Ccesalpinia.] xlvii. leguminos^e. 651 



(7) C. stipularis Ridl. C. parviflora var. stipularis Prain, 

 I.e. 230. 



Climber, thorny. Leaves 12 in. long; pinnae 6 in. long, distant ; 

 leaflets oblong, tip broad, round, base truncate, oblique; midrib 

 puberulous, 75 in. long, -4 in. wide. Stipules broad, ovate-oblong 

 •75 in. long, "35 in. wide, edges often incised. Panicle over 12 in. 

 long, pubescent with short thorns below the branches. Bracts 

 lanceolate, linear, '25 in. long, very narrow; pedicels slender, 

 longer. Flowers very similar to those of C. parviflora, but more 

 pubescent. Hah. Open country. Malacca, Batu Tiga (Holmberg). 

 Perak, Kurau (Wray). Native name: Akar Kuku Tupai. 



(8) C. digyna Rottl. Willd. Nov. Act. Cur. iv. 198, t. 3; Baker, 

 I.e. ii. 256; Prain, I.e. 231. 



Woody climber, sparsely thorny. Leaves 6 to 9 in. long; 

 pinnae 8 to 9, i"5 to 2'5 in. long; leaflets 16 to 20, oblong blunt, 

 base rounded sessile, membranous, glabrous above, glaucous- 

 pubescent beneath, "35 to "45 in. long, '25 in. wide. Stipules 

 subulate. Racemes simple, axillary, 8 to 12 in. long, lax ; pedicels 

 spreading i in. long. Calyx '3 in. long, glabrous. Corolla 75 in. 

 across; petals orbicular, yellow, upper ones streaked with red. 

 Stamens little exsert white-woolly below. Pod fleshy, indehiscent, 

 oblong, turgid torulose, sutures thickened, i'5 to 2 in. long, i in. 

 wide. Seeds 2 to 4, ovoid, '5 in. long. Hab. Dry country in the 

 North. Penang (Phillips) ; between the Waterfall and Tanjong 

 Bunga (Curtis). Lankawi (Curtis). Perils, Kanga, abundant. 

 Distrih. India, Cambodia, Malaya. 



Prain gives " Malacca, Griffith." I have seen no specimen from further 

 south than Penang, and its occurrence in Malacca is highly improbable. 



(9) C. tortuosa Roxh. Hort. Beng. 32 ; Baker, I.e. ii. 257 ; 

 Prain, I.e. 231. . 



Glabrous climbing prickly shrub. Leaves 12 to 18 in. long; 

 pinnae 30 to 40, 2-5 to 4 in. long; leaflets 40 to 60, sessile sub- 

 coriaceous, ligulate blunt, base obliquely cuneate, '25 to 3 in. long, 

 •I in. wide. Racemes axillary simple erect, 15 to 18 in. long; 

 pedicels '5 in. long, slender. Calyx -5 in. long, glabrous, lower segment 

 deeply hooded. Corolla 75 in. across ; petals yellow, base streaked 

 red, orbicular clawed. Stamens little exsert, green, woolly below. 

 Pod oblong, twisted, sutures thickened, torulose 2 to 3 in. long, 

 I in. wide. Seeds 2 to 5, dark brown. Hab. Thickets and woods 

 near the sea. Singapore, Changi near Loyang. Penang, Penara 

 Bukit (Curtis). Distrib. Tenasserim, Sumatra. 



(C) MIMOSE^ (Genera 57-66). 



57. PARKIA, R. Br. 



Big trees unarmed. Leaves bipinnate ; leaflets linear or oblong, 

 very numerous and small. Flowers in dense solitary obovoid heads 



