360 D. Prain — Some additional Leguminosse. [No. 2, 



The species is named in hononr of Mr. Wright of the Kew Herbarium staff. 

 9. MlLLBTTIA PUBINERVIS Kurz. 



This is more like an Otosema than a Eumillettia because the standard is 2-cal- 

 lose ; its racemes are not leaf-opposed. Its nearest ally among the species described 

 in the Flora of British India is M. glaucescens Kurz, which also has a 2-callose 

 standard. These two, with three other species — M. Hemsleyana, M. Wrightiana and 

 M. decipiens, and with apparently a fourth from Borneo, of which the fruit is 

 still unknown, and a fifth, M. dehiscens, from Java, constitute an extremely natural 

 group of forms. This one has recently been obtained again in Tenasserim by 

 Gallatly, but the fruit is still unknown. 



96. Millettia Hemsleyana Prain, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. Ixvi. 2. 90 ; 

 leaflets narrowly elliptic-obovate or lanceolate-acuminate, glaucous and 

 softly pubescent ultimately glabrescent beneath except on main nerves, 

 stipules large ovate deciduous, standard glabrous on the back, ovary 

 pubescent, pod narrow thin glabrous, sutures slightly thickened not 

 winged. Kraunhia Hemsleyana Prain MSS- 

 Perak ; Pulo Kamiri, Wray 3310 ! 3608 ! 



An erect tree, the young parts pubernlous. Leaves 6-8 in. with puberulons 

 rachis, leaflets 4-5 pairs, 2-3 in. long, chartaceous. Racemes axillary, rachis puberul- 

 ou8, slender, simple, bi'acts large lanceolate, pedicels capillary pubescent solitary 

 or fascicled. Calyx pale-green tinted with claret, broader than deep, T V~8 * n -> 

 densely pubescent. Corolla white faintly tinged with pink, standard 5 in. long, 

 2-callose at base. Pod 3-4 in. long, '5 in wide. 



This is very elosely related to M. pubinervis and seems to be its representative 

 in Perak. It is however readily distinguished by its large stipules nearly \ in. 

 long, and its large bracts. 



The speeies is named in honour of Mr. Hemsley, Principal Assistant, Royal 

 Herbarium, Kew. 



9c. Millettia decipiens Prain, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. Ixvi. 2. 90; 

 leaflets lowest pair broadly ovate the rest elliptic-obovate all obtusely 

 acuminate, green on both surfaces, with a few sparse hairs on the 

 midrib beneath ; standard densely silky on the back, ovary pubescent, 

 pod narrow tbiri glabrous, sutures not thickened. Kraunhia decipiens 

 Prain MSS. 



Malay peninsula ; Perak, Scortechini ! Wray ! Pahang, Ridley ! 

 A spreading tree 40-50 feet high, 2-3 feet in diam., branches glabrous. Leaves 

 6-8 in., rachis glabrous, leaflets 4-5 pairs, basal 1\ the others 2|-3 in. long 1— 1£ in 

 across. Racemes slender, axillary, simple, 6-8 in. long ; pedicels capillary, puberulous, 

 solitary or fascicled. Calyx reddish, slightly pubescent. Corolla pink, standard above 

 \ in. long, 2-callose at base; ovary pubescent, ovules 4. 



Very near the preceding but easily distinguished by the silky standard ; also very 

 near M. glaucescens but further easily distinguished by the different pod. The flower 

 of this species is, but for its rather smaller size, remarkably like that of Pongamia 

 glabra and can only be safely distinguished by its ovary having 4 instead of 2 

 ovules. Another species very closely related to this is the Javanese Millettia 

 dehiscent (Pongamia dehiscens Koord. & Val., Bijdr. ii. 96) from which this perhaps 

 only differs as a variety. 



