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Canavalia.\ 
dark brown. Hab. Common on sandy coasts growing with Ipomcea 
triloba. Singapore, Tanjong Katong; Changi. Malacca, Kema- 
man, Kwala Kemaman (Rostado). Distrib. Tropical Asia. Use : 
Seeds eatable when young; it makes a good pease-porridge. The 
flowers eaten raw by Malays. 
There has been a quite unnecessary confusion by botanists as to the 
name of this and the next species, DeCandolle based his C. obtusifotia on 
the excellent figure of Katu tsjandi in Rheede’s Hortus Malabancus, vol. o, 
pi. 43, but unfortunately added references to some South American species. 
C. lineata DC., given for this plant by Prain, is a Japanese plant quite distinct. 
(3) C. turgida Grab. Wall. Cat. No. 5534A. C. obtusifolia 
Prain, l.c. 63, not of DeCandolle. 
Climbing plant, glabrous. Leaves 10 to 12 in. long (petioles 
6 in. long) ovate, acutely acuminate, base round, 5 to 6 in. long, 
3-5 to 4*5 in. wide. Racemes 3 to 8 in. long; peduncles 6 to 12 in. 
long. Calyx not reticulate, -5 in. long, upper lip rounded hardly 
emarginate. Corolla rose pink, 1 in. long; standard orbicular 
hardly emarginate. Pod short, turgid, dorsal sutures hardly 
keeled, not grooved between, 3 to 5 in. long, 175 to 2*25 in. wide; 
epicarp separating from pericarp. Seeds 3 to 6, brown, yellow- 
streaked, 75 in. long. Hab. Climbing on trees and bushes near 
the sea. Seeds poisonous. Singapore, Changi; Toas; Pulau 
Ubin (Hullett) . Pahang, Pekan; Pulau Manis, Pahang River. 
Malacca, Chenana Putih and Bukit Panchur (Cantley). Perak, 
Telok Anson (Kunstler). Penang (Wallich). Kelantan, Kamposa. 
Distrib. Indo-China and Malaya. Native names : Kachung Rang- 
Rang; Kachang Hantu. 
16 . SPATHOLOBUS, Hassk. 
Very large lianes. Leaves 3-foliate stipellate. Flowers small 
in large terminal and axillary panicles. Calyx campanulate, teeth 
lanceolate or deltoid, upper 2 connate. Corolla exsert dark pink 
or white; petals sub-equal, keel straight. Stamens diadelphous. 
Ovary 2-ovuled; style incurved, beardless. Pod flat, thin, indehis- 
cent with one seed at the tip. Species 10, 1 African, the rest 
Malayan. 
Big lianes; leaflets 4 to 5 in. across, red-tomentose; 
flowers black purple. 
Leaflets puberulous above, tomentose beneath 
Leaflets glabrous above; nerves only tomentose 
beneath 
Slender lianes. 
Bracteoles longer than buds; leaflets 3*5 in. across, 
pubescent. 
Bracteoles inconspicuous. 
Leaflets 2 in. across, glabrous above, pubescent 
beneath ; flowers pink 
Leaflets 2-3 in. across, glabrous above, pubescent 
beneath; flowers white .... 
(1) S. ferrugineus 
{2) S. gyrocarpus 
(3) S. bracteolatus 
(4) S. acuminatus 
(5) S. dubius 
