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XLX. AMPELIDE^. 
\Pterisanthes. 
(6) Pt. pulchra Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, p. 2. 
Stem slender arachnoid. Lower leaves trifoliate lanceolate 
acuminate, laterals oblique, central one 2*5 in. long, 7\5 in. wide, 
upper leaves cordate acuminate 2 in. long, 1*25 in. wide, deep 
green bullate above, red-hairy beneath, edges undulate; petioles 
•5 in. long. Peduncles 1-25 in. long arachnoid; rachis flat sinuate 
4-lobed, -5 in. long, -25 in. wide, green or reddish hairy. Hab. 
Creeping on rocks at about 300 ft. altitude. Selangor, Sempang 
Mines on rocks, Semangkok Pass (Ridley). 
(7) Pt. cissoides Bl. Bijdr. 193; King, l.c. 408. Embamma 
cordigera Griff. Notulce iv. 694; Ic. PL As. t. 646. 
Stem glabrous. Leaves trifoliate oblong or obovate acuminate, 
narrowed to base, 3 to 6 in. long, 1-5 to 3 in. wide, arachnoid on 
both sides when young, glabrous except nerves beneath in adults; 
petiolules *5 to 1-5 in. long; petioles 1 to 3-5 in. long. Peduncle 
4 to 8 in. long; rachis 3 to 6 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide, irregularly 
broadly lobed, red brown. Male pedicels 1 in. long slender. Flowers 
•i in. across. Hab. Woods. Johor, Hulu Sembrong (Kelsall). 
Malacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith); Sungei Hudang. Selangor, Labu 
River; Dusun Tua. Dindings, Lumut. Perak, Batang Padang 
(Kunstler). Disirib. Java. Native name: Akar Gamat. Use: 
Leaves used as a poultice to swollen legs. 
(8) Pt. pedata Lawson, l.c. i. 664; King, l.c. 409. 
Stem arachnoid. Leaves 3- to 5-foliate membranous; leaflets 
oblong-lanceolate acute, base rounded or cuneate, laterals with 
round oblique base, sparsely denticulate, above glabrous except 
the arachnoid nerves, beneath arachnoid; nerves 5 pairs elevate, 
i'5 to 3*5 in. long, *75 to 1*5 in. across; petiolules 'i to *4 in. long; 
petioles 1 in. long. Peduncles 2 in. long; rachis 2-5 in. long, 
•9 in. wide, irregularly lobed acuminate with a central wing, 
glabrous. Hab. Forest edges. Johor, Mount Austin. Malacca 
(Maingay); Sungei Hudang; Negri Sembilan, Berumban (Cantley). 
Selangor, Sungei Buluh; Petaling; Batu Caves. Native name: 
Akar Kachang Gurnang. 
(9) Pt. rufula Plan chon, l.c. 419. Pt. heterantha Lawson, 
l.c. i. 664. 
Stems tomentose when young. Leaves trifoliate, side lobes 
lanceolate or oblong oblique, median lanceolate or obovate sparsely 
toothed narrowed more or less at base, membranous glabrous 
except nerves above, densely red-tomentose beneath, 5 to 7 in. 
long, i’5 to 2’5 in. across; petioles red woolly 2‘5 in. across; 
peduncles 1-5 in.long; rachis 2-5 in. long, *5 in. wide, green irregu¬ 
larly lobed, keel and edge red-tomentose. Male pedicels -5 in. 
long tomentose. Berries black. Hab. Edges of forests. Malacca 
(Maingay); Alor Gajah (Griffith); Selandor (Cantley). Perak, 
Goping (Kunstler). Disirib. Sumatra. Native name: AkarSubun- 
kak. Use: The tubers used for rubbing on swellings. 
