6o8 XLVii. lEGUMiNOS^. [Desmodtum. 



coriaceous, densely hairy, on long pedicels. Hab. Open places, 

 rare. Lankawi (Curtis). Distrib. Tenasserim. 



(8) D. megaphyllum Zoll. Nat. en Geneesk. Arch. iii. 58 ; Prain, 

 I.e. 139. 



A fine bushy shrub about 8 ft. tall. Branchlets tomentose. 

 Leaves 7 to 9 in. long, trifoliate ; petioles 2 to 2'5 in. long; leaflets 

 sub-coriaceous, puberulous above, grey woolly beneath, rhomboid 

 ovate-acuminate, terminal one cuneate at base, 4 to 6 in. long, 

 2'5 to 3"5 in. wide; petiolules i to i"5 in. long; laterals smaller, 

 base obliquely rounded. Stipules "15 in. long, lanceolate. Racemes 

 often panicled, terminal and axillary 8 to 10 in. long; flowers 

 fascicled, in 25 to 30 fascicles. Bracts "5 in. long. Calyx '15, 

 teeth triangular. Corolla violet, "3 in. long. Pod dull crimson, 



2 to 2'25 in. long, 6- to 8-jointed, joints "25 in. long, '2 in. wide, 

 puberulous, indented on lower suture. Hab. Local in forest. A 

 very handsome shrub. Perak, Batang Padang Valley at 2000 ft. 

 altitude and upv/ards (Wray, Ridley). Distrib. Tenasserim, Java. 



(9) D. laburnifolium DC. Prodr. ii. 337 ; Baker, I.e. ii. 163. 



A stout woody shrub, nearly glabrous. Leaves trifoliate 3 to 

 4 in. long ; petioles "5 to i in. long, flattened ; leaflets sub-coriaceous 

 ovate to lanceolate, base narrowed, apex narrowed sub-acute or 

 blunt, glabrous above and nerves invisible; nerves elevate hairy, 

 4 pairs, terminal leaflet 2 to 4 in. long, i in. wide ; petiolule "5 in. 

 long, flat ; laterals about half as large ; petiolules '05 in. long. 

 Racemes axillary and terminal, 4 to 6 in. long. Flowers numerous. 

 Calyx 12 in. long, hairy, teeth lanceolate, lower linear. Corolla 

 white, '25 in. long. Pod 2 to 3 in. long, green, joints flat, elliptic 

 narrowed at both ends, '6 in. long, "2 in. wide, adhesive hairy. 

 Hab. Johor, Kota Tinggi (Ridley). Apparently very rare here, 

 I only once saw it. Distrib. Indo-Malaya, China. 



(10) D. laxum DC. Prodr. ii. 336. 



A slender wiry plant 2 to 4 ft. tall. Leaves 5 to 8 in. long, 

 trifoliate; petioles i to 2*5 in. long; leaflets membranous, glabrous 

 above, sparsely hairy beneath on nerves, terminal one narrow ovate, 

 4 to 6 in. long, i'5 to 2 in. wide, narrowed to tip, base cuneate; 

 petiolule "75 in. long; nerves 3 pairs; lateral leaflets smaller, 



3 to 4 in. long, bases slightly oblique. Stipules linear-lanceolate, 

 •5 in. long. Racemes narrow, 12 to 20 in. long, sometimes panicled. 

 Flowers distant. Calyx 'oS in. long, pubescent, teeth deltoid. 

 Corolla pink, -25 in. long. Pod i to 3 in. long ; stalks 3 in. long ; 

 joints few, -5 in. long; constrictions oblique, nearly to upper 

 suture. Hab. Rare in forests. Perak, Ulu Batang Padang; 

 Telom (Wray, Ridley). Distrib. Indo-Malaya. 



(11) D. scalpe DC. Prodr. ii. 334; Baker, I.e. ii. 165. 



A very slender shrublet 2 to 3 ft. tall, hairy. Leaves trifoliate; 

 petioles i'5 in. long, hairy; leaflets membranous, terminal one 

 rhomboid, sub-acute, hairy on both sides, 2 in. long, 1*5 in. wide; 



