5. Albizzia.] 41. MIMOSACEM. [7. Entebolobittm. 



Basal nerves 5-6 Calyx oampantilate ^V pubescent scarcely toothed. 

 Corolla hairy all over funnel-shaped, with lobea as long as tuhe, whitish. 

 There may be two vars. differing in the panicle and indumentum 

 and shape of the leaves and poJs. The new shoots usually grow through 

 the panicle. 



4. A. stipulata, Boiv. Japud, K.; Chapot, Kera- 

 serom, S. 



A large handsome tree with feathery foliage. Pinnae 

 about 14 pra. 3-5" teng. Lflta. about 35-40- prs. i- T 5 / by T y 

 with the mid-rib c'loBe to the upper margin. Fls. with 

 stamens 1-1 J" long on stout 1-3-nate peduncles in the axils 

 of large cordate deciduous bracts. Pods dehiscent 3J" by f * 

 to 5f by f . 



Valleys in Singbhum. Occasional in S. P.. Gamble. Fls. May-June. 

 Fr. Oct. -April. Evergreen. 



Very distinct from the other Chota Nagpur species. Nearly ail 

 parts densely pubescent, tjlts. falcate, pubescent oo ribs and margin when 

 old, whitish beneath. Peduncles in simple racemes or panicled. Large 

 stipules and bracts deciduous, or shortly persistent. 



Pithecolobium dulce, Benth. Syn. Inga dulcis, Eoxb. 



A pretty tree cultivated and deserving to be more widely 

 so. Tinna > 1 pair. Lflts. one pair, oblique, small, 1-2*. 

 Stipules spinose. Reads white f '' diam. in narrow panicles. 

 Pod twisted. Seeds 6-8 with a white pulpy edible aril. 



Fls. Jany.-Feby. Fr. April-June. Pods form a <?ood fodder. Native 

 of Mexico. If repeatedly cut back, it forma a good hedge. 



Enterolobium Saman, Train. Syn. Pithecolobium 

 Saman, Benth. The Rain Tree. 



A mod. -sized tree with large spreading crown and dark- 

 grey bark. Often forked from the baso. Pinnae 3-7 prs. 

 Lowest with 2-3 pr9. of lflts., larger with 8-10 prs. Lflts. 

 rhomboid, the mid-rib diagonal. Heads rose-coloured, axillary 

 or appearing racemed from arising in the axils of very young 

 leaves. Pod 5-9'' fleshy with firm sutures. 



Very oommonly planted in stations. Fls. M ay- June. The. March- April. 



Shoots nnd rachis pnbescent. Petiole eglandular, but often a small 



gland between one to all the pairs of pinnae. LJlts. usually 1" by £" to 2" 



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