Ccesalpinia.] xlvii. leguminos^e. 651 
(7) C. stipularis Ridl. C. parvijflora var. stipularis Prain, 
l.c. 230. 
Climber, thorny. Leaves 12 in. long; pinnse 6 in. long, distant; 
leaflets oblong, tip broad, round, base truncate, oblique; midrib 
puberulous, 75 in. long, -4 in. wide. Stipules broad, ovate-oblong 
75 in. long, 35 in. wide, edges often incised. Panicle over 12 in. 
long, pubescent with short thorns below the branches. Bracts 
lanceolate, linear, *25 in. long, very narrow; pedicels slender, 
longer. Flowers very similar to those of C. parviflora, but more 
pubescent. Hab. Open country. Malacca, Batu Tiga (Holmberg). 
Perak, Kurau (Wray). Native name : Akar Kuku Tupai. 
(8) C. digyna Rottl. Willd. Nov. Act. Cur. iv. 198, t. 3; Baker , 
l.c. ii. 256; Prain, l.c. 231. 
Woody climber, sparsely thorny. Leaves 6 to 9 in. long; 
pinnae 8 to 9, 1*5 to 2-5 in. long; leaflets 16 to 20, oblong blunt, 
base rounded sessile, membranous, glabrous above, glaucous- 
pubescent beneath, *35 to -45 in. long, '25 in. wide. Stipules 
subulate. Racemes simple, axillary, 8 to 12 in. long, lax; pedicels 
spreading 1 in. long. Calyx *3 in. long, glabrous. Corolla 75 in. 
across; petals orbicular, yellow, upper ones streaked with red. 
Stamens little exsert white-woolly below. Pod fleshy, indehiscent, 
oblong, turgid torulose, sutures thickened, 1-5 to 2 in. long, 1 in. 
wide. Seeds 2 to 4, ovoid, ’5 in. long. Hab. Dry country in the 
North. Penang (Phillips); between the Waterfall and Tanjong 
Bunga (Curtis). Lankawi (Curtis). Perlis, Kanga, abundant. 
Distrib. India, Cambodia, Malaya. 
Prain gives "Malacca, Griffith." I have seen no specimen from further 
south than Penang, and its occurrence in Malacca is highly improbable. 
(9) C. tortuosa Roxb. Hort. Beng. 32; Baker, l.c . ii. 257; 
Prain, l.c. 231. 
Glabrous climbing prickly shrub. Leaves 12 to 18 in. long; 
pinnae 30 to 40, 2-5 to 4 in. long; leaflets 40 to 60, sessile sub- 
coriaceous, ligulate blunt, base obliquely cuneate, *25 to 3 in. long, 
•1 in. wide. Racemes axillary simple erect, 15 to 18 in. long; 
pedicels ‘5 in. long, slender. Calyx ’5 in. long, glabrous, lower segment 
deeply hooded. Corolla 75 in. across; petals yellow, base streaked 
red, orbicular clawed. Stamens little exsert, green, woolly below. 
Pod oblong, twisted, sutures thickened, torulose 2 to 3 in. long, 
1 in. wide. Seeds 2 to 5, dark brown. Hab. Thickets and woods 
near the sea. Singapore, Changi near Loyang. Penang, Penara 
Bukit (Curtis). Distrib. Tenasserim, Sumatra. 
(C) MIMOSE.F (Genera 57-66). 
57 . PARKIA, R. Br. 
Big trees unarmed. Leaves bipinnate; leaflets linear or oblong, 
very numerous and small. Flowers in dense solitary obovoid heads 
