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Tribe VIII. — Phaseole.e. 

 Clitoria, Linn. 



australis, Benth. 



*Ternatea, Linn. — Molucca. In parts of India the flowers 

 are called " Ears of Vishnu." The root is said by Rox- 

 burgh to equal jalap as a purgative. 



Glycine, Linn. 



falcate, Benth. 

 clandestina, Wcndl. 



var. sericea, Benth. 

 tabacina, Benth. 



var. uncinate., Benth. 



var. latifolia, Benth. 

 sericea, Benth. 

 tomentosa, Benth. 



Hardenbergia, Benth. 



monophylla, Benth. — The Bushman's Sarsaparilla. 

 var. ovate, Bail. 



var. longiracemosa, Bail. = Kennedya longiraccmosa, 

 Lodd., Bot. Cat. t. 1940. 

 retusa, Benth. — " Kong-an" of Cooktown and " Ru" of 

 Batavia River natives. (Plate V.) 



Kennedya, Vent. 



rubicunda, Vent. 

 procurrens, Benth. 

 prostrata, R. Br. 

 ? exaltata. Bail. 



Erythrina, Linn- — The red seeds of many kinds used for orna- 

 mental purposes. 



vespertilio, Benth. — Bat's-wing Cork-tree. " Goomurrie " of 

 Xanango, " Aranyi " of Batavia River, and " Kuntan '' 

 of Brisbane River natives. Roots eaten raw ; flowers 

 worn as a sign of mourning by the Northern aborigines 

 (Roth). 



indica, Lam. — Coral-tree. Probably, from its lightness and 

 other properties, the wood of this tree, which is abundant 

 both in Xorthern Queensland and Xew Guinea, may 

 prove suitable in the manufacture of aeroplanes. 



insularis, Bail. 



phlebocarpa, Bail. 



Strongylodon, Vogel. 

 ruber, Vog. 



