152 LEGUMINOS^;. [Acacia. 



A short or small deciduous tree, with rough, dark-grey bark. Wood 

 hard, yellowish white, extremely hard, splits in drying. Pores moderate- 

 sized and large, often oval and subdivided into compartments enclosed 

 in wavy and irregular concentric bands of softer tissue, which are 

 frequently interrupted. Medullary rays fine and moderately broad, 

 wavy, prominent in the bands of darker and finer tissue, which alternate 

 with those of soft texture. 



Sind, Suliman range, Berar, Dekkan and South India. 

 Weight, 52 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Ibs. 



C 844. Amraoti Reserve, Berar .... 52 



4. A. leucophlcea, Willd.; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 294; Beddome t. 48; 

 Braudis 184; Kurz i. 421. Mimosa leucophlcea, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 558. 

 Vern. Reru, raunj, karir, nimbar, ringa, rinj, rohani,jhind, safed kikar, 

 Hind. ; Arinj, Raj putana ; Eaundra, runjra, Bauswara ; Renuja, Bijera- 

 gogarh ; Tumma, Gondi ; Hewar, Mar. ; Felvaylam, vel-vaghe, Tarn. ; 

 Tella-turna,) harwar, Tel. ; Eilijdli, topal, naibela, Kan. ; Katu andara, 

 Cingh. ; Tanoung, Burm. 



A moderate-sized or large deciduous tree. Bark J inch thick ; colour 

 varying with age, grey and smooth when young, dark brown, almost 

 black, and rough when old, exfoliating irregularly in patches and strips. 

 Sapwood large ; heartwood reddish brown with lighter and darker streaks, 

 extremely hard. Pores moderate-sized, uniformly distributed in patches 

 or short irregular concentric belts of white tissue which are prominent 

 in, and alternate with, the dark-coloured firm tissue which separates 

 the medullary rays. The latter are white, fine and moderate, and often 

 slightly bent. 



Plains of the Punjab from Lahore to Delhi, and in all forest tracts of Central and 

 South India and Burma. 



Weight, Skinner, No. 5, gives 55 Ibs. ; R, Thompson, 58 Ibs. ; and Central Pro- 

 vinces List of 1873, 45 Ibs. ; our specimens give 50 and 59 Ibs. Skinner gives P=861. 

 It seasons well and takes a good polish ; is strong and tough, but often eaten by 

 insects. It gives an excellent fuel. The bark is eaten in times of scarcity ; it is 

 used in preparing spirits from sugar and palm juice, to precipitate by the tannin it 

 contains the albuminous substances in the juice. It gives a fibre used for nets and 

 coarse cordage. The young pods and seeds are eaten, and the gum is used in native 

 medicine. 



Iba. 



P 947. Lahore 50 



C 1118. Ahiri Reserve, Central Provinces 59 



5. A. modesta, Wall. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 296 ; Brandis 185. Mimosa 

 dumosa, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 559, and probably M. obovata, Roxb. I.e. 561. 

 Vern. Palosa, Afg. ; Phulahi, Pb. 



A thorny, moderate-sized, deciduous tree. Bark rough, with a multi- 

 tude of narrow irregular cracks. Sapwood large, white, perishable ; 

 heartwood dark brown, with black streaks, extremely hard, harder than 

 that of A. Catechu. Pores moderate-sized, sometimes joined by narrow 

 bands of white tissue. Medullary rays fine, white, short. 



Suliman and Salt Ranges, Sub-Himalayan tract between the Indus and the Sutloj, 

 and th<- northern part of the Punjab plains. 



Growth slow. Weight, according to J. L. Stewart, 55 Ibs. ; our specimena vary 

 from 67 to 72; average 69 Ibt. A im*t iH-.-mtiful rood, strong and durable; valual.1.- 



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