Albizzia.] xlvii. leguminos^. 65^ 



at the branch ends; pedicels 'i to "15 in. long. Calyx '15 to *2 in. 

 long, teeth deltoid. Corolla 3 in. long, pubescent; filaments 

 connate, shorter than corolla. Pod 4 to 12 in. long, i to 2 in. wide, 

 linear-oblong, thin papery, yellowish. Seeds 4 to 12, '6 in. long. 

 Hub. Open lowland rather dry country, but probably planted 

 wherever it occurs here. Penang, Quarry; Telok Bahang (Curtis). 

 Perils, Kanga, open fields. Distrib. Asia and Africa. 



(3) A. pedicellata Baker, in Benth. Trans. Linn. Soc. xx. 563 ; 

 and in Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 299 ; Prain, I.e. 258. 



A tall tree 40 to nearly 100 ft. high. Stem 3 ft. through. 

 Leaves, rachis 5 to 8 in. long, gland large, "5 in. above base ; pinnae 

 6 to 12 pairs, 4 to 6 in. long ; rachis puberulous ; leaflets 12 to 

 16 pairs, oblong-obtuse, sessile, base round, coriaceous, pale beneath, 

 '5 to 75 in. long, '3 to "4 in. wide, glabrous. Umbels "j$ to i in. 

 wide, many-flowered, yellowish white; peduncles pubescent, i to 

 i'25 in. long ; panicle 6 to 8 in. long. Calyx -15 in. long, pubescent. 

 Corolla '3 in. long, pubescent. Stamens connate at base in a white 

 tube, free part green, over i in. long. Pod indehiscent, 12 to 18 in. 

 long, 2"5 in. wide, thin and brittle, yellowish, sinuate-oblong. 

 Seeds 6 to 9, ovate, '25 in. long. Hab. Forests. Singapore, 

 Kranji Road. Malacca (Maingay) ; Ayer Keroh (Goodenough) ; 

 Perak, Goping; Ulu Bubong (Kunstler). Province Wellesley, 

 Tasek Gelugur. Penang, Waterfall (Curtis). 



(4) A. littoralis Teysm. and Binn. Nat. Tijds. Ned. Ind. 

 xxix. 259. 



Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall. Leaves, rachis 4 to 8 in. long, glabrous; 

 pinnae 2 to 4 pairs, the upper ones 4 to 5 in. long; leaflets 5 to 

 6 pairs ; lower pinnae 3 to 4 in, long ; leaflets 3 to 4 pairs, 

 elliptic-oblong or obovate blunt or refuse, base oblique round, 

 sub-sessile, membranous, glabrous glaucescent beneath, "j$ to i in. 

 long, -4 to 75 in. wide. Panicles about 4 in. long; branches 

 2 to 3 in. long; peduncles at the extremities slender i in. long. 

 Capitula -4 in. across; pedicels "25 in. long. Calyx "i in. long, 

 pubescent. Corolla -2 in. long, silky. Filaments rose pink at the 

 ends, tube white. Pod 6 to 7 in. long, i in. wide, linear, narrowed 

 to both ends, greenish brown. Seeds 12 to 16, oval, '4 in. long. 

 Hab. On banks and cliffs by the sea. Singapore, Pulau Ubin. 

 Penang, Pulau Jerajah (Curtis). Distrib. Malay isles. 



Excluded Species 

 A. ODORATissiMA Benth. Malacca (fide Baker). Occasionally 



planted in gardens. 

 A. LUCIDA Benth. Singapore (fide Baker). Not seen anywhere 



here. 

 A. MOLUCCANA Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. 26. A very big tree 100 ft. 



tall, white bark and extensive spreading crown. Leaves 



narrow; leaflets numerous, oblong, '25 in. long and 'i in. 



