17. Butea.] 43. PAPILIONACJEJS. [18. Spatholobus. 



A large woody climber with very large leaflets and the 

 branches crowded when leafless with gorgeous orange-scarlet 

 flowers 2-2^ long. 



Common in the dry forests of Singbhum, and Manbhnm. Common 

 on the Damuda Ghats and in the Uranga River valley (Palamau). 

 Hazaribagh. Probably throughout Chotei Nagpur. Fls. March-April. 

 Fr. June-July. Deciduous Feb.-May. 



The leaves are sometimes confused with those of Spatholobus, bat the 

 leaflets are very much larger usually 12-18'' and attain sometimes 20 7 

 in young plants, subrugose and dull above and more strongly nerved 

 beneath with the nervules raised and distinctly pubescent while the 

 araoles are nearly glabrous. Racemes 12'' long. Pedicels 3-times as long 

 as calyx. Pod like that of B. f rondosa. 



The economic properties are very similar to those of B. frondosa. 



Eoxburgh remarks-that " the colours are so exceedingly vivid that 

 my best painter has not. been able, with his utmost skill, to imitate their 

 brightness. When in flower, I do not think the vegetable world offers 

 a more gaudy show." 



18. Spatholobus, Hassk. 



Large WjQody climbers, twining ^at least in S. Eox- 

 burghii) from right to left. Stipules small, lflts. stipellate. 

 Fls. small fascicled at the nodes of panicled racemes, nodes 

 tnmid or only slightly so. Calyx campannlate. Corolla 

 exsert, petals sub-equal or standard largest. Keel nearly 

 straight, obtuse. St. 2-adelphous. Ovules 2. Pod like 

 that of Butea. 



1. S. Roxblirghii, Benth. Bandu, Bandan, K. ; Cihut, 

 S. The fruit ' Bando ' : Bendo in Jaspuf, Wood ; Bibri, 

 Kharw. ; Mania, H. (The Kol name Moru sometimes quoted 

 arises from confusion with Butea). 



Trunk attaining 2-3 ft. girth, Jbark smooth. Wood with 

 deep-red concentric bast bands. Lflts. 4-9" by 3-6%", 

 obtnse or shortly acuminate cuspidate shining above-strongly- 

 nerved (but tertiaries not very prominent), minutely silky 

 beneath. Fls. cream-cold., T y long 2-3 together on the nodes 



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