lous calyx of Roxburgh) are found in 
both genera, though less conspicuous, and 
- mot coloured in Macrolobium, the stamina 
are similarly inserted on the mouth of the 
tubular calyx, and are equally variable in 
number, the pedicel of the ovary is accrete 
- to the calyx in both, and the only differ- 
ence consists in the presence or absence of 
the single petal which is found in Macro- 
lobium, and is wanting in Jonesia. 
WS. 
Foliis 6—8-jugis, foliolis oblongis, floribus 
- fasciculato- paniculatis tetrandris. 
Kayu Siturun, Malay. 
-. A small straggling Tree, found generally 
in thickets, native of Sumatra. 
— Branches depending, whence the native 
name. Leaves alternate, composed of from 
. Six to eight pair of leaflets, of which the 
— lowest are situated on the base of the pe- 
— tiole; they are opposite from ten to twelve 
inches in length, oblong, rounded at the 
1 extremity, but terminating in a short thick 
JONESIA DECLINATA. 
s the stem, broad at the base, ovate and 
. pointed. Flowers in lateral fasciculate 
parted, flat, segments subrotund, about the 
Same size as the bracts. Corolla none. 
Stamina four, more than twice the length 
x of the calyx, and inserted on its tube, the 
. Upper part deep red. Anthers deep pur- 
d ple, subrotund, two-celled, each cell streak- 
te, flat, Poncii avec several 
: ‘Tha large branches of delicate flesh- 
Coloured flowers render this a very beauti- 
-shrub during the period of inflores- 
DESCRIPTION OF MALAYAN PLANTS. 
the base. Stipule intrapetiolar, embracing ` 
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BAUHINIA EMARGINATA. W.J. 
Foliis cordatis subrotundo-ovalibus glaber- 
rimis acumine brevi obtuso emarginato, 
floribus octandris,-staminibus tribus su- 
perioribus fertilibus. 
Dadaub, Malay. Native of Sumatra. 
Leaves alter- 
terminating in a short, blunt, emarginate 
acumen, very entire, four inches long, se- 
ven to nine-nerved, with reticulate veins, 
very smooth. Petioles rather short. Cirrhi 
Racemes terminal 
flowered; pedicels long, tomentose. Calyx 
guiculate. 
fertile, longer, with large two-lobed anthers ; 
four inferior short, with small abortive an- ` 
thers; the fifth and lowest being a little 
longer, and entirely sterile. Ovary tomen- 
tose. Style about the length of the fertile 
stamina. Stigma peltate, yp Ae 
Oss. The form of the leaf is very pecu- 
liar and readily distinguishes this species 
from the others. 
W. J. 
Foliis cordatis acuminatis apice bidenta- 
tis glaberrimis, corymbis terminalibus, 
floribus octan = staminibus tribus 
superioribus fertilibus. 
Native of the Malaya forests, where it 
climbs over trees and shews its flame-co- 
loured blossoms on their very summits. 
Shrubby, climbing far over the trees in 
its neighbourhood ; bark brown; branches 
round, flexuose; branchlets covered 
ferruginous tomentum. Leaves iile, 
petiolate, cios acute, bifid at the point, 
(not two-lobed), ons approximate with 
a short Mes interposed, very entire, seven- 
nerved, very smooth, the younger ones ra- 
ther silky beneath with ferruginous deci- 
duous hairs. .Petioles thickened at the top 
and bare. Zendrils simple, revolute. Co- 
terminal. Pedicels clavate, striated, 
tomentose. Calyx five-parted, tomentose, 
BAUHINIA BIDENTATA. 
