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20. URARIA. From the Greek oura, a tail, referring to the 
inflorescence. — Tropical regions of Asia, Africa and Australia. 
Uraria neglecta, Prain ; Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, lxvi. ii. 382 ; 
FI. Br. Ind. ii. 156 ; U. lagopus in part. An erect shrub, 3-10 
ft. ; stems and branches densely pubescent. Leaves of 3 leaflets ; 
leaflets ovate-oblong, 2-3 in., net-veined, entire, base rounded, 
upper surface nearly glabrous, lower pubescent, lateral nearly 
sessile, terminal one largest, stalked. Flowers very numer- 
ous, purple, J-J in. long, on long, hairy stalks crowded in 
cylindric, terminal racemes 3-6 in. long and about 1 in. diam. 
Bracts hairy, ovate, J in., pointed. Calyx hairy, nearly as long 
as the petals, tube short ; teeth 5, very narrow, nearly equal, the 2 
upper partially united. Standard orbicular, erect ; keel incurved, 
obtuse. Upper stamen free, the others united. Style glabrous, 
inflexed ; stigma minute. Pod sessile, constricted between the 
seeds ; joints 6-8, glabrous, flattened, folded face to face within 
the calyx, indehiscent. 
Valleys below Simla ; August, September. — Throughout the Himalaya, 
2000-6000 ft. — Assam. 
21. ALYSICARPUS. From the Greek alusis, a chain, and 
carpos, fruit ; referring to the jointed pod. — Tropical regions of 
the Old World. 
Alysicarpus rugosus, DC. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 159. A diffuse, 
nearly glabrous herb ; stems 6-24 in. Leaves ovate or oblong, 
about 1 x \ in., entire; stipules scarious, lanceolate, J-J in., 
acute. Flowers crowded in terminal racemes 1-4 in. long. Calyx 
J-i in., 4-lobed nearly to the base ; lobes fringed, overlapping, 
upper one broad, 2 -toothed, 3 lower narrowly lanceolate, acute. 
Petals pale pink, shorter than the calyx ; keel slightly curved, 
obtuse. Upper stamen free, others united. Style-tip incurved ; 
stigma capitate. Pod sessile, about J in., composed of 3-5 gla- 
brous, wrinkled, 1 -seeded, indehiscent joints, enclosed within the 
calyx. 
Valleys below Simla; July-September. — Throughout India, ascending to 
4500 ft. — Tropics of the Old World, Cape, W. Indies. 
A. vaginalis, DC ., is common in the plains and may occur below 4000 ft. 
Leaves oblong \-2 in., or orbicular in. Calyx ^ in., shorter than the petals. 
Pod f-1 in., much longer than the calyx ; joints 4-6, smooth. 
22. OUGEINIA. From Ujjain, a town in Central India whence 
seeds of O. dalbergioides were sent in 1795 to Dr. Roxburgh, 
Calcutta Botanic Gardens. Only one species. 
Ougeinia dalbergioides, Benth. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 161. A tree, 
20-40 ft. Leaves of 3 leaflets ; stipules soon falling off ; leaflets 
pubescent, broadly ovate, sinuate or crenate, lateral nearly sessile, 
1|_3 in., terminal one stalked, 2-6 in. Flowers numerous, 
appearing with the young leaves, nearly J in. long, in short 
