LEOUMIXOS.T^. 533 



*" Trees or erect shrids, irithouf tendrih. 



Subgenus PiLEOSTiGMA, llocbst. 



Stamens 10, all fertile. Sti/le short or wantinp;, the stigma peltate. Flowers small. 



B. itALABAiticA, lloxb. L'.T. llixdl forcsts of Pegu. 



Bwe-zyn. 



Calyx valvate, the segments all free. Glabrous trees. 



The leaves arc boiled and eaten as ' greens.' 



B. RACEMOSA, Lamk. T. Deciduous forests of Trome. 



£. parviflora, Vhl. 



Hpa-lun. 



Caly.x spathaeeous. Young shoots and under side of leaves pubescent. 



Sub-genus Eu-BAUnixiA. 



Stamens 10, 5-9 sterile or reduced to staminodes, very rarely all 10 fertile. 



X Cali/x spatliaceous. 

 + I'udf sessile or acuminate and barelij st(ill;cd. 



B. BEACiTTCAEPA, "Wall. Ava, Taong-doung. 



Pods minutely tomentose. 



B. POLrcAEPA, "Wall. Pegu aud Upper Tenasserim. 



Pods glabrous. 



+ -|" /'""'''' /oii(/-sfa//,fd. 



B. MONANDKA, Kz. Uj)por Tcnasseriui. 



Swe-tan (Kurz). 



Fertile stamen one only. Leaves shortlj' pubescent beneath. 



B. VAKIEGATA, L. T. var. /i in Ava, Pronie and the Yoonzaleen 



Valley {Jide Parish). 



Fertile stamens 5. Young shoots puberulous. Leaves glabrous. 



var. a purpurascens, Voigt. The -1 narrower petals purple, the fifth broader 

 one tinged with cream and red. 



var. ji Candida, Voigt. non Ait. The -I narrower petals white or very pale 

 purple, the fifth lower one somewhat sulphur-coloured in the centre, or purple 

 towards the borders and yellow in the centre. 



X X Cah/x-Iobes valvate, rejle.ced and free to the base, or only slightly cohering. 

 Pods long-stalked. 



+ Pods glabrous. Petals white ur purple. 



B. ActnttxATA, L. S. All over Burma. 



B. isopetala, Grilf. 



Ma-lui-hlai-ga-hpyoo (Kiirz). 



A shnib, the leaves minutely puberulous beneath. Caly.x in bud terete. 



B. PUKi'UKEA, L. T. Irrawaddy Valley. 



Ma-ha-hlay-ga-ni (Kurz). 



A tree, the leaves glabrous. Calyx angular in bud, irregularly bursting. 



var. a genuina. Flowers pui-ple. 



var. fi triandra, Eoxb. Flowers white, often with a yellowish blotch on tlie 

 lower petal. 



