LEGUMINOS.E. 189 



p. 22(5; BAKER in HOOK. f. 11. Brit. Ind. IT. p. 15(! ; FORBES et HEMSL. 

 Iiicl. 11. Sin. I. p. 178 ; MATSUM. et HAYATA Fnum. PL Formos. p. 108. 



I [AB. 



DISTRIB. Tropical Asia, Australia and Polynesia. 



Uraria picta DESV. ; DC. Prodr. IE. p. 321; BAKER in HOOK. 1'. Fl. 

 Brit. Ind. II. p. 155 ; FORBES et HEMSL. Ind. Fl. Sin. I. p. 178 ; MATSUM. et 

 HAYATA Ennni. PI, Formos. p. 108. 



HAB. 



DlSTiai;. Tropical Africa and Asia, to the Philippines and Australia. 



19. Lotii'ea NECK. 



Lourea obcordata DESV. ; DC. Prodr. II. p. 321; BENTK. Fl. Hongk. 

 p. 82 ; FORBES et HEMSL. Ind. Fl. Sin. I. p. 178 ; MATSIM. et HAYATA 

 Enuin. PL Forinos. p. 108. 



I TAB. Tanisni. 



DiSTRUt. Malaya, tmpical Australia and the, Philippines. 



20. Afysicdt'ptis NECK. 

 Dicliotomous K<IJ f<> ihe. Form-own Species. 



(1) Leaves linear ..................................... A. 



Leaves Ijroadly oblong ............................... A. vaginal!*. 



Alysicarpus bupleurifolius DC. Prodr. II. p. 352; BENTH. 11. Hongk. 

 p. 81 ; BAKER in HOOK. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. II. p. 188 ; FORBID et HEMSL. Ind. 

 Fl. Sin. I. p. 178; M.VT.SUM. et HAYA.TA Enuin. PI. Forinos. ]>. 103; HAYATA 

 Materials for a Flora of Formosa p. 79. 



HAB. Ako, Kotansho. 



DlSTRiB. Hongkong ; tropical Asia, the Mascarene islands and Polynesia. 



A shrubby herb, 40-50 cm. long, decumbent, many-branched ; leaves 

 alternate, linear, 5 cm. long, 2-3 mm. broad, shortly petioled, stipules sheath- 

 like lanceolate, scaly ; calyx l!-7 mm. long, deeply lobed, lobes lanceolate, 

 scaly ; pods long, 1.} cm. 2 cm. long, 5 jointed, cut into each joint when ripy. 



