Canavalia.] XLVii. leguminos^. 573 



dark brown. Hab. Common on sandy coasts growing with Ipomcea 

 triloba. Singapore, Tanjong Katong; Changi. Malacca, Kema- 

 man, Kwala Kemaman (Rostado). Distrib. Tropical Asia. Use: 

 Seeds eatable when young; it makes a good pease-porridge. The 

 flowers eaten raw by Malays. 



There has been a quite unnecessary confusion by botanists as to the 

 name of this and the next species. DeCandolle based his C. obtusifolia on 

 the excellent figure of Katu tsjandi in Rheede's Horius Malabaricus, vol. 8, 

 pi. 43, but unfortunately added references to some South American species. 

 C. lineata DC, given for this plant by Prain, is a Japanese plant quite distinct. 



(3) C. turgida Grah. Wall. Cat. No. 5534A. C. obtusifolia 

 Prain, I.e. 63, not of DeCandolle. 



Climbing plant, glabrous. Leaves 10 to 12 in. long (petioles 

 6 in. long) ovate, acutely acuminate, base round, 5 to 6 in. long, 

 3"5 to 4'5 in. wide. Racemes 3 to 8 in. long; peduncles 6 to 12 in. 

 long. Calyx not reticulate, "5 in. long, upper lip rounded hardly 

 emarginate. Corolla rose pink, i in. long; standard orbicular 

 hardly emarginate. Pod short, turgid, dorsal sutures hardly 

 keeled, not grooved between, 3 to 5 in. long, 175 to 2*25 in. wide; 

 epicarp separating from pericarp. Seeds 3 to 6, brown, yellow- 

 streaked, 75 in. long. Hab. Climbing on trees and bushes near 

 the sea. Seeds poisonous. Singapore, Changi ; Toas ; Pulau 

 Ubin (Hullett). Pahang, Pekan; Pulau Manis, Pahang River. 

 Malacca, Chenana Putih and Bukit Panchur (Cantley). Perak, 

 Telok Anson (Kunstler). Penang (Wallich). Kelantan, Kamposa. 

 Distrib. Indo-China and Malaya. Native names : Kachung Rang- 

 Rang; Kachang Hantu. 



16. SPATHOLOBUS, Hassk. 

 Very large lianes. Leaves 3-foliate stipellate. Flowers small 

 in large terminal and axillary panicles. Calyx campanulate, teeth 

 lanceolate or deltoid, upper 2 connate. Corolla exsert dark pink 

 or white; petals sub-equal, keel straight. Stamens diadelphous. 

 Ovary 2-ovuled ; style incurved, beardless. Pod flat, thin, indehis- 

 cent with one seed at the tip. Species 10, i African, the rest 

 Malayan. 



Big lianes ; leaflets 4 to 5 in. across, red-tomentose ; 

 flowers black purple. 

 Leaflets puberulous above, tomentose beneath . (i) S. ferrugineus 

 Leaflets glabrous above; nerves only tomentose 



beneath (2) S. gyrocarpus 



Slender lianes. 



Bracteoles longer than buds ; leaflets 3"5 in. across, 



pubescent (3) S. bracteolatus 



Bracteoles inconspicuous. 



Leaflets 2 in. across, glabrous above, pubescent 



beneath ; flowers pink . . . . (4) S. acuminatus 



Leaflets 2-3 in. across, glabrous above, pubescent 



beneath; flowers white . . . . (5) S. dubius 



