XT-VIII, TiEOUlSrTNOS.T';. 373 



lonjj, bluish-purple, veined. Pods not seen. Woodr. in Journ. Eomh. 

 Nnt. V. 11 (1897) p. 424. C. ensiformis, var. turcjida. Baker, in Hook. f. 

 Fl. B. I. V. 2, p. 196.— Flowers : Oct. 



This is certainly a distinct species and not a variety of C. ensiformis 

 as Baker lias it in Fl. B. T. (?, c). The var. turgida to which it is there 

 referred has been restored to the rank of a species by Prain (Journ. As. 

 Soc. Bene:, v. 60 [1898] p. 417) and is a littoral species, whereas 

 0. Stoclsii is apparently confined to the hills. 



Very rare. Deccan : Badgi liill, Brahiuinwara range, Dalzell cf' Gibson ; hills near 

 Lauoli, Krishna I ; Mahableshwar, western slope, Cooke I, Woodrow \ — Distrib. 

 Apparently endemic. 



2. Canavalia ensiformis, DC. Prodr. v. 2 (1825) p. 404. A stout 

 perennial or biennial t\vin(n' ; stems and branches glabrous. Leaves 

 10-12 in. long; petioles (5 in. long, glabrous; stipules triangular, 

 deciduous. Leaflets iiiembranous, 3-() by 2-4 in., ovate, acute or 

 shortly acuminate, apiciilate, glabrous on both surfaces or nearly so, 

 base rounded ; petiolules \ in. long ; stipels g-i in. long, subulate, 

 caducous. Flowers in lax 12-20-flowered curved axillary racemes 

 8-8 in. long ; ])edicels g in. long, usually in pairs from the swollen 

 nodes ; bracteoles minute, ovate, caducous. Calyx |-^ in. long, 

 glabrous or faintly pubescent, the upper lip oblong, notched, ^ the 

 length of the tube. Corolla 1-1 j in. long, lilac or white. Pods 6-12 in. 

 (or more) long, 1-2 in. wide, slightly incurved, shortly pointed, glabres- 

 cent, strongly 3-keeled. Seeds 8-20, reddish-brown or white, about 

 1 in. long. Fl. B. I. v. 2, p. 195 ; Trim. Fl. Ceyl. v. 2, p. 67 ; Talb. 

 Trees, Bomb. p. 72 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 424 ; 

 Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 2, p. 97. 0. gladiata, DC. Prodr. v. 2, 

 p. 404 ; Grab. Cat. p. 52 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Suppl. p. 23.— Flowers : Aug.- 

 Oet. Vern. Abai. 



Commonly cultiyated, but doubtfully wild. Konkan : near Bhewndy, Edgeworth ! 

 Deccax : Bowdban near Poona, Bhiva I ; Decean hills widely, Woodrow. 



Tbe tender pods are used as a vegetable and tlie seeds are largely eaten. The plant 

 is comraonlv known as tbe Stvord-bean or Pataqonian bean. See Watt, Diet. Econ. 

 Prod. 1. c. ' 



Vab. virosa, Baker, in Hook. f. Fl. B. I. v. 2, p. 196. Leaflets 

 smaller, obovate or obovate-oblong, glabrous. Flowers smaller ; rhachis 

 of raceme moi'e densely pubescent. Pods 2-4 by 1-1 ^ in. Seeds 4-6. 

 C. virosa (sp.), W. & A. Prodr. p. 253 : Dalz. & Gibs. p. 69.— Vern. 

 Oowani. 



KoNKAN : Stocks ! S. M. Oouxtry : Belgaum districts, Ritchie, 201 ! 

 The seeds are regarded as poisonous by the natives, who say that tbey produce 

 insanity if eaten. 



3. Canavalia lineata, DC. Prodr. v. 2 (1825) p. 404. Perennial ; 

 stems spreading, prostrate, sometimes twining, glabrous. Leaves 3- 

 foliolate ; petioles 3-5 in. long ; stipules -/^ in. long, triangular, 

 caducous. Leaflets subcoriaceous or thickly membranous, 2-3 in. long, 

 nearly as broad as long, broadly ovate, obovate or orbicular, sometimes 

 emarginate, glabrous, base cuneate : petiolules \ in. long ; stipels g-^ in. 

 long, soon deciduous. Flowers in 4-8-flowered racemes ; peduncles 

 10-15 in. long : pedicels |-V~i ^"- '^'^S' solitary or twin from the tumid 

 nodes of the rhachis ; bracteoles minute, ovate, caducous. Calyx | in. 



