194 Brittoiiia 1936 



congenerie witli Meihoinia as tliat group was originally cliaracterizedj 

 Schindler ineidentall.y, in reinstating rather nnmerous generie segre- 

 gates from Desmodinm Desv., retains Desmodiuni Desv., and Meihomia 

 Fabr. as generit-ally distinct. 



Canavalia de CandoUe 



Canavalia virosa (KoxIj.) Wiglit & Arn. Prod. 2: '27<?,. ]S34; Dunn Kew Bull 

 136. 1922. 



Dolichos virosus Roxb. Hort. Briigal. .55. 1814, nomen ; FI. Ind ed 2 3: 301 



1832. 

 Cryptopha-^colus anamcnsis O. Ktz. Rev. Gen. PI. 177. 1S91. 



Indo-China, Turong (=Tourane), Kuntze 3781, February, 1875, 

 type of Cryptophaseolus anamensis 0. Ktz., Britton Herbarium, Nev 

 York Botanical Garden. Kuntze 's genus and species were overlooko 

 by Gagnepain. From the de.seription one would scareely suspect tli: 

 Cryptophaseolus is congeneric witli Canavalia, for tlie reason tlia 

 Kuntze 's type is a spécimen with very immature buds, the petals and 



