Pierocarpus.] xlvii. leguminos^e. 593 
teeth short. Petals exsert, long-clawed; standard and wings 
crisped. Staminal sheath split above and often below; upper 
stamen free. Ovary stalked, 2-ovuled. Pod orbicular, i-seeded, 
winged all round with the point near the base. Species 15, tropics. 
(1) P. indicus Willd. Sp. PI. iii. 904; Prain, l.c, lxvi. 123. 
Tree 60 to 80 ft. or more. Stem 4 to 5 ft. through. Leaves 
8 to 10 in. long; leaflets 5 to 9, ovate, base rounded or short cuneate 
acuminate, 2 to 4 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide, terminal a little larger. 
Panicles 6 in. long. Calyx ‘25 in. long, brown silky. Corolla 
golden yellow, *6 in. long. Pod 1*75 to 2 in. across, pubescent. 
Hab. Common as a roadside tree all over the peninsula, and prob¬ 
ably wild in rocky places near the sea and rivers, as in Malacca 
and Ulu Selangor (Kunstler). Penang (Wallich in 1822). Native 
name: Angsana. Distrib. Tenasserim, Malay islands, Java, Borneo. 
29. PONGAMIA, Vent. 
A tree. Leaves odd-pinnate. Flowers racemed, medium size 
pink. Calyx campanulate sub-truncate. Corolla much exsert; 
standard broad silky, keel blunt ; petals cohering at tips. Stamens 
monadelphous, upper filament free low down; anthers versatile. 
Ovary sub-sessile 2-ovuled; style glabrous. Pod woody, oblong, 
turgid indehiscent. Species 1, seashores from Mascarene isles to 
Polynesia. 
(1) P. glabra Vent . Jard. Malm. t. 28; Baker in Hook. fit. 
F.B.I. ii. 240; Prain, l.c. 94. 
Tree about 40 to 60 ft. tall. Stem 2 to 3 ft. through. Leaves 
8 to 10 in. long; leaflets 5 to 7, oblong or ovate acute, base cuneate, 
3 to 7 in. long, x to 3*5 in. wide, thinly coriaceous, light green, 
glabrous. Racemes 4 to 6 in. long; peduncles 1 to 1*5 in. long; 
rachis puberulous. Calyx -12 in. deep. Corolla -35 to *5 in. long. 
Standard orbicular 2-auriculate at base. Ovary pubescent. Pod 
light brown, 1*5 to 2 in. long, *8 to i - 5 in. wide. Seed 1, testa 
white marked with brown lines. 
var. typica. Leaflets 5, rarely 7, oblong-ovate, 2-5 to 3*5 in. wide. 
Racemes simple. Hab. Sea coasts in sandy spots, common all over 
the peninsula. The variety xerocarpa usually occurs further inland. 
var. xerocarpa. Leaflets 7 to 9, lanceolate 1 to 1*35 in. wide. 
Racemes 2 to 3 together. Hab. Inland. Singapore, Bukit Timah 
Road. Malacca, Merlimau (Derry). Province Wellesley, Tasek 
Gelugur. Perak, Trong (Wray), Kedah. Native name : Malapari. 
30. DEBRIS, Lour. 
Large woody climbers, rarely trees. Leaves odd-pinnate; 
leaflets exstipellate. Flowers pink, white or violet, showy in 
axillary or terminal panicles or racemes. Calyx campanulate 
nearly truncate. Corolla much exsert; standard broad, keel blunt. 
Stamens usually monadelphous, the upper one free in § Aganope ; 
Fl.M.P., 1. Q Q 
