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Plants of the Punjab. 



Climbing Plants with Alternate Stipulate Compound Leaves. 



Petals ununited. 



AmphicarpaBa 

 Edegworthii, 



LeGUMINOSjE. 



F. B. I. ii. 181. 

 Himalaya, 

 5-6,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 



annual, velvety, stem slender, twining ; leaves of 

 3 leaflets, leaflets IJ by 1 in., broadly ovate, thin, end 

 one stalked, lateral ones nearly sessile, stipules ^ in. long, 

 oblong or lanceolate, bracts like the stipules ; flowers | in., 

 reddish, usualty soHtary or in pairs, rarely racemed, calyx 

 ^ in., teeth lanceolate, awl-shaped, much shorter than the 

 tube, corolla | in., petals equal, standard and wing petals 

 with a spur on each side of their bases, stamens 10, 9 united, 

 style thread-like, beardles^^ ; pod 1 in long linear, recurv- 

 ed, 2-3-seeded. 



Shuteria vestita, 

 var. involucrata, 



Leguminos^b. 



F. B. L ii. 181. 



Himalaya, 



3-7,000 ft., 



east of the Sutlej. 



Simla, Dhami 



(Collett). 



perennial, hairy, stem slender, twining ; leaves of 3 

 leaflets, leaflets l-2|by ^-1| in., ovate, entire, blunt, lateral 

 almost sessile, end one stalked, stipules lanceolate, short- 

 pointed ; flowers | in., white tinged with pink, 2 or 3 

 together in axillary racemes, bracts of the one or two lowest 

 groups of flowers orbicular, leaflike, forming cups, calyx 

 tubular, teeth 5, short, 2 upper united, lowest longest, 

 petals longer, ^tandard petal erect, ovate with a broad 

 tip, keel nearly straight, blunt, shorter than the wings, 

 stamens 10, all but the upper one united, style smooth, 

 curved; pod 1-1| in., narrow, flat, beaked with the base 

 of the style, seeds 5 or 6. 



Dumasia villosa, 



LEGUMINOSiE. 



F. B. I. ii. 183. 

 Himalaya, 

 3-7 000 t. 

 Simla, Annandale, 

 Shah (Collett). 



annual, densely hairy, grey or rusty, stem sleudeU, 

 iwining ; leaves of 3 leaflets, leaflets l|-3 by f-lf in., ovate, 

 blunt or short-pointed, lateral almost sessile, end one 

 2-3 in., stalked, stipules minute, bristle-like ; flowers ^-| 

 in., yellow or purplish, in axillary bracteate racemes, 2-6 in. 

 long, bracts and bracteoles thread-like, calyx |-| in., 

 tubular, mouth oblique, teeth minute, petals twice the 

 calyx in length, standard ovate with broad tip, erect, 

 wing^ and keel near y equal, keel shghtly curved, all 

 stamens but upper united ; pod 1-1| in. long, yellow-felted, 

 flat, linear, contracted between the seeds, seeds 3 or 4. 



Teramnils iabialis, 



LeGUMINOSjB. 



F. B. I. ii. 184. 

 The Plains. 



annual, slender, hairs flat-lying, scattered ; leaves 

 with 3 leaflets, 2|-4| in., leaflets 1-2| in., ovate-oblong, 

 thin, lateral ralher smaller, stipules minute, awl-shaped, 

 soon falling off; flowers J-^ in., reddish, in long loose 

 axillary racemes, 1-4 in., calyx |-| in., teeth 5, nearly equal, 

 corolla not protruding far, stamens all united ; podl|-2 

 in., linear, smooth, recurved, hooked with the permanent 

 style, seeds 8-12. 



