Crotalaria.] xlvii. leguminos^e. 561 



oblong, blunt; petioles 'i^ in. long. Stipules foliaceous, deflexed, 

 •25 in. long. Racemes 2- to 8-flowered, leaf-opposed 2 to 4 in. 

 long. Bracts linear '2 in. long. Calyx silky, -5 in. long, upper 

 teeth lanceolate, lower linear. Corolla yellow, not longer. Pod i 

 to 1*25 in. long, stalked glabrous. Seeds 20 to 30. Hab. Very 

 rare. Open heathy country. Pahang, Pekan (Ridley). Dislrib. 

 Indo-Malaya and China. 



(5) C. retusa Linn. Sp. PL 715. Baker, I.e. ii. 75 ; Prain, 

 I.e. 38. 



A branched glabrous under-shrub about 2 to 4 ft. tall. Leaves 

 fleshy herbaceous, puberulous beneath, oblong-oblanceolate, simple 

 blunt, I "5 to 3 in. long or refuse, base cuneate. Stipules subulate 

 very small. Racemes terminal elongating 6 to 8 in. long, 12- to 

 20-fiowered. Calyx -35 to "5 in. long, tube campanulate, teeth 

 lanceolate. Corolla '8 in. long, yellow tinged purple, showy. Pod 

 oblong, thick i to i'5 in. long, '5 in. wide, stalked. Seeds 15 to 

 20. Hab. Seashore. Singapore, Changi. Pahang, Pulau Tawar. 

 Malacca, town and Tanjong Kling. Bindings, Lumut. Penang, 

 Tanjong Tokong (Ridley). Dislrib. Whole world. Native name : 

 Giring Landak. 



(6) C. sericea Retz, Obs. v. 26 ; Baker, I.e. ii. 75 ; Prain, I.e. 38. 



An under-shrub like the last, but leaves 2 to 6 in. long, oblong- 

 lanceolate, silky beneath, sub-acute. Stipules large, leafy. Racemes 

 10 to 12 in. long, 20- to 50-flowered. Bracts ovate leafy; pedicels 

 longer than calyx. Corolla showy, large, '8 in. long, yellow tinged 

 purple. Pod 175 in. long, swollen, '6 in. wide, stalked. Seeds 

 20 to 30. Hab. Rare. Malacca (Griffith). Dislrib. India, Indo- 

 China. 



(7) C. albida Heyne, in Rolh. Nov. Sp. PL 333 ; Baker, Le. ii. 71 ; 

 Prain, Le. 39. 



Slender under-shrub branched from base, 6 to 12 in. tall, silky. 

 Leaves simple linear-oblong, blunt silky beneath, i to i'5 in. long, 

 •2 in. wide; petioles 'i in. long. Stipules o. Racemes terminal, 

 6- to 20-fiowered, 2 to 4 in. long ; bracts linear very small. Calyx 

 turbinate, '25 in. long, 2 upper teeth broad, 3 lower linear, silky. 

 Corolla "3 in. long, pale yellow. Pod glabrous sessile oblong- 

 cylindric, -5 to -6 in. long. Seeds 6 to 12. Hab. Very rare in open 

 spaces. Selangor, roadsides at Kwala Selangor (Ridley). Dislrib. 

 Indo-China. 



(8) C. verrucosa Linn. Sp. PL 715. Baker, Le. ii. yy; Prain, 

 I.e. 39 ; Hook. Bol. Mag. I. 3034. 



Stout bushy herb about 2 ft. tall. Branches angular soon 

 glabrous. Leaves 2 to 6 in. long, 1-5 in. wide, simple, rather thin, 

 ovate blunt, base deltoid. Stipules leafy semilunar. Racemes 

 terminal 6 in. long, 12- to 20-flowered ; bracts linear minute. 

 Calyx short campanulate, '3 in. long, teeth lanceolate. Corolla 

 •75 in. long, blue and white, or white, showy. Pods oblong, faintly 

 Fi.M.p., I. 00 



