Ceylon (see Jowrn. Linn. Soc. vol. xxiii. p. 199) proves, as 
was suspected, to be distinct. It resembles D. alborubra 
in having a red calyx, and in other particulars. 
D. Hancei, Hemsl. (sp. nov.); D. oblonga, Benth., similis ab ea tamen 
foliolis paucioribus et calyce extus glabro differt. 
Deser.—A climbing, evergreen shrub, with stems at 
least eighteen feet in length, glabrous, except in the in- 
florescence. Branches green when young. Leaves pinnate, 
largest six to seven inches long; petiole thickened at the 
base, channelled above; leaflets usually five, occasionally 
three, shortly petiolulate, coriaceous, dark green above, 
obovate-oblong, two inches and a half to three inches and 
a half long, uppermost even smaller, rounded and notched 
at the tip; midrib sunk below the upper surface ; venation 
exceedingly fine. lowers in lateral and terminal panicles, 
sometimes a foot or more in length, fragrant; branches 
and pedicels slender, slightly hairy. Calyx red, silky- 
hairy at first, obliquely campanulate, about two lines deep, 
obscurely lobed. Petals white, clawed; standard almost 
orbicular; limb of the wing-petals two-eared at the base ; 
kee] rounded at the tip. Stamens monadelphous. Ovary 
sessile, pubescent; ovules four. Pod flat, coriaceous, 
glabrous, winged on both sides, almost always one-seeded, 
obliquely oval, about an inch and a half long. Seeds not 
Seen in a perfect condition —W. Bortinc Hemsuey. 
Mig. 1, calyx and pistil; 2, standard; 3, a wing-petal; 4, a keel-petal;: 
5, androecium ; 6 and 7, anthers; 8, pod; 9, seed attached :—all except 8 and 9 
enlarged. 
