LEGUMINOSAE 261 
2. P. LUNATUS L. Patani (Tag.); Lima Bean. 
A scandent, slender, annual, glabrous or sparingly pubescent, herba- 
ceous vine reaching a length of 4 m or more, the stipules small, basifixed. 
Leaflets ovate, acuminate, thin, 6 to 12 cm long. Racemes axillary, soli- 
tary, peduncled, 8 to 20 cm long. Flowers long-pedicelled, about 13 mm 
long, the calyx pale-greenish, the corolla much longer than the calyx, 
greenish or pale-yellowish. Pods oblong, somewhat curved, 6 to 12 cm 
long, about 2 cm wide, containing from 1 to 4 large, variously colored or 
white seeds. (FI. Filip. pl. 352, 369.) 
Frequently cultivated for its edible beans, fl. Sept—Apr. Cultivated 
in all tropical and warm countries, a native of tropical America. 
*38. P. vuLGARIS L. Habichuela (Sp.); Common Bean. 
An annual nearly glabrous or slightly hairy, erect, branched plant, or 
a slender twining vine. Leaves 3-foliolate, the leaflets ovate, acuminate, 
base rounded, 7 to 11 cm long, the lateral ones inequilateral. Racemes 
axillary, few-flowered, shorter than the leaves, the pedicels longer than 
the calyx. Flowers white, turning straw-colored or somewhat pink-pur- 
plish, 1.5 to 2 em long. Bracteoles ovate, green, persistent. Pods linear, 
somewhat curved, 10 to 15 em long, about 1 cm wide. 
Commonly cultivated by Chinese gardeners for the Manila market, fl. 
Nov.-May. Cultivated in all warm countries, where native uncertain. 
4. P. adenanthus G. F. W. Meyer. 
A rather slender, glabrous, twining, herbaceous vine 2 to 5 m or more 
in length. Leaflets firm, 8 to 14 em long, oblong-ovate, entire, acute or 
acuminate, base rounded, 3-nerved. Racemes axillary, long-peduncled, the 
flowers few, crowded at the ends. Flowers 2.5 to 8 cm long. Calyx green 
or purplish, the three lower teeth lanceolate, acuminate, the two upper 
shorter, wholly or partly connate. Standard 3 to 3.5 cm wide, retuse, 
white, tinged with purple; wings with more purple than the stand- 
ard; keel white, all the petals turning brownish-yellow before falling. 
Pods linear, recurved, flat, many-seeded, 8 to 10 cm long, about 1 cm wide, 
acuminate. ; 
In thickets, especially in low wet lands, fl. Nov._Apr.; widely distrib- 
uted in the Philippines. Tropics generally. 
5. P. minimus Roxb. 
A slender, twining, nearly glabrous annual reaching a length of 1 to 
2m. Leaflets oblong-ovate to oblong-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, 3 to 7 
em long, entire, the stipules small, peltate. Racemes slender, axillary, 
long-peduncled, the flowers few, usually 2 or 3, only one opening at a 
time. Corolla yellow, about 1.3 cm long, the standard 1.5 em wide, strongly 
recurved. Pods 4 to 5 cm long, 3 mm wide, nearly cylindric. 
In thickets and among coarse grasses, Masambong, fl. Nov.—Apr.; of 
local occurrence in the Philippines. Southern China. 
6. P. CALCARATUS Roxb. 
A slender, herbaceous, nearly glabrous or somewhat pubescent vine, the 
stipules peltate. Leaflets ovate to oblong-ovate, acute or acuminate, entire 
and shallowly-lobed ones commonly found on the same plant, 5 to 10 cm 
long. Racemes long-peduncled, flowers few at the apex, yellow, about 1.5 em 
long. Pods slender, slightly appressed-hairy or glabrous, 6 to 10 cm long, 
about 5 mm wide, the valves twisted when dry. 
