LEGUMINOS^E. CLV. DESMODIUM. 



297 



Hedys. diffusum, Willd. spec. 3. p, 1180. D. diffusum, D. C. 

 prod" 2. p. 336. 



IVilldcnow's Desmodium. Shrub 2 to 3 feef, diffuse. 



132 D. DICHOTOMUM (B.C. prod. 2. p. 336.) stem erect, tri- 

 quetrous ; pubescent ; sdpulas and bracteas ovate ; leaflets el- 

 liptic, obtuse, pubescent, hoary beneath ; racemes elongated ; 

 legumes hairy, with (i joints. Tj . S. Native of Tranquebar. 

 Hedys. dichotomum, Willd. spec. 1180. This species is like 

 the preceding. 



Z)z'c/io/omow,s-stemmed Desmodium. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



133 D. OXYPHY'LLUM (D. C. in ami. sc. nat. 4. p. 102.) stem 

 erect, terete, branched, and is rather angular and smooth, as 

 well as the branchlets ; stipulas subulate ; leaflets elliptic, acu- 

 minated, glabrous, pale white beneath ; panicle terminal, loose ; 

 pedicels 2-3-together, in fascicles, f? . G. Native of Nipaul. 

 Hedys. oxyphyllum, Spreng. syst. append. 292. 



Sharp-leaved Desmodium. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



134 D. PODOCA'RPUM (D. C. 1. c.) stem ascending, terete ; 

 branches rather angular, and are as well as the petioles and pe- 

 duncles pilose ; stipulas subulate ; leaflets broad-ovate, rather 

 rhomboid, pale beneath, but rather puberulous above ; racemes 

 terminal, elongated, slender; pedicels twin; legume with 1-3 

 triangular, puberulous, distant joints, lower joint stipitate. t? . G. 

 Native of Nipaul. Flowers purple. 



Foot-fruited Desmodium. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



135 D. HETEROCA'RPUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 337.) stem shrubby, 

 erect, and is as well as the petioles scabrous ; stipulas setaceous ; 

 leaflets elliptic, obtuse, glabrous ; racemes axillary and termi- 

 nal ; legumes puberulous, erect, lower ones with only 1 joint, 

 the rest having 5-7 orbicular joints. fy . S. Native of Ceylon. 

 Burm. zeyl. 117. t. 53. f. 1. .Hedys. heterocarpum, Lin. spec. 

 1054. but not of Thunb. Flowers pale purple. 



Furious-fruited Desmodium. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



136 D. SE'QUAX (Wall. pi. asiat. rar. 2. p. 46. t. 157.) plant 

 shrubby, erect, twiggy, and branched ; branches terete, and are 

 villous, as well as the petioles ; leaflets lanceolate, acuminated, 

 clothed with adpressed pili above, and villous beneath, interme- 

 diate one double the size of the lateral ones ; stipulas linear ; 

 racemes axillary, about equal in length to the leaves ; flowers 

 usually twin, on villous pedicels ; legumes slender, linear, many- 

 jointed, many-toothed on both edges, and covered with hooked 

 pili. Jj . S. Native of the East Indies, on the mountains of 

 Kamaon. Flowers pale red. 



Sticking Desmodium. Shrub 3 feet. 



137 D. LABURNIFOLIUM (D. C. prod- 2. p. 337.) stem shrubby, 

 branched, terete, smoothish ; stipulas setaceous ; leaflets ovate, 

 acute, glabrous, shining above, clothed with adpressed pubes- 

 cence beneath ; racemes terminal, loose ; legumes pendulous, 

 hispid, with oblong compressed joints. lj . S. Native of Java. 

 Hedys. laburnifolium, Poir. diet. 6. p. 422. but not of Sieb. 

 This plant probably belongs to section Eudesmodium. 



Laburnum-leaved Desmodium. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



138 D. SALICIFOUUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 337.) stem frutescent, 

 branched, terete, glabrous ; stipulas and stipels lanceolate-seta- 

 ceous, elongated ; leaflets lanceolate-oblong, acuminated, gla- 

 brous ; panicle terminal, diffuse ; bracteas lanceolate-subulate ; 

 legumes arched, hispid. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Hedys. salicif 61ium, Poir. diet. 6. p. 422. 



Willow-leaved Desmodium. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



139 D. ROTTLE'RI; plant herbaceous, erect; leaflets large, 

 oblong-elliptic, acutish, rather strigose beneath ; panicle termi- 

 nal, elongated, diffuse ; legumes linear, arched, glabrous. 1 . S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Hedys. lineare, Rottl. Hedys. 

 Rottleri, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 320. 



Rottler's Desmodium. PI. 1 foot. 



j- Species, natives of Nipaul, which differ from the other 



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species in having a ^-toothed calyx instead of being 5- 

 toot/ied. 



140 D. RETU'SUM ; leaflets oblong, retuse, mucronulate, vil- 

 lous, canescent. beneath ; stipidas lanceolate, acuminated ; ra- 

 cemes many-flowered ; bracteas ovate, mucronate, villous, 

 imbricated ; calycine teeth ovate, cuspidate ; keel of corolla 

 truncate at the apex. (j . G. Native of Nipaul, at Narain- 

 hetty. Hedys. retusum, Hamilt. mss. ex D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 

 243. Leaflets nearly 2 inches long and half an inch broad. 



Retuse-leafietted Desmodium. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. 

 Sh. 1 to 2 feet. 



141 D. FLORIBU'NDUM ; leaflets ovate, mucronate, and are as 

 well as the branches pilosely tomentose ; stipulas lanceolate, 

 falcate ; racemes many-flowered : pedicels capillary, aggregate ; 

 calycine segments ovate, acute, upper one broader and emar- 

 ginate. J?.G. Native of Nipaul, at Gosaingsthan. Hedys. 

 floribiindum, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 244. Flowers reddish. 

 Perhaps the same as D. mullifiorum of D. C. 



Bundle-flowered Desmodium. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



142 D. TILI^EFOLIUM ; leaflets roundish-ovate, acuminated, 

 pubescent ; racemes terminal, panicled ; calyx bluntly 4-lobed. 

 T? . G. Native of Nipaul, on Shreenagur. Hedys. tilieef olium, 

 D. Don, 1. c. Leaflets almost 3 inches long. 



Lime-tree-\ea.\eA Desmodium. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



143 D. DIOICUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 338.) leaflets oval, obtuse, 

 coriaceous, glaucous, and pilose beneath ; stipulas ovate, acute ; 

 racemes many-flowered ; bracteas ovate, acute, ciliated, imbri- 

 cated ; calycine teeth ovate, acute. I? . G. Native of Nipaul, 

 at Narainhetty. Hedys. dioicum, Hamilt. mss. ex D. Don, 

 prod. fl. nep. 244. Leaflets 3-4 inches long and 2 broad. 

 Flowers axillary, dioecious. Ve'sSillum obovate, shorter than 

 the falcate wings. Keel concave, mucronate at the apex. Sta- 

 mens 10, monadelphous. Style bearded below. Legume 3- 

 jointed. Perhaps a proper genus. 



Dioecious Desmodium. Shrub 3 feet. 



f Doubtful species, natives of the East Indies. 



144 D. GRANDIFOLIUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 338.) stem frutes- 

 cent, simple, trigonal ; stipulas ciliated ; petioles triquetrous ; 

 leaflets oblong-lanceolate, acute, racemes somewhat spicate. 



*2 . S. Native of the East Indies. Hedys. grandif olium, Horn, 

 hort. hafn. cat. 2. p. 700. 



Great-leaved Desmodium. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



145 D. ? PUNCTA'TUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 338.) stem twining, 

 furrowed, pilose ; leaflets ovate, acute, and are as well as the 

 calyxes beset with red dots ; racemes axillary, short. T? . . S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Hedys. punctatum, Rottl. berl. 

 mag. p. 231. 



Dotted Desmodium. Shrub tw. 



146 D. ? HIPPOCRE'PIS (D. C; prod. 2. p. 338.) stem shrubby, 

 erect ; leaflets ovate, glabrous, middle one largest ; spikes ob- 

 long, dense ; legumes straight, bearded, jointed on the upper 

 suture. fj . G. Native of Cochin-china. Hippocrepis bar- 

 bata, Lour. fl. coch. p. 453. Flowers purple. 



Hippocrepis-\\ke Desmodium. Shrub 4 feet. 



147 D. MALACOPHY'LLUM (D. C. prod. 338.) stem herbaceous, 

 erect, hairy ; leaflets oblong, somewhat cordate, pale, and clothed 

 with soft hairs beneath ; racemes terminal. If.. S. Native of 

 Manilla. Hedys. malacophy'llum, Link. enum. 2. p. 247. 



Soft-leaved Desmodium. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.? PI. 1 to 2 ft. 

 ******* Species, natives of New Holland and New Ca- 

 ledonia. 



148 D. SPARTIOIDES (D. C. prod. 2. p. 337.) stem slender, 

 terete, dichotomous, glabrous ; stipulas acute ; leaflets oblong- 

 linear, mucronate, glabrous above, but pale, and pubescent be- 

 neath ; racemes terminal and opposite the leaves ; pedicels from 



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