"m 547 
In campis ad S. Carlos, Jan. fl.: Lund. — Ad Lagoa 
Santa in campis frequens; caules erecti vulgo 4 ped. alti, 
simplices, e rhizomate lignoso enati; petala alba v. violacea, 
stris violaceis intensioribus, vexillo medio flavicante; fl. Nov. 
—Mart. 
€. pedunculata n. sp. Micheli, 
volubilis, caule glabro, foliolis 3 subtus glaucis puberulis, pe- 
dunculis plurifloris folio longioribus, bracteolis ovato-lanceolatis 
clyce duplo brevioribus. 
Specimen unicum incompletum (fructus non suppetitur), ab 
omnibus congeneribus a cl. Bentham descriptis inflorescentia 
(racemo folio longiore) diversum. Legumine absente sectio quam- 
modo incerta remanet, sed verisimiliter caulis habitu ad sectio- 
nem III (Clitorianthes Bth.) referendum. : 
Caulis volubilis herbaceus glaber. Folia trifoliolata ; slipule 
ovale, aculie, striatae, persistentes, 6 mm. longe.  Petiolus com- 
munis 4 cm. longus, sulcatus, parce pilosus. Stipelle anguste 
lanceolate , striate.  Foliola fere qualia, ovata, 8 cm. longa, 
4—5 cm. lata, acuta, costa breviter producta, mucronulata, char- 
lacea, superne glabra, subtus pilis adpressis brevibus conspersa, 
penninervia et reliculato-venosa. Pedunculi axillares folio lon- 
gres, apice pluriflori, 145—418 cm. longi, glabri, striati.  Brac- 
lee pedicellum zquantes, ovatme, striate, acute.  Bracteole ca- 
lis circa dimidiam partem &quantes, ovato-lanceolate acute, 
plosule. Calyx parce pilosus, 20 mm. longus, lacinie 4 supe- 
tiores lanceolatz et acuminate, tubi dimidiam partem aquantes, 
inferior angustior et longior. Corolla calyce circa duplo longior; 
vexillum album striis violaceis notatum, 35—40 mm. longum, 
0miculare, unguiculatum; carina et alo lutem vel albide, vexillo 
breviores, longe unguiculate. Ovarium breviter pubescens, stylo 
duplo longiore, arcuato glabro. Legumen ignotum. 
Ad Lagoa Santa m. Jan. fl.: W. 
