Derrts.] xlvii. leguminos^. 599 



uniform. Ovary sessile, pubescent, 4-ovuled. Hab. Kelantan, 

 Kwala Aring (Yapp). 



31. KUNSTLERIA, Prain. 



Big lianes. Leaves unequally pinnate, i- to 7-foliate, exstipel- 

 late; stipules small. Panicles large thyrsoid, terminal and in 

 upper axils. Flowers abundant, small, dark purple to nearly black. 

 Calyx campanulate, teeth lanceolate, upper 2 connate. Corolla 

 exsert; standard ovate entire, keel boat-shaped; petals slightly 

 cohering. Stamens lo-diadelphous, upper one free and adnate to 

 the standard claw ; filaments alternate, long and short ; anthers 

 versatile. Ovary sessile; ovules free; style filiform, incurved. 

 Pod thin, strap-shaped, membranous or coriaceous, indehiscent 

 not winged. Seeds i to 3 oblong, flat. Species 5, Malay Peninsula 

 and Sumatra. 



Leaflets solitary . . . . . . . . . (i) K. Curtisii 



Leaflets 3 . . . . , . . . . (2) K. Kingii 



Leaflets 5, thickly coriaceous, dense, red-velvety 



beneath . . . . . . . . (3) K. Forbesii 



Leaflets 5, chartaceous, glabrous . . . . . (4) K. Ridleyi 



Leaflets 7 . . . . . . . . . (5) K, Derryi 



(i) K. Curtisii Prain, I.e. no. 



Liane. Leaves 5 to 8 in. long ; leaflets solitary, peltate ovate- 

 lanceolate, coriaceous, 4 to 6'5 in. long, 2*5 in. wide, acute, base 

 rounded ; nerves 4 to 5 pairs, prominent as are reticulations beneath, 

 above glabrous, beneath red-tomentose ; petioles "75 to 1*5 in. 

 long; petiolules '25 in. long. Panicles terminal and axillary, 

 8- to 12 in. long, 5 to 8 in. across, rusty-pubescent. Calyx cam- 

 panulate pubescent, -15 in. long; teeth triangular, upper deltoid 

 bifid. Corolla -25 in. long, purple, standard ovate-oblong. Pod 

 thin, flat red-velvety, 5 in. long, i in. wide. Seeds 2 to 3. 



var. typica. Leaves above and petioles glabrous, beneath 

 pubescent, hairs white; rachis and branches rusty-pubescent. 

 Pods reticulate. Hah. Forests, Penang, Telok Bahang (Curtis). 



var. laxiflora. Leaves beneath, petioles and petiolules, rachis 

 and pods densely red- velvety. Hab. Bindings, Telok Serah (Curtis). 



(2) K. Kingii Prain, I.e. no; King, Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. ix. 

 26, pi. 35. 



Liane over 100 ft. long. Leaves 5 to 8 in. long, trifoliate, 

 glabrous; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, 4 to 6 in. long, 1-5 to 2 in. 

 wide, tip acute, base of terminal one cuneate, of laterals rounded ; 

 nerves 5 to 6 pairs, prominent beneath, as are reticulations, thinly 

 coriaceous; petioles 1-5 to 2*5 in. long; petiolules -2 in. long. 

 Panicles 8 to 12 in. long, 5 to 8 in. across, pubescent. Calyx carn- 

 panulate, pubescent, -15 in. long; teeth triangular, upper deltoid 

 bifid. Corolla black, tipped red, -25 in. long. Pod reticulate 

 brown-pubescent, 2 to 4 in. long, -6 in. wide, i- to 2-seeded. Seeds 



