Desmodium.] xlvii. leguminos^e. 607 
(4) D. pulchellum Baker, in Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 162; Prain, 
l.c. 136. 
Bushy shrublet 4 to 5 ft, tall, downy. Leaves trifoliate 5 to 
6 in. long; petioles -25 to 4 in. long, coriaceous rugose glabrous 
above, downy beneath, ovate-lanceolate sub-acute, 3 to 4 in. long, 
i*5 in. wide; petiolules *15 in. long, lateral pair much smaller, 
1*25 in. long, *75 in. wide. Inflorescences numerous, 8 to 18 in. 
long, in racemes or flowers solitary in the axils of 1- to 3-foliate, 
orbicular leaf-like bracts, -4 to *5 in. long and nearly as wide. 
Calyx *i in. long, hairy, teeth lanceolate. Corolla yellow, *25 in. 
long. Pod *2 to *3 in. long, puberulous indented on both sides, 
joints 2, rarely 3, -12 in. wide. Hab. Open sandy heaths. Johor 
(Kunstler). Pahang River, open heaths. Malacca (Griffith). 
Perak, Telor Pinang; Kwala Kangsa; Kota Bharu (Kunstler). 
Kedah, Alor Sta. Disirib. India and Siam. 
(5) D. vestitum Baker, l.c. ii. 162. 
Bush, velvety downy all over. Leaves 2*5 in. long; petioles 
*2 in. long; leaflets 3, ovate-elliptic, obtuse, terminal, 2*3 in. long, 
1*2 to 2'5 in. wide, base rounded, laterals shorter; nerves 4 pairs 
prominent on both sides; petiolule, terminal *4 in., lateral *i in. 
long. Corymbs 3- to 4-flowered with membranous ovate orbicular 
thin bracts, 1 to 1*25 in. long, 1 in. wide. Calyx *12 in. long, 
teeth deltoid. Corolla *4 in. long, mauve. Pod *5 in. long, joints 3, 
hairy. Hab. Adang islands, Pulau Rawei (Ridley). Distrib, 
Tenasserim. 
(6) D. umbellatum DC. Prodr. ii. 235; Baker, l.c. ii. 161; 
Pram, l.c. 137. 
Big shrub 5 to 6 ft. tall or more. Branchlets downy. Leaves 
5 to 7 in. long, trifoliate; petioles 1 in. long; leaflets sub-coriaceous, 
glabrous above, paler puberulous beneath, ovate-oblong obtuse 
(rarely acute), terminal one 3 to 3*5 in. long, 2 to 2*5 in. wide, 
laterals smaller. Stipules large, *3 in. long. Corymbs umbelli- 
form axillary -3 in. long on peduncles as long. Flowers 6 to 12, 
white. Calyx *15 in. long, teeth lanceolate, pubescent, silky. 
Corolla *5 in. long. Pod 1*5 to 2 in. long, *25 in. wide, glabrous, 
thick coriaceous of 4 (1 to 3) joints. Hab. Seashores, tidal mud and 
sand. Very common. Whole peninsula from Singapore to Perlis. 
Native name: Dedulang. 
(7) D. rugosum Prain, l.c. 137. 
Big shrub, much-branched puberulous. Leaves 5 to 7 in. 
long, trifoliate; petioles 1 in. long; leaflets coriaceous rugose, 
midrib and nerves above puberulous and on under-side densely 
puberulous, obovate acute, terminal one 4 in. long, 2’5 in. wide; 
nerves 10 to 12 very prominent, as are reticulations; petiolules 
*5 in. long. Inflorescence axillary; peduncles *25 in. long; corymbs 
3- to 6-flowered. Calyx '2 in. long, pubescent. Corolla *5 in. long, 
white. Pod 1*5 in. long, joints 4, *3 in. long, *25 in. wide, thick, 
