PUhecolobium.] xlvii. leguminos^. 66i 



(i) P. confertum Benth. Trans. Linn. Soc. xxx. 304. 



Small tree. Leaves glabrous, rachis 75 in. long; pinnae 



1 pair, rachis 2 in. long; leaflets 2 pairs, sub-coriaceous, green, 

 shining above, pale beneath, oblong blunt acuminate, base cuneate, 

 distal pair 3*25 in. long, 175 to 2 in. wide, lower pair 2"5 in. long, 

 1-25 in. wide; nerves 3 to 4 pairs. Panicles axillary and terminal, 



2 in. long of small 5- to lo-flowered heads, 75 in. across on pubescent 

 peduncles, 75 in. long. Calyx sessile, "05 in. long, puberulous. 

 Corolla '25 in. long, puberulous. Stamen-tube longer than corolla. 

 Pod horseshoe-shaped, indehiscent (?), not indented between the 

 seeds, 10 to 12 in. long. Seeds 11 to 13, ovate flattened, 75 in 

 long. Hab. Open country, not common. Singapore, Bedoh; 

 Selitar; Bukit Timah. Pahang, Kwantan (Foxworthy). Malacca, 

 Jelutong (Goodenough). Penang, Penara Bukit (Curtis). Distrih. 

 Sumatra. Native name : Kongkor. 



I am not sure if the pod ever splits, as fruiting specimens are rare. 



(2) P. bubalinum Benth. Trans. Linn. Soc. xxx. 576; Train, 

 I.e. 264. 



Tree 30 ft. tall. Branchlets pubescent. Leaves, rachis puberu- 

 lous, '5 in. long; pinnae one pair; leaflets i to 2 pairs, glabrous, 

 stiff papery dark shining green, oblong-lanceolate, acute, base 

 cuneate, distal pair 4 to 5 in. long, 175 to 2*25 in. wide, basal 

 pair 2*5 in. long, i'25 in. wide; nerves 4 to 5 pairs. Panicles 

 lax, 3"5 in. long or more, puberulous, heads 5- to 8-flowered, 3 in. 

 through. Calyx pubescent, sessile, "05 in. long. Corolla white, 

 •12 in. long puberulous ; filament-tube longer. Pod red, oblong, 

 generally falcate, blunt, base rounded 3 to 4 in. long, i in. wide, 

 75 in. thick, velvety. Seeds 8 to 10, ovoid, purple black, 75 in. 

 long. Hab. Woods, not common. Singapore, Garden Jungle. 

 Malacca (Griffith, Maingay). Selangor, Weld's Hill (Foxworthy). 

 Penang, Penara Bukit (Curtis) . Disirib. Sumatra. Native names : 

 Giring Antan ; Gerdas Padi ; Keredas. 



(3) P. lobatum Benth. Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. iii. 208 ; Baker, 

 in Hook. fit. F.B.L ii. 305 ; Prain, I.e. 265. 



Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, crown spreading. Stem 15 to 20 in. through, 

 grey. Leaves glabrous, '6 to i in. long; pinnae i pair; leaflets 

 2 to 3 pairs, oblong to oblong-lanceolate acute, base cuneate, stiff 

 papery, distal pair 5 to 8 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide, basal pair 3 in. 

 long. Panicles 3 in. long, much branched, heads 3- to 5-flowered, 

 •25 in. across on short peduncles. Calyx sessile, "05 in. long. 

 Corolla glabrous, '15 in. long, white; filament-tube shorter than 

 corolla. Ovary glabrous. Pod 9 to 10 in. long, horseshoe-shaped 

 or twisted, deep purple, glabrous, deeply lobed along the lower 

 suture, 2 in. wide, i in. thick. Seeds 3 to 6, orbicular, flat 2 in. 

 across, brown, foetid. Hab. Campongs and waste ground, very 

 common. Singapore to Penang. Distrib. Tenasserim, S. Siam, 



