540 BURMA, ITS PEOPLE AND PRODUCTIONS. 



M. (C^salpoia) cucuLLATUir, Roxb. All over Burma. 



M. macrophijUuni, El. 



Kyoung-sliyt. 



LoaflL'ts in 3-4 pairs, l-'--2 inches long, blimtisli acuminate. 



+ + Erect trees, not armed. 

 Peltophoeum, Vogcl. 



P(j(h flat, several-seeded, indehiscent, both sutures extended into a Tving. 

 Stigma peltate. Stamens 10, free. 



P. (C^sai.pinia) fekeugineum. Dene. Beach forests of the Andamans. 



Pedicels only 2-3 lines long. Pods with coriaceous wings. 



AcROCAEPt'S, JJ'if/Jif. 



Pods as in preceding, but indehiscent and winged along the upper suture only. 

 Stigma minute. Petals narrow, almost equal. Stamens 5, free. 



A. FEAxiNiFOLics, T\'ight. Pcgu Range. 



Mai-a-nhen (Kurz). 



Flowers green. Petals 3 lines long or longer. Pods 17-18-seedcd. 



Sub-order MIMOSSJS. 



Flowers regular, the petals valvate in bud, free or more usually united into a 

 shorter or longer tube. Stamens dofiuite or indefinite, free or connate. 



JIIMOSIE^E. 

 Stamens definite, nsualJg 10 or .5, or twice as many as the pctais. 



Sub-tribe MIJIOSIE.^ VER-E. 

 Anthers gland-tipped or nut . Stamens free. Calgx valvate in bud. 



* Anthers ghi>id-tipped. 

 X Plvirers in spikes or racemes. 



Adenanthera, Linnants. 



Pods 2-valved, often falcate or circinate, transversely chambered between the 

 seeds. Flowers in spikes or racemes. Erect trees. Leaves bipinnate. 



A. PAVONiNA, L. var. ft in Tropical forests all over Burma and the adjacent 



Entada arborea, Gritf. islands up to 3000 feet. Great Nicobar. 



A. Gersenii, Scheff. 



var. n gcnuina. Seeds about \ inch in diameter, 

 var, ft microsperma, T. and B. Seeds half the size. 



A handsome tree, heartwood red and durable. 



Entada, Adams. 



Pods largo, the indehiscent joints separating from the persistent thickened 

 sutures. Flowers in spikes. Tendril-bearing woody climbers. Leaves bipinnate. 



E. (Mimosa) scande.vs, L. All over Burma, Kamorta and Nankowry. 



E. pursatha, DC. 

 E. Pumpkii, Scheff, 



This gigantic creeper, with pods more than a yard long and fotir inches broad, is 

 one of the most striking of its class. The seeds are roasted and eaten, and are 

 eagerly sought in the tree tops by both Burmans and Karens at the risk of their 

 necks. 



