LEGUMINOS.E. CLV. DESMODIUM. 



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haps of Madagascar. Hedys. Scalpe, Comm. herb. Heclys. re- 

 pandum, Poir. diet. 6. p. 408. but not of Vahl. jEschynomene 

 remota, Poir. diet. 4. p. 452. Petioles nodose at the base. 

 Stems pubescent at the apex, as well as the under side of the 

 leaves. Legume unknown. Perhaps this and the following 

 species would constitute a new genus. Scalpe is the vernacular 

 name of the plant. 



Scalpe Desmodium. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



100 D. REPA'NDUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 334.) stem shrubby, 

 erect ; stipulas lanceolate, ciliated ; leaflets ovate-rhomboid, ob- 

 tuse, with repandly-crenated margins ; raceme terminal, elon- 

 gated ; pedicels 2-3 together, capillary. Tj . G. Native of 

 Arabia Felix. Hedys. repandum, Vahl. symb. 2. p. 82. 



licpaitd-leaved Desmodium. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



101 D. OXYBRA'CTEUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 334.) stem frutes- 

 cent, terete, glabrous ; leaflets oblong, acuminated, glabrous ; 

 stipulas and bracteas lanceolate, and very much acuminated ; 

 racemes axillary and terminal ; legumes deflexed, depressed, 

 smoothish, coriaceous. V? . S. Native of the Mauritius, spon- 

 taneous or cultivated. Flowers purple. 



Sharp-bracted Desmodium. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



102 D. DIVERSIFOLIUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 334.) stem shrubby, 

 terete, glabrous ; leaves simple and trifoliate ; leaflets oval, gla- 

 brous, but puberulous on the middle nerve beneath, the terminal 

 leaflets always twice or thrice the size of the lateral ones ; 

 racemes almost terminal ; legumes villous, compressed, nearly 

 linear. T; . S. Native of Madagascar. Hedys. diversifolium, 

 Poir. diet. 6. p. 403. 



Diverse-leaved Desmodium. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Sh. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



103 D. ABYSSI'NICUM (D.C. prod. 2. p. 338.) "stems twining; 

 leaflets ovate, shining, rather pubescent, lateral ones sessile ; 

 racemes terminal, loose; stamens monadelphous. 3f. w . S. 

 Native of Abyssinia. Hedys. Abyssinicum, Hoffmanns, verz. 

 1821. p. 217. Legumes unknown. 



Abyssinian Desmodium. PI. cl. 



* Species natives of the East Indies, Nipaul, fyc. 



104 D. POLYCA'RPUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 334.) stem terete, 

 erect, clothed with adpressed pubescence ; leaves trifoliate, with 

 obovate obtuse leaflets, terminal one the largest ; racemes ter- 

 minal and axillary, crowded ; legumes with 6-8 semi-orbicular 

 joints. Pj . S. Native of the East Indies. Lam. ill. t. 628. 

 f. 4. Hedys. polycarpum, Poir. diet. 6. p. 413. Flowers pur- 

 ple. Said to be allied to D. latifolmm and D. lasiocdrpum. 



Many-fruited Desmodium. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



105 D. PRYONI(D. C. prod. 2. p. 334.) stem almost terete, 

 smoothish, erect ; leaflets oval, acute, glabrous above, but clothed 

 with silky pubescence beneath, the terminal leaflet thrice the 

 size of the lateral ones ; racemes axillary, longer than the leaves ; 

 legumes hardly puberulous, with 6 semi-orbicular joints, Tj . S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Hedys. viridiflorum, Burm. ind. 

 167. exclusive of the synonymes. Hedysarum spicatum foliis 

 acuminatis, Pryon in herb. Burm. Hedys. Pryoni, Spreng. syst. 

 append. 292. The legumes are like those of D. Gangeticum. 



Pryon's Desmodium. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



106 D. TRIFLORUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 334.) stems herbaceous, 

 procumbent, filiform, puberulous ; leaflets obcordate, glabrous 

 above, but puberulous on the nerves beneath ; pedicels axillary, 

 1 -flowered, 2-3 together; legumes puberulous, with 3-4 semi- 

 orbicular joints. l/.S. Native of China, Malabar, the Mauritius, 

 also of the West Indies and Guiana. Hedys. triflorum, Lin. 

 spec. 1057. Swartz, obs. 288. t. 6. f. 1. Hedys. stipulaceum, 

 Burm. ind. t. 54. f. 2. zeyl. t. 54. f. 2. Hedys. biflorum, 

 Willem. maur. 49. 1 Flowers red. 



Three-flowered Desmodium. Shrub procumbent. 



107 D. HETEROPHY'LLUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 334.) stem her- 

 baceous, ascending, rather pilose ; leaflets obovate, obtuse, gla- 

 brous above, and clothed with adpressed pubescence beneath ; 

 pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, 2-3 together; legumes ciliated, 

 with the joints semi-orbicular. T. S. Native of Ceylon. 

 Burm. zeyl. t. 54. f. 2. Hedys. heterophyllum, Willd. spec. 3. 

 p. 1201. Flowers red. 



Variable-leaved Desmodium. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 

 1 foot, ascending. 



108 D. PARVIFOLIUM (D. C. in ann. sc. nat. 4. 1825. p. 100.) 

 stems procumbent, herbaceous, much branched, weak, and gla- 

 brous ; leaflets small, obovate or roundish, emarginate or 

 mucronate, covered beneath with adpressed hairs, but glabrous 

 above ; racemes panicled, axillary, 5-6-flowered, much longer 

 than the leaves ; pedicels capillary, diverging ; legumes glabrous, 

 with 3-4 semi-orbicular joints. 3. G. Native of Nipaul. 

 Hedys. tenellum, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 243. but not of 

 Kunth. Hedys. parviflorum, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 318. Flowers 

 small, purple. Calycine segments lanceolate, awned. 



Small-leaved Desmodium. Fl. July, Aug. PI. procumbent. 



109 D. DU'BIUM (Lindl. hot. reg. 967.) leaflets obovate, rather 

 retuse, mucronate, pubescently-pilose, paler beneath; racemes 

 elongated, many-flowered, terminal ; bracteas subulate, equal in 

 length to the pedicels ; stems angular, and are as well as the 

 pedicels hairy. Tj . G. Native of the Himalaya mountains. 

 Flowers rose-coloured. 



Doubtful Desmodium. Fl. July. Clt. 1823. Shrub 2 feet. 



110 D. LAXIFLORCM (D. C. 1. c.) stem frutescent, erect, terete, 

 glabrous ; branches pubescent ; stipulas lanceolate ; leaflets el- 

 liptic, acuminated, glabrous above, and clothed with adpressed 

 pubescence beneath ; racemes terminal, loose ; pedicels hairy, 

 filiform, much longer than the calyx ; joints of legume oblong, 

 compressed, hardly puberulous, usually 4-5. Jj. G. Native 

 of Nipaul. Flowers purple. Perhaps not distinct from the fol- 

 lowing. 



Loose-flowered Desmodium. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



111 D. DIFFU'SUM (D. C. 1. c.) stem shrubby, nearly erect, 

 terete, glabrous ; branches pubescent ; stipulas lanceolate ; leaf- 

 lets elliptic, acuminated, glabrous above, but clothed with ad- 

 pressed pubescence beneath ; racemes terminal, elongated ; pe- 

 dicels twice the length of the calyx, in fascicles ; young legumes 

 villous. Jj . S. Native of the East Indies. Hedys. diffusum, 

 Roxb. hort. beng. p. 57. but not of Willd. Hedys. Roxburghii, 

 Spreng. syst. append. 292. Flowers purple. 



Diffuse Desmodium. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



112 D. ? E'LEGANS (D. C. 1. c.) stem shrubby, branched, 

 terete ; branches angular, pubescent ; stipulas linear, acumi- 

 nated ; leaflets roundish-ovate, acuminated, pubescent beneath ; 

 racemes terminal, panicled ; pedicels hispid, filiform ; calyx ob- 

 soletely 5-toothed. Ij . G. Native of Nipaul, on Shreenagur. 



Elegant Desmodium. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



113 D. NI/TANS (Wall. mss. Graham in edinb. phil. journ. 

 Hook. hot. mag. 2867.) shrubby, branched ; racemes compound, 

 terminal, and axillary, and are, as well as the branches, pendu- 

 lous ; flowers twin ; bracteas acute ; leaves pendulous ; leaflets 

 roundish-rhomboid, tomentose on both surfaces ; stipulas subu- 

 late. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. Corolla bluish lilac. 

 Stamens monadelphous. 



Nodding -]ea\ed Desmodium. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. 

 Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



114 D. PE'NDULBM (Wall. pi. rar. asiat. 1. p. 81. t. 94.) erect, 

 twiggy ; branches villous ; leaflets cuneate-oblong, obtuse, cus- 

 pidate, villous and many-nerved beneath ; stipulas and bracteas 

 large and dry, membranous, aristately mucronate ; racemes soli- 

 tary, terminal, pendulous ; flowers twin ; legumes compressed, 

 moniliform on one side ; joints 4, reniform, lower one sti- 



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