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PTEROCARPUS I. inn. 



Pterocarpus klemmei .Mcnill -|). n<>\. 



A iai'gc tree witli glaKrous sliiiiiiiL:- leaves, ieniiinal panicles and yel- 

 low llowcrs, the pods densely dai'k In-own velvety pubescent when youn;:i; 

 aixl with nianv short soft spine-like pi-ocesses in the eenti'al portion, 

 liranehes lentieellate. <:hil)rons. Leaves altei'nate. about 2^) em. long, 

 the fhacliis slightly and sparingly puhesecnl with very short hairs; 

 lealiets alternate, about 1". thinly coriaceous or suliniend)i-anons. o\ate to 

 (thlouir-ovate, acuminate, the hasc Kroad. rounded. ~> to 1 cm. lonir. •' h) 1 

 em. wide, glabrous and shining on liotli surfaces; ner\-es ahout S on each 

 side of the midrih, the rel iculat ions close, distinct; petiolules 2 to ;> mm. 

 long. i'aincles ahout "iD cm. long. Klowei's yellow, ahout 1..") cm. long. 

 Calv.v about H mm. long, the lohes shoi't. acute or acuminate. pid)escent 

 with few .scattei'cd >liort hairs. I'ods (immature) ohlong-o\ate, ahout 

 ;') cm. long. thin, the stipe short, the pedicel ahout 1 cm. long, the 

 peripherv of the pod I'l-om stipe to style neai'ly straight oi- slightly 

 convex, the st\'le suhulate. hoth surfaces densely dark hi-own velvety 

 |)ul)eseeiit, shining, the wings without spine-like [)r()cesses, hut the pod 

 pro])er with numerous soft spine-like pi'ocesses 2 mm. long or less. 



J.l'ZON, riovilKH- of ('il^ii\ :ni, I'iihnnin ( 4J7."> W. Khinnir) -Imic, liXXi. 



A .species in vcf,'otutivfc and lloial ciiariictcrs rcsciiibiirif^ rtcrocnrpus indicus 

 Willd.. and /'. rrhinotvs Pcrs., diflerin<j from both in its den.sely velvety younj^ 

 pods, from llic former in liavin<,' soft. s])inedike ])rocesses on the pods and I'mni 

 the latter in liavinj,' fewei- and shorter, soft, spine-lil<e processes instead nt 

 nnmeroiis st ill' spines. IIh' fouitli species of tlie <xeniis to \h' fonnd in tlie I'liii- 

 ippiiH's. |)()ssil)ly a lilth licin;; represented l)y No. 1<M)2 Clark, Masl)ate. tiiis 

 specimen lia\in^ densely velvety youn^f pods without spine like processes. 



SINDORA .Mi(|. 



Sindora supa .\renill >]>. nov. Siitdora irdllichii var. inieniicdia F.-Vill. (non 



iJak.) \ov. .\i)p. (IS.S(t) 71. Sindora iral I ich ii Y\(h\] (non TU-ntli.) Sinopsis, 



Atlas (lss:i) -24. /. '/.;. /■. ('.: l!e\. I'l. \'asc. I'"ilip. (ISSC) llS; Ceron Cat. 



I'l. lierl). (1H!)2) 70; Aiiern lmi)orl. I'liilip. Woods ll'.MH) S(l. 



.\ tree rea.(;hing a height of 2.") m. and a dianu'tei' of 1 1() cm. with 



e(piall\' piiuiate leaves, coi'iaceous glahi'ous Icallels and densely puhcscent 



ealw lohes which have a \'c\\ straight or cur\i'd spiiu's on the uppei' half. 



Hranches and hi'anchlcts glahi-ous. Leaves with a glahi'ous I'hachis (i to 



] cm. long: stipules foliaceous, 1 em. long, acute, the hase rounded or 



auriculatc, glahi'ous or nearly so; lealiets 'j. oi- mostly ;!-jiigate. the lower 



pair sonM'what smallei- than those ahoxe. ohlong-ovate. •"> to S cm. long. 



2..") to I cm. wide. \ei-\ coriaceous, entirely glalu'iuis (U' with \'r\\ scallere(l 



hairs on the under surface, especially on the niidrdi. the apc\ roumlcd, 



the liase acute; ner\es nunu'rous. dose, faint: petiolules I mm. long, 



glahrous. I'dowci's in rather deiisi' axillary and li'rminal panicles 10 to 



lo em. long, the I'hachis deiiselx puhcscent: hraels I mm. long, acute. 



puhcscent; ])e(licX'ls •.' mm. long, each with two lanceolati' acute puhcscent 



