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XXX. LEGrUMIN 0 SiE 
ovate, 1-2| xj-lj in., entire, obtuse, upper surface glabrous, 
lateral nearly sessile, terminal 1 -stalked ; stipules lanceolate, 
acute. Flowers white, tinged with pink, \ in. long, in clusters of 
2 or 3, crowded in axillary, bracteate racemes ; the orbicular, leaf- 
like bracts of the lowest 1 or 2 clusters forming involucres round 
the flowers. Calyx tubular ; teeth 5, short, acute, the 2 upper 
nearly or quite united, the lowest tooth the longest. Petals 
longer than the calyx : standard obovate, erect ; keel nearly 
straight, obtuse, shorter than the wings. Upper stamen free, 
others united. Style incurved, glabrous ; stigma small, capitate. 
Pod flat, narrow, 1-1 J in., tipped with the persistent style-base ; 
seeds 5 or 6^ 
Simla, Dhami, North of Jutogh ; November. — Himalaya, Simla to Assam, 
3000-7000 ft. — Nilghiris. 
28. DUMASIA. In honour of J. B. Dumas, a French botanical 
author of the nineteenth century. — Tropical regions of Asia and 
Africa. 
Dumasia villosa, DC. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 183. A densely hairy, 
perennial herb ; stems slender, twining. Leaves of 3 leaf- 
lets ; leaflets nearly equal, ovate, lj-3xf-l| in., entire, obtuse 
or acute, lateral nearly sessile, terminal one stalked. Flowers 
yellow, J-f in. long, in axillary, bracteate racemes. Calyx tubular, 
mouth obliquely truncate ; teeth obscure. Petals twice as long as 
the calyx : standard obovate, erect ; keel slightly incurved, obtuse, 
nearly as long as the wings. Upper stamen free, others united. 
Style long, straight and pubescent for about half its length, then 
flattened and abruptly incurved, terminal portion awl-shaped, 
glabrous ; stigma capitate. Pod flat, yellow-tomentose, 1-1J in., 
constricted between the seeds ; seeds 3 or 4. 
Simla, Annandale, Shali ; August, September. — Himalaya, Simla to Assam, 
3000-7000 ft. ; Nilghiris. — Africa. 
29. ERYTHRINA. From the Greek erythros, red, referring to 
the colour of the flowers. — Most tropical and subtropical regions ; 
Cape of Good Hope. 
Erythrina suberosa, Roxb. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 189. A tree, 
30-50 ft. ; branches prickly. Leaves of 3 leaflets ; leaflets 
broadly ovate, entire, upper surface glabrous, lower pale or red- 
brown tomentose or pubescent, lateral 3|- X 3 in., nearly sessile, 
terminal one 5 x4| in., long-stalked. Flowers red, appearing 
shortly after the young leaves, 1J-2 in. long, in small clusters 
crowded in short, terminal racemes. Calyx J in., 2 -lipped ; teeth 
obsolete. Standard oblong ; wings minute, curved ; keel-petals 
united, hardly half the length of the standard. Upper stamen 
free except at the base, others united. Ovary tomentose ; style 
