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SmitRia sensitiva, Ait. Perlis, dry paddy field edges at 

 Kanga, (15121). Distrib. Africa and S. E. Asia. 



Geissaspis cristata, W. and A. Kedah, Alor Sta ; Perlis, Kanga 

 (15122) Dry rice fields. Flowers yellow. Absent from 

 the peninsula. Distrib. India to Tenasserim. 



Aeschynomene indica, L. Perlis, Kanga, Tropics generally. 



Uraria crinita, Desv. Setul. A compact dwarf form with 

 branched stem on sandy heaths (15118). 



Distrib. India, Indo-China, China, whole peninsula 

 and Archipelago. 



U. lagopoides, Dec. Perlis, Besih Hangat, Tebing Tinggi 

 (15119). Flowers white. 



Distrib. same as the last, but rare in the peninsula 

 occurring in Perak, Pahang and Prov. Wellesley. 



Alysicarpus vaginalis var nummalarifolius Perlis, Kanga. 



var. typica, A much more showy plant with white 



flowers. Damp grassy fields near the village, Kanga 



(15156). 

 Desmodium triflorum, Dec. Perlis, Kanga (15136) Bangta- 



phan (Keith). Cosmopolitan. 

 D. lieterophyllum, Dec. Setul. Distrib. Tropical Asia. 



var. with very small leaves and fruit covered with long 



silky hairs, with some long red ones at the base. Setul 



Heaths. 

 D. pulchellum, Benth. Kedah, Alor Sta (15137). Tongka 



(Curtis) Distrib. Indo-Malaya. 

 D. umbellatum, Dec. Perlis, Kanga, Bangtaphan (Keith) Tongka 



(Curtis) Distrib. Shores of tropical Asia. 

 D. rugosum, Prain. Lankawi (Curtis). Distrib. Tenasserim. 

 D. capitatum, Dec. Perlis, Bukit Lagi ("15142) Kanga. 



Distrib. Indo-Malaya. 

 D. polycarpum, Dec. Setul, Bukit Kajah Wang (15143). 



Perlis, Telor Jambu. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



