Derris .] xlvii. leguminos^e. 599 
uniform. Ovary sessile, pubescent, 4-ovuled. Hab. Kelantan, 
Kwala Aring (Yapp). 
31 . KUNSTLERIA, Prain. 
Big Iianes. Leaves unequally pinnate, 1- to 7-foliate, exstipel- 
late; stipules small. Panicles large thyrsoid, terminal and in 
upper axils. Flowers abundant, small, dark purple to nearly black. 
Calyx campanulate, teeth lanceolate, upper 2 connate. Corolla 
exsert; standard ovate entire, keel boat-shaped; petals slightly 
cohering. Stamens io-diadelphous, upper one free and adnate to 
the standard claw; filaments alternate, long and short; anthers 
versatile. Ovary sessile; ovules free; style filiform, incurved. 
Pod thin, strap-shaped, membranous or coriaceous, indehiscent 
not winged. Seeds 1 to 3 oblong, flat. Species 5, Malay Peninsula 
and Sumatra. 
Leaflets solitary.(i) K. Curtisii 
Leaflets 3 . (2) K. Kingii 
Leaflets 5, thickly coriaceous, dense, red-velvety 
beneath.(3) K. Forbesii 
Leaflets 5, chartaceous, glabrous . . . . . (4) K. Ridleyi 
Leaflets 7 . . . , . . . . . (5) K. Derryi 
(1) K. Curtisii Prain, l.c. no. 
Liane. Leaves 5 to 8 in. long; leaflets solitary, peltate ovate- 
lanceolate, coriaceous, 4 to 6 - 5 in. long, 2*5 in. wide, acute, base 
rounded ; nerves 4 to 5 pairs, prominent as are reticulations beneath, 
above glabrous, beneath red-tomentose; petioles 75 to 1*5 in. 
long; petiolules *25 in. long. Panicles terminal and axillary, 
8 to 12 in. long, 5 to 8 in. across, rusty-pubescent. Calyx cam¬ 
panulate pubescent, *15 in. long; teeth triangular, upper deltoid 
bifid. Corolla *25 in. long, purple, standard ovate-oblong. Pod 
thin, flat red-velvety, 5 in. long, 1 in. wide. Seeds 2 to 3. 
var. typica. Leaves above and petioles glabrous, beneath 
pubescent, hairs white ; rachis and branches rusty-pubescent. 
Pods reticulate. Hab. Forests, Penang, Telok Bahang (Curtis). 
var. laxiflora. Leaves beneath, petioles and petiolules, rachis 
and pods densely red- velvety. Hab. Dindings, Telok Serah (Curtis). 
(2) K. Kingii Prain, l.c. no; King, Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. ix. 
26, pi. 35. 
Liane over 100 ft. long. Leaves 5 to 8 in. long, trifoliate, 
glabrous; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, 4 to 6 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. 
wide, tip acute, base of terminal one cuneate, of laterals rounded ; 
nerves 5 to 6 pairs, prominent beneath, as are reticulations, thinly 
coriaceous; petioles 1*5 to 2*5 in. long; petiolules ’2 in. long. 
Panicles 8 to 12 in. long, 5 to 8 in. across, pubescent. Calyx cam¬ 
panulate, pubescent, -15 in. long; teeth triangular, upper deltoid 
bifid. Corolla black, tipped red, *25 in. long. Pod reticulate 
brown-pubescent, 2 to 4 in. long, *6 in. wide, 1- to 2-seeded. Seeds 
