Field notebooks : Mallorca, 1930-1935
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3-29-30 Anthyllis tetraphylla h. kn II 73 Bar Box 73 1/3 Col by Mr Neron. Fl. Twig, 6 in long about & firm but prot. not woody, velvety. In salt, terminal lft particle broad 1/4 in x 2+ x 1/6 mm, below this on lower side 7th particle 3-4th? about half these dimensions some to less of aft this 3rd lft very small & at base 9 particle on lower side in a position that suggests stipule. 4th lft longer than 3rd but much smaller than 2nd. This arrangement varied in one case by an extra lft bet 1st & 2nd. Lfts oblate (determined me very definitely as) entire, velvety, broad side no stipules unless the 4th lft is one. Also in 5-6 in axillary almost sessile leaf, subtended by small 2-folliole lf, of general appearance like st.-lvo. but lfts somewhat oblique, sharper pointed & the terminal lft & only a little longer than #4. [Note hereto this peculiarity Page] lfts not mentioned in books.] Fl 1 1/2 mm overall. Calyx 11 mm? of which the 5 sharp teeth are 2mm. Calyx tubular, velvety, & prot will be awlled. Stamens dia radial forms, the 5 free even in bud, the all stamens the rest forming a tube to near their tips, all stamens of same length and inflated at their tips then abruptly narrowed as tho the long anthers were on short pedicels. Style only just longer than stamens, stigma capitate. Petals long clawed, the standard