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Asia. It is found also in Australia from New South Wales to 

 Western Australia, in fact everywhere except on the south coast. 



77. Canavalia ensiformis, DC. The leaves, pods and unripe 

 fruits are cooked and eaten with rice, but some of the species are 

 very poisonous. 



78. Phaseoltjs vulgaris, L. Kajang-bungi, Leu-tiek, Sun- 

 danese ; Tau, Punti ; Tsam, Mandarine ; Japanese, Injen mame^ 

 but there are many other names. Several species of this genus 

 have been long cultivated in various countries as beans or kidney- 

 beans, amongst which the above species or common ha,ricot is 

 included. There is much controversy as to the original home of 

 F. vidgaris. The whole question can be seen at length in De 

 Candolle's " Origin of Cultivated Plants." Without entering 

 into the matter I may summarize the result of the discussion 

 which is according to DC. : — 1. P. vidgaris has only been 

 cultivated in India, the south-west of Asia, and Egypt in com- 

 paratively modern times. 2. There is no proof that it was 

 known in Europe before the discovery of America. 3. The genus 

 is South American for the most part. 4. Probable specimens 

 have been discovered in ancient Peruvian tombs, while none such 

 exist in the ancient tombs of Egypt, Greece or Rome. There are 

 many cultivated species, three of which extend to Australia, 

 where, like rice and some other domestic })lants, they may have 

 been introduced by the Malays, who have visited the north coast 

 annually for ti'epang fishing for more than a century. 



79. Phaseolus trinervius, Heyne. 



80. Phaseolus calcaratus, Roxburgh. 



81. Pachyrhizus angulatus. Rich. (herb. DC. prod.), Bang- 

 kuang, Malay. Cultivated in India, China and Mauritius for 

 the sake of the root, a single, tui-nip-shaped tuber. It is eaten 

 both raw and cooked, but is not valued much. It is said that 

 the roots are sometimes as thick as a man's thigh, and six or 

 eight feet in length. 



82. Flemingia strobilifera, R. B:-. Hahap-paan, Sundanese. 

 This plant is a familiar object in all the jungles of the East, 



