VoL 2 LEGUMINOSAE 291 



Philip. (1904) 18; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 276, 

 5 (1910) Bot. 82, non DC. 

 Luzon (Laguna, Tayabas, Camarines, Sorsogon), Mindoro, Palawan, 

 Samar, Leyte, Cebu, Panay, Mindanao. In thickets and forests at low 

 and medium altitudes. India through Malaya to New Guinea. 

 Local names: Kalapikid (Bag.); torokot (Sub.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Desmodium elegans Benth.; Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 23 (1887) 

 171. 

 The Philippine range for this species was probably based on erroneously 

 identified specimens of Desmodium pulchellum Benth. 



Desmodium kingianum Prain; Usteri Beitr. Ken. Philip. Veg. (1905) 115. 

 The Cebu and Panay records of Usteri were probably based on wrongly 

 named specimens. 



Desmodium pilosiusculum DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 335, Ann. Sci. Nat. 4 

 (1825) 101; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 88. 



"In Philippicis ? ex herb. Thibaud," Prodr.; "In insulis Philippinis (in 

 herb. Thibaud ex itin. Neaei) ," Ann. Sci. Nat. The type specimen in the 

 de Candolle herbarium represents a species remote from all the known 

 Philippine forms. In Index Kewensis it is reduced to the American D. 

 uncinatum DC. The specimen was certainly not from the Philippines. 



Desmodium reniforme DC; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 62. 



52. MONARTHROCARPUS Merrill 



MONARTHROCARPUS SECURIFORM IS (Benth.) Merr. in Philip. Journ. 



Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 89. 



Desmodium securiforme Benth. in Miq. PI. Jungh. (1852) 226; Miq. 



Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 1 (1855) 255; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 62; Vidal 



Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 108, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 108. 



Luzon (Cagayan,' Laguna, Sorsogon), Polillo, Mindoro, Mindanao, Basi- 

 lan. In primary forests on slopes at low and medium altitudes, widely 

 scattered. A monotypic endemic genus. 



Var. MONOPHYLLA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 90. 

 Mindanao. Habitat of the species. 



53. PSEUDARTHRIA Wight and Arnott 



PSEUDARTHRIA VISCIDA (Linn.) W. & A. Prodr. (1834) 209; Wight 

 Ic. t. 286; Ceron Cat. PI. Herb. Manila (1892) 62; Merr. in Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 90. 

 Hedysarum viscidum Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 747. • ■ , , 



Desmodium viscidum DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 336. 

 Desmodium timoriense DC. op. cit. 327. 

 Luzon (Bulacan), Panay, Negros, Merrill Phil. PL 212, 1964. In waste 

 places near towns, deserted clearings, coconut groves, etc. India, through 

 Malaya to Timor. 



Local names: Gunit-gunit (P. Bis.); mankit (Tag.). 



