Botanical Name - Derris scandens

----- D. scandens, Benth. ; F.B.I. II-240. Brandi's Ind. Trees, 241. Gamble's Ind. Timbers, 263. Vern. Nalla-tiga, Sakal-tiga, Tel.

----- A large evergreen climber with a furrowed stem, Bark greenish-grey with many lenticels both round short and long horizontal ones. Leaflets coriaceous, 3-6 pairs, elliptic-lanceolate, 1-2 in. long. Flowers pale rose-coloured, on slender pedicels, fasciculate on thickened nodes in slender axillary slightly pubescent racemes, much longer than leaves. Calyx 1/8 in.; teeth minute. Corolla 3 times the length of the calyx much exserted, standard broad, keel petals slightly cohering. Stamens monadelphous. Pods linear-lanceolate, 1-3 in. long, 1/2 - 1/3 in. wide, with fine silky scattered hairs, upper suture winged ; seeds 1-4.

----- The wood is soft and is of no use. The dhobies burn it for potash. A handsome climber of large size and white or rose-coloured flowers on drooping branches. Common in most forests in the Telingana. The bark yields a coarse rope-fibre.

----- The following non-indiginous plants are cultivated throughout the State.

----- (a) Arachis hypogaea, Linn. ; F.B.I. V. 2., P. 161. Vern. Mung-phalli, Vilayati-mung ( Hind ). ; Bhui-mung ( Mar ). ; Nila-sanagalu ( Tel ). - The groundnut or pea-nut. - Extremely cultivated. It is native of 8. America. After the withering of the flowers the pod is forced under the ground. by the plant where it ripens. A valuable oil resembling olive oil is expressed from seeds. Pods are exported to ?Europe in considerable quantities.

----- (b) Cicer arietinum, Linn, F.B.I. V. 2., P. 176. Vern. Chana ( Hind ). Changel, Senagalam ( Tel ). - Widely cultiavted throughout the State. It constitutes the chief nourishing food of horses. The plant while growing exudes an acid liquid which is obtained by collecting the dew from the foliage. It makes a good vinegar which is astringent and digestive. Ground grams are made into ' dial ' savery dishes and sweetmeats.

----- (c) Lens esculenta, Maench ; F.B.I. V. 2., P. 176. Vern. Masur ( Hind ). - Cultivated for its seeds, which are considered to be most nourishing.

----- (d) Pisum sativum, Linn. ; F.B.I. V. 2., P. 181. Vern. Matar ( Hind ). - Cultivated as a cold weather crop. Thrives best in the rich B.C. soil specially on the Maharatwara side.

----- (e) Pisum arvense, Linn. ; F.B.I. V. 2., P. 181. The grey or field pea. - Grown as cold weather crop.