ENUMERATION OF THILIPPINE LEGUMINOSAE. 87 



Mascarene Islands, India, southern China, tlio Mahxy Peninsula and Archipel- 

 ago to New Guinea and northern Australia. 



26. Desmodium pseudotriquetrum DC. Ann. Sci. Nat. I 4 (1825) 100, Prodr. 



2 (1825) 320. 



Desmodium triquclrum subsp. pscudotriquviriim Prain in Journ. As. Soc. 

 Beng. 66= (1897) 390. 



Luzon, Province of Bengiiet, Merrill '/-J77', Willin)iis /'//-'/. 



Northern India and the mountains of Assam. 



This species was reduced by Baker to D. trlquelrum DC, but its habit is 

 entirely different, its leaves much smaller, and its pods glabrous, except for the 

 ciliate margins. The two specimens cited above appear to be in all respects 

 typical D. psendoiriqncirnm , and I consider the form to be worthy of specific 

 rank. 



§ Heteroloma. 



27. Desmodium virgatum Zoll. Nat. Geneesk. Arch. 3 (1846) 58; Prain in 

 Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 66- (1897) 143, 399; Merr. & Rolfe in Philip. Journ. Sci. 



3 (1908) Bot. 103. 



Desmodium gangeticum Naves in Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 3, pi. 377, non DC. 



Desmodium latifolium var. virgatum Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1' (1855) 247. 



Luzon, Province of Rizal, Bur. Sci. 4 Foxworihy : Province of Bataan, For. Bur. 

 2231 Meyer: without locality, Marave 155, Vidal 2//S (Herb. Kew), Loher 23-'f8, 

 2349 (Herb. Kew). 



This species was reduced to Desmodium latifolium DC. by Miquel, as a variety. 

 and later by Baker was merged in the species; it is, however, entirely worthy of 

 specific rank. 



Chittagong to Burma, Perak and Java. 



28. Desmodium gangeticum (Linn.) DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 327; Miq. Fl. Ind. 

 Bat. 1^ (1855) 247; Baker in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 (1876) 108; F.-Vill. Nov. 

 App. (1880) 62. 



■ Hedysarum gangeticum Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 746. 



Desmodium gangeticum var. neaei DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 327. 



Hippocrepis comosa Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 584, non Linn. 



Desmodium diversifoUum Blanco 1. c. ed. 2 (1845) 408, ed. 3, 2: 384, non DC. 



Meihomia gangetica 0. Kuntze Rev. Gen. PI. (1891) 190. 



Luzon, Province of Cagayan, For. Bur. 16161 Curran : Province of Ilocos Norte, 

 Bur. Sci. I64I Bamos: Province of Bengiiet, Williams i-^OC ; Province of Union, 

 Elmer 5611: Province of Pangasinan, Merrill 2S12: Province of Bulacan, Yoder 

 46: Manila, McGregor 15, Baja 249: Province of Cavite, Bur. Sci. 1300 Mangubat: 

 Province of Rizal, Bur. Sci. 6I46 Robinson: Province of Bataan, Williams 52, 

 Whitford 4O6, Elmer 6852, Merrill 3104: Province of Tayabas, Whitford 659, 

 Gregory 119. Mindoro, Merrill 1269. Palawan, Merrill S49. Guimaras, For. 

 Bur. 6419 Everett. Bohol, Miss Adams. Basilan, DeVore & Hoover 36. 



Native names: Manquit (Bataan) ; payang-paydng (Tayabas) ; diquit-diquit 

 (Pangasinan); pega-pega (Basilan). 



The variety neaei DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 327, described from Philippine material, 

 is not distinct from the species. The type has been kindly examined by Mr. C. 

 DeCandolle at my request. 



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

 Asia to China, through Malaya to northern Australia and Polynesia; introduced 

 in the West Indies. 



