Ccesalpinia.] 
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Climbers thorny. 
Leaflets few, large, coriaceous . . . . (5) C. Nuga 
Leaflets many small. 
Flowers 75 in. across; pod winged on upper 
.(6) C. sepiaria 
Flowers 3 in. across.(7) C. stipularis 
111. Cinclidocarpus. Pod fleshy, thick-valved. 
Leaflets oblong; racemes lax; pedicels longer 
than calyx.(8) C. digyna 
Leaflets linear; racemes dense; pedicels shorter . {9) C. tortuosa 
(1) C. Bonducella Fleming, As. Res. xi. 159; Baker, in Hook, 
fil. F.B.I. ii. 254; Brain, l.c. 226. Guilandina Bonducella Linn. 
Sp. PI. 381. 
A thorny climber. Branches armed with hooked yellow prickles. 
Leaves 1 to 2 ft. long with a pair of reduced pinnae (compound 
stipules) at base; pinnae 12 to 16, 2 to 3 in. long; leaflets 12 to 18, 
ovate or elliptic, base round, tip cuneate, *5 to 1 in. long, *3 to 
*6 in. wide. Racemes simple or panicled, 6 to 10 in. long. Bracts 
squarrose, reflexed, *25 in. long, downy. Calyx 75 to 3 in. long, 
downy. Petals oblanceolate, yellow. Stamens silky. Pod stalked, 
short, oblong 2 to 3 in. long, 175 in. wide, brown, densely aculeate. 
Seeds 2, oblong globose, lead colour. Hob. Sea-coasts, not very 
common. Penang, Tanjong (Curtis); Patani, hedges in rice-fields 
(Gwynne Vaughan). Distrib. All tropics. 
(2) C. Bonduc Roxb. Hort. Beng. 32; Baker , l.c. ii. 255. 
Guilandina Bonduc Linn. Sp. PI. 381. 
A strong shrubby climber armed with hooked brown thorns. 
Leaves 1 to 2 ft. long, exstipulate; pinnae 8 to 16, from 5 to 8 in. 
long; leaflets 12 to 14, ovate or elliptic acuminate, base round, 
i *5 to 2 in. long, 75 to 1 in. wide. Racemes simple or panicled, 
6 to 12 in. long. Bracts lanceolate, not squarrose, pubescent. 
Calyx *2 to 75 in. long. Petals oblanceolate, yellow. Pods 
stipitate oblong, turgid, 5 in. long, 2’5 wide, aculeate, brown. 
Seeds 4, oblong globose, lead colour, *5 in. across. Hab. Common 
near the sea. Malacca, Tanjong Kling. Pahang River. Selangor, 
Kwala Selangor. Dindings (Scortechini). Perak, Kinta (Kunstler). 
Distrib. Indo-Malaya. Native names: Olang; K’lubu. 
(3) C. Sappan Linn. Sp. PI. 381; Roxb. Cor. PI. i. 17, t. 16; 
Prain, l.c. 228. 
Shrubby tree about 20 ft. tall, thorny. Stem 6 to 10 in. through. 
Leaves 8 to 15 in. long; pinnae 16 to 24, 4 to 6 in. long; leaflets 
20 to 36, chartaceous, oblong oblique, sessile blunt, *5 to 75 in. 
long, -35 in. wide, glabrous except slight pubescence beneath. 
Racemes panicled, 12 to 16 in. long, separate racemes, 4 to 6 in. long. 
Calyx - 4 in. long. Corolla 75 in. across, yellow, base of upper 
petal pink, orbicular. Stamens white, bases woolly. Ovary grey- 
velvety. Pod woody oblong flattened, 3 to 4 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. 
wide, polished brown beaked. Hab. Wild on river-banks in sandy 
spots and often in gardens, Pahang River, Pulau Chengei; Pulau 
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