IS96.] G. King^Materiah for a Flora of the Malettjan Penimula. i07 
tJppei' flurfaoea of leaflets glarbrous except 
the midrib and main nerves. 
Lower aurfiice with pale cobwobbj pubes- 
I conce ... ... ... 6. Y, poly thy rsa. 
Lower surface rusty pubescent. 
Main nerves of leafletg 5 to 8 pairs ; 
flowei-s oblong, fraifc .obovoidnjblowg, 
slightly angled ... 7. V. thymfiora. 
Ifaiii iiervea 8 to 10 pail's; flowera 
subrglobala*', frmt oblottg boldly 3- to 
4-angled ... ... .„ 8. K. composttifolin. 
Upper suffaces of leaflets minniely rugulose- 
papillose, each papilla ending in short haii' 9. V. elegafm. 
Leaves pinnate or bi-pitinate ; flowers 5-meix) us... 18, V. cafitomeim^, 
2. PTBRT.?AITTH15S, Blmni^. 
Scandent tendril -bearing slender shrubs^ Leaves simple or tri- 
foHol&te, digitate or podate. Flowers sniall^ 4-5-raeroiis, inserted on a flat- 
tened membranons rachis, a few pedicellate on the niai'gin, the others 
sessile aod sunk in the tissae of the i-acbis. Calyx cupuJar or obacarely 
toothed. Petals deeidaous. Disc eaBhion-likef 4- or .Vangled. Style 
short; stigma c&p\tiiJb&. i?^vj^ obovoid or globose, 1 to 4-seeded. — Dis- 
TaiB. 4 jspecioSf aU MiUayan. 
Leasee simple ... ... 1. P. coriac^. 
Leaves 3-foliolate. 
Adult ieavea glabroos ... ... 2. P, cUsmdes. 
Aduit leaves mat J- tomentoae ben(^th ... 3. P. heieranthom 
Leaves 5-folioiate ... ... 4. P. pedata. 
I. PTER18ANTU»!J coRUCfiA, KorUi. &x. Miq. Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. 
I, 95, Stettis slender^ glabrous. L&a^es broadly ovate^ aoate or acumi- 
nate, the edges distantly and sometimes obscurely glandular-dentate, 
slightly revolute when dry, the base minutely cordate; main nerves 
about 4 or 5 pairs, i-ather fiiint, spreading, the reticulations distinct, 
both surfaces glabrous and shiuiug ; length 3 to 5 in., breadth 1*75 to 
3 "35 in., petiole -75 to 1'25 in. Inflorescence on a slender (often tendril- 
bearing) peduncle^ membranouSj naiTOwly oblong, 4 or 6 in, long and 
about I in. broad ; the edges wavy, reddish when fresh. Male flowers 
4-merou3, few, distant, 'LS in. in diam., their pedicels '5 in, long. 
Female flowers nnmerotia. Fruit scfssile, globular, glabrous, "3 in, iji 
dtam. P. poUta^ Lawson in Hook. lil. FL Br, Lid, I, 663. Yiti^ polita^ 
Miq. Ann. Mua. Lngd. Bat. I, 86. 
In all the provinces except the Andamans and l^Ticobai^ : common. 
