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1. L. punctata Benth. 
Key to the Western Australian species of Labichea. 
A. Anthers equal; undershrub Avith 
almost simple stems; leaves not 
pungently acute 
E. Anthers unequal; branched shrubs 
with pungently acute leaflets (or 
leaves). 
a. Leaves pinnate with an elon- 
gated rhachis 
b. Leaves digitate or simple. 
a. Sepals 4; petals 4; glab- 
rous shrub with mostly 
simple leaves 3-8 cm. 
long, or the leaflets 3 
with the middle leaflet 
usually the longest, all 
rather broad 
2. L. cassioides Gaud, 
3. L. lanceolata Benth. 
Sepals 5; petals 4 or 5; 
branchlets and leaves 
pubescent; leaflets 3 or 
5. less than 2 cm. long. 
T. Leaves narrow-ellip- 
tical or ('Iliptical-laneeo- 
late with involute mar- 
TI. Leaves, terete or 
very slightly com- 
pressed, deeply grooved 
underneath 
4. L. eremaea C, A. Gardn. 
5. L. teretifolia 0. A. Gardn. 
PAPILIONACE^. 
(rompholobium obcordatum Turcz. var. pachyphyllum C. A. Gardn. var. nov. 
Fruticulus ^ humilis divaricate ramosissimus, ramis ramulisque 
viseidissimis; foliis trifobatis, petiolo brevissimo; foliolis paivis lato-euneatis, 
retusis, glabris, crassis, supra convexis, viseosis, marginibus recurvis; stipulis 
minutissimis ; doribus solitariis, tenninalibus, pedieellatis; ealyce glabro, 
viscoso, profimde subaequaliter 5-Iobato lobis valvatis, aeutis; petalis quam 
calyx yix longioribus, flaA’is; vexillo orbiculato, emarginato, alis minoi’ibus, 
oblongis aeutis, earina obtusa; ovario subsessili, ovato, glabro, ovulis 4, stylo 
meurvato, subaequilongo, crassiusculo, stigmate minuto; legumine maturo 
depresso-gioboso, glabro, duro. 
Fruticulus circa 15 cm. altus; foliola 2-3 mm. longa et lata; pedicelli 3.5 
mm. longi; calyx 6 mm. longus; vcxillum 6 mm. longiim, 7 mm. latum, Carina 
D.o mm. longa. 
Hab. in distr. Avon prope Yorkrakine, in frutieetis apertis arenosis, flor. 
m. Decern, et Jan. Gardner. 
