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XLVII. LEGUMINOSjE. 
[Bauhinia. 
clove-shaped. Calyx-tube cylindric, ribbed, puberulous, i in. long, 
lobes ovate acute, '3 in. long. Petals orange yellow then scarlet, 
oblong, short-clawed, *6 in. long, *35 in. wide, pubescent outside. 
Stamens 3; filaments hairy. Ovary pubescent, stalked. Stigma 
large peltate. Pod oblong, woody, 4*5 in. long, i '5 in. wide, gla¬ 
brous. Seeds 4 to 5. Hab. Common and most conspicuous all 
over the jungles of the centre of the peninsula. Johor River 
(Hullett). Pahang, Kwala Tahan. Negri Sembilan, Pantai. 
Selangor, Semangkok; Rawang (Kloss); Batu Caves. Perak, 
Thaiping (Wray); Goping and Sungei Rayah (Kunstler), Penang 
Hill (Jack); Waterfall (Curtis); Province Wellesley, Tasek Gelugur 
(Fox). Distrib. Sumatra. Native names: Pride of Selangor; 
Katup-Katup; Akar Katup-Katup; Sekoyah; Dauh Nasi. 
(12) B. cuprea Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, p. 2. 
Climber. Branches red-tomentose. Leaves ovate entire or 
shortly bifid, lobes short blunt, glabrous above, red-silky beneath; 
nerves 7, elevate, 3 in. long, 2-5 to 3 in. wide; petioles 1 in. long, 
sub-glabrous. Panicle 2 in. long. Flowers red, few; pedicels 
2 in. long, red-pubescent. Calyx-tube cylindric, -5 in. long, lobes 
pubescent, boat-shaped, *35 i n - l° n 8- Petals ovate, clawed 1 in. 
long, -5 in. wide, densely red-hairy. Stamens 3, red-hairy. Pistil 
hairy. Hab. Open hill-top, rare. Perak, Gunong Keledang 
(13) B. monticola Ridl. Journ. Roy. Hs, Soc. S. Br. 75, P- 28. 
Climber, glabrescent. Leaves ovate-deltoid, tip very shortly 
bifid or entire acuminate, base cordate, coriaceous, glabrous; 
nerves 7, 2 to 2*25 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide; petioles 1 in. long. 
Racemes short, 1 to 2 in. long, glabrous or nearly so, lax; pedicels 
i*5 in. long, slender, sparsely hairy; bracts minute caducous 
Buds obovoid. Calyx-tube cylindric, '4 in. long, red, appressed 
hairy; lobes ovate, -3 in. long, hairy. Petals oblong obtuse, 
conspicuously veined, sparsely hairy on back, claw ‘i in. long, 
blade ’7 in. wide. Stamens very short, hairy at base. Pistil 
stalked, cylindric hairy on the suture, *2 in. long; style about 
half as long, hairy on the edge. Stigma large peltate. -Hab. Hill 
forests, 4000 ft. altitude upwards. Selangor, Gunong Mengkuang 
Lebah 5000 ft. altitude (Robinson). Perak, Gunong Kerbau 4500 
to 5500 ft. altitude (Robinson). no _ 
(14) B. lucida Wall. Cat. 5779A; Pram, l.c. 188. B. emar- 
ginata Baker, in Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 278, not of Miller. 
Big climber 100 ft. long, glabrous. Leaves ovate-cordate entire 
acuminate, coriaceous, glabrous, 3’5 in. long, 2 to 2-5 in. wide, 
s- (rarely 7~)nerved; petioles *3 to -4 in. long. Panicles of racemes 
lax long peduncled, 4 to 6 in. long, 2 in. across, rusty-puberulous; 
pedicels 75 in. long or less. Buds clove-shaped. Calyx tomentose, 
tube cylindric, *25 in. long, *2 in. across. Petals ovate-oblong 
bright yellow, claw long, *8 in. across, pubescent outside. Stamens 
