Abstract:

                                             Abstract

     The genus Antheroporum was proposed by Gagnepain (1915) in Notulae Syste-

maticae. He cited two species under the genus, A. pierrei as type species from Thai-

land and A. harmandii from Southern Viet-Nam. As stated in the original description,

anther-loculi dehiscing by a terminal pore. Hutchinson (1964) pointed out that Gagne-

pain^,s conception was shown to be erroneous as they are dehiscing by a slit lengthwise.

Therefore the genus Antheroporum must be transferred  to tribe  Tephrosieae Benth.

(incl. Millettieae Hutch.).

     This paper reports a record of the genus new to the Chinese flora, i.e.A. harman-

dii has its former range of distribution far extends northward to the SW provinces of

China, and a new species, A. glaucum, from Yunnan province. A key to three species

of the genus is provided as follows:

     1.  The keel and standard almost equal in length

        2.  Leaflets glaucous beneath, glabrous; petiole and petiolule glabrous, blacken in

             drying;  Yunnan........... 1.A.  glaucum

          2. Leaflets densely appressed pubescent beneath; petiole and petiolule velvety-

            pubescent; SW China, Viet-Nam  ........................  2. A. harmandii

     1.  The keel about 2 times shorter than the standard; Thailand, Southern Viet-Nam

         ..................  3. A. pierrei