Maferiah fur a Flc^ra of the Malayan Peninsula. 1^7 



ill dense terminal corymbs, 4 in long and broarl ; pedicels vus^y, erecto- 

 patent, the lower 1 75 in, long, bracks very small deciduous ; bnds clove- 

 shaped, the cylindric base much longer than the spherical apiculate 

 upper portion. Calyx rusty-downy, limb splitting into 5 subequal ovnte 

 shortly acuminate lobes "25 in. long, -2 in. across ; tube cylindric •6-7 

 in. long. Petals 5 subequal, deep 0"ange-yellow at length becoming 

 brick-red, oblanceolate-oblong very shortly clawed, '8 in. long, -5 in. wide, 

 externally spnrsely rnsty-pnbescent. Stamens 3 foitile, anthers sb.ortly 

 oblong, filaments much sliorter than petals. Orar?/ densely rusty-downy, 

 slioi'tly stalked, style '2 in. lotig ; stiij^ma large peltate. Pod oblong 

 woody, 4 in. long, 2 in. wide, externally finely arlpressed rnsty-pnbescent ; 

 stipe •15-'2 in. long. Seeds about 4, much compressed, dark-brown, 1 

 in. long, '7 in. across. 



Penang; Grifith; Kurz ! Hnllett 123! Curtis 488! Malacca; 

 Maingaij 5i5 ! Perak ; Kunstler 6261 ! 



Very closely related to B. hidentata but differing in having larger flowers, pn"J'es- 

 cent pods, and leaves slightly downy beneath. Tlie character derived from the 

 lerif-apex, which appeared reliable when Mr. Baker's account of the Indian Baiihinias 

 was published 20 years ago, is now proved, by the large suites of specimens sent to 

 Herb. Calcutta during recent years, to fail -svithiii the limits of both of these species. 



14. Bauhinta bidextata Jack, Malay. Misc. II, 7, 76. A very 

 large strong creeper over 150 feet long, or sometimes, when gi'owing 

 apart, sbrubby or even tree-like (Tutnstler, Hnllett), branches slender 

 ufliibrescent, tendrils few circinate quite glabrous. Leaves very slightly 

 cordate at base, sometimes truncate, narrowed gi-adually to an obtuse or 

 sub-acute bifid or entiie point, half as long again as broad, 25-5 in. long, 

 l'5-3'5 in. across, rather rigidly subcoriaceous, dark-gieen shining above, 

 pale beneath, glabrous on both surfaces ; 7-9-nerved ; petiole 1 in. long, 

 glabrous, slightly thickened at both ends. Floivers in detise terminal 

 corymbs 3 in. long and broad ; pedicels finely pubescent, erecto-patent, 

 the lower 1*5 in. long, bracts ultimately deciduous, ovate-acute, '15 in. 

 long ; buds clove-shaped, the cylindric base ninch longer than the 

 spherical acute but not apicuhite upper portion. Calyx pubei ulcus, limb 

 splitting into subequal ovate-acute lobes "3 in. long, '2 in. across ; tube 

 cylindric striate 1 in. long. Petals subequal, deep orange-yellow at 

 length becoming scarlet, oblong, spreading, shortly clawed, "6 in. long» 

 35 in. wide, externally sparsely rusty-pubescent. Stamens 3 fertile, 

 anthers shortly oblong, filaments short hirsute. Ocary sparsely pubes- 

 cent, distinctly stalked, style *2 in. lonir, stigma large peltate. Pod 

 oblong woody, 4'5 in. long, 15 in. Avide, externally quite glabrous, stipe 

 •25 in long. Seeds 4-5, much compres.sed, '5 in. h>ng, "35 in. wide. 

 Hook. Comp. Bot. Mag. I, 223; Wall. Cat. 5778: Bak. in Flor. Brifc. 



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