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Alarge, robust, woody climber. Leaves reaching 1-2 ft. long ; petiole 4-G in. long ; 

 leaflets ^een, glabresccut above, 6-12 in. by 3-6 in., minutely stipellate, pale beW, 

 sometimes subcoriaceous. Flowers in copious close axillary racemes near the top of 



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oblanceolate-oblong obtuse or subacute thinly silkv, flowers subsessile, pod 

 W glabrescent. Robinia fruticosa, RoxL Fl Lul. iii. 328. Pongamia 

 tniticosa, Grak in Wall Cat. 909. Otosema fruticosa, Benth. PL Jung. 249. 

 Amenmnum fasciculatum, Hamilt. MSS. 



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Forests of Bengal, Assam and Pegu. 

 A TToody climber. Leaves 



ind 1 ^^^*^^-^^^ Stipellate, glabrous above, thinly sericeous beneath. Flowers 

 .^^^®^^'^^fc axillary racemes and also in terminal panicles. Ca/y,r ^ in., densely 

 enceous, subtended by minute ovate bracts and bracteoles. Corolla | in. red, the 

 fitanaard densely silky. Pod hard and woody, silky when young, 6-7 in, by 1-1^ in. 



<ih"^i ™' Extensa, Penth. MSS.] branches finely downy, leaflets 9-11 

 _ ^^^-oblong membranous acute thirdy silkv, flowers short-pedicelled. Pon- 

 «^2iia, extensa, JValL Cat 5900. Otosema extensa, Benth. PL Jung. 249. 



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Wabak, Wallich. 



Petiol J l^^^*^^^ climbing species, closely allied to the two preceding. Leaflets long- 

 iiotse ' 1 ?,^^^^3^ P^*^c®d on an elongated nearly glabrous rachis, glabrescent above, 

 ^ear th *^^^^6loped. Flowers m very copious close axillary racemes 6-8 in. long 



r^'p - ® **^P ?f the branches. Calijx \ in., campanulate, scarcely toothed, with a 

 -Pftilik^tl^ °^^"^te bracteoles at the base. Corolla | in., densely sjlky, reddish lilac. 



G tliat of i(/", aiiriculain. whon vnnno* ■hnt noh Sftftn mature. 



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Wrri ^' ^^logryna, -STMrj^ in Journ. As. Soc. Bmg. xlii. 2, G7 ; branches 

 g^eo-tomentose, leaflets 9-13, flowers distinctly pedicelled^ ovarj^ glabrous. 





fenw^^^^ ^^™ber with terete minutely lenticellate branches, all the young parts 



fitiorten 1 1*^^^°*^^^®' ^^^^^ leaves not known. Bacemes 4-5 in., arising from 

 |aj- .,^^^^ branches, and forming usually ample lateral panicles; pedicels 

 ^l*scure]^^ 1^' velvety. Calyx broader than deep, under \ in. long, fulvous-velvety, 

 emarfvi/f ^^' dipper tooth largest. Corolla glabrous, violet; standard ^in. long, 

 ■^^z'ne t y^^'o^ at the throat. Young fod smooth, linear, acuminate. Placed by 

 est to M. extensa, I have seen no specimen. 



*I. caudata, Bakei^ ; branches glabrous, leaflets 7-9 oblong 



'onZm*^^^^^^ glabrous, flowers pedicellate, pod glabrescent not woody. 



240" i^^' caudata, Grah.WalL CaL 5895. Otosema caudata^ i?e?z;;/^ PL Jang. 



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 aW J^y cumber.. Leaflets minutely stipellat3, 6-9 in. long, firm, bright green 



axilla' ^"f^^^o^s ^i<^^» narrowed out at the tip into a long distinct i 

 ^^^late 1 ^"P^^^ocled, not so dense as in the others, 4-6 in. long. 

 Hin '^^ ^V ^^^^^^^^y toothed, densely sil^y: Bracts very mi: 



Calyx cam- 

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