XLYII. LEGUMINOS.iE. 
664 
[Pithecolobium. 
Hab. Common all over the peninsula in open country and thin 
woods, very beautiful in fruit, with its brilhant pods and deep 
green leaves. Singapore, Changi; Bukit Mandai; Bukit Timah. 
Malacca, Chabau (Cantley); Bukit Bruang (Holmberg). Penang, 
Batu Hitam (Curtis, Wallich). Distrib. Sumatra, Borneo. Native 
names: Jering Tupai; Petai Belalang; Kurudas; Kerudas, 
Kayam and Kayam Api. , 
(8) P. angulatum Benth. Hook. Loud. Journ. Bot. 111. 306; 
Baker , l.c. ii. 306; Prain, l.c. 274. 
Tree about 20 ft. tall. Branches angled. Leaves 12 in. or 
more long; rachis angled puberulous; pinnae 2 to 4 pairs, lowest 
3 in. long terminal, 6 to 7 in. long; leaflets 3 to 8 pairs, ovate- 
oblong or lanceolate-acuminate, oblique, base very oblique cuneate, 
1 to 3 in. long (terminal largest), 1 to 175 in. wide, stiffly papery, 
glabrous above and beneath except midrib on both sides. Panicles 
axillary and terminal about 6 in. long, with few short branches 
puberulous. Flowers in small terminal corymbs, about '5 in. 
across. Calyx *05 in. long, puberulous. Corolla *2 in. long, white 
or pale yellow, silky. Stamen-tube nearly as long as corolla; 
filaments pale pink/ Pod 7 to 8 in. long, 7 in. wide, spirally 
twisted, puberulous, red, sinuate between the seeds. Seeds 8 to 10, 
black, *5 in. long. Hab. Secondary forest, common. Singapore, 
Changi (Hullett); Bukit Timah; Chanchu Kang. Malacca, Sungei 
Hudang and Bukit Bruang (Derry). Selangor, Rawang (Kloss). 
Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). Province Wellesley, Krian. 
Penang, Moniot’s Road (Curtis). Distrib. Indo-Malaya. 
(9) P. Clypearia Benth. Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. iii. . 209; 
Baker, l.c. ii. 305; Prain, l.c. 273. 
Tree 25 to 30 ft. tall. Branches angled, pubescent. Leaves 
about 1 ft. long; pinnae 3 to 6, 4 in, long; leaflets 3 to 7 pairs, 
trapezoid, midrib diagonal, stiffly papery, glabrous, dark green 
above, glaucous pubescent beneath, 1-5 in. long or less, 75 in. wide, 
sessile. Panicles very lax, 12 in. long. Flowers in small corymbs 
at the branch ends, -35 in. across. Calyx campanulate, *05 in. 
long, puberulous. Corolla white, glabrous, *1 in. long; filament- 
tube shorter than corolla, white, *35 in. long. Pod twisted, 4 to 
5 in. long, -4 in. wide, orange outside, red inside, sinuate between 
seeds. Seeds 8 to 10 ovate, *25 in. long, black. Hab. Woods and 
open country, common. Singapore, Bukit Timah ; Chanchu Kang; 
Selitar. Malacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith); Pahang, Pekan. Selangor, 
Kwala Lumpur. Negri Sembilan, Gunong Berumbun (Cantley). 
Perak, Changkat Jerin (Wray). Penang, Ayer Hitam (Curtis). 
Province Wellesley. Tringganu, Bundi (Rostado). Distrib. Ma¬ 
lay islands. Native names: Jering Munyet; Petai Belalang. 
(10) P. contortum Mart. Flora xx. (2), Beibl. 115; Baker, l.c. 
ii. 305; Prain, l.c. 272. 
Tree 15 to 30 ft. tall, grey-pubescent. Leaves 4 to 8 in. long; 
