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Mueuna, Adans. 

 Conspectus of Species. 



* Pods winged along the suUires, or lamellate, or both. 



Subg. 1. Citta, Lour. Pods transversely and obliquely lamellate on the valves, 

 but not winged on the sutures. Seeds orbicular. 

 Racemes corymb-like, short-peduncled ; pods 1 -seeded, M. monosperma. 



Subg. 2. Carpopogon, Eoxb. Sutures of pod dilated into broad wings, the valves 

 smooth on the faces. Seeds orbicular. 

 Flowers yellowish or white ; pod 3 — 4 in. long, appressed tawny setose, . . 31. gigantea. 



* * Pods without sutural ivings, the valves either quite plain, or 



longitudinally ribhed only on the faces. 

 Subg. 3. Stizolobium, Pers. Characters as above. Pods often longitudinally ribbed 

 on the sutures. 



x Pods stalked, glabrescent, torose. Seeds orbicular. 

 Arboreous climber ; flowers variegated dark-purple ; pod 1 — 3 ft. long, plain, 



. . If. macrocarpa. 

 x x Pods sessile, plain or longitudinally ribbed. Seeds transversely 

 oblong. 

 + Pods densely setose, not glabrescent. Flowers purple. 

 Peduncle naked ; flowers arising from a knob ; pods with two longitudinal ribs along 



the upper suture ; leaves pubescent beneath, M. piruriens. 



Peduncle bracted ; flowers from a secondary peduncle about 2 lin. long ; pod without 



ribs ; leaves almost glabrous, M. bracteata. 



+ + Pods velvety, glabrescent. Flowers white. 

 Pods longitudinally ribbed, \ ft. long, M. nivea. 



1. M. mokospeema, DC. Prod. II. 406 ; Wight in Hook. Bot. Misc. 



II. 346. suppl. t. 12, and Icon. t. 35 ; Hf. Ind. El. II. 185. (Carpopo- 

 gon monospermum, Boxb. Fl. Ind. III. 283 ; M. anguina, Wall. PI. As. rar. 



III. t. 236). 



Hab. Frequent in the mixed forests, especially the lower ones, all 

 over Pegu, Chittagong, and Arracan ; also Tenasserim, Tavoy. — Fl. Close of 

 RS. ; Fr. DS. 



2. M. gigantea, DC. Prod. II. 405 ; Wight in Hook. Bot. Misc. II. 

 257 ; Suppl. t. 14 ; Hf . Ind. Fl. II. 186. (Bolichos giganteus, Willd. sp. 

 pi. III. 287 ; Carpopogon giganteum, Eoxb. Fl. Ind. III. 287). 



Hab. Frequent along the sea-coast, especially in the beach-jungles, 

 of the Andaman islands ; also Tenasserim. — Fl. Fr. DS. 



3. M. maceocaepa, Wall. PL As. rar. I. 41. t. 47 ; Hf. Ind. Fl. II. 

 186. 



Hab. Not unfrequent in the hill-forests, especially the drier ones, 

 and in the pine forests of Martaban east of Tounghoo, at 4000 to 6000 ft. 

 elevation ; also Ava hills.- — Fl. March ; Fr. HS. 



4. M. pbttbiens, DC. Prod. II. 405 ; Hf. Ind. Fl. II. 187. (M. 

 prurita, Hook. Bot. Misc. II. 257. Suppl. t. 13 ; Bot. Mag. t. 4945 ; 



