Plants of the Punjab, 559 
PRostRATE Hures with ALTERNATE StipuLATE ComPpouND LEAVES, 
Phaseolus 
aconitifolius, 
Moth. 
LEGUMINOS&. 
F, By I..1.-202; 
The Plains to 
4,000 ft. 
Baluchistan } } 
(Hughes-Buller). 
Phaseolus Mungo, 
a 
Phaseolus calearatus, 
Desmodium 
triflorum, 
Kudaliya. 
LEGUMINOSA. 
F. B.-L. 11. 178. 
The Plains to 
6,000 ft. 
Giri Valley 
(Collett). 
Kashmir. 
PETALS UNUNITED. 
shaped, teeth 5, 2 upper united, lowest tooth longest, 
petals much longer than the calyx, standard round, spread- 
ing, keel narrow, long, blunt, twisted in a complete spiral, 
stamens 10, upper free, others united, style spirally twist- 
ed, bearded below the oblique stigma ; pod 1-2 in., curved, 
cylindric, smooth, seeds 6-12. This plant is sometimes 
cultivated, chiefly for fodder or the food of the poor. 
like the last species, but stipules lanceolate, much 
smaller, central division of leaflets strap-shaped, not 
spoon-shaped, bracteoles linear, pods stouter. The whole 
plant forms excellent fodder, the pulse is not much eaten 
or liked. 
see Climbing Herbs, Alternate, Stipulate, Compound. 
see Climbing Plants, Alternate, Stipulate, Compound. 
perennial, hairy, much branched, stems tufted, pros- 
trate, sometimes rooting at the joints, 6-18 in.; leaves 
of 3 leaflets, in. long, stalk 3 in., stipules lanceolate, 
persistent, leaflets 4-3 in., ovate with a broad base, wedge- 
shaped, thin, smooth above, sparsely covered with 
flat-lying hairs beneath ; flowers 4 in. long, bright blue, 
solitary on hairy drooping, thread-like stalks in leaf- 
opposed clusters of 2-6, calyx densely hairy, teeth 5, 
very long, 2 upper united, 8 lower distinct, equal, 
petals longer than the calyx, standard broad, erect, 
keel nearly straight, blunt, stamens 10, upper nearly 
or quite free, others united, style incurved, smooth; pod 
3-3 in., sessile, slightly curved, net-veined, upper margin 
straight, lower slightly indented, joints 8-5, joints one- 
seeded. This plant is common in pastures and forms 
good fodder. 
