TO LOWER SIAM. 93 



Teramnm labialis, Spreng. Perlis, Kanga. 



Distrib. Cosmopolitan, but only collected in the 

 Malay peninsula by Wallich at Penang. 



Dioclea reflexa, Hook fil. Perlis, Bukit Lagi and Tebing 

 Tinggi (15128). A beautiful climber almost leafless at 

 this time with abundant violet flowers. 



Distrib. tropics of Africa and America, Andamans- 

 Silhet, Malay Peninsula. 



Pueraria phaseoloides, Benth. Lankawi (Ridley). Perlis, 

 Chupeng (15127). 



Distrib. Indo-Malaya. 

 Mueuna biplicata, Teysm. Lankawi, Kesap (Curtis).' 



Distrib. Malay peninsula and islands. 



M. gigantea. Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). Dec. Distrib. Malay 

 peninsula and islands. 



Erythrina indica, Lam. Kedah near Alor Sta and Gunong 

 Geriang (15133). 



Very fine big trees among the limestone rocks; 

 probably wild here. I have not seen it wild elsewhere in 

 the peninsula. Distrib. seashores of S. E. Asia. 



Erythrina atrosanguinea n. sp. 



A low tree, the branchlets thorny. Thorns acute with 

 a broad base and a straight darker coloured point. Leaves 

 deciduous during the flowering season, 6 inches long 

 with three leaflets, leaflets ovate, obtuse, base rounded 

 subcoriaceous, all equal and regular glabrous, the rachis 

 and midrib on the back armed, nerves 8 pairs slender. 

 3 inches long 2 inches across, petiolules very small, stipels 

 gland shaped. Raceme 8 inches, long woody glabrous, stout. 

 Flowers numerous on short pedicels, nearly black about 

 an inch long (hardly open). Calyx entire cup shaped with 

 a short point pubescent half an inch long. Corolla short, 

 1 inch long, standard rather broad ovate, wings short 



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