1S97.] G, King — Materials for a S^Iora of th^ Malayan Fenineula, 123 
of onr jjlanfc mid the fruib also quite agrees. But the nppermoat braiichlets ura 
BhowTi aa curved and twistedi like those of D. torta, while those lower down ore 
figured HS passing into igpines like thoaa of D. spinosaj two ppecies that, tliough they 
belong to the same section of Dalbergia, are nevertheless^ FOry different from D, 
parvtjlma. None of ocir verj TiurneroTis apeciTnens show either hooks or spitiea, nor 
have any of the field-notes that acoompany the Bpecimeiis a reference to apinoa on 
the stem. 
lu the Herbarium of tho Penang Forest peparlmont, kindly loot by Mr. Curtis, 
there is however a speciroeu from Lumot in the Bindings, to which the native name 
*'Eayu Laha " is attached along with the furthei' note, climber j wood valuable, 
Qsod as incense." This specimen, from a widely remote locality, thna bears a note 
made without reference to the controversy that baa ariseit regarding Kayoe lakka 
but that entirely confirms the note^ of Mr. Teysmann, who waa, it may be remarked, 
one of the most careful collectors that hus ever worked in Malaya. The ejcistftnoe 
ot tbia specimen therefore re-opens tbo whole queation, which may be oommended to 
Malayan flold-botaniatB aa one worthy of attention and solution. To jndge from 
Bampbiua* account there were, in hia time, th.reo if not fonr species iaclnded under 
the name Caju Lacca and of one, at least, of tlieae be says that it hud no spiuea, only 
thickened nodes instead. It seems quite certain that D. parvijlora must have been 
one of the four. But whether his fipjiire is meant to represent it or haa been made 
to include some of tbo characters of tho otlucra aa well, can only be known when 
all four ore completely understood. 
31. Ptebocarpus Linn. 
Erect trees. Leaves with alternate coriaceoaa exsfcipellate leaflets. 
Flowers yellowish, in copioua paiiicled ra^cemos j bracts and hractetjles 
miimfce^ caducous j pedicels diatiuctly articulated at the apex. Calyx 
tarbinatSj curved before expansion, the teeth short. Petals exaerted, 
with long claws ; standard and witigs crisped ; keel obtuse, the petals 
scarcely or not at all coherent. Staminal slieatli slit both above and 
below, or above only; tbe lapper stamen often uearly or quite free; 
authors versatile. Ot^fny stalked, 2-oviiled ; style incurved, stigma 
terramal. Fod orbicular, rarely other than 1-seeded, with a broad ri^id 
wing', the point turned down to opposite the base or near it. Species 
about 15 ^ cosmopolitan in the Tropics, 
Leaflets fiaoly veined throiigliont, podicels alonder longer 
than the calyx, beak of pod distinolly raised boyond tho 
outer base „. ... ... .., ... 1. P. indicus. 
Leaflets witb 5-7 pairs of distinctly raised veins beneath, 
pedicels atoutiflh shorter than the calyx, heak of pod 
hardly raised beyond the oater base ... ,., 2. P. dallergioide$, 
1. pTEBOOAitPDS iNDtcua WOld. Sp. PI. Ill, 904. A tree 30-40 
feet high with widely spreading branches drooping at tbe end. Leaves 
8-10 in. long, leaflets 3-9 moderately fii-m, 2—1 in. long X'5-2 in, wide, 
the terminal rather larger than the others, the rachia usually faintly 
prolonged, all ovate with rounded rarely deltoid base and rounded 
