608 xlvii. IEGUMINOSJ3. \Desmodium. 
coriaceous, densely hairy, on long pedicels. Hab. Open places, 
rare. Lankawi (Curtis). Distrib. Tenasserim. 
(8) D. megaphyllum Zoll. Nat. en Geneesk. Arch. iii. 58 ; Prain, 
l.c. 139. 
A fine bushy shrub about 8 ft. tall. Branchlets tomentose. 
Leaves 7 to 9 in. long, trifoliate; petioles 2 to 2*5 in. long; leaflets 
sub-coriaceous, puberulous above, grey woolly beneath, rhomboid 
ovate-acuminate, terminal one cuneate at base, 4 to 6 in. long, 
2-5 to 3*5 in. wide; petiolules 1 to 1-5 in. long; laterals smaller, 
base obliquely rounded. Stipules *15 in. long, lanceolate. Racemes 
often panicled, terminal and axillary 8 to 10 in. long; flowers 
fascicled, in 25 to 30 fascicles. Bracts *5 in. long. Calyx '15, 
teeth triangular. Corolla violet, '3 in. long. Pod dull crimson, 
2 to 2’25 in. long, 6- to 8-jointed, joints -25 in. long, *2 in. wide, 
puberulous, indented on lower suture. Hab. Local in forest. A 
very handsome shrub. Perak, Batang Padang Valley at 2000 ft. 
altitude and upwards (Wray, Ridley). Distrib. Tenasserim, Java. 
(9) D. laburnifolium DC. Prodr. ii. 337 ; Baker, l.c. ii. 163. 
A stout woody shrub, nearly glabrous. Leaves trifoliate 3 to 
4 in. long; petioles *5 to 1 in. long, flattened; leaflets sub-coriaceous 
ovate to lanceolate, base narrowed, apex narrowed sub-acute or 
blunt, glabrous above and nerves invisible; nerves elevate hairy, 
4 pairs, terminal leaflet 2 to 4 in. long, 1 in. wide ; petiolule '5 in. 
long, flat; laterals about half as large ; petiolules *05 in. long. 
Racemes axillary and terminal, 4 to 6 in. long. Flowers numerous. 
Calyx 12 in. long, hairy, teeth lanceolate, lower linear. Corolla 
white, *25 in. long. Pod 2 to 3 in. long, green, joints flat, elliptic 
narrowed at both ends, -6 in. long, -2 in. wide, adhesive hairy. 
Hab. Johor, Kota Tinggi (Ridley). Apparently very rare here, 
I only once saw it. Distrib. Indo-Malaya, China. 
(10) D. laxum DC. Prodr. ii. 336. 
A slender wiry plant 2 to 4 ft. tall. Leaves 5 to 8 in. long, 
trifoliate; petioles 1 to 2*5 in. long; leaflets membranous, glabrous 
above, sparsely hairy beneath on nerves, terminal one narrow ovate, 
4 to 6 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide, narrowed to tip, base cuneate; 
petiolule *75 in. long; nerves 3 pairs; lateral leaflets smaller, 
3 to 4 in. long, bases slightly oblique. Stipules linear-lanceolate, 
•5 in. long. Racemes narrow, 12 to 20 in. long, sometimes panicled. 
Flowers distant. Calyx -08 in. long, pubescent, teeth deltoid. 
Corolla pink, *25 in. long. Pod 1 to 3 in. long; stalks -3 in. long; 
joints few, -5 in. long; constrictions oblique, nearly to upper 
suture. Hab. Rare in forests. Perak, Ulu Batang Padang; 
Telom (Wray, Ridley). Distrib. Indo-Malaya. 
(11) D. scalpe DC. Prodr. ii. 334; Baker, l.c. ii. 165. 
A very slender shrublet 2 to 3 ft. tall, hairy. Leaves trifoliate ; 
petioles 1*5 in. long, hairy; leaflets membranous, terminal one 
rhomboid, sub-acute, hairy on both sides, 2 in. long, 1*5 in. wide; 
