XLVII. LEGUMINOSjSE. 
[Sindora. 
638 
long, 1 in. wide, glabrous above, pubescent beneath. Stipules 
large semi-lunar *6 in. long. Panicle 6 to 8 in. long, nearly as 
wide, pubescent. Flowers in spirals. Bracts ovate blunt, *4 in. 
long, pubescent beneath. Calyx-lobes *24 in. long, ovate acute, 
spinescent outside, olive green. Petal as long, densely hairy 
inside. Stamens pubescent, white. Pod orbicular to oblong, 3 in. 
long, 2 in. across, spiny-brown outside. Seed flat round, black, 
arillate, funicle orbicular, yellow. Hab. Forests. Singapore, 
Gardens. Malacca, Ayer Panas. Dindings (Fox). Negri Sembilan, 
Tanjong Agas (Foxworthy). Native name: Saputi Sindo. 
I fail to see any difference between S. Wallichii and 5 . echinocalyx Prain. 
(2) S. intermedia Baker, in Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 268; Prain, 
lx. 204. T 
Over 100 ft. tall. Leaves 4 to 6 in. long; rachispuberulous; leaflets 
3 pairs, oblong round or acute at both ends, coriaceous, puberulous 
beneath. Stipules small. Panicles 4 to 6 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide, 
tomentose rachis zigzag. Bracts ovate acute, ‘3 in. long. Calyx- 
lobes 4, *25 in. long, ovate acute with few spines at tip, spinescent 
outside. Petal reddish, as long hairy. Stamens hairy. Pod wide, 
oblong, obliquely round at base, spiny outside, 2 in. long, 2'5 to 
3-5 in. across. Seeds usually 2. Hab. Forests. Singapore, Changi; 
B’lakang Mati (Murton). Johor, Gunong Pantai. Dindings, 
Lumut; Gunong Tungul (Curtis). Province Wellesley (Fox). 
Native name : Saputi Sindo. 
Near S. Wallichii, but more tomentose, with stouter panicle and fewer 
and thicker spines on calyx. 
(3) S. siamensis Teysm. Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. hi. 86. 
Gigantic tree. Leaves about 12 in. long; leaflets 6, coriaceous 
elliptic retuse or blunt, tip and base rounded, glabrous; nerves 
numerous fine; 6 in. long, 3 in. wide; petiolules *25 in. long. 
Panicles 10 in. long with branches i'5 in. long, pubescent, hairy. 
Flowers crowded, numerous; pedicels -I in. long. Bracts ovate, 
hairy as long. Sepals *25 in. long, hairy, warted. Stamens nearly 
glabrous. Pistil densely yellow-hairy. Pod oblong orbicular, 
2 -5 in. long and wide, glabrous, spiny. Hab. In rocky hill woods, 
rare. Kelantan Gunong, Kota Bharu (Ridley). Distrib. Siam. 
Stipules in seedlings very large, oblique ovate-lanceolate acute. 
(4) S. velutina Baker, in Hook. fit. F.B.I. ii. 269; Prain, l.c. 
205. 
Big tree. Branchlets, panicle and underside of leaves densely 
red-tomentose. Leaves 5 to 7 in. long; leaflets 5 6 pairs, oblong- 
elliptic blunt, base rounded, glabrous above, 3-5 in. long, r6 in. 
wide; petiolules tomentose *05 in. long. Panicles 6 in. long; 
branches thick, 1*5 in. long. Sepals oblong, '25 in. long, densely 
hairy tomentose, as is the petal. Stamens hairy. Ovary hairy. 
Hab. Malacca (Maingay), very rare. Native name : Saputi Jantan. 
