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2-lipped; midlobe of lower lip twice as long as the others. Drupe 
black ovoid, -3m. long. Hab. Forests on mountains; not rare. 
Negri Sembilan, Seremban; Bukit Sulu (Cantley). Selangor, 
Rawang (Goodenough); Dusun Tua. Perak, Bujong Malacca; 
Tapah (Wray); Thaiping Waterfall (Curtis); Goping (Kunstler); 
Gunong Kerbau (Haniff). Native names: Galang Dapur; Leban 
Kunyit. Use : For making ploughs. 
(14) V. vestita Wall. Cat. 1750; Gamble, l.c. 854. 
Small tree; branchlets pubescent. Leaves membranous tri¬ 
foliate, mid-leaf much the largest; leaflets elliptic, long-acuminate, 
bases cuneate; nerves above and beneath pubescent, otherwise 
sub-glabrous; 3 to 7 in. long, 1-5 to 4 in. wide; petiolule of mid¬ 
leaflet 1 in. long, of side-ones *25 in. long. Cymes opposite axillary 
puberulous, 2 in. long. Calyx campanulate, *1 in. long; lobes 
short acute saucer-shaped, truncate in fruit. Corolla cylindric, 
■4 to '5 in. long, yellow, upper lip shortly 2-lobed, lower 3-lobed, 
midlobe hardly longer. Stamens included. Drupe black oblong, 
*3 to -4 in. long. Hab. Common in lowland woods, Singapore, 
Bukit Timah; Jurong. Johor, Batu Pahat; Genuang. Pahang, 
Kota Glanggi. Malacca, Bukit Bruang; Brisu (Derry). Selangor, 
Rawang; Klang Gates; Bukit Kutu. Negri Sembilan, Bukit 
Kandong (Cantley). Penang Hill (Curtis). Distrib. Burma, 
Sumatra. Native names : Alban; Halban; Bangus Jantan; 
Leban Bunga or Leban Nasi-Nasi; Nasi Remba; Sepit. 
(15) V. gamosepala Griff. Notulce , iv. 178; 1 c. PI. As. t. 448, 
2; Gamble, l.c. 855. 
Small tree; branchlets hairy. Leaves chartaceous trifoliate; 
leaflets elliptic or ovate acuminate usually shortly, base narrowed 
glabrous except the puberulous nerves beneath, mid-leaflet largest, 
4 in. long, 2 in. wide; petiolule -2 to -5 in. long; side-leaflets smaller, 
narrower, petiolules shorter; petioles 2 in. long. Cymes axillary 
panicled, pubescent dichotomous, 1*5 in. long, sparsely hairy or 
glabrous. Calyx 2-lipped ovoid, *1 in. long, upper lip oblong entire, 
lower 3-lipped, in fruit split on one side to base and enlarged. 
Corolla yellow, funnel-shaped, tube *35 in. long, midlobe below 
bifid, glandular. Stamens exsert, base sparsely pilose. Drupe 
obovoid black, -25 in. through. Hab. Mountain forests and low 
country. Malacca, Ching (Griffith). Pahang, Kuantan (Fox¬ 
worthy). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur; Semangkok Pass; Menuang 
Gasing (Kloss). Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Native name : Leban 
Pachat. 
var. Scortechinii Gamble, l.c. 856. Cymes shorter, few-flowered. 
Calyx much shorter. Midlobe of lower lip of corolla entire. 
Hab. Negri Sembilan, Seremban. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih 
(Wray) at 3400 ft. altitude; Bujong Malacca; Tapah (Wray). 
var. Kunstleri, l.c. 856. Small tree. Leaves smaller, ovate 
abruptly acuminate, 2 to 3 in, long. Calyx 2-lipped, short, -i in. 
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