105. LEGUMIN05AE 255 



Stamens lo, rarely 8, but then equal in length. Ovary short-stalked. 

 Ovules few 86 



86. Stamens unequal, lo. Fruit oblong, winged, indehiscent. Seeds pen- 



dulous. Leaves equally pinnate. Flowers in simple racemes. — 



Species i. Madagascar Apaloxylon Drake 



Stamens equal in length. Fruit broad-oblong to orbicular, dehiscing in 

 two valves. Leaves unequally pinnate. — Species 5. Central Airica 

 to Delagoa Bay. {Apalatoa Aubl.) .... Crudia Schveb. 



87. (80.) Well developed petal i ; sometimes 2 — 4 rudimentary petals in 



addition. Trees 88 



Well developed petals 3 — 6. Leaves abruptly pinnate 93 



88. Petal sessile. Sepals 4. Leaves abruptly pinnate. 89 



Petal with a long claw. 90 



89. Receptacle minute. Sepals scale-like. Petal orbicular. Stamens 3, 



short. Ovary with a short stalk. Ovules 4. Stigma truncate. Brae 

 teoles large, enclosing the bud, persistent at flowering. (See 65.) 



Cryptosepalum Benth. 



Receptacle rather large, narrowly top-«haped. Sepals large, coloured. 



Petal oblong. Stamens 10, long. Ovary with a long stalk. Ovules 



numerous. Stigma capitate. Bracteoles falling off early. — Species 3. 



West Africa. They yield timber and an aromatic resin. 



Daniella Benn. 



90. Fertile stamens 3 Oi 



Fertile stamens 5 — 10 92 



91. Bracteoles enclosing the bud, persisting at flowering. Petal folded 



together in the bud. Flowers small or middle-sized. (See 67.) 



Macrolobium Schreb 



Bracteoles shorter than the bud, falling off during the time of flowering. 



Receptacle elongated. Sepals 4. Fruit oblong. Flowers rather large. 



— Species i. Madagascar and neighbouring islands. It yields timber, 



edible seeds, and medicaments. (Under Afzelia Smith). 



Intsia Thouars 



92. Fertile stamens 6 — 8. Sepals 4. Bracteoles shorter than the bud. Seed 



with an aril. — Species 4. Central Africa to Delagoa Bay. They \-ield 

 timber ; the aril is edible, the seeds are poisonous and used medicinally. 



(Under Intsia Thouars) Afzelia Smith 



Fertile stamens 5 or 10. Sepals usually 5. Petal folded in bud, whitish. 

 Bracteoles enclosing the bud. — Species 15. Central Africa. The 

 wood and the bark are used, the latter for making cloth. 



Berlinia Soland. 



93. (87.) Sepals 6 — 7. Petals 6, subequal. Fertile stamens 6 — 8, barren ones 



4 — 7. Trees. — Species i. East Africa. . Englerodendron Harms 

 Sepals 4 — 5 94 



94. Sepals 5. Trees 95 



Sepals 4 . 96 



