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riflte, rnnndecl or acute at the base ; nerves 3-5 pairs ; petiolules of the 

 lateral leadets ^-^ in., those of the terniinal leaflets longer. Flowers 

 about i- in. long, crowded, in erect p^-ramidal deJisely pubescent terminal 

 panicles ; pedicels short, stout, articulated ■with the flower. Sepals 

 ovate-oblong, subacute, densely pubescent. Petals much longer than 

 tlie calyx, linear-oblong, more or less pubescent outside. Follicles 

 glabrous within, at first bi-ight scarlet, afterwards dark brown outside, 

 1^-2| in. long, fusiform, slightly falcate, tapering into a narrow stalk 

 surrounded at the base by the persistent (non-accrescent) calyx, smooth, 

 not striate nor shining. Seeds 1 in. long, ovoid, slightly compressed, 

 surrounded at tlie base bv a large pulpy yellow aril ; testa black, shining. 

 PI. B. I. V. 2, p. 50 ; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 53 ; Grab. Cat. p. 35 ; Trim. 11. 

 Cevl. V. 2, p. 2 ; Talb. Trees, Bomb. p. 65 ; AVoodr. in Journ. Bomb. 

 Nat. V. 11 (1897) p. 420 ; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 2, p. 517. Con- 

 navus j)inn<itus, Lamk. Encyc. v. 2, p. 95 ; Grab. Cat. p. 35. — Flowers : 

 Feb. Vehn. Sundar. 



Konkan: Stocks'.; S. Konkan, Nimmo ex Graham; Soutbevn Gliats, BahcII 4' 

 Gibson ; Goa jungles, Graham. Kanaka : Gh;it forests of N. Kauara, Talbot. — 

 DisTRiB. India (from the Konkan to Travancore) ; Ceylon. 



2. Connarus Wightii, Hooh. f. in FJ. B. I. v. 2 (1876) p. 51. 

 An extensive climber. Leaflets 3-3| by I5-II in., elliptic-ovate, ob- 

 tusely pointed, coriaceous, hardly shining, reticidately veined, glabrous ; 

 nerves 5-6 pairs, arched, slender. Follicles 1| by | in., compressed, 

 bright red, afterwards chestnut-brown, strongly striate on the faces, 

 narrowly keeled at the sutures, sliglitly pointed at the apex, base shortly 

 narrowed into the stalk, quiie glabrous within. Seeds obovoid-oblong, 

 compressed, arillate at the base ; testa black, shining. Talb. Trees, 

 Bomb. p. 65 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 420.— 

 Flowers : Feb. 



Konkan: Amboli Ghat, Kanitkar\ S. M. Country: Castlerock, Woodrow\,Coohe\ 

 Kanaka: Potelli (N. Kanara), Talbot, 2733!; Karwar, 7W6o!;, 89 !— Distrib. India 

 (Western Peninsula). 



3. Connarus Ritchei, Hoolc. f. in Fl. B. I. v. 2 (1876) p. 51. 

 A small tree (?). Leaflets 3-4 by If-lf in., elliptic-lanceolate, obtusely 

 acuminate, finely reticulated, quite glabrous. Flowers g in. long, \\\ 

 rusty -pubescent panicles. Sepals ovate-oblong. Petals about twice as 

 long as the sepals. Follicles | by g in., turgidly oblong, rounded at the 

 top, cordate at the base, as broad from suture to suture as across, dark 

 brown, striate. Talb. Trees, Bomb. p. 65. — Flowers : Apr. 



A rare plant. S. M. Country: Ramghat, Ritchie, 931 ! Kanaka : Law !, Stocks I ; 

 Supa Ghiits of N. Kanara, Talbot. — Distrib. India (W. Peninsula). 



Order XLVIII. LEGUMINOS^. 



Herbs, shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate (very rarely opposite), 

 usually stipulate, compound (rarely simple) ; leaflets sometimes stipel- 

 late. Flowers usually irregular and hermaphrodite. Sepals 5, combmed 

 or free, often unequal, sometimes combined into 2 lips. Petals 5 (rarely 

 fewer), usually irregular and imbricate in Suborders 1 and 2, regular 

 and \ ah ate in 3. Stamens normally 10 (rarely fewer) or indefinite, 



