6o4 XLVii. LEGUMiNOS^. [Phylacium. 



2-lipped, 4-toothed. Standard ovate retuse, base bi-auriculate ; 

 wings oblong, long-spurred; spurs incurved, keel straight, short 

 spurred. Stamens diadelphous, upper filament adnate to slender 

 claw. Ovary short-stalked, base surrounded by a disc ; style 

 inflexed. Pod round, acute, stalked. Species 2, Indo-China and 

 Malayan. 



(i) P. bracteosum Benn. PL Jav. Rar. 159, t. 33 ; Prain, I.e. 129. 



Twenty to 30 ft. long. Young parts and leaves beneath hairy; 

 leaflets ovate-oblong, blunt, base rounded, herbaceous, 2 to 3 in. 

 long, i'5 in. wide; petioles i'5 in. long. Racemes 2 to 10 together, 

 1*5 to 2 in. long. Bracts pale green, i to i"5 in. long, hairy inside. 

 Calyx -15 in. long. Corolla -3 in. long, white tinted pink. Pod 

 •25 in. long, hairy. Hab. Rare, in open jungle. Perak, Gunong 

 Pondok (Kunstler). Distrib. Malay isles. 



38. ALYSICARPUS, Neck. 



Diffuse herbs. Leaves simple rarely 3-foliate, stipellate, sub- 

 coriaceous. Flowers small in axillary racemes. Calyx glumaceous, 

 teeth long, upper 2 often connate. Corolla not exsert. Standard 

 broad, keel obtuse adhering to wings. Stamens diadelphous. 

 Ovary sessile or nearly so; style incurved. Pod terete or turgid 

 of several i-seeded joints. About 15 species, tropics of Old World. 



Herb, i to 2 ft. erect ; upper leaves lanceolate ; 



flowers white . . . . . . (i) A. vaginalis 



Prostrate herb ; all leaves oblong ; flowers 



purple . . . . , . (2) A. nummularifolius 



(i) A. vaginalis DC. Prodr. ii. 353. Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. 231 ; 

 Prain, I.e. 132. 



Wiry erect or ascending herb, i to 2 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves 

 i-foliate; petioles -i to "2 in. long; leaflets lower, oblong obtuse, 

 base cordate "5 in. long, '2 in. wide, upper narrow lanceolate, sub- 

 acute i'5 in. long, •! in. wide. Stipules lanceolate papery, "3 in. 

 long. Raceme at end of branch, 1*5 in. long. Flowers 8 to 12, 

 yellowish white or brown. Calyx '12 in. long, glabrescent, teeth 

 setaceous. Pod terete reticular veined, "5 to '75 in. long, joints 

 6 to 8. Hah. Dry open places. Singapore, Changi. Malacca, Pulau 

 Besar (Maingay). Dindings, Lumut ; Pangkor (Scortechini). Perils, 

 Kanga. Distrib. India, Africa, China, Malaya. 



(2) A. nummularifolius DC. Prodr. ii. 353. A. vaginalis var. 

 nummularifolius Miq. I.e. ; Baker, I.e. ; Prain, I.e. 133. 



A hairy dwarf prostrate herb creeping in grass-turf. Leaflets 

 all oblong obtuse cordate, -5 to i"2 in. long, -2 to 7 in. wide; 

 petioles '2 in. long. Stipules lanceolate-acuminate, "3 in. long. 

 Racemes short, dense. Flowers dark purple, small. Pod "6 in. 

 long. Hab. In turfy spots, common. Singapore, hospital grounds ; 

 Tanjong Katong. Malacca, Pulau Besar (Maingay) ; Malacca Hill 

 (Griffith); Pengkalan Minyak (Cantley). Dindings, Lumut. 



