Alysicarpus ] LEG UMINOSJS, 2,11 



A densely hairy muoh-branohed perennial her"b. Leaves all simple, ■|-14 

 in. long and broad, orbicular, obtnse, cordate ; 'petiole j-^ in. Racemes 

 shortly pednncled, 2-6-flowered ; pedicels equalling the calyx. Calyx 

 much shorter than lowest joint of pod, teeth linear. Corolla bluish. 

 Tod about ^ in. long, 2-5-jointed, compressed, re ticutlate- veined, not 

 moniliform, pubescent. 



Bundelkhand (Edgeworth), Guna (King) . Distrib. Punjab, Sind, Behar, 

 Central Provinces and in W. and S. India. Habit of Desmodium. 



3. A. vaginaUs,'r)C. Prod, ii, 853 ; W. Sf A. Prod. 233 ; D. Sf G. Bomh. Fi. 

 M;F.B I.ii,15'^; Prain in Journ. As. 8oc. Beag. LXVI, part ii, 132. 

 Hedysarum vaginale, Linn. ; Boxh. Fl. Ind. Hi, 345. 



A robust shrub. Stems 1-3 ft. ascending, branchlets slightly downy. 

 Leaves always 1-foliolate, petiole ^ in., slender, glabrous ; stipules 

 OTate, acute, half as I'^ng as the patiiles, subscarious, parallel- veined ; 

 leajiets glabrous, usually cordate at the base, biit very variable both 

 as to size and shape even on the same plant, the lower often lanceolate 

 and the upper oblong, or the lower "bLtng and the upper ovate. 

 Racemes 1-3 in. bng, laxly S-12-fl.owered ; pedicels shorter than the 

 calyx. Calyx about as long as the first joint of pod ; teeth linear- 

 setaceous, longer than the tube. Corolla small, included, yellow tinged 

 with pink. Pod, l-f in., terete, reticulate- veined ; joints 6-8, longer than 

 broad, slightly thickened at each end, faintly pubescent. 



Abundant within the area. Distrib. W. Himalaya, up to 4.00i) ft., 

 aTid throughout India from the Punjab Plain to Ceylon, and in the 

 Malav Penins. ; also in Afghanistan and throughout the tropics of the 

 Old World. 



Var. nummularifolia. Miq. ; F. B. I. I.e. ; Watt E. D.; Praiji in Journ. As. 

 8oc. Beng. I.e. A. nummularifolius, DC.(sp.); W. Sf A. Prod. 232; 

 D. S,' G.^ Bonib. FL 64. Stems slender, diffus-^ly spreading. Lower 

 leavr's always obljng, uppar ovate. Racemes las. — As common and 

 widely distributed as the type. 



4. A buplsurifolius, DC. Prod, ii, 352 ; W. 4- A. Prod. 233 ; D. Sf G. 

 Bomh. Fl. 64 ; F. B. I. ii,\158. Hedysarum bupleurifolium, Linn.; Boxb.; 

 Fl. Ind. Hi, 346. H. gramineum, Retz. ; Boxh. I.e. 



A diffuse herb, or at times suffruticose with ascending stiff glabrous 

 stems 1-2 ft. long. Leaves 1-foliolate, shortly stalked, glabrous ; stipules 

 small, subulate, chaff -like ; leaflet 1-3 in., linear lanceolate or oblong, 

 acute, glabrous. Floioers shortly pedicelled, usually in pairs en rigid 

 spike-like lax racemes. Calyx i in., much longer than the lowest joint 

 of the pod ; teeth imbricate, ciliate, twice as long as the funnel-shaped 

 tube. Corolla pink. Pod about ^ in., stalked, cylindric, glabrous ; 

 joints 4-6, as broad as long, neither veined nor rugose. 



Abundant within the area. Distbib. Throughout India and in Ceylon, 

 ascending to 4,000 ft. on the Himalaya ; also in the Malay Islands, 

 China, Philippines, Mauritius and Polynesia. 



Var. gracilis, F. B. I. I.e. A. gracilis, Hldgew. in Journ, Linn. Soc. ix 

 312 (sp.) ; Cat. PI. Banda 4§. Leaves 1-2 in, long, obloog-lanceolate 



