Vicia sparsiflora, Ten. Vicia pinetorum, Boiss. & Spruner Vicia ochroleuca, Ten. Vicia pisiformis, L. Vicia argentea, Lapeyr.

3. V. sparsiflora Ten. View in CoL , F7. Nap. 5: 110 (1836).

Sparsely pubescent perennial up to 100 cm. Leaves without a tendril; leaflets 6-14 pairs, 8-25 x 4-10 mm, oblong to elliptical, acute. Racemes 6-to 20-flowered. Calyx-teeth unequal, shorter than tube; corolla 15-25 mm, pale yellow. Legume 20-40x4-9 mm, pale yellow,

glabrous. Seeds c. 4. 2n= 12. From S.E. Czechoslovakia to S. Italy and S.E. Bulgaria; local. Bu Cz Hu It Ju Rm.

4. V. pinetorum Boiss. & Spruner View in CoL in Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Or. Nov. 1(2): 104 (1843).

Sparsely pubescent perennial 30-50 cm. Leaflets 10-16 pairs, 10-20 x 3-7 mm, elliptic-lanceolate, acute. Racemes 8- to 20-flowered. Calyx-teeth unequal, the lower about as long as tube; corolla 12-19 mm, yellow. Legume 15-18 x 3-5-4 mm, dark brown, sparsely pubescent. Seeds c. 6; hilum of the circumference. • S. Aegean region. Cr Gr.

5. V. ochroleuca Ten. View in CoL , FI. Nap. 1, Prodr. 42 (1811).

Glabrous perennial 30-60 cm. Leaflets 7-12 pairs, linear to oblong or elliptical. Racemes 20- to 30-flowered. Calyx-teeth unequal, shorter than tube; corolla 7-13 mm, pale yellow or yellow-green. Legume 15-30x 5-5-7-5 mm, brown, glabrous. Seeds c. 6; hilum of the circumference. N. ÌV. part o fthe Balkan peninsula, Italy, Sicilia. Al Ju It Si.

(a) Subsp. ochroleuca :

Leaflets (15-)2O-45 x 3-9 mm, linear or oblong; calyx 2-7-4 mm. 2«= 12. Italy, Sicilia.

(b) Subsp. dinara (Borbas) K. Maly ex Rohlena , Sitz.-Ber. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. (Math.-Nat. Kl.) 1912(1): 36 (1913): Leaflets 10-20x2-5 mm, usually elliptical; calyx 2-4-3 mm. IV. Jugoslavia, N. Albania.

6. V. pisiformis L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 734 (1753).

Glabrous perennial 100- 200 cm. Leaflets 3-5 pairs, 15-40(-60)x 15-40 mm, ovate or ovate-orbicular, obtuse, mucronate. Racemes 8- to 30-flowered. Calyx-teeth unequal, shorter than tube; corolla 13-20 mm, yellow. Legume 25-40 x 6-10 mm, pale brown, glabrous. Seeds 6-7; hilum | of the circumference. C. & E. Europe, extending to S.E. Norway, E. France, N. Italy and C. Jugoslavia. Al Au Bu Cz Ga Ge He Hu It Ju No Po Rm Rs (C, W, K, E) Su.

7. V. argentea Lapeyr. View in CoL , Hist. Abr. Pyr. 417 (1813).

Villoussericeous perennial 10-40 cm. Leaves without a tendril, usually with a terminal leaflet; leaflets 7-9 pairs, 8-1 6x 1-4 mm, linear, obtuse; stipules entire. Racemes 3- to 7-flowered. Calyx-teeth unequal, the lower longer than the tube; corolla 18-25 mm, white with violet veins. Legume 22-30 x 7-5-10 mm, brown, villous. Seeds 4-7; hilum c. f s of the circumference. • Pyrenees. Ga Hs.

8. V. serinica Uechtr. & Hüter View in CoL , Österr. Bot. Zeitsehr. 55: 81 (1905)

( V. argentea auct. ital., non Lapeyr).

Like 7 but grey-hirsute; leaves with a simple or branched tendril; leaflets 8-11 pairs, linear-lanceolate, mucronate; racemes 4- to 10-flowered; legume hirsute. • S. Italy (Monte del Papa, near Lagonegro). It.