394 FLORA OF MADRAS. ICaescdpinia. 



In most Plains Districts, in hedges and on waste lands 



near villages, especially near the coast. 



A large straggling very thorny shrub with yellow 'flowers. 



The hard grey seeds are used in medicine to give a bitter 



tonic. Yern. Hind. Kat karanj.; Tel. Getsakeia; Tarn. 



Kalichikai. 



2. CAESALPINIA JAYABO, Maza ; Merr. in Interp. Herb. Amb. 

 261. C. Bonduc, Baker in F. B. I. ii. 255. Cuilandma 

 Bcnditc., W. & A. 280 in part var. major, DC. 



Cariiatic, near the coast (?) (G. Thomson). 



A large straggling shrub with yellow flowers and larger 



leaflets than the last. 



3. CAESALPJNIA MIMOSOIDES, Lanik. ; F. B. I. ii. 256 ; W. & A. 

 281 ; Wt. Ic. t. 392. 



\r. Coast and W. Ghats at low levels and up to 4,000 ft. 

 A very prickly climbing shrub with bright yellow flowers. 



4. CAESALPINIA NUGA, Ait. ; F. B. I. ii. 255. C. panieidata, 

 Roxb.; W. & A. 281; Wt. Ic. t. 36. 



W. Coast, on river banks. 



A large climbing shrub with yellow fragrant flowers. 



5. CAESALPINIA SEPIARIA, Roxb. ; F. B. I. ii. 256 ; W. & A. 

 282 ; Wt. Ic. t. 37. 



Circars, Deccaii and Carnatic in hedges and open bushy 

 places ; W. Ghats, up to 6,000 ft. The Mysore Thorn. 

 A large straggling thorny shrub with bright yellow flowers, 

 usually very pubescent, but sometimes in the Deccan 

 nearly glabrous as in N. India. Yern. Hind. Aila; Ur. 

 Gilo ; Mar. Chilian. 



6. CAESALPINIA DIGYNA, Rottl. ; F. B. I. ii. 256 ; W. & A. 281. 



N. Circars, from Ganjam to Godavari, chiefly near villages. 



A prickly climbing shrub, with yellow flowers, the upper 



petal streaked with red. The seeds give an oil and the 



pods are said to give a very valuable tanning material. 



Caesalpinia Sappan, Linn., is the Sappaii Wood, a tree with 



an orange-red hard heartwood, which besides being useful in 



turnery gives a red dye. It is only found in cultivation. 



C. pidclierrina, Swartz, is an erect shrub with yellow or scarlet 



flowers with long stamens, very common in gardens. C. Coriarla, 



Willd., the " Divi-divi," is a small branching South American 



tree, cultivated for its pods, which are a valuable tanning material. 



