XI.VIII. KlUiUMlNOK.K, 431 



1. Bauhinia diphylla, llnch.-lfam., in. Si/me^, I'Jinlxtxx. oil. 2 (1^00) 

 V. 3, p. 311, t. 24. A large climber with circ-inale tendrils. Leaves of 

 2 distinct leaflets; petioles l-lg in. long, slightly thirkencd at both 

 ends, glal)rou>i, striati;. Jjeutlets sessile, 2j by 1^ in., semiorbicular 

 or subrenirorni, rounded at both ends, glabrous ; nerves 5-6. Flowers 

 very large, in lax lernn'nal racemes; pedicels l^-ll in. long, glabrous, 

 ascending; buds fusiform. Calyx thick, glabrous; tube j'-l in. long, 

 narrowl}'^ turbinate; limb divided to the base, segments lanceolate, 

 l-lf in. long, reflexed. Petals exserted, oblong-lanceolate, white, with 

 a long claw. Stamens 10, all fertile, equal ; filanients glabrous. Ovary 

 stalked, glabrous. Tods stalked, 9-12 by l.i-2.| in.. Hat, thin, reticu- 

 lately veined ; stalk 11-2 in. long. Seeds 150-40 along the middle of 

 llie pod, ovoid, slight I3' compressed, 5 by ^ in., pale brown, shining. 

 Fl. B. I. V. 2, p. 278 ; 'J all). Trees, Bomb. ed. 2, p. 147 ; Woodr. in 

 Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (189S) p. 428. 



Konkan: SfocAsl 



This is iinliided oil ilie autliority of specimens in Herb. Kcw labelled as above, but 

 no other collectors a])pear to have found the plant in the Konkan. Ji. con/mbosa in 

 Dalzell and Gibson's Honibay Flora, Suppl. p. 81, may probably be tliis species. The 

 leaves are there said to be cleft to the base, which is not the case in li. corymhosa, 

 Roxb. — DisTniB. Birma. 



2. Bauhinia tomentosa, TA)in. Sj). PI, (1753) p. 375. An erect 

 sbrub ; branches slender, terete, zigzag, downy. Leaves broader than 

 long, i^-2 by U-2.4 in., divided a little less than | way down into 

 2 rounded lobes, glabrous above, pubescent beneath, base truncate or 

 rarely subcordate ; main nerves 7 (rarely 9) from the base ; petioles 

 .4-g in. long, pubescent, thickened at both ends. Flowers usually 

 in pairs (rarely 1 or 3), on short axillary or leaf-opposed peduncles ; 

 bracts linear, j^-l in. long ; pedicels 4 in. long, 2-bracteolate. Calyx 

 I in. long, velvety-pubescent ; tube 4- in. long; limb | in. long, broadly 

 ovate, spathaceous. Petals 11-2 in. long, much imbricated, obovate- 

 epathulate, yellow, the upper with a purple blotch on the face. 

 Stamens 10, all fertile, subeqnal. Ovary distinctly stalked, densely 

 tomentose ; style g-^ in. long; stigma peltate. Pods stalked, 4-5 by 

 4-^ in., flat, pointed, slightly ])uberulous when fully ripe, veined. 

 Seeds 8-12, oblong, rounded at the apex, -f^ by -f\ in. Fl. B. I. v. 2, 

 p. 275; Grab. Cat. p. 63; Dalz. & Gibs. Suppl. p. 31 ; Bedd. For. 

 Man. p. xcii ; Trim. Fl. Ceyl. v. 2, p. 116; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. 

 Nat. v. 11 (1898) p. 42S; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 1, p. 423.— 

 Flowers : Nov.-Jan. 



A very ornamental shrub, often cultivated in gardens, but very doubtfully wild in 

 the Bombay Presidency. Nimmo (tide (rrahani, i. c.) states that it is wild in the 

 Konkan, but no otiier collector seems to iiave foinid it there. DahcU J- Gi/>so?i snj 

 that it is a native of Malabar, and Wondnm in liiri list of plants considers it as doubt- 

 fully indigenous. — DisTKUi. India (N.W. Provinces, W. Peninsula); Ceylon, China, 

 Tropical Africa. 



3. Bauhinia racemosa, Loml-. Enojc. Mttliod. v. 1 (1783) p. 390 

 ()(()/ of Vahl). A small crooked tree with dai'k scabrous bark; branches 

 numerous, drooping. Leaves broader than long, ^-2 by 1-2| in., 

 divided a little less than | way down into 2 rounded lobes, green and 

 glabrous above, white and more or less tomentose beneath, base usually 

 cordate; main nerves 7-9 ; petioles ]-^| in. long, pubescent. Flowers 



