Cassia.] xlvii. leguminos.e. 617 



6 to 9 in. long; leaflets 4 to 6 pairs, membranous, pale green above, 

 glaucous beneath and slightly puberulous, ovate acute, base 

 cuneate, 2 to 4 in. long, i to 2 in. wide ; nerves 10 to 12 pairs ; 

 rachis puberulous with long conical glands between each of the 

 lower pairs of leaflets. Flowers in axillary corymbs, 4 in. long, 

 2 to 5 in. across. Calyx-segments orbicular, yellow unequal. 

 Petals pale yellow, i in. long, 75 in. across. Pod flat straight 

 linear, 6 to 8 in. long, -5 to 'y in. wide ; stalk -5 to "6 in. long. Seeds 

 20 to 30, oval biseriate. Hab. In cultivated ground, doubtfully 

 wild. vSingapore, Sungei Moral. Malacca (Maingay). Perak, Sim- 

 pang (Wray). Penang, Pulau Tikus. Distrih. Tropical Asia. 



(3) C. timoriensis DC. Prodr. ii. 499 ; Baker, I.e. ii. 265 ; Prain, 

 I.e. 162. 



Small tree about 20 to 30 ft. tall, pubescent. Leaves i to i"5 ft. 

 long; leaflets 16 to 24 pairs, membranous, glabrescent to densely 

 pubescent above, sparsely pubescent to tomentose beneath, lanceo- 

 late-oblong, base round, i to i'75 in. long, 35 to '65 in. wide. 

 Flowers in a large terminal panicle, i to i'25 ft. long, 6 in. across. 

 Sepals unequal oblong-obtuse, pubescent, larger ones "3 in. long. 

 Petals oblong, "6 in. long, -3 in. wide, orange yellow. Stamens 7; 

 staminodes 3. Pod straight linear, flat thin, valves coriaceous, 

 5 to 6 in. long, "5 in. wide; stalk 3 in. long. Seeds biseriate, 16 

 to 20 oval obtuse, -25 in. long. 



var. typica. Leaflets glabrescent above, sparsely pubescent 

 beneath. Stipules narrow. Hab. Rare, Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). 



var. xanthoeoma Miq. Leaves pubescent above, golden tomen- 

 tose beneath. Stipules large. Hab. Limestone districts, not rare. 

 Pahang River. Selangor, Batu Caves. Perak, Ipoh; Goping; 

 Kwala Kangsa; Temengoh. Kelantan, Kwala Lebir (Gimlette). 

 Kedah, Gunong Geriang. Perils, Kanga. Distrib. Tenasserim, 

 Malaya. Native names : Beksa; Bebatai. 



(4) C. siamea Lam. Eneyc. Meth. i. 648 ; Prain, I.e. 163. 

 Tree 30 to 50 ft. tall, 12 in. or less through. Leaves 6 to 12 in. 



long; leaflets 4 to 16 pairs, sub-coriaceous, glabrous, dark green, 

 paler beneath, oblong-obtuse, base round, i'25 to 2*25 in. long, 

 •5 to "9 in. wide. Flowers in large terminal panicles 8 to 16 in. 

 long, 6 to 8 in. across, bright yellow. Sepals ovate-oblong unequal, 

 puberulous. Petals sub-orbicular, '75 in. long. Stamens 7 ; 

 staminodes 3. Pod straight, flat, sutures thickened; valves cori- 

 aceous, 6 to 9 in. long, "5 in. wide ; stalk "5 in. long. Seeds 20 to 

 30, oval, '3 in. long. Hab. River-banks, open country, often planted 

 as a roadside tree. Malacca, Chenana Putih (Cantley) ; Brisu 

 (Derry). Pahang, along the Pahang River from the mouth to 

 Kwala Tembeling. Selangor, Ulu Selangor (Kunstler). Penang 

 (Curtis). Kedah, between Alor Sta and Pedis. Distrib. India, 

 Indo-China, Malay islands. Native names : Guah hitam ; Jual ; 

 Sibusuk ; Busuk-Busuk (lit. foetid, on account of the foetid smell 



