232 XLV. LEGUMIN0SJ3 [Flemingia 



Underwood in forests of Shorea robusta, Oudh, Behar, and Ganjain, in those of 

 Dipterocarpus tubercidatus in Burma. Fl. C. S. 



B. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets ovate-lanceolate, bracts lanceolate, not folded. 



3. F. stricta, Roxb. Cor. PL t. 248 ; Wight Ic. t. 329. Vern. Bebar, Garhw. 

 Attains 6-10 ft. Sterns and branches triquetrous, petiole 3-6 in. long, 



angular, deeply sulcate, sometimes narrowly winged (var. pteropus). Leaflets 

 6-12 in., secondary nerves 12-20 pair. Racemes cylindrical, 2-4 in. long, 

 often fascicled, supported at their base by numerous large silky hairy bracts, 

 1-3 in. long, which are densely imbricate, enclosing the racemes while in bud, 

 and are more or less persistent. At the ends of racemes are numerous imbricating 

 lanceolate bracts, much exceeding the buds, which fall after the fl. have opened. 

 Dehra-Dun, Sikkim, Assam, Burma, Coromandel coast. Fl. C. S. 



4. F. congesta, Roxb. ; Wight Ic. t. 390; Vern. Banch hui, Dun. 



Branches angular, sulcate. Petiole 2—4 in. long, angular, sometimes nar- 

 rowly winged, leaflets 3-12 in. long, secondary nerves 4-6 pair, the lowest 

 pair very prominent, with conspicuous tertiary nerves on the outside. Racemes 

 dense, oblong, often fasciculate, bracts lanceolate, |-| in. long. Pod i in. long, 

 brown, pubescent ; seeds 2, black. 



Subhimalayan tract from the Jumna eastward, Khasi hills, Chittagong, Behar, 

 Central India, "both Peninsulas, Ceylon, Malay Archipelago, China. 



This most variable species Prain, I.e., 439, divides into several, some of which had 

 been recognized by Kurz. 



Racemes condensed, shorter than petioles : (a) F. congesta, Eoxb. (b) F. prostrata, 

 Eoxb. ; Kurz, F. Fl. i. 374. (c) F. ferruginea, Graham ; Kurz, F. Fl. i. 373. 



Eacemes elongate, exceeding petioles : (d) F. Wightiana, Graham, (e) F. latifolia, 

 Benth. ; Kurz, F. Fl. i. 375. (/) F. semialata, Eoxb. Cor. PI. t. 249 ; Kurz, I.e., 374 ; 

 Wight Ic. t, 326. 



5. F. nana, Eoxb. ; Wight Ic. t. 389. Ganges near Hard war, Kheri Forests Oudh, 

 Behar, Sangor, C.P. North Kanara. Pubescent, calyx and pod covered with red 

 resinous glands, pedicel longer than calyx, and 6. F. sericans, Kurz, F. Fl. i. 373. 

 Eng forests of Pegu and Martaban, Shan hills. Inflorescence densely clothed with long 

 hairs, pedicels shorter than calyx. Two undershrubs, analogous to G-rewia sapida, 

 Ochna pumila, Olax nana, Erythrna resupinata, and others, which, from an under- 

 ground stem, bring forth flowers and leaves after the fires of the hot season. 



7. F. involucrata, Benth.; PL Brit. Ind. ii. 229.— Syn. F. capitata, ZolL; 

 Kurz, P. Fl. i. 376. 



Attains 3-5 ft., branches nearly terete. Petiole |- in. long, rarely longer, 

 leaflets 2-4 in., secondary nerves 8-12 pair, basal pair not prominent. PL 

 blue, in dense softly hairy round axillary heads (short racemes) supported by 

 persistent lanceolate bracts clothed with long silky hairs, the outer ovate- 

 lanceolate, up to 1 in. long. Pods enclosed in the calyx, usually 1-seeded. 



Subhimalayan tract from Kumaun to Assam, Central and South India, Burma. 

 Often gregarious on open grassy glades and in moist places. Fl. C. S. 



8. F." paniculata, Wall. ; Kurz, F. Fl. i. 372 ; Subhimalayan tract, from Kumaun 

 eastward, Behar, Central Prov. Bengal, Upper and Lower Burma. Fl. in lax panicles, 

 leaves unifoliolate, 3-7 in. long. 9. F. lineata, Eoxb. ; Kurz, F. Fl. i. 372 ; Subhimalayan 

 tract from Kumaun eastward, Silhet, Bengal, Centr. Prov., Western and Eastern 

 Peninsula, Ceylon. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets 1-3 in. long, plicate along nerves while 

 young, basal nerves extending far beyond the middle, with numerous prominent ter- 

 tiary nerves on the outside. Fl. in the axils of minute bracts, in lax axillary panicles. 



18. DALBERGIA, Linn. fil. ; Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 230. 



Trees, shrubs or climbers, with alternate imparipinnate leaves, leaflets 

 alternate, without stipels. Plowers small, paniculate, white lilac or purple, 

 bracts and bracteoles usually small. Calyx 5-dentate, the anterior tooth 

 generally longest. Wings oblong, as long as standard, keel obtuse, shorter 

 than standard. Stamens either diadelphous, the 10th stamen free, or mona- 

 delphous, with 9. or 10 stamens, or equally diadelphous, with two bundles of 5 



