1897.] G. King — Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninmikti 183 



Ind. Bat. I, 61. Bauhinia ferruginea var. excelsa Bak. in Flor. Brit. Ind. II, 

 283; not Phanera excelsa Bl. Phanera sumatrana Miq. Flor. Ind. Bat. I, 

 1078. 



Malacca; Griffith 1868 ; Mount Ophir, Lobb ! Singapore; Lobb ! 

 Maingay 542/3 ! Schamburgk 60 ! Hullett 55 ! 146 ! Kunstler 1251 ! 

 Ridley! Distuib. Sumatra; Borneo. 



This is very near indeed to B. ferruginea, but is easily distinguished by the 

 pubescence on the ontside of the petals being limited to a line on the centre near 

 the base. 1'hanera excelsa Bl., from Borneo, reduced by Korthals to Bauhinia ferru- 

 ginea is a quite distinct species, recently again reported by Hullett (n. 246). The 

 Malacca specimen collected by Griffith which Mr. Baker refers to B. ferruginea var. 

 excelsa is not at Calcutta, but Maingay 542/3 referred at Kew to the same variety is, 

 at Calcutta, exactly the same as typical B. sumatrana Miq. and is therefore only a 

 large form of B. semibijida. Another Maingayan sheet (n. 542/2, referred also to 

 B. ferruginea VAR. excelsa) is, at Calcutta, the quite different B. mollissima Wall. 

 (B. elongata Korth.). 



8. Bauhin[A Hullettit Pram. A strong shrubby climber reaching 

 20 feet in length, branchlets stoutish pubescent, tendrils few circinate 

 pubescent. Leaves roundish, base cordate; apex divided one-third down, 

 sinus narrow apiculate, lobes round; rigidly subcoriaceous, 25-4 in. 

 long, rather longer than broad, dark-green sparsely pubescent above, 

 paler and closely adpressed-pubescent beneath ; nerves 9-11 ; petiole 

 1-1*5 in., densely pubescent ; stipules orbicular hirsute foliaceous, '5 in. 

 in diam., persistent. Flowers in lax few-fld. lateral leaf -op posed racemes, 

 3-6 in. long, 3 in. across, pedicels erecto-patent densely rusty-tomentose, 

 1'45-1*5 in. long, bracts lanceolate *25 in. long as are the linear brac- 

 teoles 15 in. long ; buds club-shaped, '7-9 in. long, the obovoid upper 

 part exceeding the ampullaeform base. Calyx pubescent, rose-red as 

 are the pedicels, limb splitting into reflexed lanceolate segments *4-*5 in. 

 long, "1 in. wide, tube slightly dilated towards base, *3-*4 in. long. Petals 

 rose-pink, 5 subequal, oblanceolate-obtuse, long-clawed, 1*25 in. long, 

 '4 in. wide, far exserted, glabrous within, very densely tomentose exter- 

 nally. Stamens 3 fertile, anthers linear-oblong, filaments uniform pink, 

 2 in. long. Ovary distinctly stalked, densely silky, style thick tomentose 

 stout, J '2 in. long, stigma large oblique peltate. Pod unknown. 



Pbnang; Curtis 784! J.Scott! Kunstler 1347 ! Pekak ; Wr ay 177 I 

 Malacca ; Holmberg 775 ! 



Very near B. Grijfithiana but differs in having the stipules, though similar, very 

 much smaller; in having the leaves pubescent instead of glabrous; in having long- 

 pedicebed lax-flowered lateral corymbs instead of short-pedicelled dense-flowered 

 terminal ones, and in having the flowers red or pink. 



9. Bauhinia Grifkithiana Prain. A very strong shrubby climber 

 reaching 20 feet in length, branchlets stout glabrous, tendrils few cir- 



