LEGUMIXOS.I:. 199 



Canavalia obtusifolia DC. Prodr. II. p. 404; BAKER iu HOOK. f. Fl. 

 Brit. Ind. II. p. 196 ; FORBES et HEMSL. Ind. Fl. Sin. I. p. 192 ; MATSUM. 

 et HAYATA Eiiura. PL Formos. p. 110. 



HAB. KelurigtC), Suitenkwa, Tamsui, Agincort. 



DISTRIB. Common on tropical sea-shores. 



34. Phaseolits Lix\.~ 

 Dichotomous Key to the Formosan Species. 

 (1) Pod elongately oblong flattened 8 cm. long, 3 cm. broad, acute at both 



shortly rostrate at the apex, thinly velutinous, leaves rhom- 

 boidal, acuminate towards the apex, obtuse at the very tip. 



(2) Pod linear terete or complanate, nearly 6 cm. long. 6 mm. hroad, leaves 



various. (3) 

 (?)) Ei-ect herb ................................. P. r<i<liatns v<tr. typica. 



Scaudeut herbs. (4) 



(4) Stem nearly glabrous much slender, leaves much smaller, slightly 

 puliescent ......................................... P. trilolus. 



Stem liireute, best with long reflexed haii-s, much stouter, leaves much 

 larger, hispid alx>ve, pul>escent Ijeueath ................. . P. Munyo. 



Phaseolus lunatus Lisx.; DC. Piwb. II. p. 393 ; BAKER in HOOK. f. 

 Fl. Brit. Ind. II. p. 200 ; MATSUM. iu Tokyo Bot. Mag. XII. p. 61 ; 

 M\TSUir. et HAYATA Enum. PI. Formos. p. 111. 



HAB. Taiclm. 



DISTRIB. 



Phaseolus MungO LINN; ^I\x>u>r. et HAYATA Enum. PL Formos. p. 

 111. 



HAB. 



DISTRIB. 



* Species belonging to this genns and Viyivi are mther confounded in the Formosan plants. 

 It is much to be desired that a careful revision on these two genera should be done with perfect 

 materials. 



