XLVII. LEGUMINOS.E. 
[Phylacium. 
604 
2-lipped, 4-toothed. Standard ovate retuse, base bi-auriculate , 
wings oblong, long-spurred; spurs incurved, keel straight, short 
spurred. Stamens diadelphous, upper filament adnate to slender 
claw. Ovary short-stalked, base surrounded by a disc; style 
inflexed. Pod round, acute, stalked. Species 2, Indo-China and 
Malayan. . 
(1) P. braeteosum Benn. PL Jav. Rar. 159* 33 > Pmm> Lc. 129. 
Twenty to 30 ft. long. Young parts and leaves beneath hairy ; 
leaflets ovate-oblong, blunt, base rounded, herbaceous, 2 to 3 m. 
long, i'5 in. wide; petioles 1*5 in. long. Racemes 2 to 10 together, 
1*5 to 2 in. long. Bracts pale green, 1 to i - 5 in. long, hairy inside. 
Calyx -15 in. long. Corolla *3 in. long, white tinted pink. Pod 
•25 in. long, hairy. Hab. Rare, in open jungle. Perak, Gunong 
Pondok (Kunstler). Distrib. Malay isles. 
38. ALYSICARPUS, Neck. 
Diffuse herbs. Leaves simple rarely 3-foliate, stipellate, sub- 
coriaceous. Flowers small in axillary racemes. Calyx glumaceous, 
teeth long, upper 2 often connate. Corolla not exsert. Standard 
broad, keel obtuse adhering to wings. Stamens diadelphous. 
Ovary sessile or nearly so; style incurved. Pod terete or turgid 
of several i-seeded joints. About 15 species, tropics of Old World. 
Herb, 1 to 2 ft. erect; upper leaves lanceolate; 
flowers white . . . • • . (1) A. vaginalis 
Prostrate herb; all leaves oblong; flowers 
purple. 0 ) A. nummularifolius 
(1) A. vaginalis DC. Prodr. ii. 353 * Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. i. 231; 
Prain, Lc. 132. „ , , T 
Wiry erect or ascending herb, 1 to 2 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves 
i-foliate; petioles *1 to -2 in. long; leaflets lower, oblong obtuse, 
base cordate -5 in. long, -2 in. wide, upper narrow lanceolate, sub¬ 
acute 1-5 in. long, -i in. wide. Stipules lanceolate papery, *3 in. 
long. Raceme at end of branch, 1*5 in. long. Flowers 8 to 12, 
yellowish white or brown. Calyx -12 in. long, glabrescent, teeth 
setaceous. Pod terete reticular veined, *5 to 75 in. long, joints 
6 to 8. Hab. Dry open places. Singapore, Changi. Malacca, Pulau 
Besar (Maingay). Dindings, Lumut ; Pangkor (Scortechim) . Perils, 
Kanga. Distrib. India, Africa, China, Malaya. 
(2) A. nummularifolius DC. Prodr. ii. 353 - A. vaginalis var. 
nummularifolius Miq. Lc. ; Baker , Lc. ; Prain, Lc. 133* 
A hairy dwarf prostrate herb creeping in grass-turf. Leaflets 
all oblong obtuse cordate, -5 to 1*2 in. long, *2 to 7 in. wide; 
petioles -2 in. long. Stipules lanceolate-acuminate, -3 in. long. 
Racemes short, dense. Flowers dark purple, small. Pod ‘6 in. 
long Hab. In turfy spots, common. Singapore, hospital grounds ; 
Tanjong Katong. Malacca, Pulau Besar (Maingay) ; Malacca Hill 
(Griffith); Pengkalan Minyak (Cantley). Dindings, Lumut. 
