664 XLVii. LEGUMiNOS^. [PithecolobiuM. 



Hob. Common all over the peninsula in open country and thin 

 woods, very beautiful in fruit, with its brilliant pods and deep 

 green leaves. Singapore, Changi ; Bukit Mandai ; Bukit Timah. 

 Malacca, Chabau (Cantley) ; Bukit Bruang (Holmberg). Penang, 

 Batu Hitam (Curtis, Wallich). Distrib. Sumatra, Borneo. Native 

 names : Jering Tupai ; Petal Belalang ; Kurudas ; Kerudas ; 

 Kayam and Kayam Api. 



(8) P. angulatum Benth. Hook. Loud. Journ. Bot. iii. 306; 

 Baker, I.e. ii. 306 ; Prain, I.e. 274. 



Tree about 20 ft. tall. Branches angled. Leaves 12 in. or 

 more long ; rachis angled puberulous ; pinnae 2 to 4 pairs, lowest 

 3 in. long terminal, 6 to 7 in. long; leaflets 3 to 8 pairs, ovate- 

 oblong or lanceolate-acuminate, oblique, base very oblique cuneate, 

 I to 3 in. long (terminal largest), i to 175 in. wide, stiffly papery, 

 glabrous above and beneath except midrib on both sides. Panicles 

 axillary and terminal about 6 in. long, with few short branches 

 puberulous. Flowers in small terminal corymbs, about '5 in. 

 across. Calyx '05 in. long, puberulous. Corolla "2 in. long, white 

 or pale yellow, silky. Stamen-tube nearly as long as corolla; 

 filaments pale pink. Pod 7 to 8 in. long, 7 in. wide, spirally 

 twisted, puberulous, red, sinuate between the seeds. Seeds 8 to 10, 

 black, '5 in. long. Hab. Secondary forest, common. Singapore, 

 Changi (Hullett) ; Bukit Timah ; Chanchu Kang. Malacca, Sungei 

 Hudang and Bukit Bruang (Derry). Selangor, Rawang (Kloss). 

 Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). Province Wellesley, Krian. 

 Penang, Moniot's Road (Curtis). Distrib. Indo-Malaya. 



(9) P. Clypearia Benth. Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. iii. 209; 

 Baker, I.e. ii. 305 ; Prain, I.e. 273. 



Tree 25 to 30 ft. tall. Branches angled, pubescent. Leaves 

 about I ft. long; pinnae 3 to 6, 4 in. long; leaflets 3 to 7 pairs, 

 trapezoid, midrib diagonal, stiffly papery, glabrous, dark green 

 above, glaucous pubescent beneath, 1-5 in. long or less, 75 in. wide, 

 sessile. Panicles very lax, 12 in. long. Flowers in small corymbs 

 at the branch ends, -35 in. across. Calyx campanulate, '05 in. 

 long, puberulous. Corolla white, glabrous, -i in. long; filament- 

 tube shorter than corolla, white, -35 in. long. Pod twisted, 4 to 

 5 in. long, -4 in. wide, orange outside, red inside, sinuate between 

 seeds. Seeds 8 to 10 ovate, -25 in. long, black. Hab. Woods and 

 open country, common. Singapore, Bukit Timah ; Chanchu Kang ; 

 Selitar. Malacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith) ; Pahang, Pekan. Selangor, 

 Kwala Lumpur. Negri Sembilan, Gunong Berumbun (Cantley). 

 Perak, Changkat Jerin (Wray). Penang, Ayer Hitam (Curtis). 

 Province Wellesley. Tringganu, Bundi (Rostado). Distrib. Ma- 

 lay islands. Native names : Jering Munyet ; Petal Belalang. 



(10) P. contortum Mart. Flora xx. (2), Beibl. 115; Baker, I.e. 

 ii. 305; Prain, I.e. 272. 



Tree 15 to 30 ft. tall, grey-pubescent. Leaves 4 to 8 in. long; 



