Phaseolus.] l. leguminoSyE. (J. G. Baker.) 201 



Spread in the plains from the Himalayas to Ceylon, not cultivated. — Distrib. 

 Cosmopolitan in the Tropics. 



A subglabrous perennial,, with firmer leaves than in the cultivated species. 

 Stipules ^ in., often reflexed ; leaflets entire, 3-4 in. long, subacute. Mowers very 

 showy, crowded in a short-pedunded raceme. Calyx ^ in. ; lower teeth lanceolate- or 

 deltoid-setaceous. Standard nearly 1 in. broad. Pod 4-6 in. by ^ in., glabrous, 

 much recurved, 10-15-seeded, subtorulose. 



Stjbgen. 2. nXacroptilium. Oonnects § 1 and 3, agreeing with the 

 former in its basifixed stipules and with the latter in its narrow turgid pods. 



4. P. tenuicaulis, Saker ; a subglatrous slender twiner, stipules minute 

 lanceolate, racemes few-flowered crowded subsessile, bracteoles lanceolate very 

 minute, calyx campanulate with deltoid teeth, corolla small. P. sublobatus 

 var. ? tenuicaulis,- Grah. in Wall. Cat. 6598. 



BiBMA ; Prome hiUs, WalUck. 



Stems very slender, annual ? at first minutely pnberulent. Stipules not more than 

 A in. ; leaflets membranous, glabrous, the end one ovate, acute, entire, 2-3 in. long. 

 Baeemes 5-6-flowered ; lower pedicels shorter than the calyx. Calyx glabrous, ^ in. 

 Corolla 3 times the calyx, reddish! Pod unknown, so that its position is doubtful. 



5. P. Grabamlanus, W. Sr -4. Prodr. 244 ; a glabrous perennial twiner, 

 stipules minute lanceolate, racemes lax short-peduncled, bracteoles lanceolate very 

 minute, calyx campanulate with deltoid teeth, corolla middle-sized. Thwaites 

 Enum. 90. 



Carnatic ; Courtallam, Wight. C^^J^on \ on the shore at Batticaloa, Thwaites. 



Copiously twining, with slender woody branches. Stipules as in the last ; leaflets 

 quite glabrous on both sides, the end one ovate acute, 2-3 in. long, rather deltoid at 

 the tase. Racemes 2-4 in. long ; peduncles about as long as the leaves ; pedicels 

 geminate, the lower finally as long as the calyx. Cali/x ^ in. long. Corrdla reddish, 

 , 3-4 times the calyx. Pod linear, glabrous, rather recurved, many-seeded, 2^3 in. by 

 Jin. 



6. P. semlerectus, lAnn.; DC. P>-odr. ii. 396; shrubby, suberect, with 

 flexuose branches clothed with long deciduous deflexed hairs, stipules con- 

 spicuous lanceolate-setaceous, peduncles and racemes very long, bracteoles setar- 

 ceous, calyx tubuloso-campanulate with aristate teeth, coroUa middle-sized. 

 Jacq. le. t. 658 ; Bot. Reg. t. 743. P. psoraleoides, W. Sr A. Prodr. 244 ; 

 Wight Ic. t. 249._ 



Spread through the Westben Peninsula and Ceylon, but probably not wild. — 

 DisTEiB. Trop. America, Malaya. 



Stems tall, suberect and shrubby in the lower part, quite terete. Stipules ^-f in. 

 long; leaflets entire, membranous, soon glabrescent, thicker than in most of the 

 species, the end one ovate, entire, acute or subobtuse, 2-3 in. long, usually deltoid at 

 the base. Peduncles reaching a foot and racemes half a foot long ; pedicels very short, 

 geminate. Calyx under ^ in. long, split open by the pod. CoroUa deep purple and 

 white, 3-4 times the calyx. Pod 3-4 in. by ^ in., glabrous, rather recurved, many- 



Sttbgbn. 3. Stropbostyles. Stipules inserted above the liase. Pods 

 under ^ in. thick, subterete. Keel prolonged into a complete spiral. Flowers 

 yellow. Racemes very close. 



7. P. trilobus, Ait. Sort. Kew, iii. 30 ; stems slender difiuse glabrous 

 or slightly hairy, stipules oblong, leaflets more or less deeply 3-lobed with the 

 central division spathulate, racemes capitate, bracteoles ovate, flowers minute. 

 Roxh. Fl. Ind. iii. 298 : Wall. Cat. 6688 A-K. ; W. ^ A. Prodr. 246 ; Wight 



