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nent, cross-nerves distinct, terminal and lateral subequal subsimilar- 

 8-9 in. long, 3o in. across ; petiole 2-2*5 in. long densely adpressed 

 rusty-pubescent, scarcely prolonged beyond attachment of lateral leaflets, 

 petiolules "3 in. long also densely rusty; stipels short subulate, stipules 

 •25 in. long, deciduous, membranous, densely rusty, lanceolate ; leaves 

 towards ends of branches sometimes 1-folioIate. Inflorescence in termi- 

 nal and axillary panicles l'5-2 ft. long, branches 3-4 in. long again 

 paniculate, with smaller sometimes 1-foliolate leaves at their bases, or 

 bractless ; pedicels very short, bracteoles at base of calyx lanceolate 

 •2-*25 in. long, longer than buds, early deciduous. Calyx pale-brown 

 pubescent, "15 in. long, lower teeth sublinear central longer than lateral 

 all shorter than calyx tube, upper lip triangular notched at apex. Corolla 

 shortly exserted small, colour not noted, standard orbicular- oblong 

 slightly retuse. Pod not seen. 



Perak ; in dense jungle on Gunong Batu Patch, at 3000-4000 feet, 

 Kunstler n. 8079 ! 



This in externals more resembles S. Roxhtirghii than it does any other Malayan 

 species, and may possibly be the plant from Penang, noted by Mr. Baker as having 

 been confused by Dr. Wallich with S. gyrocarpus nnder Cat. n. 5412 ; at Calcutta, 

 however, all the specimens of Cat. n. 544-2 are gennine 5". gyrocarpus. The present 

 plant was not identified with any species at Kew and in any case it is certainly not a 

 form of 8. Roxhurghii ; it differs in having smaller flowers ; narrower, relatively 

 longer bracteoles, and much longer stipules — the latter in S. Roxhurghii are triangular 

 and though wider at the base are only -15 in. long. The stipels on the other hand 

 are small and obscure and the most striking difference between this plant and 

 8. Roxhurghii, or indeed between it and any other species of 8patholohus is that the 

 rachis of the leaf is so shortly prolonged beyond the attachment of the lateral pair 

 of leaflets that the leaf is at times subdigitately 3-foliolate. 



4. Spatholobus acuminatus Benth. PI. Jungh. 288. A robust 

 climber with branches at first minutely downy soon glabrescent. Leaves 

 8-10 in. long ; leaflets 3, all oblong-cuspidate rounded at the base, 4-6 

 in. long, l"5-2 in. across, subcoriaceous, pale green on both surfaces 

 glabrous above, under the lens very minutely and sparsely puberulous 

 beneath, midrib prominent beneath very sparsely shortly puberulous, 

 lateral nerves 8-10 pairs spreading very slender, fine reticulations 

 distinct but not prominent ; petiole 2-4 in. long glabrescent, petiolules 

 •2 in. adpressed puberulous ; stipels short subulate, stipules ovate-lanceo- 

 late '25 ill. long -15 in. wide, very early deciduous. Inflorescence in short 

 axillary panicles 6-8 in. long, branches l"5-2 in. long again paniculate; 

 pedicels slender usually 2-3 together '2 in. long. Calyx puberulous "15 

 in. long, teeth oblong obtuse half as long as tube the upper sKghtly 

 emarginate. Corolla -4 in. long, bright red {fide Baker), standard orbi- 

 cular emarginate. Pod 3-5 in. long, softly velvety, semi-transparent 

 except at seed bearing tip. 7 in. wide below '3 in. wide at tip. Miq. 



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