PLANTS COLLECTED BY WILKES EXPEDITION. 
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Crotalaria sessiliflora Linn. (p. 390). “Hab. Luzon, on Mount Majaijai.” 
This species is apparently uncommon in the Philippines, but has been found by 
later collectors in Luzon. Specimen not found. 
Indigofera tinctoria Linn. (p. 403). “Hab Caldera, Mindanao, Phil- 
ippine Islands.” Common and widely distributed. 
Tephrosia piscatoria Pers. (p. 407). “Hab. . . . Luzon, near Manilla. 
Specimen not found, but the form credited to Luzon was probably T. lusoniensis 
Yog. (= ? T. purpurea Pers.) 
Phylacium bracteosum Benn. (p. 407). “Hab Luzon, near Manilla.” 
Common and widely distributed in Luzon. 
Uraria picta Desv. (p. 430). “Hab. near Caldera, Mindanao, one of the 
Philippine Islands.” A species locally common. 
Uraria lagopoides DC. (p. 430). “Hab. . . . near Caldera, Philippine Is- 
lands . . . the same as No. 1873 of Cuming’s Philippine collection.” Common 
and widely distributed in the Philippines. 
Dendrolobium umbellatum Wight & Arn. (p. 431). “Hab. small island in 
the Sooloo Sea .” = Desmodium umbell&tum DC., a common shrub along the 
seashore throughout the Philippines. Specimen not found. 
Phyllodium pulchellum Desv. (p. 431). “Hab. Philippine Islands; near 
Banos, Luzon.” == Desmodium pulchellum DC. "Common and widely distributed 
in the Philippines. 
Desmodium triflorum DC. (p. 432). “Hab. Luzon, Philippine Islands.” 
Common and widely distributed in the Philippines. 
Desmodium capitatum DC. (p. 433). “Hab. Banos, Luzon, Philippine Is- 
lands.” Locally abundant. 
Desmodium gangeticum DC. (p. 433). “Hab. Luzon; with the preceding- 
species.” Very common and widely distributed. 
Desmodium leptopus A. Gray sp. nov. (p. 430). "Hab. Luzon, Philippine 
Islands; on mountains near Banos.” The type is well matched by No. 6527 
Elmer, and No. 1409 Williams, Benguet, Luzon, and No. 3043 Williams. Davao, 
Mindanao. A species related to, if not identical with D. gardneri Benth. D. 
leptopus A. Gray was first published in Plantae Junghuhnianae. (PI. 1.) 
Canavalia turgida Grab. (p. 440). “Hab. Mangsi Islands . . . . ” The 
common seacoast Canavalia, with broad turgid pods, confused by most authors 
with C. obtusifolia DC. 
Erythrina ovalifolia Roxb. (p. 445). “Hab. near Manilla, Luzon.” Locally 
common . 
Strongylodon macrobotrys A. Gray sp. nov. (p. 448, t. l t 9) . “Hab. in the 
mountains near Banos, Luzon, Philippine Islands.” A very striking endemic 
species, not uncommon. 
Vigna lutea A. Gray (p. 452). “Hab. Mangsi Islands.” Common along the 
seashore throughout the Philippines. 
