1697.] G, King — Maifirwh for a Fh>m of fhp MnJntjnu Pmivmhi, 231 
H trei) 30-40 feet Itij^Ii, on ftnolher thut it i* a cliiiiljni- lOO-loO feet Imig. Of all three 
fl^tbei'iiiiga of y.vE. ? stipuluris it is tmted that, the (ilatit is a climber. 
SUJJGBN. 3, CiNOLlDOOAKPUS Bak. Pod rather fleshy, indehisceDt^ 
naked on the faces, with thickened sutures. Fefnh bimd. 
8. Cjisalpinia digyna Jlottl. ex Wilid, Nov. AvL Nat, Cur. IV, 
198 t. 3, A climbei- with ghibroufl or sHghfclj downy brtmcliee armed 
with scattered prickles. Lenvi's 6—9 m. long, pinnse 8-9, r5-2'5 in. 
long increasing upwiirde, leafleLs 16-20, close, membranous, oblongs 
obtuse, Bessile, base subeqaaltj raunded, '35-'45 in. long. -25 in. wide, 
mediani-green and glabrous above, greyi«h and obscurely downy be- 
neath ; stipules aubulute, menibi'anouB, very early deciduous. Racemes 
simple axillary, 8-12 in. long, 3 in. wide, pedicels dislant slender hori- 
zontal or filiglitly deflexed, 1 in, long, glabrous as is the nmia-rachis. 
Calyx leatlit-ry, quite glabrous^ '3 in. long. Corolla spreading, "75 in. 
across, petals orbicular, *3 in. in dhim., subeqnal, yellow except the upper 
slightly streaked wilh red. Stamens little exserted, filaments greenish- 
white, denHely woolly in the lower half, declinate. Fod rather fleHliy, 
indebiseeiit, oblong, glabi-ous, with muob thickened sutures, 1-5-2 in. 
long, l*in. across, turgid, iorulose ; seeds 2-4, black, ovoidj '5 in. long, '4 
ill. wide. DC. Prodr. II, 482; Wall. Cat. 5839; W. & A. Prodr. 281 j 
Bnk. in Flor. Brit. Ind, 11, 256. V. vleoeperma Roxb. 1-1 ort. Beng. 32 ; 
Fl. Ind. II, 356. V. favicans Grab, in WmII. Cat. 5825. 0. gntctlis 
Miq. Flor. Ind, Bat. i, 110. PterdoHam Ittcemns Wall. Cat. 5841 
hiiem F, H, and I ; not of R. Br. 
MAr.ACCA ; Gnjfiih ! Pbnasg ; Curiis 448 ! Tongkah ; Curtis' Coh 
lector 2862 ! DisTBre. India, Indo-Cbina, Malay Ai-chipelago. 
9. Cjssalpinia tortuosa Roxb. Hoi-t Berg. 32. A stont snbseau- 
dent stinggling shrub, with slightly downy spreading branches anned 
with very strong prickles. Leaves 12-18 in. long^ pinnos 80-40, 2"5-4i 
in. long, the proximal and distal rather shorter than those between, 
leaflets 40-60, sessile, close, rigidly siibcoriaceons, naj-rowly liguJa^e,. 
apex obtnse or rounded, base obliquely cnneate, '25-*3 in. long, -1 in. 
wide, dark-green, glabrous on both surface.^, shining above. Baeemes 
axillary, simple, erect, 15-18 in- long, 1*5 in. across, pedicels fspreading, 
•5 in. long, slender, ghibrou.s as is the stout racbis, bracts very small 
caducous. Colyx -5 in. long, leathery, quite glabrous, the lower segment 
vex-y deeply cucullate, '35 in. wide. Corolla spreading, "75 in. aci-oss, 
petals bright-yellow with red streaks near base, all orbicular clawed, 
•5 in. acTOSfl except tlis npper only -25 in. in diam. Sfamrus little- 
exserted, declinntej green, densely woolly in lower half. Pod oblong, 
twisted, indehiscent, ghibrons, with much thickened sntnres, 2-3 in. 
long, 1 in. acro.ss, turgid, torulose; seeds 2-5, hard, smooth, dark-brown. 
