LEGUMINOSAE 253 
1. F. cumingiana Benth. 
An erect or spreading slightly branched, pubescent, shrubby or suffrutes- 
cent plant 1 to 2m high or less. Stems 3-angled, densely pubescent. Leaves 
8-foliolate; leaflets ovate to rhomboid-ovate, acute, 5 to 12 em long, rather 
densely pubescent beneath, the lateral ones inequilateral. Racemes in. the. 
upper axils, dense, pubescent, 2 to 5 cm long. Flowers about 8 mm long. 
Calyx densely silky-pubescent, as long as the corolla. Standard rather 
dark-purple, the wings and keel greenish. Pod inflated, about 1 cm long. 
In thickets, Pasay, Caloocan to Masambong, etc., fl. Dec.—Feb.; of local 
occurrence in the Philippines. Endemic. 
2. F. STROBILIFERA (L.) R. Br. Payang-payang; Paraparanahan (Tag.). 
An erect branched shrub 0.5 to 2 m high, the branchlets velvety, the 
leaves slightly pubescent or nearly glabrous, ovate to oblong, simple, acute 
or bluntly acuminate, base rounded or subcordate, 6 to 14 em long, the 
nerves ascending. Racemes axillary and terminal, 5 to 15 cm long, com- 
posed of numerous, thin, rounded or reniform, folded, imbricated, green 
bracts which enclose the fascicles or dwarfed cymes of small flowers; 
bracts very shortly petioled, cordate, 1.5 to 2.5 cm long. Rachis of the 
racemes zig-zag. Corolla yellowish-green, tinged with purplish, about 8 mm 
long. Pods oblong, 1 cm long or less, swollen, 2-seeded. 
In thickets and open dry places, fl. Dec._Feb.; widely distributed in the 
Philippines, undoubtedly introduced. India to China and Malaya; intro- 
duced in Mauritius and in the West Indies. 
42. MEDICAGO Linnaeus 
Erect or trailing herbs with pinnately 3-foliolate leaves, the leaflets 
toothed. Calyx-tube campanulate, subequally 5-toothed. Corolla exserted, 
free from the staminal-tube; standard and wings oblong; keel straight, 
obtuse. Stamens diadelphous; filaments slender. Ovary many-ovuled; 
style short, slightly incurved; stigma oblique. Pod spirally twisted, many- 
seeded, indehiscent. (Greek name for alfalfa or lucerne, which came from 
. Media.) 
Species about 40, chiefly in the Mediterranean region; 2 introduced in the 
Philippines. 
1, M. DENTICULATA Willd. 
An annual, prostrate or spreading, branched, nearly glabrous herb, the 
stems 20 to 40 cm long. Leaflets obovate-cuneate, 1 to 2 cm long, toothed; 
stipules laciniate. Peduncles axillary, short, closely 2- to 6-flowered. 
Flowers yellow, about 5 mm long. Calyx-teeth as long as the tube. Pod 
with 2 to 4 spirals, the margins pectinate with spreading spines. 
A casual plant in recently disturbed soil, adventitious from Europe or 
America, fl. Apr. and probably in other months. Europe and Asia to 
Japan; introduced in North America. 
43. PUERARIA DeCandolle 
Slender or coarse, twining, herbaceous or suffrutescent vines with 3- 
foliolate leaves, the leaflets stipellate. Flowers small to large, in few- to 
many-flowered, simple or compound racemes. Calyx-teeth long or short, 
the upper 2 connate. Corolla exserted; standard as long as the wings 
and keel. Stamens monadelphous. Ovary many-ovuled. Pod linear, com- 
pressed. 
