102 .MKUUir.L. 



Tliis Viuii-lv (iillris frniM the typical finiii. :i> notcil hy I'raiii. in its more 

 iiumeroiis ( usually 7 t" H. rniely •") ) Icallcts. wliicli aif iinuli sinallci than in 

 the type, mostly less tlian :i em wide. 



The speeie.s extends alon^i the seashores of tlie Mascarene Islands to India, 

 southern Ciiina. Malaga, to northern Australia, and Polynesia; tlie \ar. xerocorixi 

 extends from Ceylon to Sumatra, and the ^lalay Peninsula. 



Native names: BuUc-haJic ( .Manila. Tayabas ) ; Ixii/oc-Ikii/oc ( Dinajifat. Tinayo) ; 

 haloc-haloc (Tayabas, Negros, Palawan); halat-balot (Camarines); maroc-baroc 

 (Camarines, Tieao) ; hdlu-haht (JJasilaiil: Jxioc-haoc (Cebu); Ixini (Tayabas, 

 Bataan. Panpasinan. Pampani;a. Zandtales); baup// (C'agayan). * 



The name htini sccnis to be m<ir(' jjenerally applied to the \ar. .rt-nx-mixr, 

 whieh is apparently mostly found at a j^reater or less di.stanee inland and away 

 from the direct influence of salt water: tlie tyjdcal form is usually found close 

 to the beach. 



The generic name t'oiH/d m i<i \'cnt. (1S0:>) is here relaiueii in accordance with 

 the list of noini»(( coiifirrraiiild of the \ienna Botanical Congress. The earliest 

 name is Pongani Adans. (17(i"5). which was altered to Pungainia by Lamarck 

 (1797), and to I'onf/ttniiti liy \'entenant (ISd.Si. (). Kiintze has adopted the 

 generic appellation ('(ijiim, adapted from Cajii tidhditjxi of Rumphius (1741), 

 while Lamarck (178(i), ])roposed tlie generic name (lalciluixi, also from Bumphius, 

 and which luis been adopted by Taubert in the ''Natiirliclien PManzenfamilien." 

 The ease is fully discussed by Prain,'" with especial reference to the objections to 

 the us(> of the generic name (Irilnliipa. 



5!). DERRIS Lour. 



Standard not callose at the base. 



Vexillary filament free throughout; tiowcis single, in ample thyrsoid panicles 

 with nodes neither tumid nor produced into stalks (§ Aganope). . 

 Pod winged only along the upper suture, and sinuate between the seeds; 



corolla nearly 1.5 cm long 1. D. diudelpha 



Pod winged down liotli sutures, not sinuate between tbe seeds; corolla 1 cm 



long or less 2. 1). thi/rsiflorn 



Vexillary iilament united with the others, at least in the middle of the tube; 

 flowers fascicled on ttmiid nodes that are .sometimes produced into stalks. 

 Pod winged along the \ipper suture. 



Pod narrowly oblong to lanceolate, less than 1.") cm wide, nanowed at 



l)oth ends, many times lony^er than broad, (rnkiiown in />. ix>Ii/(nitha) . 



( § Brack YPTERUM ) . 



7>eaflets distinctly retuse at the rather Iduiit a])e\. scaii'idy acuminate. 



up to l.'J em long: racemes very densely llowered. the rachis densely 



pubescent :<• /'• iioh/antha 



Leaflets acute or acuminate, or if retu>e then less tlian 7 cm long and 

 distinctly acuminate. 

 Pods densely fciruginons ])ul)escent ; aTi erect tree or shrub. 



4. I). ciixiiiKiii 

 Pods glabious or nearly so; scandent shrubs. 



I^eaflets :\ to 7 cm long, the somewhat acuminate a])eN usually refuse. 



T). /). scaiidcns 



Leaflets 10 to l.'i cm long, rather distinctly subcaudate-acuminate, the 



acumen blunt <>. />. philippiiinis's 



^".Fourn. As. Soc. Beng. 66" (1!M>7| IKi, 4ot). 



