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littlo above its base and also ufc the bases of 1-2 of the upper pimige ; 

 pinnae usually 4 pairs, rather distant, 3-() in. lonpt, their rUachises 

 pubescent. Leaflets 8-15 pairs, sessile, J-ly by jf-.] in., obliquely 

 oblong, rounded at the apex, reticulatcly veined, the midrib about g the 

 breadtli of the blade from the upper ed<];e, darl« green and slightly 

 pubescei\t above, glaucous and pubescent beiiealh, base very obliquely 

 rounded. Flowers fragrant, sessile, in nuniL-rous small 10-12-flouered 

 heads .^-1 in. across ; peduncles J,- in. long, solitary or 2-4 together, 

 arranged in terminal panicles. Calyx ~-^ in. long, pubescent ; teeth 

 obsolete. Corolla white, ^ in. long, grey-silky outside ; teeth ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute. Stamens twice as long as the corolla ; tilaments pale- 

 yellow, connate at the base into a tube half as long as the corolla-tube. 

 I'ods shortly stalked, 4-8 by 1-14 in., thin, flexible, glabrous, slightly 

 reticulately veined, brown. Seeds 8-12, broadly ovate, ^ by \- in., nuicli 

 llattened, yellow. Fl. B. I. v. 2, p. 2'J9 ; Ualz. & Gibs. p. 88 ; Bedd. 

 Flor. Sylvat. t. 54 ; Trim. Fl. Ceyl. v. 2, p. 129 ; Talb. Trees, Bomb. ed. 2, 

 p. 155 ; Woodr. iu Journ, Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1898) p. 430; Watt, Diet. 

 Econ. Prod. v. 1, p. 158. Acacia odoratissima, Willd. Sp. Pi. v. 4 (1805) 

 p. 10G3 ; Grab. Cat. p. 58. — Flowers : Apr.-Juue. Veen. Kdla-siras ; 

 Chiclivd. 



KoKKAN : Graham, Dahcll Sf Gibson, Talhof. DKrrAN : Poona, JVoodrou'. Xaxaua : 

 moist forests, Talbot; Sirsi (N. Kaiuira), Woudruw. — Disiiuu. Tlirou^liuut India; 

 Cejloa. 



3. Albizzia procera, Bcnth. in IIoolc. Loud. Journ. Bot. v, 3 (1844) 

 p. 89. An unarmed tree 00-80 ft. high ; young shoots pale, lenticellate. 

 Leav^es abruptly 2-pinnate ; main I'hachis glabrous, 12-18 in. long, with 

 a large gland on the petiole a little above its base; pinna; 2-G pairs, 

 5-6 in. long, their rliachises glabrous and with au oval gland below 

 the uppermost pair of leaflets. Leaflets G-12 pairs, 1-1 j by ^-§ in., 

 obtuse or suljacute, dark green and glabrous above, more or less grey- 

 pubescent beneath, base obliquely cuneate on the upper, rounded on the 

 lower margin ; petiolules -^ in. long. Flowers sessile, in numerous 

 small 12-20-flowered heads | in. across ; petluncles g in. long, iii 

 fascicles of 3-5 (rarely solitary), arranged in terminal panicles. Calyx 

 yg- in. long, glabrous ; teeth distinct, triangular. Corolla i in. long, 

 pubescent outside ; teeth lanceolate, | as long as the corolla-tube. 

 Stamens \h times as long as the corolla; filaments greenish-yellow, 

 connate at the base into a tube as long as the corolla-tube. Pods 

 scarcely stalk'^d, at length dehiscent, 4-8 by -|— g in., thin, flexible, 

 bright orange-brown, smooth and glossy, faintly reticulate above the 

 seeds. Seeds 6-12, broadly ovate, ^ by \ in., nuich flattened, pale-brown. 

 Fl. B. I. V. 2, p. 299 ; Bedd. For. Man. p. xc-vi ; Talb. Trees, Bomb. ed. 2, 

 p. 155 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1898) p. 43(> ; Watt, Diet. 

 Econ. Prod. v. l,p. 159. — Flowers: May-June. Vern. Kinliai; Belati. 



Konkan: Stocksl, Dahelll, Talbot S. M. Country: Belgaum, Ritchie, 154! 

 Kanaka: Talbot. — Distimb. India (Central and E. Himalayas, IJeliar, W. Peninsula, 

 Birma); China, Malay Arc-bij)elago, Philippines. 



4. Albizzia stipulata, Boivin, in Encyc. du ,viv' Slecle, v. 2, p. 33 ; 

 Benth. in Ilooh. Lund. Journ. Bot. v. 3 (1844) p. 92. A tall unarmed 

 evergreen tree ; young shoots clothed with fine grey or golden-yellow 

 pubescence. Leaves abruptly 2-pinnate ; main rhachis 6-15 in. long, 

 at first pubescent, afterwards glabrous, with a large sessile gland on the 



