LEGUMINOSAE 245 
1. M. merrillii Perk. 
A glabrous shrub or small tree fonbtis a height of 8 to 10 m. Leaves 
15 to 22 cm long. Leaflets ovate to oblong-ovate, acuminate, 4 to 8 cm 
long. Racemes axillary, about as long as the leaves. Flowers pink to 
purple, about 12 mm long, the calyx cup-shaped, truncate. Pod oblong 
to oblong-oblanceolate, flat, 9 to 138 em long, about 1 em wide, acuminate. 
(Fl. Filip. pl. 79, M. xylocarpa.) 
In thickets, Masambong, near San Pedro Macati, etc., fl. Feb.—Apr.; of 
local occurrence in the Philippines. Endemic. 
30. GLIRICIDIA Humbolt, Bonpland, & Kunth 
Trees with odd-pinnate leaves, the leaflets entire, often mottled when ~ 
dry, not stipellate. Flowers in axillary racemes, often from the branches 
below the leaves. Calyx-teeth short, the upper 2 subconnate. Standard 
broad, reflexed; wings falcate-oblong, free; keel incurved, obtuse. Vexillary 
stamen free, the others united in a sheath. Ovary many-ovuled. Pods 
stipitate, flat, 2-valved, the valves coriaceous. 
Species 3 or 4 in tropical America, 1 introduced in the Philippines at 
an early date and now widely distributed here. 
1. G. SEPIUM (Jacq.) Steud. (G. maculata HBK.). Madre cacao; Cacauate 
(Sp.-Fil.). 
A glabrous deciduous tree 3 to 10 m high. Leaves 15 to 25 cm long; 
leaflets about 13, opposite, oblong-ovate, slightly acuminate, blunt, base 
usually rounded, 4 to 6 cm long, rather pale beneath, green and shining on 
the upper surface. Racemes numerous on the leafless branches, densely 
many-flowered, solitary in the axils of fallen leaves, 4 to 8 em long. 
Flowers 2 cm long, pink, the calyx truncate. Standard reflexed, retuse, 
pale-yellow in the median part. Pods narrowly oblong to oblanceolate, 
10 to 14 cm long, about 2 cm wide, flat, 6- to 8-seeded, tardily dehiscent. 
(Fl. Filip. pl. 250, Galedupa pungam.) 
In thickets, hedge rows, etc., very common, fl. Dec.—Apr.; throughout 
the Philippines in and about towns. A native of Mexico, introduced here 
at early date and thoroughly naturalized; not reported from any other 
part of the Orient. 
31. CLITOREA Linnaeus 
Scandent, somewhat woody vines with showy white or blue flowers and 
pinnately 5- to 7-foliolate leaves, the leaflets stipellate. Flowers solitary, 
axillary, the peduncles with 2 small bracts and 2 large bracteoles. Calyx 
thin, tubular, 5-lobed. Corolla exserted, the standard shaped like the bowl 
of a spoon, very much larger than the wings and incurved keel. Stamens 
monadelphous or diadelphous; anthers uniform. Ovary stalked, many- 
ovuled. Pod linear, flattened. 
Species about 30, mostly in the tropics of the New World, one in the 
Philippines. 
1. C. TERNATEA L. 
A scandent vine, the stems sometimes 1 cm in diameter. Leaflets 5 to 
7, elliptic to oblong, obtuse, 3 to 7 cm long, the stipels small, acicular. 
Flowers solitary, the bracts oblong, about 2 mm long, the bracteoles green, 
roundish, 5 to 8 mm long. Calyx green, 1.5 em long. Corolla 3.5 to 4 em 
long, the standard deep-blue with a white or yellowish center, pale-blue, or 
