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6 to 9 in. long; leaflets 4 to 6 pairs, membranous, pale green above, 
glaucous beneath and slightly puberulous, ovate acute, base 
cuneate, 2 to 4 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; nerves 10 to 12 pairs; 
rachis puberulous with long conical glands between each of the 
lower pairs of leaflets. Flowers in axillary corymbs, 4 in. long, 
2 to 5 in. across. Calyx-segments orbicular, yellow unequal. 
Petals pale yellow, 1 in. long, 75 in. across. Pod flat straight 
linear, 6 to 8 in. long, -5 to 7 in. wide; stalk -5 to -6 in. long. Seeds 
20 to 30, oval biseriate. Hab. In cultivated ground, doubtfully 
wild. Singapore, Sungei Morai. Malacca (Maingay). Perak, Sim- 
pang (Wray). Penang, Pulau Tikus. Distrib. Tropical Asia. 
(3) C. timoriensis DC. Prodr. ii. 499; Baker, l.c. ii. 265 ; Prain, 
l.c. 162. 
Small tree about 20 to 30 ft. tall, pubescent. Leaves 1 to 1*5 P 
long; leaflets 16 to 24 pairs, membranous, glabrescent to densely 
pubescent above, sparsely pubescent to tomentose beneath, lanceo¬ 
late-oblong, base round, 1 to 175 in. long, *35 to -65 in. wide. 
Flowers in a large terminal panicle, 1 to 1-25 ft. long, 6 in. across. 
Sepals unequal oblong-obtuse, pubescent, larger ones *3 in. long. 
Petals oblong, *6 in. long, *3 in. wide, orange yellow. Stamens 7; 
staminodes 3. Pod straight linear, flat thin, valves coriaceous, 
5 to 6 in. long, -5 in. wide; stalk 3 in. long. Seeds biseriate, 16 
to 20 oval obtuse, ’25 in. long. 
var. typica. Leaflets glabrescent above, sparsely pubescent 
beneath. Stipules narrow. Hab. Rare, Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). 
var. xanihocoma Miq. Leaves pubescent above, golden tomen¬ 
tose beneath. Stipules large. Hab. Limestone districts, not rare. 
Pahang River. Selangor, Batu Caves. Perak, Ipoh; Goping; 
Kwala Kangsa; Temengoh. Kelantan, Kwala Lebir (Gimlette). 
Kedah, Gunong Geriang. Perlis, Kanga. Distrib. Tenasserim, 
Malaya. Native names : Beksa; Bebatai. 
(4) C. siamea Lam. Encyc. Meth. i. 648; Prain, l.c. 163. 
Tree 30 to 50 ft. tall, 12 in. or less through. Leaves 6 to 12 in. 
long; leaflets 4 to 16 pairs, sub-coriaceous, glabrous, dark green, 
paler beneath, oblong-obtuse, base round, 1-25 to 2-25 in. long, 
*5 to "9 in. wide. Flowers in large terminal panicles 8 to 16 in. 
long, 6 to 8 in. across, bright yellow. Sepals ovate-oblong unequal, 
puberulous. Petals sub-orbicular, 75 in. long. Stamens 7; 
staminodes 3. Pod straight, flat, sutures thickened; valves cori¬ 
aceous, 6 to 9 in. long, *5 in, wide; stalk '5 in. long. Seeds 20 to 
30, oval, -3 in. long. Hab. River-banks, open country, often planted 
as a roadside tree. Malacca, Chenana Putih (Cantley); Brisu 
(Derry). Pahang, along the Pahang River from the mouth to 
Kwala Tembeling. Selangor, Ulu Selangor (Kunstler). Penang 
(Curtis). Kedah, between Alor Sta and Perlis. Distrib. India, 
Indo-China, Malay islands. Native names: Guah hitam; Jual; 
Sjbusuk; Busuk-Busuk (lit. foetid, on account of the foetid smell 
