boicmun, and other inland localities (Warrego, Maranoa, etc.) 
