204 G- King-^ Matenals for a Flora of the Malayan Penmmla, [No. 
Tlmjuson, wlio rcfprrod them to the pjenuB Schotin ii mucli nearer tlicir real 
poBifcion. Tbey ai o verjf distinct, by reason of thoir less spinj calyi-loboa and their 
largo foliacc?ous fttipuloH, from JinothDr GriffithJan jnitliering from Malacoa, th-Ht 
isBtiutl fmrn Kcw aa n, 18IS under the nuvae " Dialium ? ep." nnd Bubseciraently 
nmclo by Mr. Bentham tho type of his gotiiiH Echifioratyv. When nfterwarda rnfer- 
ring Grijlth ti, 1848 nnd WnUick u. 6805 to ono fcipijcies, Mr. Betithnin, wiio rippareiitly 
had only WhIIicJu's tipecimens at Ida disposal, did not know that the Singapore plant 
has liirgo foliuceoua stipules. 
2, Sin DOR A Echixocaltx Prain. A large tree witb glabrescent 
branchlete. Leaves eqaally pinnate wttli pabeinlous rachis 2-3 in. long, 
fltipn!e.s HtnnW ; lenHetsi 3-jiigftte oblong, apes round or sligTitly acute^ base 
round or slitfhlly euoeate, I 25-2 in. long, '75-1 in. wide^ the lowest pair 
sliglrtly tlie smallest, very coriaceouB, Bliiiiing glabrous above, dull 
ininutuly pubet uloun btimmtli especially ou the midrib, nerves numerous 
(ilose horizontal sligliily irregular, fjiint beneath not visible above, petio- 
lules '15 in. long, puberulona. Flowers in axillary and fcorniinal^ kx 
panicles 4-5 in, lon^^ 2*5-3 in. wido^ individuftl.racemes 1'25-1'5 in. long, 
wiili sti-aiglit piibGiniloQS rachift, flowers spirally disposed, bracta ovatc- 
obluse *25 in. long, glabrescent above, puberulona beneath, pedicels *25 
in, long, pubei ulous, with two oblanceolate bractcoles, 2 in. long, at tbe 
apex ; buds oblong, puberulous, *ii in. long. OaifyA'- tube short, lobes 4 
thick, '2 in long, pubescent inside^ ovafce-acutet valvate, ,mther densely 
uniformly Bpiueacent oxtet-nally in the upper two-lhirda. Petal 1, 
pubesfenk ioternall}'. Slaiuimtl'fihDfith and filaments declinate, hairy. 
Oihirij very hirsute, style curved, sLigma CJipitate. Pod broadly oblong, 
subcqnaliy rounded at base so that the slender Ktraiglit beak projects in 
the direction of tbe long axis, 2-25 in. long, 1'5 in. across ; yal vcfs dehiscent, 
pnhornlous, thinly woody, uniformly armed on the ontside with strong 
straii^ht conical spines *15 in. long, i^i^eeds 2, funiele arillate. Sindora 
Walli'-hii Uentb, in Hook. Icon. l?lant. t, 1017, not L 1018 and not 
GmlmHlina WaUichiana Grab. S. WaUickii var. ovahJoHa Maingay 
MSS. Echinocali/x Benth. in Bonth. <S& Hook. f. Gen. PI. 1, 5«4. (!uh- 
dnpa EchiuQcalyx Praia MSS. 
Maucca; Qripth 1848 \ Maingay 562/1 ! 
Nearest to S. Wallichiima hat epgiij distingnialied by its leM puboacont leaves, 
differoiit stipuleSj fttid smallor flowers with more apineBoent calyx. 
3. SiNOOBA IN TRRMDliiA Baker. A large tree, over 100 feet high, with 
eligbtly rusty-toraontose branches. Loaves equally pinnate, with puheru- 
lous racbis 4-6 in, lotig, atipnlBs small ; leaflets S-jugate, oblong, apex 
round nr slightly acute, base round or slightly cuneate, 1 5-2"5 in. long, 
1 in- wide, the lowest puiv slightly the smallest, vei^y coriaceous, Hbining 
glabrous above, dull minutely puberulous boucifth especially on tbe 
midrib, nerves numei"OUS close horizontal sJightly irregular, not very 
