Bauhinia.] xlvii. leguminos^e. 633 
ginate), 2 to 3 in. long, 1-25 to 175 in. wide, glabrous above, glaucous 
beneath; nerves 5; petioles slender *5 to -6 in. long. Racemes 
lengthening as the flowers fall, from 1 to 4 in.; rachis with raised 
scars, glabrous; buds clove-shaped, - 2 in. long; pedicels very slender, 
1 in. long. Calyx glabrous, tube -15 in. long, lobes spathulate as 
long. Petals broad oblanceolate, long-clawed, edge wavy, sparsely 
pubescent outside, greenish yellow to pink. Stamens 3. Ovary 
glabrous. Stigma small. Pod obovate or oblong, thin, woody, 
2 to 3 in. long, 1 in. across, glabrous. Seeds 1 to 2, ovate. Hab. 
On rocks usually at about 1000 ft. altitude. Johor, Gunong Pulai 
1000 ft. altitude. Selangor, Ulu Selangor 1000 to 1200 ft. altitude 
(Kunstler). Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 
(21) B. Curtisii Brain , l.c. 195. 
Slender w r oody climber, nearly glabrous. Leaves ovate-oblong, 
base round, tip entire or shortly blunt, bilobed, membranous, 
glabrous; nerves5 to 7, 2*5 to 4 in. long, 2 to 27 in. wide; petioles 
•5 in. long. Racemes or few-branched panicles, 4 to 6 in. long; 
pedicels spreading, slender, -6 in. long; buds ovate, very small. 
Calyx-tube campanulate, very small, lobes ovate, ‘15 in. long, 
puberulous. Petals *25 in. long, spathulate, glabrous, white. 
Stamens 3, longer. Ovary glabrous. Pod linear-oblong, flat, thin, 
sub-glabrous, 2‘5 in. long, 75 in. wide. Seeds 3 to 5. Hab. 
Lankawi, near the lake and on Terutau (Curtis). 
(22) B. strychnoidea Prain, l.c. 195. 
Creeper about 30 ft. long. Stems 1 in. through, glabrous. 
Leaves ovate acute, base cuneate, coriaceous, glabrous; 3 to 4 
strong raised nerves, dark shining green, 3 to 3^5 in. long, 1-5 to 
2 in. wide; petioles 75 in. long. Racemes panicled or simple, 
8 to 12 in. long; pedicels spreading 75 in. long. Flowers very 
numerous, small. Calyx-tube campanulate, limb with 5 short 
teeth, glabrous. Petals spathulate, slightly puberulous inside. 
•35 in. long, yellow or light red. Stamens 3. Ovary pubescent, 
Stigma large, peltate. Pod oblong woody, brown-velvety, 3 to 
5 in. long, 2 in. wide. Seeds 3 to 5 ovate, -i in. long. Hab. Hills 
usually limestone. Pahang, Gunong Senyum (Evans). Selangor, 
Batu Caves on the top of the hill (Kelsall); Negri Sembilan, Tampin 
Hill (Burkill). Perak, Goping and Chanderiang (Kunstler); Tarn- 
bun, Ipoh (Ridley). 
(23) B. micrantha Ridl. Journ. RGy. As. Soc. S. By. 59, p. 98. 
A long climber over rocks. Leaves (red and silky when young), 
bright green ovate, tip shortly bilobed, base broad entire, glabrous 
except a little red hair at base; nerves 10; 2 in. long, 2’5 in. wide; 
petioles - 5 to 75 in. long. Peduncles 2 in. long; raceme corymbi- 
form 1 in. long, red-hairy; flowers white; pedicels -5 in. long, 
pubescent. Calyx-tube cylindric, lobes ovate. Petals -5 in. long, 
oblong rounded, crisped; stem pubescent. Stamens longer, 
glabrous. Ovary glabrous. Pod oblong, beaked at tip, 3 in, long, 
