13 543 
Desmodium Desv., Bth. l. c. 93. 
2. D. barbatum Bth. Pl. Jungh. I, 294. — «Amor do 
campo» Fluminensium, sec. Glaziou. 
In valle Jacarepaguá, prov. Rio de Janeiro, m. Sept. Oct. 
d.: Glaziou (2969, 6176). Ad Rio de Janeiro hinc illinc in 
campis apertis frequens; Jun. fl.; altitudinem 3—4 ped. attingit: 
Lund. ln pratis et cultis ad Hytu et ad Caxoeira do campo, 
Febr. fl.:: Lund. — Ad Lagoa Santa in campis humidis et 
arenosis ad lacum, in fruticetis silvestribus, in pascuis, et planta- 
tionibus, juxta vias etc. frequens, etiam in campis «cerrados» 
prope lacum occurrens; fl. Jan.—Apr.; corolla rosea vel pallide 
violacea. Radix annuus. 
Desmodium bracteatum n. sp. Micheli, 
caule erecto pubescentes; foliolo terminali ovato, lateralibus multo 
majore; racemis brevibus densifloris ramulos axillares terminan- 
libus, bracteis late ovatis, calycis puberuli dentibus tubo bre- 
voribus, legumine hirsuto 2—3-articulato. 
Caulis a basi erectus, strictus, pubescentia albida brevi ad- 
pressa (praecipue in partibus novellis) vestitus, ramulis erecto- 
paentibus, rigide" herbaceis. ^ Stipule scarioso - membranacez, 
stiate, caduca, lanceolate, longe et acutissime acuminate, 415 
mm. longe. Folia plus minus reflexa; petiolus tenuis 20 mm. 
longus, precipue ad basin pilosus. Stipella lineari-subulatee, 
striate, Foliola valde insqualia; terminale distans, ovatum ob- 
lusum v. retusum, 8 cm. longum, 4 cm. latum, integrum, late- 
lia brevissime petiolulata anguste ovata, obtusa, 2— 3 cm. longa, 
10—15 mm. lata, omnia tenuiter chartacea, penninervia et reti- 
tulato-nervosa, saperne glabra, vel parce puberula, subtus pal- 
liliora, adpresse sericeo-pubescentia. Racemi ramulos axillares, 
fiis minoribus plerumque  unifoliolatis obductos terminantes, 
icm. longi, confertim multiflori, pedunculo hirsuto.  Bractea 
lile ovatze, mucronate, striate, glabre, ciliate, ante anthesin im- 
