252 S. Kurz — Contributions towards a [No. 4, 



5. C. grandis, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1874. 185 sub No. 

 14. {Phaseolus grandis, Wall. Cat. 5602 ; Bth. in PL Jungh. I. 239 in 

 adn. ; Phaseolus velutinus, Bak. in Hf. Ind. Fl. III. 201). 



Hab. Chittagong ; Ava, Taong-dong and Khakjen hills ; Tenasse- 

 rim, Moulmein ; Pegu (teste Baker). — PI. Close of BS. ; Fr. HS. 



6. C. lttcens, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1874. 185 sub No. 14. 

 {Phaseolus lucens, Wall. Cat. 5601 ; Bth. in PL Jungh. I. 239 in adn. ; 

 Vigna lucens, Bak. in Hf. Ind. Fl. II. 207). 



Hab. Frequent in the mixed forests, especially the upper ones, enter- 

 ing also the tropical forests, from Chittagong, Pegu, and Martaban down to 

 Tenasserim.— Fl. Close of BS. ; Fr. HS. 



Dioclea, HBK. 



1. D. eeflexa, Hook. Fl. Nigr. 306 ; Bak. in Fl. trop. Afr. II. 

 189 ; Hf. Ind. Fl. II. 196. {Dolichos hexandrus, Boxb. Hort. Bengh. 55. 

 and MS. Icon. XX. t. 131). 



Hab. Tenasserim (Helf. 1752). 



Pueraria, DC. 



Conspectus of Species. 

 Subg. 1. Eu-pueraria. "Woody leaf- shedding climbers. Pods constricted between 

 the seeds. Hoots large, tuberous. Flowers pale blue. 



Calyx densely silky ; bractlets minute ; pods tawny hirsute while young, . . P. tuberosa. 

 Calyx minutely appressed pubescent ; bractlets as long as the buds ; pods minutely ap- 



pressed pubescent, soon glabrous, P. Candollei. 



Subg. 2. Neustanthus, Bth. Undershrubs or shrubs, erect or twining. Pods not 

 constricted between the seeds. 



* Erect shrubs or undershrubs, the brancMets terete or nearly so. 



x Bracts deciduous. 

 Tomentum of young parts, inflorescence, and calyx tawny ; pods 2 — 3 in. long, 



. . P. eomposita. 

 All parts nearly glabrous ; calyx minutely velvety ; pods 1 J— 2 in. long ; flowers white, 



..P. Wallichii. 

 x x Bracts persistent. 

 Leaves sparingly appressed hirsute ; fruiting pedicels 2 lin. long ; pods 1 — 1| in. long, 

 glabrous, P. stricta. 



* * Twining or prostrate herbs or undershrubs. Floivers purplish blue. 



x Pods narrowly linear, lj — 3 in. long by 2 lin. broad, many-seeded. 

 O Bracts deciduous. Branchlets terete or nearly so. Leaflets often 

 lobed. Extensive twiners {Schizopihtjllon, Baker.) 

 Calyx about 1\ lin. long, the lobes acuminate ; corolla about 5 lin. long, P. pliaseoloides. 

 Calyx about 4 lin. long, the lobes subulate-acuminate ; corolla f in. long, 



. .P. subspieata. 

 O Bracts persistent. Branchlets somewhat angular. Prostrate 

 or twining perennial herbs. 



