Butea. LEGUMINOSE. 261 
Roxb. fl. Ind. 3. p. 253; Wall.! L. n. 5959; Wight! cat. n. 757.—E. alba, 
Roxb. in E. I. C. mus. tab. 104. Circars. 
801. (4) E. sublobata (Roxb.:) arboreous, armed with numerous prickles : 
petioles pubescent, and the leaves unarmed: leaflets repand-sinuated, gla- 
brous above, covered with soft white tomentum beneath, terminal one thom- 
boid: racemes terminal, erect, slender: calyx tubular, 2-lipped: vexillum 
5-6-times longer than the calyx, 2-3-times longer than the keel; keel cor- 
date, several times longer than the minute alee, its petals united : stamens mo- 
nadelphous.—Rowb. fl. Ind. 3. p. 254.—E. maxima, Rowb. in E. I. C. mus. 
tab. 105. Mountainous parts of the Circars. 
* Trunk erect, frequently of very great size," Roxs. We have considerable 
doubts if this be not a mere variety of E. suberosa: the principal differences 
lie in the bark, the petioles, and the racemes. 
SUBTRIBE Vi.—DALBERGIEJ. Bronn. 
Stamens variously combined. _ Legume 1-2-seeded, indehiscent. Cotyledons 
fleshy.—Trees or shrubs, often twining. Leaves unequally pinnated, rarely trifolio- 
late or reduced to a solitary leaflet. 
LIX. BUTEA. Roxb. 
Calyx campanulate, bilabiate ; upper lip almost entire ; lower 3-fid. Co- 
rolla papilionaceous ; petals equally long: vexillum ovate, recurved: keel 
and ale ineurved. Stamens diadelphous (9 and 1). Style ascending. Stig- 
ma small, glandular. Legume stalked, flat-compressed, thin, membranace- 
ous, with a large solitary compressed seed at the apex.—Unarmed trees or 
twining shrubs. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate ; leaflets large, roundish-ovate, 
pubescent or tomentose on the under side, with partial stipules. Racemes 
many-flowered. Flowers in threes, pedicelled, with two bracteoles at or 
near the base of the calyx. 
802. (1) B. frondosa (Roxb.:) arboreous: racemes simple, lax : pedicels 
about twice as long as the calyx: calyx-segments short, slightly acute, seve- 
ral times shorter than the tube: corolla densely pubescent, 4-5-times longer 
than the calyx ; vexillum ovate, acute.—Roab. Cor. 1.t. 21 5 fl. Ind. 3. p. 244; 
DC. prod. 2; p. 415 ; Spr. syst. 3. p. 186 ; Wall.! L.n. 5569 ; Wight! in Hook. 
bot. misc. 3. p. 102; suppl. t. 82 ; cat. n. 913.—Erythrina monosperma, Lam. 
enc. meth 1. p. 891.—Rheed. Mal. 6. t. 16, 17——Circars. Negapatam. Tra- 
vancore. 
.803, (2) B. superba (Roxb.:) shrubby, twining: racemes simple, lax: pe- 
dicels about twice the length of the calyx: calyx-segments shortish, acumi- 
nated: corolla 4-5-times longer than the calyx; vexillum ovate, acute.— 
Roxb. Cor. 1. t. 22 ; fl. Ind. 8. p. 247 ; DC. prod. 2. p. 415 ; Spr. syst. 3. p. 186 ; 
Wall.? L. n. 5438.——-Circar mountains. Se Sa 
This we have not seen : it appears to be readil distinguished from the 
by its twining stems ; the flowers in both are bright red, and very large. 
. 804. (3) B. parviflora (Roxb.:) shrubby, twining: racemes panicled: pe- 
dicels coo ret en ae airi: flowers very numerous: calyx-seg- 
ments nearly as long as the tube, acuminated : corolla glabrous, about twice 
the length of the calyx: vexillum ovate, emarginate at the NEL Hone. pA 
Ind. 3. p. 248; in E. I. C. mus. tab, 1990 ; DC. prod. 2. p. 415; Wall.! L. n. 
5440 ; Wight ! cat. n. 914. 
