1897.] G. King — Materials for a Fhra of tJte Malayan Petnmnla, 163 
vei*se!y barrerl between the leaflets ; stipnles lanceolate to anriculato 
foliaceoMS persistent, nsEully larger in tbe region of tbe inflorescenc©, 
"25 in. loiif^. Flowers in a large ereot terminal panicle extending into 
the fixils of Lhe npper leaves, 1-1-25 feeC long, 6 in. acrosa, composed of 
altei'imte corymbs 2-3 in. long, 1-5 in. across ; lower pedicels 1 in, long, 
solitary in axils of small Uecidnous- brads, rnsty- or yellow-pubescent aa 
ai'e the branches and maiu-rachia. Calyx 5- partite to base, Begmenta 
distinctly tiiiyqual, obloug-obtiisej densely pubescent outside, the larger 
■3 ill. tljB smaller '2 in. long. Fettds 5 oblong, *6 in. long, '3 in. wide, 
briL,'ht-yellow faintly %^eined with orange. Sfaniens 7 (the 3 upper 
reduced to stamiuodes} the 3 lower with louf^^er fili<nients but not much 
larger anthevs than the two lateral pairs. Fod straight, flat, very thin, 
dehiscent, linear, slightly tapering to both ends, glossy and flexible, 
valves thinly coriaceous, 5-6 ii. long, "5 ia. wide, with a atiilk *3 in, long. 
Seeds bineriate, X6-20» oval-obtuse "25 in. long, "2 in. across, very thin, 
testa dark brown, shining, with a dull paler vertical central patch. 
Yah. typica; le;iflols glabresceufc above, sparsely pubescent beneath, 
stipalea of the upper leaves narrower. 0, Hmoriemts Miq. Flor. Ind» Bat, 
I, 99 ; Bak. in Flor. Brit. Ind. IJ, 265 ; Koord. & VaL Bijdr. II, 13. 
Kedah; Coab Langkawi, Curtis 2094! DiSTRiB. India; lodo- 
China ; Malay Archipelago. 
Vail xanthocoma Miq. ; leaflets pubescent above, derusely golden- 
tr>mentose beneath, stipules of the npper leaves very bi^oad. C. paJmata 
"Wall. Cat. 53CH3 A. C. mnfJiocnma Miq. Analect. Ind. I, 10. C. timo- 
riensis var. xanthocoma Miq. Flor. Ind. Bat. 99, 0. tlmorieji^is var, 
chnjSiicoma Koord. & Val. Bijdr. II, 11). 
Pkbak ; Kwala Dipong, gi'owing nenr limestone, Kmisthr 82-^5! 
Scortechiid 1751 ! Goping, KnnstW G89 ! Ulu Babong, Kunstler 10087 E 
DiBTHiB. Teuasserini, Malay Archipelago. 
Tbo two viirietiea ai'o very ensny distingniahfipd but they do not rliffer at nit in 
Cflsentiiila. The Uornejin specimena of C eantkocoma first redeiTetl by Mirinel wore 
witlmai fruit ; on me'ing pods that aatbor hizaaelf very jnatly reduced his epecies, aa 
a variety, to C, timoriensis, 
12. Cassia siamba Lamk Encyc. Meth. I, 648. A tree 30-50 feet 
bigh with smooth bark and spreading branches j stem 12-18 in. in diam. 
Leaves equally pinnate, 6 -12 in, long ; leaflets 4-16 paiis, opposite, 
subcoriaceous, rather dark-green shining above, doll and paler 
beneatfi, oblong-obtuse or retuse minutely nincrooate, base rounded, 
l'25-2'5 in. long, -5-9 in. wide, latei-al n(»rves 10-12 pnirs obncn re above 
fine but distinct beneath, peiioVules distinct 1 in. long, gbibi'ous as ig 
the racbis which is clmnuolled and is transvei^sely barred between the 
lenfliets above but in without glande ; stipules minute subulate caducous. 
