1876.] S. Kurz — A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Nicobar Islands. 127 



LEGUMINOSjE. 



117. Ceotalabia calycena, Schrank. — Kamorta, rare along a rivu- 

 let in the grass-heaths. 



118. Ceotalabia sebicea, Retz. — Kamorta, rare along a rivulet in 

 the grass-heaths east of Enaca. 



119. Smithia seistsitiva, Ait. — Kamorta, locally common along 

 rivulets in the grass-heaths. 



120. Desmodium umbellatum, DC. — Common in the beach-forests 

 all along the coast of all the islands ; Nankowry (Novara 231 ; Jelinek 

 80 — Tienjap) . 



121. Desmodium (Diceema) sp. — Nicobars {teste D.) 



122. Desmodium eecuevatum, Grah. — Konclil (g. c). 



123. Desmodium Gawgeticum, DC. — Nicobars, no precise locality 

 given (Novara 233 ; Jelinek.). 



124. Desmodium polycaepum, DC. — Not unfrequent in the shrub- 

 beries along tbe margins of the tropical forests of Kamorta ; Great Nicobar 

 (Novara 231 ; Jelinek 234— ptealam, inc.). 



125. Desmodium bzeteeopbyllum, DC. — Not unfrequent in the 

 grass-heaths and also amongst shrubbery of the beach-forests of Ka- 

 morta. 



126. Pycjs t ospoba nebvosa, WA. — Rather frequent in the grass- 

 heaths of Kamorta. 



127. Ueaeia picta, Desv. — Here and there in the grass-heaths of 

 Kamorta. 



128. Ueaeia eagopodioides, DC. — Frequent in the grass-heaths of 

 Kamorta. 



129. Alysicaepus sp. — Nicobars (teste D.). 



N. B. Pisum sativum, L., var. arvense is cultivated by the convicts 

 on Kamorta, but succeeds very badly. Along with it come up (in a similar 

 starved condition) Vicia sativa, L. and Lathyrus Aphaca, L., which have 

 no doubt been introduced from Bengal. 



130. Abeus peecatoeius, L. — Karnicobar (Novara 226 ; Jelinek 

 — tanjam, inc.) ; Nankowry (Novara 226 ; Jelinek 110 — fcaipi, inc.). 



131. Clitoeea tebnatea, L. — Nicobars (teste D.). 



132. Eeytheina Indica, L. — Not unfrequent in the beach-forests 

 of Kamorta and the eastern coast of Katchall ; also Karnicobar (Jelinek 

 — bam Mo, inc.). 



133. Mucuwa gigaktea, DC. — Nankowry (Novara 235 and 236 ; 

 Jelinek 166 and 155 — ipue). 



134. Cajstavalia vieosa, WA. — Not unfrequent amongst shrubbery 

 along the outskirts of the tropical forests and in the beach-forests of Ka- 

 morta and Katchall ; Nankowry (Novara 230 ; Jelinek 142 — Jcomipiie) ; 

 banyu, inc. Katch. 



