Cxnovalia.'] LEGUMINOSAE. 359 



2. SPATHOLOBUS PURPURETJS, Beiith. ; F. B. I. ii. 194. 

 Travaucore, in Aryanad forests (M. Rama Rao). 

 A large climbing shrub, with papery pods. 



42. Canavalia, DC. 



Climbing or prostrate herbs. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate ; 

 stipules small, sometimes wart-like ; stipels subulate. Flower* 

 showy, in elongated peduncled axillary racemes, fascicled on a 

 nodose rhachis ; bracts minute; bracteoles small, roundish, 

 caducous. Calyx campaiiulate, bilabiate, the upper lip broad, 

 entire or emarginate, the lower smaller, shortly 3-toothed. 

 Corolla much exserted ; standard large, suborbicular, reflexed ; 

 wings narrow, free from and equalling the obtuse incurved keel. 

 Stamens monadelphous, the axillary one shortly free at the base ; 

 anthers uniform. Ovary obscurely stalked; ovules many; style 

 incurved, beardless ; stigma terminal, minute. Pod large, linear 

 or oblong, compressed or turgid, with a distinct rib on each valve 

 near the dorsal suture. Seeds ovate, compressed ; hilurn linear. 



Pods flattened, not turgid : 



Pods 6-12 in. long, 1-1-5 in. broad, seeds 8-12 ; leaflets ovate, acute 



1. ensiformis. 

 Pods 4-6 in. long, "5-1 in. broad, seeds 4-6 : 



Racemes many-flowered j climbing herbs with large obovate, 



acute, or obtuse leaflets 2. virosa. 



Racemes few-flowered ; prostrate herbs with rather small, 



orbicular, obtuse or retuse leaflets 3. lineata. 



Pods turgid, broad, 4-6-seeded, beaked ; leaflets ovate, acuminate 



4. obtusifolia. 



1. CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS, DC. ; F. B. I. ii. 195. C. gladiata, 

 DC.; W. & A. 253 ; Wt. Ic. t. 753. 



In gardens and on the roofs of huts, cultivated as a vege- 

 table. The Sword -bean. 



A climbing bean with pink or white large flowers. Yerii. 

 Hind. Kadsambal ; Tarn. Segapu ; Tel. Tumbetteii kaya. 

 -. CANAVALIA VIROSA, W. & A. 253. C. ensiformis var. virosa, 

 Bak. in F. B. I. ii. 196. 



In most Districts, especially in the Deccan and Carnatic. 

 A large climber with lilac flowers and short pods. 

 Var. mullis. Canavalia mollis, W. & A. 253. C. ensiformis var. 

 mollis, Bak. in F. B. I. ii. 196. 



