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Plants of the Punjab. 



Shrubs with Alternate Stipulate Compound Leaves. 



Pod-bearing plants. 



Petals ununited. 



Leaflets three. 



Desmodium 

 floribundum, 



Leguminos^. 

 F. B. I. ii. 167. 

 Himalaya to 

 7,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 



large, stem hairy, branches angular, densely vel- 

 vety ; leaves 4-6 in. long, stipules lanceolate, | in. long, 

 leaflets 3, somewhat leathery, 2-4 in. long, end one largest, 

 ovate, blunt or pointed, both surfaces hairy, lower pale ; 

 flowers I in. long, pink purple, many, in axillary and ter- 

 minal racemes, 3-6 in. long, often with the flowers directed 

 to one side only, bracts long-pointed, | in. long, fringed 

 with hairs, calyx | in. long, corolla |-| in. long ; pod sessile, 

 very hairy, |-1 by | in., upper margin slightly, lower deep- 

 ly indented, joints 6-8, longer than broad. 



Desmodium 

 oxphyllum, 



Leguminos^. 

 F. B. I. ii. 168. 

 Himalaya to 

 7,000 ft. 

 Simla (Baker). 



medium size, branches slender, smooth, cylindrical ; 

 leaves 3-5|- in. long, stalk 1-1§ in. long, leaflets 3, pointed, 

 thin or somewhat leathery, smooth above, pale grey silky 

 beneath, end one ovate-oblong with tip broad, gradually 

 narrowed to a point, 2-4 in. long ; flowers | in. long, 

 many, in short axillary or terminal branching racemes, 

 bracts lanceolate, long-pointed, fringed with hairs, | in. 

 long, calyx 1| in., nearly smooth, teeth very short, corolla 

 |-| in. long, stamens 10, all united but the upper one ; 

 pod 2-3 in. long, J in. broad, shortly stalked, joints longer 

 than broad, 6-8. 



Desmodium 

 tilisefolium, 



Chamra, pirJii 

 kalimort. 

 Leguminos^. 

 F. B. I. ii. 168. 

 Himalaya to 

 9,000 ft. 



Simla, Mashobra 

 (Collett). 

 Murree (Douie). 



medium size, branches spreading, branchlets vel- 

 vety ; leaves 4-6 in. long, leaflets 3, broadly ovate, 2-4 

 in. long, rather leathery, end one longest, silky beneath ; 

 flowers f in. long, pink, in numerous branching racemes, 

 up to 12 in. long, calyx \ in., downy, teeth triangular, 

 shorter than the tube, corolla |-| in., stamens 10, all united 

 but the upper one ; pod sessile, broad, 2-3 in. long, joints 

 6-9, longer than broad, upper margin slightly, lower deeply 

 indented. 



Desmodium sequax, 



Leguminosje. 

 F. B. L ii. 170. 

 Himalaya, 

 4-7,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 



large, branches with dense grey velvet when young ; 

 leaves 4-7 in. long, leaflets 3, ovate-lanceolate or lan- 

 ceolate, gradually pointed, hairy above, more densely 

 below, end leaflet 2|-4 by 5|-2| in. ; flowers J in. long, 

 pink, on lateral and terminal branching racemes, calyx 

 -j-'-j- in., teeth lanceolate, stamens 10, all united but the 



