Desmodium.] xlvii. leguminos^. 607 



(4) D. pulchellum Baker, in Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 162 ; Prain, 

 I.e. 136. 



Bushy shrublet 4 to 5 ft. tall, downy. Leaves trifoliate 5 to 

 6 in. long; petioles '25 to 4 in. long, coriaceous rugose glabrous 

 above, downy beneath, ovate-lanceolate sub-acute, 3 to 4 in. long, 

 1*5 in. wide; petiolules 'is in. long, lateral pair much smaller, 

 i'25 in. long, 75 in. wide. Inflorescences numerous, 8 to 18 in. 

 long, in racemes or flowers solitary in the axils of i- to 3-foliate, 

 orbicular leaf-like bracts, "4 to '5 in. long and nearly as wide. 

 Calyx *i in. long, hairy, teeth lanceolate. Corolla yellow, '25 in. 

 long. Pod '2 to '3 in. long, puberulous indented on both sides, 

 joints 2, rarely 3, "12 in. wide. Hab. Open sandy heaths. Johor 

 (Kunstler). Pahang River, open heaths. Malacca (Griffith). 

 Perak, Telor Pinang; Kwala Kangsa; Kota Bharu (Kunstler). 

 Kedah, Alor Sta. Disfrib. India and Siam. 



(5) D. vestitum Baker, I.e. ii. 162. 



Bush, velvety downy all over. Leaves 2'5 in. long; petioles 

 •2 in. long; leaflets 3, ovate-elliptic, obtuse, terminal, 2*3 in. long, 

 i"2 to 2*5 in. wide, base rounded, laterals shorter; nerves 4 pairs 

 prominent on both sides; petiolule, terminal '4 in., lateral 'i in. 

 long. Corymbs 3- to 4-flowered with membranous ovate orbicular 

 thin bracts, i to 1-25 in. long, i in. wide. Calyx -12 in. long, 

 teeth deltoid. Corolla '4 in. long, mauve. Pod '5 in. long, joints 3, 

 hairy. Hab. Adang islands, Pulau Rawei (Ridley). Disirib. 

 Tenasserim. 



(6) D. umbellatum DC. Prodr. ii. 235 ; Baker, I.e. ii. 161 ; 

 Prain, I.e. 137. 



Big shrub 5 to 6 ft. tall or more. Branchlets downy. Leaves 

 5 to 7 in. long, trifoliate ; petioles i in. long ; leaflets sub-coriaceous, 

 glabrous above, paler puberulous beneath, ovate-oblong obtuse 

 (rarely acute), terminal one 3 to 3*5 in. long, 2 to 2*5 in. wide, 

 laterals smaller. Stipules large, -3 in. long. Corymbs umbelli- 

 form axillary 3 in. long on peduncles as long. Flowers 6 to 12, 

 white. Calyx -15 in. long, teeth lanceolate, pubescent, silky. 

 Corolla -5 in. long. Pod 1-5 to 2 in. long, '25 in. wide, glabrous, 

 thick coriaceous of 4 (i to 3) joints. Hab. Seashores, tidal mud and 

 sand. Very common. Whole peninsula from Singapore to Perils. 

 Native name : Dedulang. 



(7) D. rugosum Prain, I.e. 137. 



Big shrub, much-branched puberulous. Leaves 5 to 7 in. 

 long, trifoliate; petioles i in. long; leaflets coriaceous rugose, 

 midrib and nerves above puberulous and on under-side densely 

 puberulous, obovate acute, terminal one 4 in. long, 2'5 in. wide; 

 nerves 10 to 12 very prominent, as are reticulations; petiolules 

 •5 in. long. Inflorescence axillary ; peduncles -25 in. long ; corymbs 

 3- to 6-flowered. Calyx -2 in. long, pubescent. Corolla -5 in. long, 

 white. Pod 1-5 in. long, joints 4, 3 in. long, -25 in. wide, thick, 



