170 L. LEGUMiNOSj). (J. G. Baker.) IVesmodiiim^ 



subeoriaceous, rather scabrous aboTe, with obscure adpressed hairs, reticulato-yendse, 

 iSnely grey-downy below ; end one obtuse, obovate, rarely roundish or oblong, 2-3 in. 

 long. Baeemes copious, lateral and terminal, lax or moderately close, reaching a foot 

 long, the end one panicled; pedicels |-J in., pubescent, erecto-patent. Calyx i in. ; 

 teeth deep, setaceous. Corolla twice the calyx, the smallest of all the species. Fod ^4 

 in. long, i5-^in. broad ; joints 4-6,' densely dgthed with minute spreading hooked grey 

 hairs ; upper suture distinctly indented. 



31. D. sequaz, Wall. PI. As. Rar. t. 157; shrubby, branches terete, 

 leaflets ovate-oblong acute repand, bracts very minute, upper suture slightly in- 

 dented. Wall. Cat. 5712. 



Along the Himalayas from Simla and Kumaox to Sikkim, alt. 4-7000 ft. 



A shrub, reaching 2-30 ft. high, the branches clothed with dense short grey or 

 brown pubescence. FetioUs 1-2 in.; leaflets subeoriaceous, subscabrous, with short 

 obscure adpressed hairs above, grey and more densely hairy beneath ; end one 3-6 in. 

 long, narrowed gradually to a point. Baeemes copious, moderately lax, lateral and 

 terminal, 2-4 in, long, the end one panicled ; pedicels J-j in., downy, spreading or 

 ascending. Calyx ^ in. ; teeth lanceolate. Corolla 3 times calyx. Pod 1-f in. lone;, 

 ^ in. broad, 6-8-jointed; short-stalked, densely clothed with minute spreading 

 hooked hairs. 



82. D. concinnum, DC. Prodr. ii. 335 ; shrubby, branches teretej 

 leaflets oblong entire obtuse, bracts large ovate, upper sutm-e not indented. D. 

 pendulum, Wall. PL As. Rar. t. 94. D. penduliflorimi, Wall. Cat. 5727. D. 

 paucinervium, DC. P-odr. ii. 336. 



All along the Hijiai,ayas from the Upper Pdnjab to Silhet and Khasia, ascend- 

 ing to 7000 ft. in Simla. Pbsit, McClelland. 



A tall shrub, with slender drooping branches, densely clothed at first with short 

 grey pubescence. Fetioles ^1 in. ; leaflets subeoriaceous, green, smooth above, wi£h 

 raised parallel main veins and clothed with adpressed grey or brownish silky hairs' 

 beneath ; end one 2-3 in. long ; side ones smaller. Baeemes copious, las, lateral and 

 terminal, the latter often i-1 ft. long, usually simple ; pedicels |—| in., ascending; 

 bracts ^-f in., closely imbricated, densely silky. Calyx i in. ; teeth lanceolate-del- 

 toid. Corolla ^-J in. Pod f-1 in. long, ^ in. broad, short-stalked, 4-6-jointed, 

 minutely downy. 



Vae. amcenum ; leaflets narrowed to an acute point, racemes most or all terminal. 

 D. amoenum. Wall. Cat. 6726. — Khasia and Silhet. 



****** Joints of pod small, as long as h-oad, somelnmes splitting along tlie lower 

 suture ; upper suture straight, lower slightly/ constricted. Calyx-teeth long. (Nl- 

 COBSONIA (DCJ) 



33. D. retroflexum, DC. Prodr. ii. 336; pedicels sharply reflexed, 

 leaves usually 1-foliolate, leaflet rotundato-cordate. D. orbiculatum, Wall. Cat. 

 6695. D. rotuadifoliiun, Wall. Cat. 5696. Uraria? styracifolia, W.^A. P-odr. 

 222. Hedysanmi retroflexum, I,inn. Mant. 103. H. styiacifolium, lAnn. Mant. 

 103, non aliorum. 



Assam, Silhet and Tenasseeim, tropical zone. — ^Disteie. China. 



Branches terete, woody, clothed with short spreading hairs at first. Leaves sub-' 

 coriaceous, thick, green, glabrous above, densely coated with adpressed white silky 

 hairs beneath, 1-2 in. long and broad ; side leaflets when present. much smaller than 

 the end one ; petiole i-1 in., deflexed at tip. Baeemes copious, simple, axillary and 

 terminal, very dense, subsessile, an inch or less long ; bracts ovate, ciliated ; pedicefe 

 ^J in. Calyx ^ in., densely bristly. Corolla twice the calyx. Fod |-J in. long, 

 obscurely hairy, under ^ in. broad ; joints 3-5. 



34. D. capitatum, BC. Pmdr. ii. 336 ; leaflets always 3 obovate-cuneate, 

 pedicels sharply reflexed. D. obovatum. Wail. Cat.. 5722 B. D. polycarpumj 



