1(f2 G. Kimf^ — MaieriaU for a Flora of the Matayaii Pentimttd. [No. 1, 
with cicatrices of fallen leaves nnd tnarkecl by tbe peraistent vatlier 
rip-id atipmles. Leaves equnlly jiinirnte 1-2 feet 'lon^ ; leaflets S-14 
pairs oppoeite, idgidly cliurtiiceous, gi'eew, lineal' oblong to oblong, 
obtnse or emarginate, apiculnto, base obliqiiclj roundeil or truncate, 
glabroUB on both surfaces or sonietioies obscuiely downy beiieatb, 
gradually increasing in siJ&e from bnse upwards, 2-6 in. long, l-2 o in. 
wide, lateral nerves 10-15 pairs ascending curved tovfarda extremities, 
distinct above and very prominent beneath, seeoiidary venation beneath 
distincfe ; pettolnlea very short glabrous as is tbe leaf-rachis, which is 
deeply channelled above witli iirm yellow borders and w^ilh ti'ansvcrse 
ridges occasionally slightly apicuhite in ibe middle between each pnir 
of leaflets, but with no true glapd ; stipules "25 in, long, aui-icnlale, 
rigid, pointed, persistent. Flowm's in peduncled subapicate rnennu-Fi, 
6~18 in. long, at first enveloped in large nienibranoas gtrobilate yellow 
caducoua bracts *75 iii, long, "C in. wide, ovate, subacate or obtuse j 
peilieels 15 in. (in fruit 25 in.; long, very finely pnbernlous as is the 
thick rachis. Calys 5-pai"tite to base, segments spathul ate obtuse, 1 in, 
long^ '6 in. wide, yellow, membranous, glabraus. Petah 5 Buljeqnal, bright 
yellow veined with orange, ovate-orbicnlar shortly clawed, 1-25 in. long, 
'75 in. wide, ^tamejis 7 ( the 3 upper reduced to .stominotles) tlie 3 
loweRt with long filaments and two of these with veiy large anthers j 
the two lateral pairs with short filaments and sniall niithera. Pod 
Ktnnglit rigid divaricately spreading glabi-ous dehiscent, 6 in. long 8 
in. wide, svitures nari'ow, valves with a crennlated chartaceons wing 
•35 in. wide rnntiing from end to end. Seeds 50-60 flattened, triangu- 
lar, the sides strsiigbt with acute point at hiluna, tbe base somewhat 
rounded, '2^ in. long^ "2 in. wide, '1 in, thick, testa smooth shining 
brown. DC. Prodr. II, 492; Roxb. Hort. Beng, 31 ; Wall. Cat. 5301 ; 
W. & A. Prodr. 287 j Wight, Ic. t, '2b3 ; Miq. Flor. Ind. Bat. I, 93 ; 
Bak. in Flor. Brit. Ind. IT, 26 i, 0, hracteata Linn. f. Suppl. 232 ; DC. 
Prodr. II, 492. 0. herpetica Jacq. Obs. 11^ 24, t. 45, f. 2, Benna alaia 
Koxb Flor. Ind. U, 349. 
Andamaks ; common. King ! Prain ! Perak j ScorfecJiini ! Malacca ; 
Ch i^tk ! DisTRiB. Coamopolitan in the tropics. 
Jl. Cassia timoiuensis DC. Prodr. II, 499. A shrub or small 
tree 6-30 feet higli, with virgate pubescent branches. Leaves equally 
pinnate, 1-1*5 feet long j leaflets 16-24 pairs, opptjsite, membranous, paic- 
green, glnbrescent to deusely pubescent above, sparsely pubescent to 
softly densely tomeiitose beneath, lanceolate-oblojig with a fine point at 
the roumied apex and with obliquely I'ounded base, 1-1*75 in. long, 
■35-'ri5 ill. wide, lateral nerves 8-10 pail's inconspicuon.^, petiolnles "07 
in. long, pubescent as is the rachis which is cliannelled above and trans- 
