292 ‚- МВ. H. N. RIDLEY ON THE FLORA OF THE 
URARIA cniNITA, Desv. | 
This charming lupine-like plant, though widely scattered over the open country on the 
river-bank, is rather local. The flowers are light violet-blue (not purplish, as described 
in the ‘ Flora of British India’). 
Pekan; Renchong, on the Pahang River. 
U. тлворортогреѕ, DC. 
A smaller plant; not trailing, but rather decumbent or suberect; the leaflets ovate- 
elliptic. Flowers white, blue, or pink. 
Open grassy country round Pulau Tawar, Pulau Manis, Kwala Tembeling. 
DESMODIUM UMBELLATUM, DC. 
A common sea-shore shrub, occurring on all the sea-coasts. Flowers white. 
Rumpin; Kwala Pahang. 
D. PULCHELLUM, Benth. 
A small shrub, with the branches covered with curious orbicular bracts. 
Tanjong Antan, Pulau Manis, in open country. 
D. RETROFLEXxUM, DC. 
Pekan, Kwala Tembeling; open country. 
D. potycarrum, DC. 
Common in open sandy country, especially near the sea. Flowers purple. 
Pekan, Katapong. 
, уат, ALBUM. 
Flowers white. 
. Under the Casuarinas on the sea-shore at Kwala Pahang, Kwala Brawas, and Sungei 
Meang. 
D. HETEROPHYLLUM, DC. 
Katapong, Pekan, &с. Common. 
D. TRIFLORUM, DC. 
Pekan &e. Common. 
ABRUS PRECATORIUS, Linn. 
Sea-shores, Kwala Pahang. Common. 
МостхА MonosPERMA, DC. 
Climber ; flowers violet-purple. 
Kwala Tembeling. 
It is called * Kachang Babi " (Pig's bean) by the natives. 
M. acuminata, В. Grah., іп Wallich's Catalogue, no. 5621. 
This plant appears never to have been described. It was obtained in Penang. 
Mr, Baker (Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. p. 185) writes of it :—* The calyx is like that of M. imbricata, 
but the corolla is smaller and the racemes are short-peduncled and corymbose, like 
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