190 Gr, King — Materiah fvr a Flora af the Malayan Peninsula. [No. 1, 
•25 in. lofijf, -1 5 in. in tliam. at apex. Petals Bubeqtml, bi*i|rlit.red ( Wraif)^ 
oi>buiceolate-obtuse, loiig-clawcd» *8 in. long-, '25 in, wide, exienially 
ruj*t.y- pubescent. Stamens S fGrtilo, anthera sbortly oitlong, filaments 
hit'snte. Ovai-tj imaty-pnbesceut along- mtnres^ long-stalked ; etylts long", 
cni'v'cd, pubetnlouH, 25 in. long, fitig'ma large peltuto. Pod srartil, quite 
glabi-ons ; woody, nai'TOVvIy ovate^ taperiiig to both ends, 2 in, long-, 
'8 in. across ; stipe '2 id. long, pubesceKfc, Seeds 1 or 2, ovate, com- 
pressed, '3 in. long, '2 in. aiiross. 
pKRAK ; Scort echini 320 I on Gnnong Batu Pateb» at 45O0 feet, Wray 
3921 Selanqob; Bakifc Ebam, Kelhall 2001 \ DisTitiu. Bortieo F 
Tliia is an exceedingly dSBtiiict species, more rteiirly nppronchiiif^ B. Fhtjay- 
soniana than nnv of the ofcher PciiiiiBulai- speoies, but iiniply distinct in tlio shfipu 
and colocir of its flawero, the Btniiller mzQ of tte» pods, the pabescence on it» lenvefi 
beneath 3 rIbo in tho Hbft|>e of tJio Henves and Uio ty|)0 of norvfition. BccchH p. 
835. from Borneo, of which however there are only 2 loaToa and one flowoi" nt 
Cnlcuitft, appears to be the same. 
18. Bauuinia Fisr.ATSONtANA Grail, in Wnll. Cat. 5801. A large 
climber, over 100 feet long, branched ?ilender gliibi-oiiH, tendi ilfi few 
citcitiate glabrous. Leaves sligbtly coidate at base, obi o rig, mirrowed 
ratlier snddunly from above the middle to an obfcnse or eniarginate or 
acate point; about twice as long as bioad, 3-5 in. lon)j, l.c-2'ij in, 
at'rOKs, rigid!)'' conaceou.*?, medium -green, glitbrous on both surfaces, 5- 
(mrely 3-) nerved ; petiole '3-'4 in. !ong» glabrous.* Floioerit in i-atber 
las, terminal corymbs 3-4 in. long, 2-3 in. acroafl; pediceLs closely rusty- 
pubescent, erecto-patent, tbe loivest 1 in. long; braet« luneenlaLe, '15 in, 
long, decidaouB- buds clove-fibtiped, the Subcyliudric base ralher sliorter 
tliftn (he ovoid-acute upper portion, CaJijx densely rusty- tome ntose, 
limb splitting inio snbequal ovat«-acnte lobes "25 in. long, in, across; 
tube Bub«ylindiic, '2 in long. Petals eabequal, creamy- whit© or pale 
yellow, orbicnlai', distinctly clawed, 'G in. long» 5 in. across, externally 
rustj-piibescent. Stamens 3 ferlile, anthers sbortly oblong, Orn^-y 
densely pubescent along sutures and on the distinct stalk, style short 
(■15 in.), glabrous, stigma large peltate. Pod (not qnite ripe) linenr- 
oblong, woody, 2 in. long, '6 in. wide. Seeds 4-6. Bak, in Flor, Brit. 
Ind IT, 278. Phanera Finlatfsoni'aua Bentb. PI. Jtingb. 2Gt, 
Pesang j foot of Government bill, Curtis 295 I Peiiak ; Scmtechini 
247! 1403! KumileTZh^^\ TFroi/ 2300 ! Disthib. Sinm (Fmfai/*on). 
Mr. Beiitham dosoribeH this bb having' aI most glabroua petals; tin's is not the 
caBO in tho Peninsalnr Bpecimeua. Both Mr. Bontham and Dr. Miquol doubt 
whother it be more then a form of B. lucida; it is, however, e.xtremely distinct from 
tliftt frpGciea and is much more nemrly related to U. Kockiana Korth, {Verh. Nat. 
Gegchicd. 87, t- 10), which differs niriinly tn nauatly having 8-iiorved leavoB and in 
always having rather longer pedicelji audit much longer calyx-tube. Dr. Finlnyson's 
