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D. baumannii makes, that conclusion untenable. In many points the description of 

 D. baumannii points to D. chrysanthus — notably the size of the leaves; but the 

 calyx would be shorter than usual, and the colour rather suggests D. brevicaulis. 



The type-collections of D. baumannii are now presumably destroyed and I think 

 it best to leave it as a doubtful species until new collections have been made at 

 the type-localities — Misahohe and Bismarckburg in Togoland.] 



[10. Dolichos stenophyllus Harms, Bot. Jahrb. 26: 314. 1899; Bak. f. Leg. Trop. 

 Afr. 450. 1929. 



The most remarkable features of this species are the very narrow elongate 

 pods, the linear-lanceolate calyx-teeth, and the rather narrow leaves. When the 

 plant is young the leaves may be broader, up to 6x2 cm.; the trailing lateral 

 shoots seeming to bear the narrowest leaves. 



The distribution is interesting: Togo (Schroeder 90, 116), Nigeria (Lely 562, 

 P 697), the Belgian Congo (Kaessner 2695), and Angola (Gossweiler 11483). A 

 specimen from Ubangi (Tisserant 529) is probably a variant of D. stenophyllus 

 having the young pods long-hairy; ripe pods are lacking.] 



Adendolichos punctatus (Micheli) Harms, Bot. Jahrb. 33: 180. 1902; Bak. f. Leg. 

 Trop. Afr. 456. 1929. 

 Vigna punctata Micheli, Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. 36(2): 62. 1897; Ann. Mus. Congo Bot. 

 I. 1: 117. pi. 59. 1899. 



Kota-kota District: Chia area, common on flood-banks of woodland streams, 

 shrub 1-L5 m. high, leaves greyish beneath, flowers white, calyx, pedicels, pe- 

 duncles and pods viscid, 480 m., Sept. 3, 1946, 17507. Dedza District: Dedza, 

 frequent in Brachystegia woodland, shrub, young shoots flowering after burning 

 of the grass, many shoots from a woody stock, flowers pink, under side of stand- 

 ard red, calyx viscid, 1500 m., Sept. 13, 1946, 17623. 



I name Mr. Brass 9 gatherings with some doubt, because the first five species 

 of Adenodolichos enumerated in the Leguminosae of tropical Africa are separated 

 by characters that, with the possible exception of the flower-colour, seem vague 

 and unusable. There are not enough specimens at Kew to decide whether one or 

 more species are involved. 



Plants similar to those collected by Mr. Brass occur in the Belgian Congo, 

 Tanganyika Territory, Portuguese East Africa and N. and S. Rhodesia, but this 

 is the first record for Nyasaland. 



Lablab vulgaris Savi, Osserv. Gen. Phaseolus 8z Dolichos, Mem. 2: 19. [Nuov. 

 Gior. Litt. Pisa 7: 117.] ? 1824. 



Dolichos lablab L. Sp. PI. 725. 1753; Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 452. 1929. 



Cholo District: Cholo Mountain, frequent in rain-forest regrowths, vine 2-3 m. 

 high, flowers purplish-green, fruit immature, native name (Chinyanja) kankhungusa, 

 1200 m., Sept. 25, 1946, 17806. Chikwawa District: Lower Mwanza River, occa- 

 sional on sandy beaches, trailing or climbing, flowers blue, 180 m., Oct. 4, 1946, 

 17958. Widespread and much cultivated in the warmer regions of the Old World. 



See note under Abrus precatorius L. 



Rhynchosia albiflora 24 (Sims) Alston in Trimen, Fl. Ceylon 6: 85. 1931. 

 Cylista albiflora Sims, Bot. Mag. pi 1859. 1816. 

 Cylista tomentosa Roxb. Cor. PI. 3: 221. 1819. 



Rhynchosia cyanosperma Benth. ex Bak. in Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 218 1871; Bak. 

 f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 469. 1929. 



Kota-kota District: Nchisi Mountain, shrubby borders of rain forest, vine 3 m. 

 high, brown-pubescent, flowers yellowish, heavily marked with red, 1650 m., July 



Rhynchosia by R. D. Meikle, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 



