46. LEauMixos.E .- papilionacej:. 173 



7. Desmodium gyroides, DC. Prodr. ii. p. 326; Baker in 

 Hook. f Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. p. 175 ; Maxim, in Mel. Biol. xii. 

 p. 438. 



Kwangttjng: Lofaushan (Ford I). Herb. Kew. 

 Widely spread in India and Malaya. 



8. Desmodium heterophyllum, DC. Prodr. ii. p. 334 ; Baker 

 in Hook.f. Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. p. 173; Maxim, in Mel. Biol. xii. 

 p. 445. 



Fobmosa: Tamsui (Oldham, 162!); Kwangtung : Paklioi 

 (Playfair !). Mus. Brit. ; Herb. Kew. 

 Tropical Asia generally and the Mascarene Islands. 



9. Desmodium laburnifolium, DC. Prodr. ii. p. 337 ; Baker in 

 Hook.f. Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. p. 163 ; S. Moore in Journ. Bot. 1875, 

 p. 230 ; Hance in Journ. Bot. 1878, p. 9 ; Maxim, in Mel. Biol. 

 xii. p. 439. 



Catenaria laburnifolia, Benth. PI. Jungh. i. p. 220. 



Kiangstj: Shanghai (Carles I); Kiaxgsi: Kiuki&ng (Shearer !); 

 Fobmosa : Tamsui (Oldham, 168 !) ; Hupeh : Ichang (A. Henry !); 

 Kwangtujstg : North river (Hance, 13758 !). Mus. Brit. ; Herb. 

 Kew. 



Throughout tropical India and Malaya. 



10. Desmodium latifolium, DC. Prodr. ii. p. 328 ; Baker in 

 Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. p. 168 ; Wight, Ic. PL Ind. Or. 

 p. 270. 



Hedysarum latifolium, Roxb. Hort. Beng. p. 57 ; Bot. Reg. x. t. 355. 



China: without locality (Staunton ex Bot. Beg.). 



"Widely spread in tropical Africa and Asia, eastward to the 

 Philippine Islands; but we have seen no Chinese specimen, 

 though from the distribution of the species there is no reason 

 why it should not occur in the southern provinces. The plant 

 figured in the ' Botanical Eegister ' is recorded as having been 

 raised from seeds brought by Staunton from China. 



11. Desmodium laxiflorum, DC. in Ann. Sc. Nat. iv. 1825, 

 p. 100, et in Prodr. ii. p. 335 ; Baker in Hook.f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 

 ii. p. 164 ; Maxim, in Mel. Biol. xii. p. 440. 



Fobmosa: Tamsui (Oldham, 161!). Herb. Kew. 

 India, Malaya, and the Philippines. 



