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6. Indigofera hebepetala, Benth. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 101. A tall 
shrub, thinly hairy or glabrous ; branches erect. Leaves 4-8 in. ; 
leaflets 9-17, opposite, ovate or ovate-oblong, f-lf in. Racemes 
2-6 in. Bracts boat-shaped, abruptly narrowed in a long, tail-like 
point, quite enclosing the flower-buds. Flowers crimson-red, J in. 
long. Pod glabrous, 1 J-2J in. 
Mahasu, Theog, Narkunda ; May, June. — Temperate Himalaya, 6000- 
15,000 ft. 
7. Indigofera pulchella, Roxb. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 101. A thinly 
hairy or glabrous shrub. Leaves 2-6 in. ; leaflets 11-19, opposite, 
ovate or oblong-ovate, f-1 in. Racemes 2-6 in. Bracts lanceo- 
late, gradually narrowed in a long point. Flowers bright pink, 
fading to violet, J in. long. Pod glabrous, 1-1 \ in. 
Valleys below Simla ; March-May. —Plains of X. India, ascending to 5000 ft. 
— Nilghiris. 
8. Indigofera Dosua, Buch.-Ham. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. * 102. A 
densely hairy or tomentose shrub. Leaves 2|-4| in. ; leaflets 
19-35, opposite, narrowly oblong, J-J in., both surfaces hairy, 
lower paler. Racemes 2-4 in. Bracts hairy, narrowly lanceolate, 
long-pointed, much longer than the flower-buds. Flowers bright 
red, nearly \ in. long. Pod tomentose, j-1 J in. 
Simla, Mushobra ; May, June. — Temperate Himalaya, Assam to Simla, 
6000-8000 ft. 
12. COLUTEA. The classical name of some plant of this 
affinity ; etymology obscure. — Temperate Asia, S. Europe. 
Colutea nepalensis, Sims ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 103, under C. arbo- 
rescens, Linn. An erect, nearly glabrous shrub. Leaves odd- 
pinnate, 2-6 in. ; leaflets 9-13, pale green, obovate, iri in. 
Flowers yellow, often tinged with red, f in. long, in axillary 
racemes. Calyx bell-shaped ; teeth 5, short, nearly equal, the 
lowest longest. Standard orbicular, spreading, having 2 small 
folds just above the short claw ; wings oblong ; keel broad, curved, 
obtuse, the long claws united. Upper stamen free, others united. 
Ovary stalked, pubescent ; style strongly curved, bearded along 
the inner side, tip inflexed ; stigma thick, dilated. Pod bladder- 
like, ovoid, 1 J-2 in. long, splitting at the top when mature ; seeds 
many, kidney-shaped. 
Simla, Mahasu, Matiana ; July, August. — Temperate Himalaya, 8000- 
11,000 ft. 
Closely allied to the S. European C. arborescens, Bladder Senna, so called 
from the inflated pods and the purgative properties of the leaflets. 
13. TEPHROSIA. From the Greek tephros , ash-coloured, re- 
ferring to the pubescence of most species. — Most tropical regions. 
