41. MIMOSACEJE. [6. Aibizzia. 



2. A^ procera, Benth. Pandrai, K. ; Safed-siris, H. ; 

 Garso, Khar. 



A large tree with characteristic greenish-white oi 

 white bark. Pinna? 3-6 prs. with a gland below the 

 upper 1-3 prs. of lflts. or not. Lflts. 5-11 prs< broadly- 

 oblong or rhomboid-oblong I" by -»-" to 2J* by If. Mid-rib 

 nearer to the lower edge except at the tip. Peduncles 

 £-1* copiously panicled 1-4-nate, bracts caducous. Fls. 

 with stamens |-f". Exserted part of corolla 1-1^-times 

 length of calyx. Pod 4-8 by -£-1'' thin strap-shaped. 



In all the districts. Chiefly in the valleys. Campbell does not include 

 it, bo possibly his A. Lebbek is this. Fls. Aug.-Sept. Fr. Dec-May. In 

 May and June it may be nearly, or quite leafless for a very short time. 

 There may be a second flush of new leaves in August growiug through 

 the panicle. 



Youngest leaves silvery hairy, quickly glabrescent. Inflorescence 

 nearly glabrous. Panicles large or only 3-4". Calyx T &-i", glabrous teeth 

 unequal. Corolla greenish- white nearly \" and lobes about grd as long, 

 pube_scent above. Fil. white, anthers yellowish. 8t.-tube exceeding 

 the corolla. 



3. A- odoratissima, Benth. Kiachalom, Pandrai, K. ; 

 Jang Siris, S. 



A large or (usually in Oh. Nag.) a small tree, graceful with 

 drooping foliage. Bark grey or sand-colouied. Pinnae 2-5 prs. 

 3-10" long with a gland below the upper 1-2 prs of lflts. 

 rarely absent. Lflts. 6-24 prs. oblong or narrowly oblong 

 rarely falcate, §" by \" to 1J" by \* but mostly under I*. Mid- 

 rib about Jth diam. of leaf from the upper margin. Peduncles 

 f-lj" long, 1-3-nate in the axils of the young leaves and of 

 bracts, and hence shortly panicled (or, forming ample deltoid 

 terminal panicles vide F.B.I.) lis. with stamens f-1". 

 Exserted part of corolla 4-5 times as long as the small calyx. 

 Pod 5£" by T to 12" by 1J", often contracted at the apex. 



In all the districts, frequent, chiefly in the valleys. Fls. May-July. 

 Fr. Dec-Feby. Evergreen. 



Shoots and infloresoence densely pubescent. Rachis pubesoent, lflts. 

 pale beneath, hairy or nearly glabrous except the margins and mid-rib. 



