206 LEGUAIIXO&E. 



(2) Leaflets oblong or obovate acute or obtuse at the apex D. laxiflora. 



Leaflets ovate acuminate at the apex J). iiUginosa. 



(3) Leaflets large 14 cm. in length I), chinensis. 



Leaflets small, less than 8 cm. in length. (4) 



(4) Calyx nearly truncate I), oblonga. 



Calyx toothed D. eUipiica. 



Derris chinensis BENTH. in Journ. Linn. Soc. IV. Suppl. p. 104, et 

 Fl. Hongk. p. 94 ; FORBES et HEMSL. Tud. Fl. Sin. I. p. 199 ; MATSUM. et 

 HAYATA Enum. PL Formos. p. 114. 



HAB. Sentou, Toseikaku, Ivagi. 



DISTRIB. South China. 



Derris elliptica BENTH.; HAYATA Materials for a Flora of Formosa 

 p. 84. 



HAB. Jinkakuriii. 



DISTRIB. India, Siam, Malay Archipelago. 



Derris laxiflora BE NTH. in Journ. Linn. Soc. IV. Suppl. p. 105 ; 

 FORBES et HEMSL. Ind. Fl. Sin. I. p. 199 ; MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PI. 

 Formos. p. 114. 



HAB. Koketsuzan, Keltuig. 



DISTRIB. An endemic plant. 



Derris oblonga BEXTH. ; HAYATA Materials for a Flora of Formosa p. 84. 



HAB. Kotosho. 



DISTRIB. Southern China. 



Derris uliginosa BEXTH. in Jburu. Linn. Soc. IV. Suppl. p. 108, et 

 Fl. Hongk. p. 94 ; BAKER in HOOK. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. III. p. 241 ; FORBES et 

 HEMSL. Ind. Fl. Sin. I. p. 199 ; MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PL Formos. p. 

 114. 



HAB. Takow. 



DISTRIB. Common in tropical Asia, eastern Africa, Mascarene Islands, 

 Polynesia and northern Australia. 



