Bauhinia.] xlvii. leguminos^. 629 



lobes lanceolate, -4 in. long, -i in. wide. Petals oblong-obtuse, 

 hardly clawed not exsert, densely tomentose outside, white, -4 to 

 •5 in. long, -2 in. wide. Stamens 3 ; anthers crimson ; filaments 

 red. Ovary short-stalked, tomentose; style -5 in. long. Stigma 

 large peltate. Hub. Forests, local. Johor (King and Hullett). 

 Perak, Pengkalan Bharu (Kunstler) ; Padang Rengas (Curtis). 



Easily recognised by its angled stem, the angles fringed with silk and 

 dense corymbs of short-pedicelled, short-petalled flowers. 



(9) B. glauca Wall. Cat. 5785 ; Baker, in Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 

 282 ; Prain, I.e. 186. 



Slender climber. Tendrils puberulous. Leaves membranous, 

 ovate, deep cordate bilobed half-way ; lobes round, 2 to 3 in. long, 

 275 in. wide, glabrous above, thin-pubescent beneath especially 

 on nerves; petioles slender, i-6 in. long. Stipules hnear, subulate, 

 '2 in. long. Corymbs i in. long and as wide on peduncles slender 

 as long or longer, red-pubescent. Buds clove-like. Calyx glabrous, 

 tube cylindric, -4 in. long, lobes short, ovate -15 to -2 in. long. 

 Petals cream colour, oblong, long-clawed, edges wavy, 75 in. long, 

 pubescent outside. Stamens 3, white. Ovary glabrous, stalked. 

 Stigma small. Pod thin glabrous, 6 to 8 in. long, 1-5 to 2-25 in. 

 wide. Seeds 15 to 20, oval in a line down the pod. Hah. Perak, 

 Kampong Kota (Wray, Scortechini). Distrih. Tenasserim. 



(10) B. cornifolia Baker, in Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 278; Prain, 

 I.e. 186. 



A lofty climber 100 to 150 ft. tall, thinly downy. Tendrils 

 downy, few. Leaves coriaceous entire ovate, tip blunt, acute or 

 minutely bifid, base broad rounded; nerves 7 pairs, glabrous 

 above, sparsely silky or glabrous beneath, 2*5 to 3-5 in. long, i"5 

 to 2*25 in. wide ; petioles i in. long, puberulous. Corymbs 4 to 

 6 in. across; pedicels 2'25 in. long, pubescent. Buds clove-shaped. 

 Calyx-tube slender, i in. long, lobes ovate, sub-acute, '25 in. long. 

 Petals oblong-lanceolate, short-clawed, -8 in. long, -5 in. wide, 

 orange yellow becoming red. Stamens 3 ; filaments short. Ovary 

 downy, short-stalked. Stigma peltate. Pod oblong, woody, 4 in. 

 long, 2 in. wide, red-pubescent. Seeds 4, i in. long. Hab. Hill 

 forests, Pahang, Kluang Terbang (Barnes). Negri Sembilan, 

 Seremban (Cantley). Selangor, Kerling ; Semeniyeh; Bukit Hitam 

 (Kelsall). Perak, Gunong Keledang; Larut (Kunstler). Penang, 

 top of hill (Curtis) ; Kelantan, Chaning forests (flowers cherry 

 red). Native names : Akar Tumbul Merah ; Lapang. 



(11) B. bidentata Jaek, Mai. Misc. ii. (7), 76; Baker, in 

 Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 279 ; Prain, i.e. 188. 



A lofty climber. Tendrils glabrous. Leaves ovate, slightly 

 cordate or truncate at base, tip round atute or bifid, coriaceous 

 shining green, 2*5 to 5 in. long, i'5 to 3*5 in. across, glabrous; 

 nerves 7 to 9 ; petioles i in. long. Corymbs very abundant, 3 in. 

 long and broad; pedicels pubescent, lowest 1*5 in. long. Buds 



