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Mascarene Islands, India, southern China, the Malay Peninsula and Archipel- 
ago to New Guinea and northern Australia. 
26. Desmodium pseudotriquetrum DC. Ann. Sci. Nat. I 4 (1825) 100, Prodr. 
2 (1825) 326. 
Desmodium triquetrum subsp. pseudotriquetrum Prain in Journ. As. Soe. 
Beng. 66° (1897) 390. 
Luzon, Province of Benguet, Merrill 4477, Williams 1414. 
Northern India and the mountains of Assam. 
This species was reduced by Baker to D.. triquetrum DC., but its habit is 
entirely different, its leaves much smaller, and its pods glabrous, except for the 
ciliate margins. The two specimens cited above appear to be in all respects 
typical D. pseudotriquetrum, and I consider the form to be worthy of specific 
rank, . 
§ HETEROLOMA. 
27. Desmodium virgatum Zoll. Nat. Geneesk. Arch. 3 (1846) 58; Prain in 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 66? (1897) 143, 399; Merr. & Rolfe in Philip. Journ. Sci. 
3 (1908) Bot. 103. 
Desmodium gangeticum Naves in Blanco FI. Filip. ed. 3, pl. 877, non DC. 
Desmodium latifolium var. virgatum Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1* (1855) 247. 
Luzon, Province of Rizal, Bur. Sci. 4 Foxworthy: Province of Bataan, For. Bur. 
2231 Meyer: without locality, Marave 155, Vidal 248 (Herb. Kew), Loher 2348, 
2349 (Herb. Kew). 
This species was reduced to Desmodium latifolium DC. by Miquel, as a variety, 
and later by Baker was merged in the species; it is, however, entirely worthy of 
specific rank. 
Chittagong to Burma, Perak and Java. 
28. Desmodium gangeticum (Linn.) DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 327; Mig. Fl. Ind. 
Bat. 14 (1855) 247; Baker in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 (1876) 168; F.-Vill. Nov. 
App. (1880) - 62. 
Hedysarum gangeticum Linn. Sp. Pl. (1753) 746. 
Desmodium gangeticum var. neaei DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 327. 
Hippocrepis comosa Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 584, non Linn. 
Desmodium diversifolium Blanco 1. ¢. ed. 2 (1845) 408, ed. 3, 2: 384, non DC. 
Meibomia gangetica O. Kuntze Rey. Gen. Pl. (1891) 196. 
Luzon, Province of Cagayan, For. Bur. 16767 Curran: Province of Ilocos Norte, 
Bur. Sci. 7641 Ramos; Province of Benguet, Williams 1406: Province of Union, 
Elmer 5671: Province of Pangasinan, Merrill 2872: Province of Bulacan, Yoder 
46: Manila, McGregor 75, Baja 249: Province of Cavite, Bur. Sci. 1300 Mangubat: 
Province of Rizal, Bur. Sci. 6146 Robinson: Province of Bataan, Williams 52, 
Whitford 406, Elmer 6852, Merrill 3104: Province of Tayabas, Whitford 659, 
Gregory 119. Minvoro, Merrill 1269. Panawan, Merrill 849. Guimaras, For. 
Bur. 6479 Everett. Bonor, Miss Adams. BAStLtan, DeVore & Hoover 36. 
Native names: Manquit (Bataan); payang-payang (Tayabas) ; diquit-diquit 
(Pangasinan) ; pega-pega (Basilan). 
The variety neaei DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 327, described from Philippine material, 
is not distinct from the species. The type has been kindly examined by Mr. C. 
DeCandolle at my request. 
Widely distributed in the Philippines at low altitudes; tropical Africa and 
Asia to China, through Malaya to northern Australia and Polynesia; introduced 
in the West Indies. 
