574 XLVii. LEGUMiNOSiE. [Spatholobus. 



Leaflets glabrous ; flowers white. 



Leaflets oblong ; calyx glabrescent . . (6) S. Maingayi 



Leaflets oblanceolate ; calyx pubescent ; 



panicle lax . . . . . . (7) S. Ridleyi 



(i) S. ferrugineus Benth. PL Jungh. 238; Prain, I.e. 75. 



A very big liane over 100 ft. long, and 6 in. through. Branchlets 

 tomentose. Leaves 9 in. long; leaflets coriaceous puberulous 

 above, rusty-pubescent beneath, terminal one ovate blunt or rounded 

 at both ends or base cuneate, laterals oblique, terminal one 5 to 6 in. 

 long, laterals shorter; nerves 5 to 7 pairs and reticulations promi- 

 nent below; petioles 3 to 4 in. long. Stipules triangular, "25 in. 

 long. Panicles 8 to 10 in. long, lax red pubescent ; branches 4 to 6 

 in. long. Calyx "2 in. long ; teeth deltoid. Corolla '25 in. long, deep 

 blackish pink ; standard oblong, notched. Pod 3 to 5 in. long, "j in. 

 wide, dilate toward the tip, pubescent, yellowish brown. Hah. Com- 

 mon, forests. Singapore, Garden Jungle; Bukit Timah. Johor, 

 Bukit Serom. Malacca, Bukit Bruang (Derry). Perak, Batang 

 Padang (Kunstler). Province Wellesley, Kubang Ulu (Curtis). 

 Distrib. Sumatra, Java, Borneo. Native names : Akar Guayah ; 

 Akar Jangat; Akar Sejangat; Akar Sekoet. 



var. sericophyllus Ridl. 



Leaves 6 in. long; petioles 3 in. long softly tomentose; leaflets 

 elliptic, rounded at base, tip blunt, laterals oblique ; nerves 7 pairs 

 finely silky, hairy on both surfaces especially on nerves, reticula- 

 tions not prominent, 3 in. long, 175 in. wide. Panicles lax, 4 to 

 8 in. long, silky tomentose. Flowers small, silky. Hah. Singapore, 

 Kranji and Bukit Timah (Ridley). 



(2) S. gyrocarpus Benth. PI. Jungh. 238 ; Baker, in Hook. fil. 

 F.B.I, ii. 193; Prain, I.e. 76. 



Big liane 150 ft. long, 5 to 7 in. through, rusty-pubescent. 

 Leaves 12 in. long (petioles 4 to 6 in. long) ; leaflets coriaceous, 

 terminal one sub-rhomboid, laterals oblique elliptic, base narrowed, 

 tip sub-acute above, glabrous beneath; nerves and reticulations 

 strongly elevate, hairy; petiolules velvety. Stipules ovate- 

 lanceolate. Panicles lax, 12 in. long, pubescent; branches 6 to 

 8 in. long, panicled. Calyx white silky-pubescent, 'i in. long, teeth 

 deltoid. Corolla deep blackish pink, '15 in. long. Standard 

 orbicular, notched. Pod 3 to 5 in. long, i in. wide, velvety. Hah. 

 Forests in the north of peninsula. Perak, Ulu Bubong and 

 Goping (Kunstler) ; Penang (Wallich 5442). Distrib. Philippines. 



(3) S. bracteolatus Prain, I.e. 76. 



Woody climber 15 to 30 ft. long, sparsely pubescent. Leaves 

 10 to 12 in. long, coriaceous ovate acute, mucronulate glabrous 

 except a few hairs on the nerves on both sides ; nerves prominent, 

 8 to 9 pairs, reticulations not prominent, 8 to 9 in. long, 3*5 in. 

 wide; petioles 2 to 2'5 in. long, velvety; petiolules thick, 3 in. 

 long tomentose; leaves at ends of branches often i-foliate. 



