332 
(4) C. oprustroria. (Dec.) 
Fdent. W. & A. prod. I. p. 253.~—Dee. prod. IL. p. 404. 
Syn. Dolichos obtusifolius, Zam.—D. rotundifolius, Vahl. Roxb. 
yi. Ind. TIL. p. 302. 
Engrav. Rheede Mal. VIII. t. 43.—Pluk, t. 51. f. 2. 
Sprc. Cuan. Biennial, twining, glabrous: leaflets roundish- 
obovate : legumes semi-oval, straight, about twice as long as broad, 
3-6-seeded: flowers large, bluish-rose. 
Sands along the coast of Coromandel and Malabar. At the mouth 
‘of the Gedavery and between Quilon and Anjengo in Travancore. 
(5) C. Srocxstz. ( Dalz.) 
Ident. Dalz. Bomb. flor. p. 69. 
Spec. Cuar. Scandent: petioles very long, channelled on the 
upper surface, swollen at the base: stipules linear, obtuse, from a 
broad base nearly half.an inch in length: lateral leaflets broad-oval, 
8-nerved, with a short sudden acumination, rather unequal-sided, 
5 inches in length and 4 broad, terminal leaflet cuneate towards the 
base: upper lip of the calyx minutely 2+toothed, lower lip 3-cleft : 
segments triangular, middle one the longest : flowers several together 
on the apex of a very long sharply-angled peduncle, bluish-purple. 
Budgee Hill, in the Brahminwara range. Deccan. Very rare. 
GENUS XLVI. MUCUNA. 
Diadelphia Deeandria. Ser: Syst: 
Deriv, The Brazil name of one of the species. 
Gry. Cuar. Twining plants: leaves pinnately trifoliolate; ra- 
‘cemes elongated or short and umbel-like, often pendulous when in 
fruit: legumes usually densely clothed with sharp hairs: calyx 
‘campanulate, 2-lipped, with two caducous bracteoles as long as the 
tube: upper lip broad, lower 3-cleft, with the middle segment the 
longest : corolla papilionaceous: vexillum cordate, incumbent on 
the wings and much shorter than them and the keel: wings oblong- 
Tinear, connivent, sometimes slightly cohering together by their 
spurs: keel straight below, slightly falcate above and terminated 
by a smooth, sharp beak: stamens alternately longer: anthers 
alternately obleng and ovate: style Jong and slender, hairy below: 
legume linear, oblong or roundish, 1—8-seeded, with partitions be- 
tween the seeds, polished within: seeds oval or kidney-shaped. 
(1) M. monosperma. (Dec.) eo A 
Edent. W. &. A. prod. I. p. 254.—Dec. prod. II. p. 406. 
* Syn. Carpopogon monospermum, Roxb. fl, Ind. III. p. 283. 
Engrav, Wight’s Icon, t. 35, 
