104 G. King — Materials for a Flm-a of the MaJayan Pminmla. [No. 1, 
Malacca; Maingay 60S! Pema&c ; SmrtecMtii 1758 [ Kunstler 27761 
4014! 55831 7398 I Distbib. ; Tenasserim. 
Til© only tlifferencna between thfj two planta Rrfl fn t\m poiiit» nntod ; t-lieir frnita 
are itletitical. The Bfmfics is evirlently olosoly relfitGcl to D. ■idiijiiiosa tuid has vei-y 
aimlifir jwds ; tlidao linwever are ftlwsvya rather nnrrower in proportion to their 
l«nf4:th imd rftirthor differ in oceasiotmUy b«ing S-aoedml. But. tlie infloreaconce 
(ItffeiH in tliR two in tliat the nodes of D. ctcfjanti are not prodni-ed ; and llio If area 
differ markedly froTn those of D. itliitinttga in shape, and aa to pubeseetjce. The 
most striking |>ecii]Hanty of I>. elegans is liowever the presenoe of Btipels, a feature 
mUBt unii»tial in Derris, hut oqnnlly mwnlfeat in botk vnrieties. 
§ 4. Dtptkrodkkius. Robust climbers with large leaflets, flowers 
mediani on fiimid or produced node.'? in ternnnal and axillaiy patiicles ; 
staniena nroTiadelphous, base of vexillniu without callosities ; pod winged 
down both sutures. 
8. DKiiiiis ANDAMANiCA Prain. A strong climber with fulvous or 
tawii^^-pubeacent brauelies. Leaves 10-16 in. long; leaflets pale-green 
7-i> (larely 5) conaceousj oblong- or elliptic shortly cuapidate, baa© 
rounded, 5-6 in. long 2-3 in. wide^ glabrous on both surfaces, lateral 
nerves 8-10 paira spreading faint below not visible ahove except in 
young* leaves^ .secondary veining fine, raehrs 6-12 in. long glabrous aa 
are the petiolnlea "25 in. Floweis in ample temittal and axillary 
panicles^ the brancbea rather nunieroua ascending 5-8 in. long, nodes 
tumid or produced into short stalks sometimes '75-1 in, long, bearing 
several unequal Kliform pedicels either clustered at their tips or scatter* 
ed throughout their extent, rachis and branches pale tawny-puhescent, 
pedicels puberuloujs •2-'3 in. long exceeding the calyx, bracfeeate at their 
base and 2-bracteolato under the calyx. Onlyx wide-campanulate '12 in. 
long, densely silky, green, margin eubentire. Corolla white 6 in. long, 
standard orhicular, base ecallose shallow- cord ate. Stamens monadel- 
plious. Ovary finely pubescent; ovules 4. Poti finely tawny-silky, thin, 
strap-shaped, 3-4 in. long, 1 in. wide, winged auhequally along both 
su hires, wings '1*2 in. wide ; seeds 1-3. Derris sinuata Prain in Jonrn, 
As, Soc. Bens. LX, 2, 311 not of Bentli. 
An DAMANS ; from Coco Group southwards ; commou on the coasts. 
JTlCOMTiS; common. 
This Rne speciea hftS not, so far, been colleotfld ontaide tlio limits of ths 
Andamans and Nicobara. Originally rc'ferred ia the Calcutta Herbarium to Dem> 
itinuatii, recent and fuller Buitea of specimens now show that ita nearest alliance i* 
witli the South Indian D. eualata Bedd., bat it has longer pedicels and smaller 
bracteolea than \ms that apecies, and lias a f'ilky pod. 
9. DmtiU3 AFPiNis Bonth. PL Jnngh. 2o2. A climber with pale- 
bixiwn lenticular glabrous branches. Leaves 6 in. long, pale-green, 
leaflets 5 subequal, Urmly chartaceous, ovate-acute base rounded, 2*5 ia. 
