596 XLVII. LEGUMINOSiE. [ Denis . 
ovate acuminate or caudate, base round 3 to 5 in. long, 1*5 to 
2-5 in. wide, polished. Racemes 3 to 5 in. long of several flowers. 
Calyx -15 in. wide campanulate, edge ciliate. Corolla pale rose 
pink or white pink-tinted, '4 in. long; standard orbicular 
sub-cordate ecallose. Stamens i-adelphous. Ovary puberulous. 
Pod round or oblong, 1 to 2 in. long, i‘25 in. across, rather thin 
and flat, yellowish. Seed 1 flat, 1 in. long and as wide. Nab. 
Climbing over bushes in mangrove swamps, common. Singapore, 
Kranji; Jurong; Pulau Ubin (Hullett). Johor, Tana Runto, 
Pulau Dayong (Feilding). Malacca, Pulau Besar (Griffith). Pahang, 
Fig. 54.—Derris uliginosa. 
Kwala Pahang. Dindings, Pangkor (Curtis). Penang, Pulau 
Betong (Curtis). Kedah, Pulau Song-Song; Alor Sta. Distnb. 
E. Africa, Mascarenes, to W. Polynesia. Native name: Akar 
Ketuil. 
(6) D. elegans Benih. PI. Jungh. 252; Baker, l.c. 11. 242; 
jrrum, juj. 
A slender liane about 60 ft. long. Branchlets pubescent. 
Leaves 8 to 12 in. long; leaflets green coriaceous 5.(rarely 3 to 7 )* 
terminal one largest, oblong to lanceolate, 3 to 8 in. long, 1*5 to 
4 in. wide, glabrous above, red-pubescent beneath when young or 
always red-pubescent; nerves 6 to 8 pairs, prominent beneath. 
Racemes solitary or fascicled 2 to 3 in. long, villous. Calyx *15 in- 
