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petiolule -2 in. long; laterals smaller ovate, base oblique, 17 in. 
long, 75 in. wide. Racemes terminal axillary, 8 to 12 in. long, 
hairy with flowers scattered in pairs on slender pedicels ‘5 in. long. 
Calyx *i in. long, hairy, teeth setaceous. Corolla scarlet '3 to *5 in. 
long. Pod stipitate; joints 1 to 3 half-rhomboidal, -25 to *3 in. 
long and half as broad, Hab. Very local, in a damp spot in forest, 
with Viola and Sanicula. Pahang, Telom Valley, 4000 ft. altitude. 
Distrib. Indo-Malaya. 
(12) D. capitatum DC. Prodr. ii. 336; Baker, l.c. ii. 170; Prain, 
lx. 139. 
Creeping shrublet. Branches 1 to 2 ft, long, white tomentose 
at tips. Leaves 2 to 2’5 in. long, trifoliate; petioles *6 in. long; 
leaflets sub-coriaceous, glabrescent above, white-silky beneath; 
obovate-cuneate, tip rounded or ovate rounded, terminal one 
1*25 in. long, 1 in. across, laterals smaller, 75 in. long; nerves 
8 pairs. Stipules linear, *25 in. long. Racemes dense axillary 
and terminal, 1 to 2 in. long; pedicels *2 to *25 in. long, reflexed 
in fruit. Bracts small ovate cuspidate. Calyx *i in. long, glabres¬ 
cent, teeth setaceous. Corolla purplish red, '2 in. long. Pods 
■5 t° 75 in- long, ‘15 in. wide puberulous, joints 6 , lower suture 
indented. Hab. Open sandy country. Pahang, Pulau Tawar; 
Kwala Tembeling. Selangor, Batu Caves. Perak, Teluk Anson 
(Kunstler); Thaiping (Scortechini). Perlis, Bukit Lagi, Kanga. 
Distrib. Ceylon, Burma, Malay islands. 
(13) D. polycarpum DC. Prodr. ii. 334; Baker, lx. ii. 171; 
Prain, lx. 140, excluding var. ovalifolium. 
Erect shrublet 2 to 3 ft. tall. Branchlets few tomentose. 
Leaves 2 to 4 in. long, 3-foliate; petioles -6 to 1 in. long; leaflets 
coriaceous, glabrous, light green above, appressed-hairy beneath, 
oblong-obovate obtuse 1*25 to 2 in. long, 1 to 1*5 in. wide, laterals 
smaller 75 to 1-25 in. long. Racemes dense, terminal sub-sessile, 
1 to 4 in. long; bracts ovate-cuspidate. Calyx 1 in. long, 
glabrescent, teeth setaceous. Corolla deep mauve violet; standard 
pink, *2 in. long. Pod -5 to 75 in. long, -15 in, wide, joints 
6 to 8, indented in lower suture, edges hairy. Hab. Common 
in open country in lalang fields, very showy. All over the 
whole peninsula. Distrib. Africa, Asia, Polynesia. Native names : 
Kachang Kaya Betina; Kalumbar; Rumput Kerbau D’rapah; 
Katumbar. 
var. albiflorum Ridl. Pods larger. Flowers white. Hab. 
Pahang, Kwala Bruas; Sungei Meang. Perak, Gunong Keledang 
and Telok Pinang (Ridley). 
var. rigidum Ridl. Joarn. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 59, p. 97. 
A strict woody plant about 3 ft. tall. Leaflets coriaceous, lanceo¬ 
late base round, tip blunt, 3 in. long, 75 in. wide, glabrous shining 
above, with long white silky hair beneath. Racemes terminal 
5 to 8 in. long. Pods *5 in. long, short hairy. Hab. In dry spots. 
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