LEGUMINOS.E. 199 



Canavalia obtusifolia DC. Prodr. II. p. 404; BAKER in HOOK. f. Fl. 

 Brit. Incl. II. p. 196 ; FORBES et HEMSL. Ind. Fl. Sin. I. p. 192 ; MATSUM. 

 et HAYATA Euura. PI. Formos. p. 110. 



HAB. Keluugto, Suitenkwa, Tamsui, Agiucort. 



DISTRIB. Common on tropical sea-shores. 



34. Phaseolus LINN.* 

 Dicliotomous Key to tlie Formosan Species. 



(1) Pod elongately oblong flattened 8 cm. long, 3 cm. broad, acute at both 



ends, shortly rostrate at the apex, thinly velntiuons, leaves rhom- 

 boidal, acuminate towards the apex, obtuse at the very tip. 



Pliawolus lunatns. 



(2) Pod linear terete or complanate, nearly C cm. long. 6 mm. broad, leaves 



various. (3) 



(3) Erect herb P. radiatm var. typica. 



Scandent herbs. (4) 



(4) Stem nearly glabrous much slender, leaves much smaller, slightly 



pubescent P. irilobits. 



Stem hirsute, best with long reflexecl hairs, much stouter, leaves much 

 larger, hispid above, pubescent beneath . P. Mungo. 



Phaseolus lunatus LINN.; DC. Prodr. II. p. 393 ; BAKER in HOOK. f. 

 Fl. Brit. Lid. II. p. 200 ; MATSUM. in Tokyo Bot. Mag. XII. p. 6.1 ; 

 MATSUM. et HAYATA Fuum. PI. Formos. p. 111. 



HAB. Taichu. 



DISTRIB. 



Phaseolus Mungo LINN; MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PL Formos. p. 

 111. 



HAB. 







DISTRIB. 



* Species belonging to this genus find Viyna are rather confounded in the Formosan plants. 

 It is much to be desired that a careful revision on these two genera should be done with perfect 

 materials. 



