Chesneya acaulis (Baker) Popov

Perennial herb, stem almost absent. Stipules lateral free, c. 6 mm or less long, obovate, tomentose silky. Leaf imparipinnately compound, rachis (including petiole) c. 1.2-4.7 cm long, tomentose, petiole c. 7-22 mm long; petiolule less than 1 mm. Lamina 3-11, c. 5-13 mm long, c. 4-11 mm broad, obovate, entire, tip truncate to retuse, silky tomentose on both sides. Inflorescence 1-flowered, axillary pedunculate. Peduncle c. 1.0-3.0 cm long, tomentose. Pedicel c. 1-2 mm long. Calyx c. 17-19 mm long, teeth unequal, upper c. 3 mm long, lateral and lower c. 4-6 mm long. Vexillum c. 30-31 mm long, pubescent externally. Wing c. 28 mm long. Keel c. 27-28 mm long. Fruit c. 4.5-6.0 cm long, c. 6 mm broad. Seeds reniform, brown, pitted.

Distribution: Pakistan (N.W.F. Province); Afghanistan; 5000-10000 ft.

Fl.Per.: March June.