Spatholobus.] xlvii. leguminos^. 575 



Panicles axillary and terminal, 1-5 to 2 ft. long; branches 3 to 4 in. 

 long hairy. Bracts lanceolate hairy acuminate, -i in. long. Calyx 

 •15 in. long, brown pubescent. Corolla small. Hab. Dense jungle 

 3000 to 4000 ft. altitude, near rocks ; Perak, Gunong Batu Putih 

 (Kunstler). Province Wellesley. Bukit Mertajam; a form with 

 the leaves very hairy beneath ; on the top of the hill. 



(4) S. acuminatus Benth. PI. Jungh. 238. 



Stout liane, glabrous. Leaves 8 or 9 in. long; petioles slender, 

 3 in. long; leaflets oblong cuspidate obtuse, base round, coriaceous, 

 glabrous except midrib beneath puberulous; nerves very fine 

 and reticulations visible, but not elevate, 4 to 6 in. long, 1*5 in. 

 across. Panicles axillary, 6 to 8 in. long; branches i'5 to 2 in. long 

 Calyx puberulous '15 in. long. Corolla "4 in. long yellowish white 

 (Wallich), purple (Phillips). Pod 3 to 5 in. long, velvety, semi- 

 transparent, 7 in. long, -3 in. wide at tip. Hab. Penang Hill 

 (Wallich 8082) (Phillips), apparently rare, as no one has found it 

 of late years. Distrib. Andamans and Martaban. 



Wallich's specimens only in young flower, Phillips' in fruit. 



(5) S. dubius Prain, I.e. 78. 



Liane 100 to 150 ft. long, 4 to 8 in. through. Leaves 6 to 8 in. 

 long (petioles i to 3 in. long puberulous) ; leaflets ovate lanceolate 

 acuminate, base rounded, bright green coriaceous, glabrous above; 

 nerves 5 pairs with reticulations beneath slightly raised, pubescent, 

 2 to 6 in. long, 1-5 to 3 in. wide. Stipels subulate, -15 to '2 in. long. 

 Panicles spreading, 8 in. long, slender, sometimes 2 to 3 together. 

 Calyx "12 in. long, teeth short, upper bifid pubescent. Corolla 

 •26 in. long, pure white. Pod oblong falcate rounded at tip, lower 

 suture curved, glabrous, 4*25 in. long, i in. wide. Hab. Forests. 

 Perak, Gunong Bubu range at 800 to 1200 ft. altitude (Kunstler). 

 Penang Hill (Curtis). 



(6) S. Maingayi Prain, I.e. 79. 



Woody climber about 60 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves 4 to 5 in. 

 long (petioles 2 in. long); leaflets ovate acute, base rounded; 

 nerves 5 to 6 pairs, reticulations fine, conspicuous, 2 in. long, i'75 in. 

 wide. Stipels subulate 'i in. long, stipules ovate. Panicles 6 to 

 8 in. long. Bracts minute; rachis puberulous. Calyx '12 in. long, 

 puberulous, campanulate, teeth short rounded, pink. Corolla 

 white or pinkish white, -25 in. long ; standard orbicular emarginate. 

 Pods oblong curved, tip round, 4 in. long, i in. wide, thicker than 

 in most species. Hab. Open rocky jungle and lowland forests. 

 Singapore, Bukit Timah Road; Garden Jungle. Johor, Sungei 

 Tebrau (flowers rose). Malacca (Maingay). Perak, Goping and 

 Ulu Bubong (Kunstler) ; Tapah (Wray). 



(7) S. Ridleyi Prain, I.e. 80. 



Big liane over 100 ft. long, glabrous. Leaves 6 in, long; 

 petioles i"5 in. long; leaflets oblanceolate acuminate, base cuneate; 



