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ITraria picta, Desv. : an erect low shrub with the lower leaves entire 

 and the upper pinnate 5 — 9-foHolate, long dense villous spike- 

 like racemes of small pink papilionaceous flowers and few- 

 jointed pods nestling among the long brown calyx teeth and 

 turning ultimately greyish white and glossy like enamel ; Cape 

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Dioclea reflexa, Hook. f. : a hairy twining shrub with 3-foIiolate leaves, 

 the terminal leaflet 4 — 6 in. b)' 2 — 4 in., stiff long racemes of 

 brilliant dark-red papilionaceous flowers, g in. long, and supported 

 by persistent recurved bracts, and with coriaceous flat i -seeded 

 pods, 3 — 4 in. b\' 2 in.; Kakatown, ]\'//vtc\; Cape Palmas, 

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Canavalia obtusifolia, DC. : a nearly glabrous rambling twining or 

 trailing herb with 3-foliolate leaves (leaflets very obtuse, up 

 to 4 in. by 2h in.), long-peduncled spikelike racemes of purple 

 or blue papilionaceous flowers, to over i in. long, and flat linear 

 pods, 4-5 in. by | — i in.; Kakatown (?), JtVij'^el — This is 

 usual 1\' a seashore plant. 



Phaseolus adenanthos, Nook. f. : a wide-climbing almost glabrous 

 perennial herb, with 3-foliolate long-stalked leaves, dense 6 — 12- 

 flowercd long-pcduncled racemes of rose-coloured or yellowish 

 papilionaceous flowers, | in. long, and flat linear pods, 4 — 5 in. 

 by ^ in.; Monrovia, WJiytc\ — Cultivated for the tuberous root, 

 which is cooked and eaten. 



Vigna vexillata, Boitli. : a herbaceous twiner with a slender tuberous 

 root, slender hairy stems, 3-foliolate leaves, very long-peduncled 

 umbel-like racemes of yellowish purple and blue flowers, resem- 

 bling those of sweet peas, and linear pods, 3 — 4 in. by ^ in. ; 

 Kakatown, ]\7iyfc ! 



V. luteola, Bciilli. : a herbaceous twiner to 1 5 ft. long, with a large 

 tuberous root, very slender stems, 3-foliolate leaves, long-peduncled 

 umbel-like racemes of yellow to bluish papilionaceous flowers, 

 i—h in. long, and straight pods, li — 2h in. by | — ^ in.; 

 Kakatown, Whyte ! 



Cajanus indicus, L. : a finely silky herb, 8—10 ft. high, with 3-foliolate 

 leaves, acute leaflets, silvery silky below, scanty axillary and 

 terminal racemes of yellow purple-veined papilionaceous flowers, 

 up to f in. long, and long-pointed downy pods, 2 — 3 in. by 

 ^— ^ in.; Monrovia, Vooe/.— This is the "Pigeon Pea" or 



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