Crotalaria.] 
XLVII. LEGUMINOS-iE. 
561 
oblong, blunt; petioles -15 in, long. Stipules foliaceous, deflexed, 
*25 in. long. Racemes 2- to 8-flowered, leaf-opposed 2 to 4 in. 
long. Bracts linear • 2 in. long. Calyx silky, '5 in. long, upper 
teeth lanceolate, lower linear. Corolla yellow, not longer. Pod 1 
to 1-25 in. long, stalked glabrous. Seeds 20 to 30, Hab. Very 
rare. Open heathy country. Pahang, Pekan (Ridley). Distrib. 
Indo-Malaya and China. 
(5) C. retusa Linn. Sp. PI. 715. Baker, l.c. ii. 75; Pram, 
lx. 38. 
A branched glabrous under-shrub about 2 to 4 ft. tall. Leaves 
fleshy herbaceous, puberulous beneath, oblong-oblanceolate, simple 
blunt, 1*5 to 3 in. long or retuse, base cuneate. Stipules subulate 
very small. Racemes terminal elongating 6 to 8 in. long, 12- to 
20-flowered. Calyx *35 to *5 in. long, tube campanulate, teeth 
lanceolate. Corolla ’8 in. long, yellow tinged purple, showy. Pod 
oblong, thick 1 to 1*5 in. long, -5 in. wide, stalked. Seeds 15 to 
20. Hab. Seashore. Singapore, Changi. Pahang, Pulau Tawar. 
Malacca, town and Tanjong Kling. Dindings, Lumut. Penang, 
Tanjong Tokong (Ridley). Distrib. Whole world. Native name: 
Giring Landak. 
(6) C. sericea Retz, Obs. v. 26; Baker, lx. ii. 75; Prain, l.c. 38. 
An under-shrub like the last, but leaves 2 to 6 in. long, oblong- 
lanceolate, silky beneath, sub-acute. Stipules large, leafy. Racemes 
10 to 12 in. long, 20- to 50-flowered. Bracts ovate leafy; pedicels 
longer than calyx. Corolla showy, large, *8 in. long, yellow tinged 
purple. Pod 175 in. long, swollen, -6 in. wide, stalked. Seeds 
20 to 30. Hab. Rare. Malacca (Griffith). Distrib. India, Indo- 
China. 
(7) C. albida Heyne, in Roth. Nov. Sp. PI. 333; Baker, l.c. ii. 71; 
Prain, lx. 39. 
Slender under-shrub branched from base, 6 to 12 in. tall, silky. 
Leaves simple linear-oblong, blunt silky beneath, 1 to 1*5 in. long, 
•2 in. wide; petioles -i in. long. Stipules o. Racemes terminal, 
6- to 20-flowered, 2 to 4 in. long; bracts linear very small. Calyx 
turbinate, -25 in. long, 2 upper teeth broad, 3 lower linear, silky. 
Corolla - 3 in. long, pale yellow. Pod glabrous sessile oblong- 
cylindric, *5 to '6 in. long. Seeds 6 to 12. Hab. Very rare in open 
spaces. Selangor, roadsides at Kwala Selangor (Ridley). Distrib. 
Indo-China. 
(8) C. verrucosa Linn. Sp. PI. 715. Baker, lx. ii. 77; Prain, 
l.c. 39 ; Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 3034. 
Stout bushy herb about 2 ft. tall. Branches angular soon 
glabrous. Leaves 2 to 6 in. long, 1-5 in. wide, simple, rather thin, 
ovate blunt, base deltoid. Stipules leafy semilunar. Racemes 
terminal 6 in. long, 12- to 20-flowered; bracts linear minute. 
Calyx short campanulate, ‘3 in. long, teeth lanceolate. Corolla 
75 in. long, blue and white, or white, showy. Pods oblong, faintly 
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