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XLVII. LEGUMINOS^E. 
[Bauhinia. 
lobes ovate acute, *2 in. long. Petals obovate, long-clawed *7 in. 
long, *3 in. wide, densely pubescent, yellow then orange, finally 
red. Stamens pink. Ovary pubescent, stalked. Stigma small, 
peltate. Pod oblong, woody, 7 to 8 in. long, 2-5 in. wide, pubescent. 
Seeds 3 to 5. Hab. Common in most of the forests of the centre 
of the peninsula, very conspicuous and showy. Malacca, Panchur 
(Derry). Muar (Feilding). Pahang, Kwala Tenok; Pekan ; Kwala 
Lipis (Machado). Negri Sembilan, Seremban (Napier). Selangor, 
Kwala Lumpur. Perak, Kinta (Murton); Thaiping (Scortechini). 
Penang, Balik Pulau (Curtis). Tringganu, Bundi (Rostado). Kelan- 
tan, Chaning. Distrib. Patalung. Native names: Kankatok; 
Dau; Akar Dadaup. Use : The bast, which is very strong, used 
for tying. 
Baker and other botanists mistook this plant for Roxburgh's B. integrifolia, 
but it is clear that Roxburgh intended by his species collected in Penang 
the entirely northern plant, and not this species. 
(18) B. Kingii Brain, l.c. 189. 
Small glabrous climber. Branches zigzag. Leaves deeply 
cordate ovate acuminate, bifid or entire, lobes very short, cori¬ 
aceous, glabrous above and beneath, 5-nerved, 3-5 in. long, 2-5 to 
3 in. wide; petioles 1 in. long. Corymbs axillary and terminal 
lax, 3 in. long, 2*5 in. wide to 6 in. across and 1 to 1*5 ft. long; 
pedicels slender, i’25 in. long, puberulous. Bud clove-shaped. 
Calyx-tube narrow infundibuliform, -25 in. long, lobes ovate acute 
as long. Petals bright red oblong-lanceolate obtuse, long-clawed, 
■8 in. long, -25 in. wide, pubescent outside. Stamens 3, hirsute. 
Ovary pubescent along edges, stalk long; style large, peltate. 
Pod glabrous, woody, narrowly ovate, narrowed both ends, 2 in. 
long, *8 in. wide; stipe -2 in. long, pubescent. Seeds 1 to 2, ovate. 
Hab. Hill forests. Selangor, Bukit Hitam (Kelsall). Perak, 
Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). Native name: Akar Suloh. 
(19) B. Finlaysoniana Grab. Wall. Cat. 5801; Baker, in Hook, 
fit. F.B.I. ii. 278; Prain, l.c. 190. 
Big climber over 100 ft. long, glabrous. Leaves oblong ovate 
acuminate entire, base slightly cordate, coriaceous glabrous; 
nerves 5, strongly raised beneath, 3*5 in. long, 15 to 2-5 in. wide; 
petioles 3 to -4 in. long. Racemes dense, axillary and terminal 
2 to 3 in. long, rusty-pubescent; pedicels *5 in. long. Buds clove¬ 
like. Calyx-tube '2 in. long, lobes ovate, -25 in. long, *2 in. broad, 
acute, tomentose. Petals orbicular, white or yellow, -6 in. long, 
■5 in. across, pubescent outside. Ovary pubescent on sutures and 
stalk. Pod linear-oblong, woody 2 in. long, - 6 in. wide. Seeds 
4 to 6. Hab. Perak, Larut (Kunstler, Scortechini). Penang, base 
of Government Hill (Curtis). Distrib. Siam. 
(20) B. Wrayi Prain, l.c. 191. 
Shrubby creeper 15 to 30 ft. long, glabrous. Leaves ovate 
truncate (rarely cordate) acuminate acute (rarely obtusely emar- 
