49G D. Prain — Some additional Leguminosce. [No. 2 



A small tree or subscandent bush. Leaves shortly petioled subcoriaccous, shortly 

 bilobed, lobes slightly angular at the apex, base cordate-rounded, broader than long, 

 1*5-2 in. across, glabrous above, tomentose beneath, the nerves rusty as are the 

 petioles, the tomentum mixed with pellucid glands ; petioles '3-45 in. long. Racemes 

 small dense "75-1 '25 in. long ; flowers *5 in. across, pedicels rusty-tomentose "2 in. 

 long, bracts *1 in. long. Calyx-lobes rusty externally, broadly ovate-obtuse, spreading. 

 Petals subequal obovate-spathulate one-third longer than calyx-limb, white. Stamens 

 10 perfect, alternately short and long. Ovary subsessile, densely villous, 2-3-ovuled, 

 style almost absent. Pod dehiscent with woody valves, subfalcate, narrowed gradu- 

 ally to base, apex obliqely acute, 2 in. long, *4 in. wide, glabrous and brown exter- 

 nally, rufous-tomentose within except opposite the 1-3 seeds, ovate, compressed, 

 •35 in. long, '25 in. across, their long axis set obliquely backwards across the pod ; 

 testa smooth, shining, reddish-brown. 



Near B. malabarica Roxb., B. Faberi Oliv., and the next species. 

 7/2. Bauhinia enigmatica Pram; erect, leaves 11-13-neryed, 

 slightly cordate, shallowly bifid, flowers in small rather lax lateral 

 corymbs, bracts subulate, pedicels much longer than calyx, calyx-limb 

 with broadly triangular lobes ; style very short or none. 



Upper Burma; Maymyo, King's Collector! Shan Hills at Fort 

 Stedman, King's Collectors ! 



A small tree. Leaves shortly petioled, subcoriaceous, shortly 2-lobed, lobes 

 rounded, sinus wide, base cordate-rounded, broader than long, 4 in. across, glabrous 

 above, faintly puberulous beneath and pellucidly gland-dotted, petioles '75-1 in. long. 

 Racemes corymbose l'5-2 in. long ; flowers "75 in. across, pedicels puberulous very 

 slender the lowest '5-'Q in. long, bracts puberulous "25 in. long, subulate. Calyx- 

 lobes puberulous, broadly ovate-acute, spreading. Petals subequal oblanceolate-acute, 

 twice as long as calyx-limb, pale-yellow or white. Stamens 10, perfect subequal. 

 Ovary sessile, small, densely villous, 1-ovuled, style 0. Pod not seen. 



At first the writer was inclined to consider this only a large leafed form of 

 B. tortuosa to which it is obviously closely related, but the longer more slender 

 pedicels, longer bracts, acute calyx-lobes and narrow pointed petals as well as the 

 solitary ovules, forbid this treatment. 



8. Bauhinia foveolata Dalz. 



Recently collected specimens from Canara, sent by Mr. Talbot, are all 

 dioecious. They do not in any other respect appear to differ from B. Lawii Benth. 

 which name should therefore be sunk. 



11. Bauhinia cornifolia Bah. 



Add to localities of F. B. L: — Malacca; Maingay 545! Perak ; 

 Kunstler 6261 ! 



Add to description: — Tod oblong, woody, 4 in. long, 2 in. wide, 

 externally finely adpressed rusty-pubescent ; seeds about 4, much com- 

 pressed, 1 in. long, '7 in. across. 



This species is extremely closely related to B. bidentata and differs chiefly in 

 having larger flowers, leaves slightly pubescent beneath, and glabrescent pods. The 

 character to be derived from the apex of the leaf, which is relied upon in separating 

 species 11, 12 and 13 of the F. B. I. from species 14, 15 and 16 of that work, is not to 



