41. MIMOSACBM. [4. Acacia. 



3. A. COncinna, D>C. Kundaru, Kunduru, K. 



A scrambling climber with 4-8 prs. of pinnae and 15-25 

 pr3. of oblong oblique lflts. }-§" long by T V' broad and 

 yellowish-white panicled beads of flowers. Pod thick fleshy, 

 somewhat constricted between the seeds, 2-4" long. 



Valleys in Singbhum, rare. Fls. April-July ? Fr. Jany. -March. Ever- 

 green. 



Branches nearly white, armed as well as the leaf rachis with copions 

 small recurved prickles. Pinnce |-1" apart. Thi3 and the large leaflets 

 easily distinguish it in leaf from the next two species. 



4. A. Caesia, W. and A. A. Intsia, var. Caesia. F.B.I. ; 

 Kundaru, K. ; Kondro-jaruun 8 % ; Arar, Kharw. 



A scrambling climber with 6-10 prs. of pinnae and 20- 

 40 (rarely as few as 10 on some pinnae) prs. of oblong oblique 

 lflts. iV-iV l° n & by yVs" broad, and white copiously 

 panicled heads of flowers. Pod thin flat dry with strong 

 sutures, 3-5| 7 by |-1", cuneate both ends, rarely obtuse, 

 light brown. 



All the districts in forest and waste ground. Fls. May. -Sept. Fr. 

 Jany. -March. Evergreen. New leaves in March. 



Stem angled and fluted. Branches brown pubescent or tomentose 

 with minute prickles, those on the rachis often absent. Pinnce only ^-|" 

 apart spreading stiffly, usually pubescent beneath. 



5. A- peniiata, Willd. Kundaru, K. ; Arar, Kharw. 

 A scrambling climber with 8-20 prs. of pinnae and 40-50 

 pes, (sometimes only 20 prs. on short basal pinnae) of 

 linear lflts. T V-|" by to", an( * white copiously panicled 

 heads of flowers. Pod thin flat dry with strong sutures, 

 3-6' 7 by f-1", suddenly tapering at the apex, deep brown or 

 purple, margins occasionally sinuate. 



Fraquent in Singbhum and Gangpur ; Jaspur, Wood ; IHazaribagh, 

 Gamble ; S. P near nalas very common. Probably also in other districts. 

 Fls. May- Jany, Fr. Jany. -April. Evergreen. 



Stem rounded with 5 lines of very small prickles even when obi. 

 Branches grey or brown glabrescent with few and small prickles, which 



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