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Widely distributed in the Philippines at low and medium altitudes; tropical 

 Asia to Japan, Malaya to northern Australia and Polynesia ; also in tropical 

 Africa. 



17. Desmodium buergeri Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. 3 (1867) 45. 

 Luzon, Province of Benguet, Williams l.'fOO, lJf02, Merrill JfSTJf- Province of 



Laguna, Ilallier s. n. Mindanao, Lake Lanao, Mrs. Clemens s. n. 



This species was placed among the synonyms of Desmodium heterocarpum 

 (D. polycarpum) by Baker, but the specimens here cited seemed so distinct from 

 that species that request was made of Dr. J. K. Small for comparison of them 

 with the collections in the herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden. He 

 writes that "Williams' specimens nos. 1400 and 1402 agree exactly with specimens 

 of D. buergeri from Japan. The latter species seems to be referred to D. poly- 

 carpum, but judging from apparently authentic material of D. polycarpum in our 

 collection, I can not see why the two species are merged." D. huergeri is manifestly 

 allied to D. heterocarpum, but differs from the typical forms of that species in 

 its very diffuse habit, much smaller and differently shaped leaflets, and its lax 

 racemes. 



Japan. 



18. Desmodium retroflexum (Linn.) DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 336; Baker in 

 Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 (1876) 170; Forbes & Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 

 23 (1887) 176; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) 267. 



Meibomia retroflexa 0. Kuntze Kev. Gen. PI. (1891) 197. 

 Luzon, Province of Nueva Ecija, Bur. Sci. 5218 McGregor. 

 Himalayan region to Tenasserim and southern China. 



19. Desmodium ovalifolium Wall. Cat. (1832) no. 5730. 



Desmodium polycarpum var. ovalifolia Prain ex King in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 

 66^ (1897) 141. 



Luzon, Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, Whitford 227, For. Bur. 3115 

 Meyer. 



Penang and Sumatra. 



Doctor Prain, who has identified the above specimens, writes me that he 

 considers D. ovalifolium to be a good species; it was reduced by Baker to D. 

 polycarpum DC. {D. heterocarpum (L. ) DC). 



§ Sagotia. 



20. Desmodium trifiorum (Linn.) DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 334; Miq. Fl. Ind. 

 Bat. 1^ (1855) 238; Baker in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 (1876) 173; F.-Vill. Nov. 

 App. (1880) 62; Vid. Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 107; Prain ex King in Journ. 

 As. Soc. Beng. 66= (1897) 135. 



Hedysarum trifiorum Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 749. 



Hippocrepis humilis Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 585. 



Desmodium parvifoiium Blanco 1. c. ed. 2 (1845) 408, ed. 3, 2: 386, non DC. 



Meibomia triflora O. Kuntze Rev. Gen. PI. (1891) 197. 



Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Bur. Sci. 7935, 7Ji65 Ramos, For. Bur. 16610 

 Curran: Province of Benguet, Williams 1278: Province of Bulacan, Yoder 112: 

 Province of Bataan, Whitford s. n., Williams 263: Manila, Garcia 55, Merrill 

 SS-Zf, Elmer 5515. Poliixo, Bur. Sci. 10766 McGregor. Panay, Yoder 7. Min- 

 danao, Copeland JfOS, DeVore & Hoover 203. 



Widely distributed in the Philippines at low altitudes; tropics of the world. 



21. Desmodium heteropliyilum (Willd.) DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 334; Baker 

 in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 (1876) 173; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1880) 62; Prain ex 

 King in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 66= (1897) 135. 



