Phaseolus.] xlvii. leguminos.^. 567 



var. typica. Stems pubescent. Perak, Batu Kurau (Curtis). 

 Perils, Tebing Tinggl. Kelantan, Kota Bharu. 



var. gracilis. Stems glabrous. Flowers brown and yellow. Open 

 country, Pahang, Pekan. Perak, Goping; Sungei Batang (Kunst- 

 ler) ; Lahat near Ipoh. Perils near Kanga, Setul (Ridley). 

 Distrih. S.E. Asia. 



(2) P. Mungo Linn. Mantissa i. loi ; Prain, I.e. 50. 

 Annual pubescent, 6 to 10 ft. tall. Leaves 8 to 10 in. long; 



leaflets membranous ovate acute, base truncate, lateral ones 

 oblique pubescent both sides, 3 to 5 in. long, 2*5 to 4 in. wide; 

 petioles 5 in. long, hairy. Racemes dense; flowers few, yellow; 

 peduncles 4 in. long, pubescent. Calyx "15 in. long ; teeth triangular, 

 except the lowest lanceolate. Corolla "5 in. long. Pods erect 

 densely hairy i"5 to 2 in. long, "25 in. wide, compressed, 6- to 

 8-seeded. Seed flat oval, '15 in. long. Hab. Occurs occasionally 

 as an alien, much cultivated in India. Province Wellesley, Prai 

 Dock (Curtis). Perak, Goping (Kunstler). Distrib. Old World. 



(3) P. adenanthus G. W. Mey, Prim. Flor. Esseq. 239 ; Prain, 

 I.e. 48. 



Slender long climber, sub-glabrous. Leaflets stiffly mem- 

 branous, broad lanceolate, lateral ones broad oblique-based, 

 2"5 to 4 in. long, i'25 to 2 in. wide; petioles 2"5 in. long. 

 Stipules ovate appressed. Racemes axillary with numerous 

 flowers, but one or two only open at once. Calyx '25 in. long, 

 campanulate, teeth lanceolate half as long as tube. Corolla i in. 

 long, rose pink, keel yellow. Pod 4 to 6 in. long; sutures rather 

 thick sub-torulose. Seeds 10 to 16, brown, -3 in. long. Hab. 

 Rare on bushes in open country, Kelantan, Tumpat, Kota Bharu 

 (Ridley). Distrib. Tropics generally. 



(4) P. semi-erectus. L. Mantiss, i. 100 ; Baker, I.e. ii. 201 ; 

 Jaeq. Coll. PL Rar. iii. 558. 



Erect shrubby plant about 2 ft. tall. Branches hairy or glabres- 

 cent. Stipules lanceolate setaceous. Leaflets membranous glabres- 

 cent, ovate to lanceolate, 1-5 to 175 in. long, -25 in. wide, bases 

 deltoid; petioles i"5 in. long. Peduncles 12 in. long. Racemes 

 lax 6 in. long. Calyx tubular campanulate. Corolla '5 in. long, 

 deep brown purple. Pods 3 to 4 in. long, -12 in. through, narrow 

 acuminate. Hab. Province Wellesley on paths in rice-fields, 

 Nibong Tebal, no doubt introduced. Distrib. Indo-Malaya, 

 tropical America. Probably an introduction from America. 



The figure in Bot. Reg. t. 743, if really of this plant, is quite unrecognisable. 



9. VIGNA, Savi. 



Twiners. Leaves trifohate. Racemes many-flowered; brac- 

 teoles conspicuous. Calyx campanulate, upper teeth often connate, 

 Coroha exsert yellow ; keel truncate or exsert not spiral. Stamens 



