Phaseolus.'] LEGUMINOSAE. 363 



All plains Districts, on fallow lands, waste places, river 

 banks and the sea- coast ; common. 



A diffuse trailing herb, good for fodder and sometimes 

 cultivated for its seeds. Yern. Hind. Mugani; Tel. Pilli 

 persara; Tarn. Pani payir. 



5. PHASEOLUS ACONITIFOLIUS, Jacq. ; F. B. I. ii. 202 ; W. & A. 

 247. 



Deccan and Carnatic, in similar places to the last, but 

 perhaps not truly wild. 



A diffuse trailing plant, cultivated as a fodder crop and 

 for its seeds, in dry sandy lands. Yern. Hind. Moth ; 

 Tarn. Tulka payir. 



6. PHASEOLUS DALZELLII, T. Cooke. P. pauctflorus, Dalz. ; 

 F. B. I. ii. 202. 



W. Ghats, in the Nilgiri and Pulney Hills (Bourne), at 



about 3,000 ft. 



A slender climber with pale yellow flowers. 



7. PHASEOLUS CALCARATUS, Roxb. ; F. B. I. ii. 203; W. & A. 

 245. 



W. Ghats, in the Nilgiri, Pulney and Travancore Hills, up 



to 7,000 ft, 



A slender hairy climber with yellow flowers, sometimes 



cultivated. 



8. PHASEOLUS SUBLOBATUS, Roxb. P. trinervius, Heyne; 

 F. B. I. ii. 377; W. & A. 245. 



Hills of the Deccan and Western Ghats, up to 6,000 ft. 

 A slender very hairy climber, very variable in its leaves, 

 the stipules large and prominent. 

 The following species are found in cultivation : 

 P. lunatus, Linn., the " Lima Bean." Cultivated in gardens 

 for its pods and usually white seeds. 



P. vulgaris, Linn., the " French Bean " or " Haricot Bean." 

 Outivated in gardens for its pods. 



P. multifloru*,Willd., the "Scarlet Runner." Cultivated for 

 its pods, especially in gardens in the hills. 



P. radiatus, Linn. Yern. Hind. Mung. Cultivated as a crop 

 for its seeds. 



P. Hungo, Linn. Yern. Hind. Tikari kalai, Urd. Cultivated 

 as a fodder crop and for its seeds, but apparently rare. 



