Vtgna.] XLVii. LEGUMiNOS^. 569 



(Feilding) ; Pahang, Kwala Pahang. Malacca, Pulau Besar. 

 Dindings, Pangkor. Distrih. All tropical sea coasts. 



(4) V. parviflora Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 82, p. 181. 



Stems slender. Leaflets lanceolate to ovate acute, tip nar- 

 rowed, base of lateral ones oblique membranous, 2 in. long, -5 in. 

 across; petiolules "i in. long or less, hairy; petioles slender, i"5 

 to 2 in. long. Peduncles i in. long, slender. Flowers few, crowded 

 at tip, "25 in. long; pedicels "i in. long. Corolla yellow; keel 

 beaked. Pod sword-shaped acuminate, 2'25 in. long, -25 in. wide. 

 Seed oblong, black, truncate both ends, "2 in. long, hilum long. 

 Hab. Sandy places; Pahang, Kota Tongkat (Evans). Negri 

 Sembilan, Seremban. Perak, Tanjong Malim; Kwala Kangsa; 

 Kwala Temengoh (Ridley). 



10. PACHYRHIZUS, Rich. 



Climber. Leaves trifoliate. Racemes long, nodes tumid. 

 Calyx 2-lipped, upper lip emarginate, lower 3-lobed. Corolla large, 

 petals sub-equal, keel blunt. Stamens diadelphous. Style long, 

 circinate at top bearded down inner side beyond the oblique 

 stigma. Pod linear, turgid, depressed between seeds. Species 2 

 or 3 ; the others Mexican and Angolan. 



(i) P. angulatus Rich. DC. Prodr. ii. 402 ; King I.e. 53. 



Stout climber. Root tuberous. Leaves 8 to 9 in. long ; leaflets 

 glabrous, 4 in. long and wide, deltoid more or less lobed above ; 

 petiolules '2 in. long. Racemes 6 to 10 in. long on 12 in. long 

 peduncles. Bracts lanceolate, '25 in. long, silky. Corolla i in. 

 long, purple. Pod 6 to 9 in. long, '5 in. wide. Seeds 7 to 12, 

 brown. Hab. Cultivated and an occasional escape. Native 

 names : Kachang Bengkuang or Sengkuang. Use : The tuber 

 and young pods eaten. The ripe beans are very poisonous. 



11. CLITORIA, Linn. 



Climbers or erect shrubs. Flowers showy. Leaves 3- to 7-foliate ; 

 leaflets stipellate. Calyx tubular; teeth deltoid or lanceolate. 

 Corolla large, standard orbicular spurred at base, wings and keel 

 much shorter. Stamens monadelphous or diadelphous; anthers 

 uniform. Ovary stalked; ovules many; style bearded along the 

 inner side. Pod linear flatfish, or turgid. Seeds numerous. 

 Species 27, tropics of both worlds chiefly the New. 



(i) C. Ternatea Linn. Sp. PI. 753; Prain, I.e. 56. 



A common garden plant with large deep blue or white or light 

 blue flowers and both single and double forms. Only occurs in 

 gardens, and occasionally escapes into hedges. Native name : 

 Kachang Telang. 



(2) C. cajanifolia Benth. in Mart. Flor. Braz., xv. 121 ; Prain, 

 I.e. 57. 



