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Pithecolobium.] 
(1) P. confertum Benth. Trans. Linn. Soc. xxx. 304. 
Small tree. Leaves glabrous, rachis 75 in. long; pinna; 
1 pair, rachis 2 in. long; leaflets 2 pairs, sub-coriaceous, green, 
shining above, pale beneath, oblong blunt acuminate, base cuneate, 
distal pair 3-25 in. long, 175 to 2 in. wide, lower pair 2*5 in. long* 
175 in. wide; nerves 3 to 4 pairs. Panicles axillary and terminal* 
2 in. long of small 5- to io-flowered heads, 75 in. across on pubescent 
peduncles, 75 in. long. Calyx sessile, *05 in. long, puberulous. 
Corolla '25 in. long, puberulous. Stamen-tube longer than corolla. 
Pod horseshoe-shaped, indehiscent (?), not indented between the 
seeds, 10 to 12 in. long. Seeds 11 to 13, ovate flattened, 75 in 
long. Hab. Open country, not common. Singapore, Bedoh; 
Selitar; Bukit Timah. Pahang, Kwantan {Foxworthy). Malacca, 
Jelutong (Goodenough). Penang, Penara Bukit (Curtis). Distrib. 
Sumatra. Native name : Kongkor. 
I am not sure if the pod ever splits, as fruiting specimens are rare. 
(2) P. bubalinum Benth. Trans. Linn. Soc. xxx. 576; Prain 
l.c. 264. 
Tree 30 ft. tall. Branchlets pubescent. Leaves, rachis puberu¬ 
lous, -5 in. long; pinnae one pair; leaflets 1 to 2 pairs, glabrous, 
stiff papery dark shining green, oblong-lanceolate, acute, base 
cuneate, distal pair 4 to 5 in. long, 175 to 2-25 in. wide, basal 
pair 2-5 in. long, 1-25 in. wide ; nerves 4 to 5 pairs. Panicles 
lax, 3*5 in. long or more, puberulous, heads 5- to 8-flowered, *3 in. 
through. Calyx pubescent, sessile, -05 in. long. Corolla white, 
■12 in. long puberulous; filament-tube longer. Pod red, oblong, 
generally falcate, blunt, base rounded 3 to 4 in. long, 1 in. wide, 
75 i n - thick, velvety. Seeds 8 to 10, ovoid, purple black, 75 in. 
long. Hab. Woods, not common. Singapore, Garden Jungle. 
Malacca (Griffith, Maingay). Selangor, Weld's Hill (Foxworthy). 
Penang, Penara Bukit (Curtis). Distrib. Sumatra. Native names: 
Giring Antan; Gerdas Padi; Keredas. 
{3) P. lobatum Benth. Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. iii. 208; Baker, 
in Hook. fit. F.B.I. ii. 305; Prain, l.c. 265. 
Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, crown spreading. Stem 15 to 20 in. through, 
grey. Leaves glabrous, -6 to 1 in. long; pinnae 1 pair; leaflets 
2 to 3 pairs, oblong to oblong-lanceolate acute, base cuneate, stiff 
papery, distal pair 5 to 8 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide, basal pair 3 in. 
long. Panicles 3 in. long, much branched, heads 3- to 5-flowered, 
■25 in. across on short peduncles. Calyx sessile, *05 in. long. 
Corolla glabrous, -15 in. long, white; filament-tube shorter than 
corolla. Ovary glabrous. Pod 9 to 10 in. long, horseshoe-shaped 
or twisted, deep purple, glabrous, deeply lobed along the lower 
suture, 2 in. wide, 1 in. thick. Seeds 3 to 6, orbicular, flat 2 in. 
across, brown, foetid. Hab. Campongs and waste ground, very 
common. Singapore to Penang. Distrib. Tenasserim, S. *Siam, 
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