Field notebooks : Mallorca, 1930-1935
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3-26-30? Hippocrepis uncaligera L. Knuth 113 Bar 150, Bon 9) Fl. "road lone" near panoramic view at top wherever. Ex. Drops. Leaves show more clear [illegible] fr as disc. but this seems only legume in Bar with odd-pinnate lvs & 2 seeds. yellow fls in axils. Plant prostrate with many ray-like bands. es from base 2-4 in long. Branches simple or % relatively thick. -calyx 1 1/2 in calyx of 13-9fls the lower pairs often not exactly opp. Stipules free, lanceolate 3-4 mm. acute, ciliate towards apex, green with indefinite whitish borders. lfts orbic & long 3-4 mm x 2-2 1/2 mm entire, mostly definitely notched at apex and mucronulate. Sts long & broad. fls yellows, 1-2 almost sessile in upper axils, 8mm long. Calyx 4 mm. slightly puberulent, rather 2-lipped the upper 2 teeth being longer than the rest or united more than 1/2 way to the acute tips. The other 3 narrower, more simply acute & with under sinuses. Standard larger than wings or wings equal to or a little larger than beak (in the freshest fls studied 3-27-30) inclined to curl out into it. Claw of standard raised above the claw so one can see daylight thru the lateral sinuses of calyx. Stamens diadelphous, some of them relatively very much enlarged just at apex. Style narrow, flat for a bit with small stigmatic surface & tip. Leaves linear, glabrous, 6 veined, not divided by