1852.] Catalogue of plants found in the Banda district, 169 



pilis deorsim adpressis parce adsperso marginato apiculato, seminibus 

 membrana tenera obtectis, oblongis eleganter marmoratis. 



The inflorescence is similar to, but £ the size of T. purpurea, having 

 either twin axillary flowers or few flowered racemes opposite the leaves. 

 — Grows in granite detritus. 



157. — This appears to me undescribed but as I have not seen it in 

 flower I do not attempt to name it. The stem is covered with hamose 

 hairs — and the joints of the legumes are likewise hamosely ciliated. 

 It is an annual erect species growing 2 or 3 feet high. 



168. — The great profusion of alysicarpi in this part of the country 

 is remarkable. There are eight species described in W. and A. Prod, 

 of these I have six ; and five new species, of which I subjoin the fol- 

 lowing characters. 



To the character of A. longifolius, — p. 233-4 W. and A. Prod. — may 

 be added that the young racemes are covered by the imbricated cadu- 

 cous bracts which are broad ovate, cuspidate and hairy. The leaves 

 in the Banda plant never exceed 3 and seldom 2 inches in length. 



Alysicarpus obovatus — Erectus, ramosus, caulibus ramisque tere- 

 tibus pilosis, foliis obovatis (2 poll, long : 1 lat.) supra glabris subtus 

 adpresse pilosis, petiolis canaliculatoalatis ciliatis, stipellis oblique 

 cuneatis scariosis, stipulis scariosis basi sub-coalitis longe cuspidatis 

 (cito laceris sub-caducis petiolo longioribus,) racemis spiciformibus 

 terminalibus bracteis late ovatis acutis glabris minute ciliatis striatis 

 herbaceis, rachi sub-glabro, pedicellis puberulis, calyce 4 fido segmentis 

 3 angustioribus integris acutis margine ciliatis, inferiore carinato, carina 

 ciliolata, leguminis articulis 4-6, infimo sterili, gradatim majoribus 

 obliquis irregulariter rugosis acute ancipitibus, supremo levi puberulo 

 mucroniformi. 



This species grows from 3 to 6 feet high. The flowers open about 

 8 a. m. and close before 3 p. m. (in longifolia they open about 11 and 

 close at 2). The standard is of a ruddy flesh color with a tinge of 

 orange, the keel and wings a bright purple. The latter are attached 

 by their edge to a groove in the keel at right angles. This is abund- 

 ant in the Khureef corn fields, especially in black soil. 



A. tetragonolobus — procumbens a basi ramosus, ramis teretibus 

 lined pilosa notatis, foliis breviter petiolatis ovatis oblongisve obtusis 

 supremis angustioribus basi sub-cordatis supra glabris subtus strigosis 



