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DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 



Dotichos. 



clothed with a few, short, white, compressed hairs. Seeds 

 from eight to twelve, nearly circular, but much flattened, 

 brown, and smooth. 



It is cultivated throughout the Malay Islands for its roots, 

 which resemble a tiirni|) in taste, and consistence, and form 

 part of their diet, no other part of the plant is eaten. 



11. D. ffcmgeficiis. Roxh. 



Biennial or perennial, twining, smooth. Lenflets lanceolate. 

 Peduncles longer than the leaves, many-flowered. Leynnies 

 cylindric, reflexed, from six to eight-seeded. 



Beng. B«n b«rb«tee. 



Found on the moist banks of the Ganges, where it flou- 

 rishes during the cold season, and lasts at least two years. 



Stems twining to a considerable extent, smooth. Leaflets 

 ovate-lanceolate, sub-equal, entire, and pretty smooth, three 

 inches long-, by about one broad. Petioles channelled. Sti- 

 pules small, adjoined, cordate. Peduncles axillary, solitary, 

 erect, round, smooth, ranch longer than the leaves, each sup- 

 porting a head of from four to eight large, yellow, short-pe- 

 dicelled flowers. Wings, a remarkable long horn projects 

 forward from near the base into the concavity formed by the 

 calluses of the base of the banner. Legumes reflexed, cylin- 

 dric, with a recurved conical point, a little curved, and with 

 a few short, stiff' hairs, which are readily removed by friction. 

 Seeds six or eight, sub-cylindric, dark brown, size of a small 

 pea. Cattle are fond of it, othcrv»ise it is of no use that 1 can 

 learn. 



12. D. prostraius. B. H. and K'6n. Mss. 



jRoo< tuberous. Stems \\\\\\\\\^, downy, herbaceous. I^eqf- 

 lets oval, silky underneath. Racemes shorter than the leaves. 

 Legumes scimitar-shaped, three or four-seeded. 



D. ciliatus. Willd. iii. 1049. 



Teling. Canchi chikurkai. 



