64 G. King— MateHals for a Flora of the ^fala1Jan Pmimsitlit' [No, 
cimlLJetlded in the woolly sepamble endocarp. Miq. Flor. Ind. Bat. I, 
215. G. iur^ida Gmli. in Wall. Cat. n. 5534 A ; Miq. in Plor. Ind. Bat. 
I, 215. O. cmiformis var. furgida Bak. in Flor, Brit. Ind. II, 196. DoU- 
chas ohtudfoUtis Lamk, Kncyc. Meth. II, 295. D. rotundifolius Vahl, 
Syrab, II, 81 j Eoxb. Flor. Ind, III, 302,— Eheede Hoi-t. Malab. VIII, t. 
43 J Pluken. Almag. t. 51, f. 2. 
Andai^ans; Coco Group and Narcondam, PfaiM./ Mid. Andalnmii 
Kurz! S, Andaman, Jr«rs/ Man! King's Gdlector ! Little Andaman, 
Frain! Tfaiak ; SmrtecJiini \ Kun si let^ ] PANdKORB; Seorte- 
chini 978 ! Penahg ; Wallich 5534 ! SiNOAPOBE ; Pulo Obin, Eulktt 330 ! 
DiSTiiin. Indian, Indo-Chineso and Malayan coasts. 
There is no doubt that, to the first plaoa, thia is 0» ohtmifoUa DC. j thafc, in ihB 
uetUJud plMSO, it ifl not C, obtu&ifolia Bat,, in Flor, Brit. Jnd. ; ami tlitifc, finally, it is 
Bpocificatlj dietinct from C. ensiformis of which the Flora makes it a variety, It^ia 
however, pnrtienlady unfortunato tliat, whilo tho leaflets of 0. lineata ar© almost 
always "obtmse," those of G. obtw 9 i/brio rarely are. 
19. 'MoouNi Adans. 
Perennials and anmialB .of wido-t wining habifc. Leaves ample, 
sti pel late, alwayg 3-foliolate. Flowers large, showy, uaaally dark purple, 
tnrTiing quite black when dried, Calt/x-tube cam pan ul ate ; two upper 
teeth quite connate ; lowest longer than the middle ones. Corolla much 
exserted ; stand ai-d not more than half as long as the rostrate keel, 
which usually a little exceeds the wings. £ffame»is diadelphous ; anthers 
dimoL'phouSj like those of the Genisteas. Omry sessile, niany-ovnled ; 
style incnr\'ed, beardless, stigma capitate, Pod very variable in shape 
and sculpture, usually covered with brittle needle-like irritating bristlea* 
Speciefi about 30, spread evei-ywhere in tlio tropics.- 
PerennialB; poda flat, seeds large flattened, with a hihiin 
extending round the greater part of their periphery (Sub- 
gen. Zoophthalmum) ;— 
Poda with phiits across thoSr facefl (§ Citta) : — 
Bacemes long lax Biniplo^ bracts largo boat- shaped ; 
poda with broad wings, over wliieb the plaitfl do wot 
extend, dowm the sutures 1, M, iftihricata, 
Raoames short ooryinboae, bracfca Bmall j pocla with 
transTerso plaits; that extend acrosa the UBually nar- 
rower Butural winga 
PeduticlcB naked at base; braofcoolea longer than 
bnds I calyx-teeth long ; poda oixe-seodod ; margins of 
tranavec&e plaits simple, and of sutural winga entire 2. M, niormperma. 
Pediinclos braeteate at bivso 5 braeteolea Bhortcr 
than bnds 5 citlyx-tODth very abort ; pods two- seoded j 
margiua of ptoits 2-plicat^3, and of sutaral wings 
incised .,. ... ... 3. btjj/icafa. 
