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STYLOSANTHES, Sw. 

 Shrub. Leaves rigid, ])innately trifoliate. Flowers in dense 

 heads ; corolla not exserted, keel subrostrate. Pod flattened, 1-2- 

 jointed, joints rugose. 



S. miicronata, Wilkl. ; DC. Prod. IT. 318 ; Fl. Br. T. 2. 148. Common 

 on tlic dry hills near Dhurwar. Shores of the Westsrn peninsula, 

 Fl. Br. I. Fl. Fr. R.S. 



OUGEINIA, Beiith. 

 Tree. Leaves pinnately trifoliate. Flowers in fascicled axillary 

 racemes. Corolla much exserted ; standard broad, keel obtuse. 

 Pod linear, flat, smooth, 2-5-jointed. 



O. dalbergioides, Bcuth. PL Jungh, 216; Fl. Br. L 2. 161; Bedd. 

 Fl. Sylv. t. 36 ; Brandis For. Fl. l-±6 ; Dalhercjla oojelnensi:^, Roxh. ; 

 ])alz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 78. Km-i mntal, K.; ieivas, M.; kala lilndas, 

 Hind.; telm, Khandesh Bangs ; tunvj, sandan, tlmsa, Yern. Throughout 

 the presidency in deciduous forests ; common in the forests of the Yelbq^ur 

 snb-division of North Kanara where large trees are numerous ; yields a 

 valuable elastic wood; not attacked by white anfs. Fl. Mch.-May. 

 Fr. June. 



DESMODIUM, Desv. 



Shrubs or herbs. Leaves simple or trifoliate, stipellate. Flowers 

 small, racemose. Corolla exserted ; standard broad. Pod of several 

 1-seeded indehiscent joints. 



Leaves trifoliate. Flowers in axillary umbel.-'. 



Bracts minute, deciduous. 



Branches terete. Joints of pod large D. umhe.llatum. 



Branches triquetrous. Joints of jjod small ... D, Gephalotes. 



Leaves trifoliate. Umbels in continuous rows. 



Bracts large persistent D. pidchdlum. 



Leaves 1-foliate, petiole winged ... ... ... D. trhiuetrum. 



Leaves 1-3-foliate. Flowers in simple or panicled 



racemes. 

 Joints of pod indehiscent. 



Leaves trifoliate D. laxlllorum. 



Leaves 1-foliate. 



Leaflet glal:)rescent above ... ... ... ... D. (/aiigeticum. 



Leaflet scabrous above ... ... ... ... Z). latlfoliinn. 



.Joint of pod dehiscent ... D . polycarpum. 



Pod dehiscent, not jointed ... ... ... ... D. ijijrans. 



D. umbeUatum, DC. Prod. II. 32-5 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 161; Bedd. Fl. 

 Sylv. 87. Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. C)Q. South-east of Surat; near 

 Belgaum, Dalz. 



D. Gephalotes, Wall. Cat. 5721 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 161 ; Bedd. FJ. Sylv. 

 87. D. congestum, Dalz. & Gibs. 66. Common in the moist forests of 

 North Kanara and the Konkau. Fl. July, Sept. Fr. C.S. 



D. pulchellum, Benth. MSS.; Fl. Br. I. 2. 162. Throughout 

 the presidency in moist places along nalas and water-courses, common 

 in North Kanara as undergrowth in the high timber deciduous forests of 

 the Yelh'ipur ghdls. Fl. Fr. K.S. 



