224 G. King — MateriaU for a Flam of tfte Malayan Fefmtsnhi. [No. 1, 
10^ free, declinate ; filaments with a dense tnft of liairs at the base ; 
anthei's uniform, lioear-oblong, Ontrij sessiloj froc, fevv-ovuh-d ; style 
long filiform incai'ved, stigma lai ge peltate. Fad oblong, fiat, thin, hard, 
indehiBcent, with a firm broad wing on each suture. Species 7-8; coa- 
•iiiopolitan in the tropica. 
Flowering pedicels not excecdiiig tliQ calyx ... .„ 1. P. femiginmm. 
FJowerin^f podicela 3~4 timea ns long m calyx ,,. .., 2. P. dftm/rachiii. 
1, Peltophoruh FKRBUOiNKUM Beutti- Flor, Aastral, II. 279. A 
tall tree 70-80 feet hig!i ; bmnctdetfl covered with a thin maty tome«ittiin. 
Leaves 6-12 in, long, petiole l-l'S in., spuringly riisty-puheHccnt ; pinna' 
16-20, distal 4r-6 in, long, progressively shortening towards proximal, 
3-4 in.; leaflets close, ligulate-oblong, soHsile, base unequal, apex obtuse, 
■5-*75 in. long, *35 in. wide, subcoriaceoufl, pubcrulous above, faintly 
rustj*pubeecent beneath. Racemes in a large terminal panicle 12 in. long, 
8-9 in, across, branches 4-6 in. long, bracta linear under 1 in. long, veiy 
caducons, bud '35 in. in diam., pedicels "IS-'SS in. long, racbis, branches 
and pedicels densely rnaty-pubescent. Calyx partite to '15 in. from base, 
lobes snbeqaal, ovatc-lanceolatc, '25 in. long, densely resty-puheacent 
externally. Corolla 1"25 in. wide, petals "8 in. long, yellow, the thickened 
base densely raety-hairy on botb sides, the blade mora or less glabrous 
but the margin ciliafce with rusty haii-a. Stamms 10, free, filaments 
equal, pubescent at the base. Ovaiy densely villous, style very sparing- 
ly pubescent throughout, the stigma peltate. Fad 2-4 in. long, 1 in. 
across, narrowed to both ends, rigid, glabrous, closely longitudinally 
veined outside. Bak. in Flor. Brit. Ind. II, 257. Poinciana Roxbnrgkii 
G. Don, Gen. Syst, II, 433. C^.salp{7iia inermist Roxb. Flor, Ind. II, 3C7. 
0. /errw^mea Dene, Nouv, Ann. Miis. II, 4fi2 ; Miq. Flor, Ind. Bui. I» 
III. 0* arhorea ZoU, Nat. en Geneesk- Arch. HI, 65 ; Miq. Flor. Itid. 
Bat. 1, 112, 
An DAMANS ; Kttrz I KicOBAR.g; JeliJiek 24:0 I Heinig! Kedah; Langkawi, 
Curtis 370 ! Malacca ; GrifUh 1903 ! Bervey 207H ! SisoAPOitE ; Ridley 
265! JonORE; Ridley S977 I Distrib. Borneo {ITw/i^fO ; ; Timor. 
2. Peltophokum DASYRACUia Kura ex Bak, in Flor. Brit. Ind. II, 
257. A tall tree 70^-80 feet high ; branchleta covered with a fulvous 
tomeutum. Leiwes 6-15 in. long, petiole 1-1 "5 in. Jong, tomentose ; 
pinnfB 14-18, distal 4-5 in. long, shortening progresBively towards prox- 
imal 2-2"5 in, ; leaflets close, ligulate-oblong, sessile, base unequal, apex 
rounded, *5--75 in. long, '35 in. wide, subcoriaceous, puberulotis above, 
slightly rusty -pubescent beneath. Racemes 6-9 in. long, 3 in. across, 
pedicels patent 1-I'5 in. long, bracts lanceolate, "5 in. long, subpersietent ; 
bud 35 iu. in diam. ; rachis, pedicels and bracts rusty-pubescent. Calyx 
partite to "15 in, from base, lobes equal, ovate- lanceolate, *25 in. long, 
