56 G. King — Materials for a Flora of the Mahyan Feninmla. [No, 1, 
glabrous, petiolulea *15 in. Hparsely hairj along the sides ; stipels lanoeo- 
litte, glabrouB '1 in. long, stipules oblanceolate acufce towards botli ends 
from the almost median innertion, '3 in. lo»ig, glabrous. Rammes lax 
4-6 fld. ; peduncles 2-6 in. lonj^ ; pedicels geraioate "5 in, long, bracts 
small ovate, '08 in long. Oalysc campanukte glabrous oblique j upper 
coanate teejth rounded emarginate, lateral oblong rather exceeding 
lowest ; bracteoles 2 ovate, striate, glabrous, attached slightly above the 
base '15 in. long twice as large aa bracts, half as long as buds. Oorolla 
blufe or white 1'5 in. long. Pod 6-!2 in. long, 1'35 in. wide, the wings 
along the angles membranous "5 in. wide their margins cnsped dentate 
and laciniaf e ; seeds 8-16, rounded. W, & A, Protlr. 252 ; Hassk. PL 
Jav. Rar. 388 (var. a. only); Miq. Flor, lad. Bat. I, 181 (var. a. 
only). Boliohos tetragonolobtts Linn. Syst., Ed. X, 1162 ; Roxb, Flor. 
Ind. Ill, 305 {ia part), D. ovatus Qrah. in Wall. Cat. 65i0. — Rumph, 
Herb. Amb. Y. t. 13:1 
Singapore J Etdktt n. 751 
Onltirated tiiroiighoicib Southera lado-Ghina and Malaja. 
13. Clitoeia Li'nn. 
Scandent or suberecfc undershrnbs, with showy flowers, S-^T-foliolate 
leaves, stipellafce leaflets and persistent membranous small stipules and 
bracts and large bracteoles. Calyx membranous, tubular } teeth deltoid 
or lanceolate. Corolla muck exaertedj standard spoon-shaped, very 
large ; wings and incurved keel much shorter. Stamens monadelphous 
or diadelphoas; anthers uiuiform. Ovary stalked, many-ovulod | stylo 
incurred, Eattened, bearded along the inner side. Pod linear, flattish or 
turgid. Species 27, in tropics of old and new world, mostly the latter. 
Pod flattiab, valves not keeled oa the face (Sobgec?. 
Tern^lcd} ; stoma acaodeot ... ... 1. C, Ternaiea. 
Pod turgid, with a rib along facie of valvea (Subqbn. 
jNfiitrOTarpum) ; Htema siibereofc ... ... ... 2. 0. caJanifoUa. 
L CLrcORiA Ternatba Linn. Sp. PI. 753. A climber with slender 
terete downy stems. Leaves 4 in. long, petiole "75 in., rachis glabrous ; 
leaflets terminal and in 2-3 opposite pairs ovate or oblong obtuse sub- 
coriaceous; 1-2 in. long '75-1 in. wide, stipules small '2 io. long 
lanceolate, stipels minute linear. Flowers axillary solitary pedicels 
■35-*5 in., bracteoles large roundish obtuse 2b-'b in. long. Calyx 
in.; teeth lanceolate nearly as long as tube. Corolla 15-2 in. long j 
standard 1 in. broad, bright blue with an orange centre or (in a com* 
nionly cultivated form) white. Pod flattish, valves smooth, 2-4 in. loog, 
'35 in. wide, sparsely hirsute ; 6-lO.Eeeded. DC. Prodr. 11,233; Bot, 
Mag. t. 1542; Rt>xb. Flor. Ind. 111,321; Wall. Cat. 5344; Miq. Flor, 
Ind, Bat. I, 226 ; Bak. in Flor. Brit. Ind. 11, 208. 
