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Stamina 10, filamento vexillari libero 2-adelpha; anthers conformes. Ovarium sessile v. substipita- 
tum, co-ovulatum. Stylus incurvus; stigma terminale, minutum. Legumen compressum, oblongum, 
v. lineare, rectum v. subincurvum, membranaceum v. coriaceum ; sutura seminifera indehiscens, 
anguste alata. Semina solitaria v. 2-3, compressa, orbicularia v. reniformia.— Arbores v: frutices 
scandentes; foliis imparipinnatis, foliolis oppositis; stipellis stipulisque minutis v. nullis; racemis 
axillaribus v. lateralibus, albis flavidis v. violaceis; bracteis bracteolisque minutis deciduis.— Bra- 
chypterum, Wight et Arn. ; Endl. Gen. n. 6712. 
l. D. uliginosa, Benth. in Plant. Jungh. vol. i. p. 252; Fl. Austr. vol. ii. p. 272; scandens; 
glabra; foliolis 5—7, ovatis v. ovato-oblongis breviter et obtuse acuminatis, subcoriaceis lucidis; race- 
mis axillaribus lateralibus v. terminalibus; floribus breve pedicellatis, vexillo late ovato alis et caring 
subzquali; ovulis 4-6; legumine suborbiculari valde compresso utrinque obtuso valde obliquo; 
seminibus 1—2.— Pongamia: uliginosa, DC. Prodr. vol. ii. p. 416. P. religiosa, Wight in Hook. 
Bot. Mise. vol. iii. p. 301, et in Suppl. t. 41, sub nom. P. triphylla. Mimosa e N. Caledonia, 
Forst. Prodr. et in Sched. Herbarii Mus. Brit. Nomen vernac. Vitiense, “ Duva."—4A common 
seaside climber, growing with Hibiscus tiliaceus and Ximenia elliptica (Seemann! n. 127; Storck! 
n. 883; U.S. Expl. Exped.). Also collected in the Tongan Islands (U. S. Expl. Exped.), New 
Caledonia (Forster !), Eromanga (M‘Gillivray!), the east coast of New Holland, East Indies, Indian 
Archipelago, China, and south-east Africa. 
Grows plentiful on the sea-beach, and by its long running root-stock helps to keep the same together. 
The flowers appear from every part of the plant, and occasionally, as specially noticed by Mr. Storck (* Bon- 
plandia,’ vol. x. p. 296), from the roots. The leaves are pounded and thrown in the water by the natives 
for the purpose of first stupefying and then catching fish, the process being the same as I saw it practised 
by the American Indians in the Isthmus of Panama, and elsewhere. 
XXI. Pongamia, Vent. Malm. t. 28; Endl. Gen. p. 6713; Benth. Fl. Austr. vol. ii. p. 273. 
Calyx cyathiformis, oblique truncatus, obsolete 5-dentatus. Vexillum orbiculare, reflexum; ale 
obtuse, carinam subincurvam obtusam equantes. Stamina 10, filamento vexillari libero 2-adelpha; 
anther conformes. Ovarium subsessile, 2-ovulatum. Stylus incurvus; stigma minutum, terminale. 
Legumen coriaceum, compressum, oblique ovato-oblongum v. subfaleatum, 1-spermum, indehiscens, 
apterum, valvulis intus concavis. Semina reniformia.— Arbor; foliis imparipinnatis estipellatis ; 
racemis axillaribus; bracteis deciduis, bracteolis minutis v. nullis. 
l. P. glabra, Vent. Malm. t. 28; Benth. l.c. p. 273; inflorescentia excepta glabra; foliolis 
5-7 ovatis breve et obtuse acuminatis; racemis laxis; floribus plerumque geminis; legumine sessili 
v. subsessiliimNomen vernac. “ Vesi ni wai” v. ** Vesivesi."— Common on the seacoast all over 
Viti (Seemann! n. 126; Storck! n. 884; Sir E. Home! Greffe! n. 29; U.S. Expl. Exped.). Also 
collected in Eromanga (M‘Gillivray !). Common on the east and north coast of New Holland, 
Southern India, and the Archipelago. 
The wood is used by the natives; and from a certain resemblance to that of the Vesi (Afzelia bijuga, 
A. Gray), and because it always grows near the seabeach, it has received the name of * Vesi ni wai," 
i.e. Water Vesi. 
XXII. Sophora, Linn. Gen. n. 308; Endl. Gen. n. 6738; Benth. Fl. Austr. vol. ii. p. 274. 
Calyx late campanulatus, oblique truncatus, obsolete v. breviter 5-dentatus. Vexillum obovatum v. 
rotundatum, erectum v. reflexum, in unguem angustatum; ale oblongz, erecte, liberz; carina 
obtusa, petalis dorso se invicem involventibus subconnatis. Stamina 10 ; filamentis liberis v. inter- 
dum basi cohzrentibus; antherz conformes. Ovarium breviter stipitatum, co-ovulatum. Stylus 
incurvus; stigma terminale, minutum. Legumen moniliforme, carnosum, coriaceum v. lignosum, 
indehiscens v. demum 2-valve. Semina globosa, oblonga v. compressa, estrophiolata ; cotyledones 
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