XLVII. LEGUMINOSiE. 
Dalbergia.) 
59i 
nerves fine inconspicuous, glabrous, 2 to 4 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide 
(terminal largest). Panicles lax axillary corymbose, grey downy, 
2'5 to 3*5 in. long and as wide; pedicels '15 in. long. Calyx cam- 
panulate, *2 in. long, puberulous, teeth sub-equal, wide, triangular. 
Corolla cream white, tips flushed pink. Petals long-clawed; 
standard orbicular oblong reflexed. Stamens 9, in one sheath 
split above. Ovary long, stipitate, pubescent 1- to 2-ovuled. 
Pod ligulate firmly coriaceous, blunt 3 to 4 in. long, *5 to *65 in. 
wide. Seed 1, oblong, 75 in. long. Hab. Woods. Singapore, 
Garden Jungle; Bukit Mandai. Penang Hill 200 to 400 ft. alti¬ 
tude (Curtis). Distrib. Ceylon, S. India, Malay islands to Celebes. 
(8) D. menoeides Prain, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. lxvi. 120; 
Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. x. 64, pi. 41. 
Woody climber. Leaves 5 in. long; leaflets 3, sub-coriaceous, 
glabrous above, glaucescent appressed puberulous beneath, lanceo¬ 
late or ovate-lanceolate, base round or cuneate acute, 3 to 3*5 in. 
long, 1 to 1 "5 in. wide. Flowers few, sessile in very short axillary 
racemes, *15 to *25 in. long. Calyx teeth obtuse sub-equal, pubes¬ 
cent. Corolla white, petals long-clawed; standard sub-orbicular 
emarginate, reflexed. Stamens 10 monadelphous. Ovary stipitate 
glabrous; ovule 1. Pod semilunar glabrous firm, 1-5 in. long, 
75 in. wide. Seed 1 reniform. Hab. Perak, Krian (Scortechini). 
Rare. 
(9) D. torta Grab. Wall. Cat. 5873; Prain, l.c. lxvi. 120; 
Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. x. 64, pi. 42. D. monosperma Dalz. Baker, 
l.c. ii. 337. D. candenatensis Prain, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. lxx. 
(2), 49- 
Climbing shrub. Leaves 3 in. long; leaflets 5 (rarely 3 or 7) 
obovate-oblong blunt or retuse, glabrous dark greenish above, 
appressed pubescent beneath, -6 to - S in. long, *4 to -6 in. wide. 
Panicles sessile congested axillary 1 to 2 in. long, slightly puberulous. 
Calyx glabrescent, teeth short, triangular, blunt. Corolla white, 
•2 in. long; petals long-clawed; standard oblong reflexed. 
Stamens 9 (or 10) monadelphous. Ovary stipitate, glabrous; 
style subulate; ovules 1 to 2. Pod flat, brown, rather thick, 
falcate rounded, -9 in. long (i-seeded) or 1-5 in. long (2-seeded), 
•5 in. wide. Hab. Littoral scrub; common. Singapore, Pulau 
Ubin; Kranji; Pulau Damar. Johor, Tana Runto; Pulau Tinggi 
(Feilding). Malacca, Tanjong Kling. Dindings. Perak, Matang 
(Scortechini). Lankawi (Curtis). Distrib. East Asia to Polynesia. 
(10) D. tamarindifolia Roxb. Hort. Beng. 53; Baker, l.c. 
ii. 234; Prain, l.c. lxvi. 117; Ann. Bot. Gard. Cat. x. 69, pi. 48. 
Climbing shrub (or erect tree 20 to 40 ft.). Branches densely 
pubescent. Leaves 5 to 6 in. long; leaflets 24 to 41, thin pubescent 
all over, paler beneath trapezoid-oblong, *6 to 75 in. long, -3 in. 
wide. Stipules lanceolate, '2 in. long. Panicles sessile or short- 
peduncled, corymbose dense, densely puberulous, *5 to 2 in. long, 
