VlTEX. 171 



R. — T. sub BO. 044161. — Teysmann in H. L.— B. sub 

 nos. .899.123—553 and 554, Palembang. 



Distribution: Malacca (Perak, Scortechini in King and 

 Gamble). 



Except for the form and especially the dimensions of the 

 leaflets we could not find any important point of difference 

 with V. peralata, but since there were no specimina to be had, 

 we could not combine the two species. King and Gamble too, 

 have expressed their doubt in this matter, but they saw of the 

 present species only one imperfect flower. 



Miquel, in his original description, which is very imperfect, 

 does not mention the breadth of the leaflets ; King and Gamble 

 accept this dimension as the most important point of difference 

 between the two species, saying that the leaflets of V. pieropoda 

 never should be broader than 772 cM. ^), those of V. peralata, 

 however, should have a breadth of 772—15 cM. All the above- 

 mentioned specimina reach a breadth of 12—19 cM. So perhaps 

 they rather belong to V. peralata. We must leave this matter 

 to a later examinator, who may have within his reach the 

 authentical specimina of both species, but we find it rather 

 probable, that they should be identical. 



2. V. peralata King, ms. in Herb. Calc, Kew. Bull., 

 112 (1908). — A large tree, reaching 27 M. in height; 

 branchlets striate, angular, dark brown; leaves 5-7-foliolate; 

 leaflets elliptic or elliptic-ovate, acute at apex, long-attenu- 

 ate at base; both surfaces glabrous; margins entire, re- 

 curved; terminal one 15—50 cM. long, 7^/^^l5 cM. in 

 diam., the rest smaller in proportion; pairs of nerves 

 10—14, prominently raised beneath, petioles 7V2 — ^15 cM. 

 long, the wings broad below and almost cordate, the 

 breadth, reaching 4. — 5 cM. on either side, curving upwards 

 rather abruptly or gradually to the top, and veined like 

 the leaflets; petiolules often 0, or scarcely reaching 0.6 cM. 

 long ; panicles terminal or sometimes axillary to the upper- 

 It may be, that here V. alata Heyne is meant: leaflets 3, 15 by 6 

 cM. ; petioles 7 cM., wings narrower at base. 



