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racemes 2-6 in. long. Bracts minute. Calyx-teeth much longer 
than the tube, bristle-like, fringed. Pod hairy, about f in. 
Throughout India, ascending to 4000 ft. ; June-January. — Nearly all 
tropical regions. 
4. Indigofera Gerardiana, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 100, including 
var. lieterantha. A silvery pubescent or tomentose shrub. Leaves 
1J-3 in. ; leaflets 7-23, opposite, ovate or oblong-ovate, 
Fig. 36. Indigofera Gerardiana. 
both surfaces hairy. Racemes 2-4 in. Bracts minute. Flowers 
J— | in. long, pale red or purple. Calyx-teeth triangular, not longer 
than the tube. Pod pubescent, 1-2 in. (Fig. 36.) 
Simla, common ; May-July. — Temperate Himalaya, 5000-8000 ft. 
5. Indigofera atropurpurea, Buck. -Ram. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 101. 
A tall, nearly glabrous shrub ; branches erect. Leaves 6-12 in. ; 
leaflets 11—17, opposite, ovate-oblong, 1-1 \ in., both surfaces 
thinly pubescent. Racemes 6-12 in. Bracts lanceolate, gradually 
narrowed to the point. Flowers very dark purple-red, in. long. 
Pod glabrous, 1-1 J in. 
Sutlej valley, near Rampore ; June, July. — Temperate Himalaya, 4000- 
9000 ft.— China. 
