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CROTALARIA Linnaeus 

 CROTALARIA SALTIANA Andr. Bot. Rep. (1811) t. 648. 

 Crotalaria striata DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 131. 

 AMBOINA, Batoe merah, Rel. Robins. 2011, July 20, 1913, in rocky soil at 

 low altitudes. Bali, Boeleleng, Rel. Robins. 2533, July 7, 1913. 



All tropical countries; where native uncertain, but probably tropical 

 America. 



INDIGOFERA Linnaeus 

 INDIGOFERA TRIFOLIATA Linn. Araoen. Acad. 4 (1759) 327. 



Amboina, Soeli, Rel. Robins. 2017, November 25, 1913, in grass lands, 

 altitude about 25 meters. 



India and Ceylon to southern China, southward through Malaya to 

 tropical Australia. 



DESMODIUM Desvaux 

 DESMODIUM HETEROCARPUM (Linn.) DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 337. 

 Hedysarum heterocarpon Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 747. 

 Desmodium polycarpum DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 334. 

 Amboina, Soja road, Rel. Robins. 2014, August 1, 1913, on grassy hill- 

 sides, altitude 100 to 300 meters. 



Tropical Asia and Africa through Malaya to tropical Australia and 

 Polynesia. 



DESMODIUM TRIFLORUM (Linn.) DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 334. 

 Hedysarum triflorum Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 749. 



Amboina, town of Amboina, Rel. Robins. 2015, July 30, 1913. Boeton, 

 Baoe-baoe, Rel. Robins. 2483, July 13, 1913. 



Tropics of both hemispheres. 



ALYSCICARPUS Necker 

 ALYSCICARPUS NUM MULARIFOLIUS (Linn.) DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 353. 

 Hedysaryum nummular i folium Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 746 p. p., excl. Fl. 

 Zeyl. 288. 

 Amboina, Batoe merah and Batoe gadjah, Rel. Robins. 2043, July and 

 August, 1913, roadsides, altitude sealevel to 150 meters. 



Widely distributed in the tropics of the Old 'World, introduced in the 

 New World. 



URARIA Desvaux 



URARIA LAGOPODIOIDES (Linn.) Don Prodr. Fl. Nepal. (1825) 324. 

 Hedysarum lagopodioides Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 1198. 

 Hedysarum lagopoides Burm. f. Fl. Ind. (1768) 168, t. 53, f. 2. 

 Amboina, Lateri and Batoe gadjah, Rel. Robins. 2013, August, 1913, 

 grassy hillsides and along trails, altitude 100 to 150 meters. Celebes, Ma- 

 cassar, Rel. Robins. 2460, July 11, 1913. 



India to southern China southward through Malaya to tropical Australia. 



PHYLACIUM Bennett 

 PHYLACIUM BRACTEOSUM Benn. PI. Jav. Rar. (1840) 159, t. 33. 



Amboina, Paso, Rel Robins. 2018, July 8, 1913, in thickets at low 

 altitudes. 



Malay Peninsula and Archipelago to the Philippines and New Guinea. 



