6i8 XLvii. LEGUMiNOSiE. [Cassta. 



of the leaves after rain) ; Johar ; Jaha. Use : Flowers eaten in 

 curry. 



(5) C. Tora Linn. Sp. PL 376; Prain, I.e. 158. 



A foetid herb or under-shrub, 2 to 3 ft. tall. Leaves 2 to 4 in. 

 long; leaflets 3 pairs, membranous, glaucous, obovate-oblong ; leaf- 

 flets, uppermost 2 in. long, i in. wide, lower i to 175 in. long, 

 •75 in. wide, tip acute, base obliquely rounded ; nerves 8 to 10 pairs. 

 Flowers in sub-sessile pairs, axillary crowded. Calyx 5-lobed to 

 base, lobes ovate acute, green, '2 in. long. Petals oblong-obtuse 

 pale yellow, 3 in. long, "2 in. wide ; standard refuse. Stamens 7 

 with 3 staminodes; anthers brown. Pod 6 to 8 in. long, -15 in. 

 wide, nearly 4-angled ; valves puberulous not reticulated. Seeds 

 25 to 30, rhombohedral, brown, shining. Hah. Rare, in waste 

 ground. Perak, Kwala Dipang (Scortechini). Disirib. Tropical 

 Asia. 



(6) C. obtusifolia Linn. Sp. PL 377; Prain, Lc. 159. 



Much resembling C. Tora Linn., but not foetid, the leaves not 

 glaucous, deltoid at the tip. Flowers bright yellow. Petals -5 in. 

 long, -35 in. wide. Pod 8 to 10 in. long, -2 in. wide, sub-terete. 

 Seeds 30 to 35, brown, -2 in. long. Hab. Very common on waste 

 ground. Singapore, Pulau Ubin, etc. Pahang, Pekan and far 

 up the Pahang River. Malacca, Tanjong Kling. Selangor, Kwala 

 Lumpur; Raub Track (Machado). Distrib. S. America, now 

 naturalised in Asia. Native names : Gelenggang Padang ; Geleng- 

 gang kechil. 



(7) C. occidentalis Linn. Sp. PL Z11 ', Bot. Reg. t. 83; Baker, 

 in Hook. fiL F.B.L ii. 262 ; Prain, Lc. 160. 



Under-shrub 2 to 4 ft. tall. Leaves 6 to 8 in. long; leaflets 

 3 to 5 pairs, membranous glaucous, foetid, ovate-oblong, base 

 rounded, tip acuminate, glabrous or pubescent beneath, i to ^ in. 

 long, -5 to 1-25 in. wide; gland globose at base of rachis. Flowers 

 in axillary panicled corymbs, few ; bracts and calyx white. Petals 

 yellow veined orange, -5 in. long. Stamens 7; staminodes 3. 

 Pod sub-falcate linear, compressed, glabrous, 4 to 5 in. long, 35 in. 

 wide, -2 in. thick. Seeds ovate, small, brown, 20 to 30. Hab. 

 Common in waste ground. Singapore, Changi; Gelang. Malacca 

 Hill; Bukit Bruang (Cantley). Selangor, Batang Berjuntai. 

 Penang, Batu Feringhi (Curtis). Kelantan, Kota Bharu. Distrib. 

 Whole world, probably originally American. Native names : 

 Kachang Kota; Kutepeng hutan. 



(8) C. hirsuta Linn. Sp. PL 378 ; Prain, Lc. 159. 

 Branched annual 2 to 5 ft. tall. Leaves 4 to 8 in. long ; leaflets 



3 to 6 pairs, membranous green hairy foetid, ovate acuminate, 

 base cuneate 1-5 to 3-5 in. long, i to 1-5 in. wide; rachis with 

 one large gland just above base. Flowers in sub-sessile axillary 

 pairs. Sepals ovate sub-acute, pilose, -25 in. long. Petals bright 

 yellow, -45 in. long, ovate-oblong blunt. Stamens 7 with 3 



