XLVII. LEGUMINOS^E. 
Bauhinia.] 
629 
lobes lanceolate, *4 in. long, *i in. wide. Petals oblong-obtuse, 
hardly clawed not exsert, densely tomentose outside, white, -4 to 
*5 in. long, '2 in. wide. Stamens 3; anthers crimson; filaments 
red. Ovary short-stalked, tomentose; style *5 in. long. Stigma 
large peltate. Hab. Forests, local. Johor (King and Hullett). 
Perak, Pengkalan Bharu (Kunstler); Padang Rengas (Curtis). 
Easily recognised by its angled stem, the angles fringed with silk and 
dense corymbs of short-pedicelled, short-petalled flowers. 
(9) B. glauea Wall. Cat . 5785; Baker, in Hook. fit. F.B.I. ii. 
282 ; Brain , lx. 186. 
Slender climber. Tendrils puberulous. Leaves membranous, 
ovate, deep cordate bilobed half-way; lobes round, 2 to 3 in. long, 
275 in. wide, glabrous above, thin-pubescent beneath especially 
on nerves; petioles slender, i'6 in. long. Stipules linear, subulate, 
*2 in. long. Corymbs 1 in. long and as wide on peduncles slender 
as long or longer, red-pubescent. Buds clove-like. Calyx glabrous, 
tube cylindric, ’4 in. long, lobes short, ovate '15 to *2 in. long. 
Petals cream colour, oblong, long-clawed, edges wavy, 75 in. long, 
pubescent outside. Stamens 3, white. Ovary glabrous, stalked. 
Stigma small. Pod thin glabrous, 6 to 8 in. long, 1*5 to 2*25 in. 
wide. Seeds 15 to 20, oval in a line down the pod. Hab. Perak, 
Kampong Kota (Wray, Scorteehini). Distrib. Tenasserim. 
(10) B. cornifolia Baker, in Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 278; Brain, 
lx. 186. 
A lofty climber too to 150 ft. tall, thinly downy. Tendrils 
downy, few. Leaves coriaceous entire ovate, tip blunt, acute or 
minutely bifid, base broad rounded; nerves 7 pairs, glabrous 
above, sparsely silky or glabrous beneath, 2*5 to 3*5 in. long, 1*5 
to 2*25 in. wide ; petioles 1 in. long, puberulous. Corymbs 4 to 
6 in. across ; pedicels 2*25 in. long, pubescent. Buds clove-shaped. 
Calyx-tube slender, 1 in. long, lobes ovate, sub-acute, "25 in. long. 
Petals oblong-lanceolate, short-clawed, '8 in. long, - 5 in. wide, 
orange yellow becoming red. Stamens 3 ; filaments short. Ovary 
downy, short-stalked. Stigma peltate. Pod oblong, woody, 4 in. 
long, 2 in. wide, red-pubescent. Seeds 4, 1 in. long. Hab. Hill 
forests, Pahang, Kluang Terbang (Barnes). Negri Sembilan, 
Seremban (Cantley) . Selangor, Kerling; Semeniyeh; Bukit Hitam 
(Kelsall). Perak, Gunong Keledang; Larut (Kunstler). Penang, 
top of hill (Curtis); Kelantan, Chaning forests (flowers cherry 
red). Native names : Akar Tumbul Merah; Lapang. 
(11) B. bidentata Jack, Mai. Misc. ii. (7), 76; Baker, in 
Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 279; Brain, lx. 188. 
A lofty climber. Tendrils glabrous. Leaves ovate, slightly 
cordate or truncate at base, tip round acute or bifid, coriaceous 
shining green, 2 - 5 to 5 in. long, 1*5 to 3*5 in. across, glabrous; 
nerves 7 to 9; petioles 1 in. long. Corymbs very abundant, 3 in. 
long and broad; pedicels pubescent, lowest 1*5 in. long. Buds 
