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2. P. LUNATus L. Patani (Tag.) ; Lima Bean. 



A scandent, slender, annual, glabrous or sparingly pubescent, herba- 

 ceous vine reaching a length of 4 m or more, the stipules small, basifixed. 

 Leaflets ovate, acuminate, thin, 6 to 12 cm long. Racemes axillary, soli- 

 tary, peduncled, 8 to 20 cm long. Flowers long-pedic'elled, about 13 mm 

 long, the calyx pale-greenish,, the corolla much longer than the calyx, 

 greenish or pale-yellowish. Pods oblong, somewhat curved, 6 to. 12 cm 

 long, about 2 cm-wide, containing from 1 to 4 large, variously colbred or 

 white seeds. (Fl. Filip. pi. S52, 369.) 



Frequently Cultivated for its edible beans, fl. Sept.-Apr. Cultivated 

 in all tropical and warm countries, a native of tropical America. 



'*3, P. VULGARIS L- Habichuela (Sp.); Common Bean. 



An annual nearly glabrous or slightly hairy, erect, branched plant, or 

 a slender twining vine. Leaves 3-foliolate, the leaflets ovate, acuminate,' 

 base rounded, 7 to 11 cm long, the lateral ones inequilateral. Racemes 

 axillary, few-floi^^ered, shorter than the leaves, the pedicels longer than 

 the calyx. Flowers whitfe, turning straw-colored or somewhat pink-pur- 

 plish, 1.6 to 2 cm long. Bracteoles ovate, green, persistent. Pods linear, 

 somewhat curved,^ 10 to 15 cm long, about 1 dm wide. 



Commonly cultivated by Chinese gardeners for the Manila market, fl. 

 NoV.-May. Cultivated in all warm countries, where native uncertain. 



4. P. adenanthus G. F. W. Meyer. 



A rather slender, glabrous, twining, herbaceous vine 2 to 5 m or'-«iore 

 in leng^th. Leaflets firm, 8 to 14 cm long, oblong-ovate, entire, acute or 

 acuminate, base rounded, 3-nerved. Racemes axillary, long-pedunded, the 

 flowers few, crowded -at the ends. Flowers 2.5 to 3 cm long. Calyx green 

 or purplish, the three lower teeth lanceolate, acuminate, the two upper 

 shorter, wholly or partly connate. Standard 3 to 3.5 cm wide, retuse, 

 white, tinged Vidth purple; 'wings with more putple than the stand- 

 ard; keel white, all the petals turning broiynish-yellow before falling. 

 Pods linear, recurved, flat, maij^-seeded, 8 /to 10 cm long, about 1 cm wide, 

 acuminate. 



In thickets, especially in low wet lands, fl. Nov.-Apr. ; widely distrib- 

 uted in the Philippines. Tropics generally. 



6. P. minimus Roxb. 



A slender, twining, nearly glabrous annual reaching a length of 1 to 

 2 m. Leaflets oblong-ovate to oblong-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, 3 to 7 

 cm long, entire," the stipules small, peltate. Racemes slender, axillary, 

 long-peduncled, the flowers few, usually 2 or 3, only one opening at a. 

 time. Corolla yellow, about 1.3 cm long, the standard 1.5 cm wide, strongly 

 recurved. Pods 4 to 5 cm long, 3 mnV wide, nearly cylindric. 



In thickets and among coarse grasses, Masambong, fl. Nov.-Apr.; of 

 local occurrence in the Philippines. . iouthem .China. 



6. P. CALCABATUS Roxb. 



A slender, herbaceous, nearly glabrous or somewhat pubescent vine, the 

 stipules peltate. Leaflets ovate to oblong-ovate, acute or acuminate, entire 

 and shallowly-lobed ones commonly found on the same plant, 5 to 10 cm 

 long. Racemes long-peduncled, flowers few at the apex, yellow, about 1.5 cm 

 long. Pods slender, slightly appressed-hairy or glabrous, 6 to 10 cm long, 

 about ,5 mm wide, the valves twisted when dry. 



