CcBsalfinia.] xlvii. leguminos.e. 649 



Climbers thorny. 



Leaflets few, large, coriaceous . . . . (5) C. Nuga 



Leaflets many small. 



Flowers "75 in. across; pod winged on upper 



edge (6) C. sepiaria 



Flowers 3 in. across . . . . . (7) C. stipularis 



iii. CiNCLiDOCARPUs. Pod fleshy, thick-valved. 



Leaflets oblong; racemes lax; pedicels longer 



than calyx . . . . . . (8) C. digyna 



Leaflets linear; racemes dense ; pedicels shorter . (9) C. tortuosa 



(i) C. Bonducella Fleming, As. Res. xi. 159; Baker, in Hook, 

 fil. F.B.I, ii. 254; Prain, I.e. 226. Guilandina Bonducella Linn. 

 Sp. PL 381. 



A thorny climber. Branches armed with hooked yellow prickles. 

 Leaves i to 2 ft. long with a pair of reduced pinnae (compound 

 stipules) at base ; pinnae 12 to 16, 2 to 3 in. long ; leaflets 12 to 18, 

 ovate or elliptic, base round, tip cuneate, "5 to i in. long, "3 to 

 •6 in. wide. Racemes simple or panicled, 6 to 10 in. long. Bracts 

 squarrose, reflexed, -25 in. long, downy. Calyx -25 to 3 in. long, 

 down3^ Petals oblanceolate, yellow. Stamens silky. Pod stalked, 

 short, oblong 2 to 3 in. long, 175 in. wide, brown, densely aculeate. 

 Seeds 2, oblong globose, lead colour. Hab. Sea-coasts, not very 

 common. Penang, Tanjong (Curtis) ; Patani, hedges in rice-fields 

 (Gwynne Vaughan). Distrib. All tropics. 



(2) C. Bonduc Roxb. Hort. Beng. 32 ; Baker, I.e. ii. 255. 

 Guilandina Bonduc Linn. Sp. PI. 381. 



A strong shrubby climber armed with hooked brown thorns. 

 Leaves i to 2 ft. long, exstipulate; pinnae 8 to 16, from 5 to 8 in. 

 long; leaflets 12 to 14, ovate or elliptic acuminate, base round, 

 1*5 to 2 in. long, 75 to i in. wide. Racemes simple or panicled, 

 6 to 12 in. long. Bracts lanceolate, not squarrose, pubescent. 

 Calyx '2 to '25 in. long. Petals oblanceolate, yellow. Pods 

 stipitate oblong, turgid, 5 in. long, 2'5 wide, aculeate, brown. 

 Seeds 4, oblong globose, lead colour, -^ in. across. Hab. Common 

 near the sea. Malacca, Tanjong Kling. Pahang River. Selangor, 

 Kwala Selangor. Bindings (Scortechini). Perak, Kinta (Kunstler). 

 Distrib. Indo-Malaya. Native names : Olang ; K'lubu. 



(3) C. Sappan Linn. Sp. PI. 381 ; Roxb. Cor. PI. i. 17, /. 16 ; 

 Prain, I.e. 228. 



Shrubby tree about 20 ft. tall, thorny. Stem 6 to 10 in. through. 

 Leaves 8 to 15 in. long; pinnae 16 to 24, 4 to 6 in. long; leaflets 

 20 to 36, chartaceous, oblong oblique, sessile blunt, '5 to 75 in. 

 long, "35 in. wide, glabrous except slight pubescence beneath. 

 Racemes panicled, 12 to 16 in. long, separate racemes, 4 to 6 in. long. 

 Calyx '4 in. long. Corolla "75 in. across, yellow, base of upper 

 petal pink, orbicular. Stamens white, bases woolly. Ovary grey- 

 velvety. Pod woody oblong flattened, 3 to 4 in. long, 1-5 to 2 in. 

 wide, polished brown beaked. Hab. Wild on river-banks in sandy 

 spots and often in gardens. Pahang River, Pulau Chengei ; Pulau 



