Desmodium] XLY. LEGUMINOS.E 223 



prominent J 6-10 pair. Pods in large shortly peduncnlate axillary umbels, 

 \-l in. long, brown, reticiilately veined, pubescent, slightly curved, joints 

 3-6, pedicels slender, calyx persistent. 



Subhimalayan ti-act, from Dehra Dun eastward. Common iu botli penmsulab, 

 frequently as underwood in forests, Fl. R.S. 2. D. olivaceum, Prain in Journ. Ab. Soc. 

 Beng. vol. 66 (1898), p. 389, Upper Burma; leaflets to 8 in. long, densely velvety 

 beneath, fl. in dense globose axillary heads. Pods of 2 joints, % iu. long. 



3. D. umbellatum, DC; Kurz, F. Fl. i. 

 A large shrub, sometimes a small tree, young shoots grey-pubescent. 



Leaflets thinly coriaceous, broadly elliptic, glabrous above, pale grey or 

 brownish -pubescent beneath. Fl. white, 6-12 in a pedunculate kxiilary 

 umbel. Pod of 1-4 pubescent joints, 1^-2 in. long. Calyx deciduous. 



Littoral, sea-coast of the Eastern Peninsula, Prom the "Western Peninsula reported 

 from near Surat and Belgaum. Fl.R S Ceylon, Malay Archipelago. "Widely dib- 

 tribute<l from the Mascarene islands to Polynesia. 



4, D. "WallicMi. Prain, I.e., 388, Upper Burma, has leaflets densely fulvous-tonientohe 

 beneath. Pods 1-1 J in., strigose. 



B. Leaves 3-foliolate, fl. in long racemes, bracts subulate, linear or lance- 

 olate. 



5. D. tiliaefolium, Gf. Don ; Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 168. — Syn. D. araenfeuni^ 

 Wall. 



A large diffuse shrub, attains 2 in. diam. Wood hard with li2,ht brown 

 heartwood, inner bark (bast) tou2,h. Leaflets from a rounded or cuneate base, 

 ovate or obovate, generally cuspidate, slightly sinuate, secondary nerves 4-G 

 pair. Fl. red, on slender pedicels, J-V in. long, in ample panicles, branches 

 slender, often drooping. Pod nearly straight, 2-3 in. long, joints 6-10. 



Ivuram valley, trans Indus. Outer N.AV. Himalaya, Indus to Nepal, 8,000-9,000 ft. ; 

 rare in Sikkim. Pl.R.S. D. nufan'^, Wall. Bashahr 6000-8000 ft., with broad, obtuse, 

 distinctly sinuate leaflets, and long slender drooping paniculate racemes, probably is 

 a distinct species. 



6. D. sambuense, DC; Prain, I.e., 394.— Syn. D.florlbunchtm, Gr. Don; 

 Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 167 ; Collett, Simla Flora, 132. 



A large shrub, with angular, densely pubescent bi^anches. Leaflets with 

 adpressed silky hairs, veins prominently reticulate on the underside Fl. in 

 erect paniculate racemes, buds shorter than the lanceolate, ribbed, deciduous 

 bracts. Pods hairy, |-1 in. long. 



Outer Himalaya from Dalhousie eastward, ascending to 7,000 feet. HilLs of Upper 

 and Lower Burma, 4,000-6,000 ft. Fl. B.8. To this group belong the following shrubs : 

 7. B. confertum, DO, Subhimalayan tract, often m Sal forests. Pod 1-1.} in., joints 

 2-5, longer than broad, clothed with long silky hairs. 8. B. oxjpliyllTim, DC. ; Prain, 

 I.e., 392, Outer Himalaya, ascending to 7,300 ft., Khasi hills. 0. B. laxiflorum, DC. — 

 Syn. D. recur vatmn, G-rah.; Wight Ic. t. 374. A widely spread species. Sub- 

 himalayan tract from the Ganges eastwards, Assam, Khasi hills, "Western Penins. 

 from Bombay southwards-, Java, Borneo, Philippines. 10. B. concionum, DC. — Syn. 

 D. pemhdum, Wall. PL As. Ear. t. 94, Himalaya, Punjab to Assam, to 7,000 ft. 

 Hills east of Toungoo in pine woods, 4,000-6,000 ft. 11. B. polycarpum, DC : Wight Ic. 

 t. 406.— Syn. D. %>citem^ Wight Ic. t. 407 ; D. heterocarpum, DC. ; Kurz P. PI. i. 389. 

 Widely spread over India and Burma, and from East Africa to Polynesia. 



G. Leaves 3-foliolate, fl. in small fascicles, concealed by a pair of persistent 

 orbicular bracts. 



12. D. pulchellum, Benth.—Syn. Dieerma pidcJiellum^ DC. ; Wight 

 Ic. t. 418. Vern Tmmg tamln, Burm. 



Attains 4-5 ft., terminal leaflet larger than tbe lateral ones. Fl. in long 

 terminal or lateral bracteate racemes, yellow, several in the axil of a 2-foliolate 

 bract, tbe common petiole terminating in a shorter or longer bristle. Fl. com- 

 pletely concealed by the bracts. Pods small, minutely veined, joints usually 2, 

 often emerging from between the bracts. 



