Derris.] XLVii. leguminos^. 595 



leaflets 5 to 9, dark shining green, oblong to oblong-lanceolate 

 acute or rounded at both ends, 4 to 6 in. long, 1-5 to 2*5 in. wide. 

 Panicles large thyrsoid, 8 to 24 in. long. Calyx tubular, truncate 

 greenish white, "12 in. long, '15 in. wide. Corolla white, "3 in. 

 long; standard orbicular, -35 in. across, base ecallose cordate. 

 Stamens diadelphous, vexillary one free. Pod strap-shaped, thin, 

 flat, winged on both sutures (wings '25 in. wide), 3'5 in. long, 

 I to 1*25 in. wide. Hab. Common in open country. Singapore, 

 BukitTimah. Johor, Castlewood. Pahang River. Malacca, Bukit 

 Bruang (Derry). Negri Sembilan, Seremban. Perak, Batang 

 Padang (Kunstler). Penang Hill (Curtis). Kedah, Yan. Distrib. 

 Sumatra, Java. Native names : Akar Tulang Bukit ; Akar 

 Berumbat. 



(3) D. scandens Benth. Journ. Linn. Soc. iv. Supp. 103 ; Baker, 

 I.e. ii. 240; Prain, I.e. 100. 



Lofty climber up to 100 ft. tall. Leaves 4 to 6 in. long, dark 

 green shining; leaflets 9 to 19, rigid, sub-coriaceous obovate- 

 oblong to oblong acute, cuneate or rounded at base, 2 in. long, 

 •75 in. wide, glabrous above, grey-pubescent beneath. Racemes 

 short-peduncled to 15 or 18 in. long, pubescent. Calyx -12 in. 

 long, silky campanulate. Corolla white or pale rose, '35 in. long. 

 Stamens monadelphous. Pod i to 3 in. long, "4 to '5 in. wide, 

 narrowed to both ends, narrowly winged above grey-silky, i- to 

 4-seeded. Hab. In woods usually near the sea. Singapore, Pulau 

 Merambong. Pahang, Pekan. Penang, Batu Feringhi and Telok 

 Bahang (Curtis and Ridley). Lankawi, Terutau (Haniff). Distrib. 

 Indo-Malaya, Australia. 



(4) D. dalbergioides Baker, in Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 241 ; Prain, 

 I.e. loi. 



A tree 30 to 40 ft. tall. Branchlets pubescent. Leaves 6 to 

 8 in. long; leaflets 25 to 39, linear, rounded at both ends, tip 

 emarginate, pale beneath, i in. long, '35 in. wide; rachis and 

 petiolules pubescent. Racemes numerous 3 to 6 in. long, about 

 •75 in. across; rachis pubescent. Calyx '15 in. long, brown-silky, 

 teeth deltoid. Corolla "45 in. long, violet ; standard oblong- 

 cordate 2-glandular. Stamens monadelphous. Ovary pubescent. 

 Pod I- to 5-seeded narrowed to both ends, i to 2'5 in. long, winged 

 along upper suture. Hab. Open country, a very pretty tree. 

 Pahang, Kwala Sekim, Rumpin and Bunchah, Kwala Lipis (Fox- 

 worthy). Malacca, Batu Gajah; Machap Road; Bt. Panchur 

 (Derry). Negri Sembilan, Tampin Hill. Perak, Padang Rengas; 

 Tomoh (Machado). Setul. Distrib. Tenasserim. Native names : 

 Munjaihutan; Berak Atai. 



(5) D. uliginosa Benth. PL Jiingh. 252 ; Baker, I.e. ii. 241 ; 

 Prain, I.e. 102. 



Black-stemmed slender woody climber 40 or more ft. long, 

 glabrous. Leaves 5 to 8 in. long ; leaflets 5 (or 3) stiff coriaceous, 



