XI.VIII. I.KI.IMINO.S.E. 449 



(It'lloid. Corolla j^j-^; in. lon<^. divided uhoul .{ \\i\y down : lobos ol)]oiif;;- 

 Janceolate, aoutp. Pods stalked, 'A-^i by -;[-! in., sti-aij^lit, flat, lliiii, 

 brown, reticulately veined, glabrous, indeliiscenf, the up])er suture nar- 

 rowly winged. Seeds 4-8. Fl. B. 1. v. 2, p. 295 ; Bedd. Flor. Sylvat. 

 t. 51"; Trim. Fl. Ceyl. v. 2, p. 126: Talb. Trees. Jiomb. cd. 2, p. 153 ; 

 Woodr. in Joiirn. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1898) p. 429; Watt, Uict. Ecou. 

 Prod. V, 1, p. 50. — Flowers: Jan. -Feb. Vkun. Pdndhard-lhair. 



Konkan: Sfocksl, Dahelll, Tulhof. Dkccan: PJialsan (Peint laluka), Woodrow. 

 GuJAUAT". DnugB, Woodrow; Panch Malials, 2\tlhof, Brcnidisl 



11. Acacia Senegal, Willd. Sp. PI. v. 4 (1805) p. 1077. A small 

 tree 10-2O it. lii<j;]i ; !>tem prickly; branches flexuose, glaucous-grey; 

 young shoots ])ubescent. I;eaves 2-i)iniiate, |-1-J in. long ; nniin rhachis 

 pid)escent, with a gland on the petiole below the lowest pair and one 

 between the ii])])ermost pair of pinntc ; stipular spines usually 3, 

 the 2 lateral nearly straiglit or slightly curved upwards, the middle 

 one curved d()wn^^ards, all dark-brown, ])olIshed ; piunoe 3-5 pairs, 

 |-| in. long, very shortly stalked, their rhachisc^s pubescent. I>caflets 

 8-15 pairs, -jV-g by J-y in,, linear, subobtuse, glabrous, pale glaucous- 

 green ; petiolules very short. Flowers fragrant, in spikes 2-4 in. long ; 

 ])eduncles axillary, 1-3-uate, Calyx cam])anulate, Jg- in. long, divided 

 about I of the way down ; teeth distinct, deltoid. C'orolla white, twice 

 as long as the calyx, divided about | way down ; lobes lanceolate, acute. 

 Filaments white. Anthers yellow. Pods shortly stalked, 3 by | in., 

 linear-oblong, thin, flat, flexible, attenuated at both ends, reticulately 

 veined, pale-brown and glabrous when ripe. Seeds 5-6. Fl. B. 1. v. 2, 

 p. 295 ; Taubert, in Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenf. v. 3, part 3, p. 112, fig. 68 ; 

 Talb. Trees, Bomb. ed. 2, p. 153; Woodr, in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 

 (1898) p, 429; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 1, p. 55. Acacia Verel; 

 Guill. & Perr. Fl. Seneg. (1830-33) p. 245, t. 56. Acacia rupestris, 

 Stocks, ex Boiss. Fl. Orient, v. 2 (1872) p. 638.— Flowers : Nov.-Mar. 



SiND : (SYoe/is!— DisTRiB. India (Paiij.lb, Rajputaiia) ; Beluchistaii, Arabia, Tropical 

 Africa. 



The ti-pc furiiislies the true gum-arabic of commerce wliich is largely exported from 

 (he Freu'^h colony of Senegal on tiie West Coast of Africa. It is collected in Sind 

 and Eajputaua, but is not kept separate, being mixed with the gums from other species 

 of Acacia. See Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. 1. c. 



12. Acacia latronum, WUld. Sp. PI. v. 4 (1805) p. 1077. A 

 glabrous shrub or small tree forming an umbrella-like top w hen old ; 

 branches brown, glabrous. Leaves 2-pinuate, often fasciculate, 1-1 1 in. 

 long; main rhachis slightly pubescent; petiole with a gland about the 

 niicldle ; stipular spines in pairs, of two kinds, the smaller ^-1 in. long, 

 the larger 2-2^ in, long, connate at the base, conical, hollow inside, 

 straight, sharp, ivory-white or rarely brown, polished ; pinnte 2-5 pairs, 

 |-1 in, long. Leaflets 6-15 pairs, g-^ by -jV-^V "^•' iiii<^'i'% I'ig'flly sub- 

 coriaceous, glabrous. Flowers at first white, afterwnrds turning yellow, 

 fragrant, in lax subsessile often fasciculate spikes I-l h in. long. Calyx 

 campanulate, -rrV in. long, glabrons ; teeth short, ciliolate. Corolla yjiu. 

 long, divided \ the way down ; lobes triangular. Pods shortly stalked, 

 1-14 by |-| in,, flat, obtuse at both ends, falcate, reticulately veined, 

 dark-brown or nearly black, finally dehiscent. Seeds 2-4, orbicular, 

 compressed, yellowish-brown, Fl. B. I. v, 2, p. 296 ; Grab. Cat. p. 58; 



