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glabrous and pale; terminal leaflet 2-4xlJ-2f in. Racemes 
numerous, up to 12 in. long. Flowers pale pink, | in. long. Pod 
sessile, pubescent or densely hairy, 2-2 J X J in. ; upper margin 
slightly, lower deeply indented ; joints 6-9, nearly \ in. long. 
Simla, Mushobra, common ; July-October. — Throughout the Himalaya, 
2000-9000 ft. 
4. Desmodium gangeticum, DC. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 168. A 
nearly erect undershrub ; stems pubescent. Leaves simple, ovate 
1JX1 in., or oblong-ovate 4xlf in., entire, obtuse or acute; 
upper surface nearly glabrous, lower tomentose or thinly hairy. 
Racemes numerous, up to 12 in. long. Flowers pink, hardly J in. 
long. Pod sessile, pubescent, curved, f in. ; upper margin 
slightly, lower deeply indented ; joints 6-8. 
Sutlej valley ; March. — Throughout India, ascending to 5000 ft. — Tropical 
Asia and Africa. 
5. Desmodium sequax, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 1 70. A tall, 
erect shrub ; stems tomentose or pubescent. Leaflets lanceolate 
or ovate-lanceolate, sinuate, long-pointed, both surfaces pubescent, 
lower much the paler ; terminal leaflet 2J-4 X lJ-2Jr in. Racemes 
numerous. Flowers pink, f in. long. Pod sessile, J— f in., tomen- 
tose, hairs minutely hooked ; upper margin slightly, lower deeply 
indented ; joints 6-8. 
Simla ; August, September. — Himalaya, Simla to Sikkim, 4000-7000 ft. 
6. Desmodium concinnum, DC. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 170. A tall, 
erect, pubescent shrub ; branches drooping. Leaflets ovate- 
oblong, entire, both surfaces thinly hairy ; terminal leaflet 2-3 X 
f-1 in. Racemes numerous, up to 10 in. long. Flowers dark 
blue, J in. long. Pod sessile, pubescent, curved, J-| in. ; upper 
margin wavy, lower deeply indented ; joints 4-6, upper margin of 
each concave. 
Simla ; August, September. — rThroughout the Himalaya, 1000-7000 ft 
7. Desmodium polyearpum, DC. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 171. An 
erect or nearly erect, hairy undershrub. Leaflets broadly ovate, 
entire ; upper surface nearly glabrous, lower hairy, paler ; 
terminal leaflet 1-2 X J-l in. Racemes l|-3 in. Flowers purple, 
sometimes white, hardly f in. long. Pods sessile, crowded, 
straight, hairy, f-1 in. ; upper margin straight, lower slightly 
indented ; joints 5-7. 
Valleys below Simla ; July, August. — Throughout India, ascending to 5500 
ft. — Tropical and temperate Asia, Pacific Islands, Zanzibar. 
8. Desmodium triflorum, DC. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 173. A small 
shrub ; stems tufted, prostrate, sometimes rooting at the joints, 
6-18 in., very slender, hairy, much branched. Leaflets obovate, 
