Bauhinia.'] LEGUMINOSAE. 407 



Circars, Deccan and Carnatic in dry deciduous forests ; 

 W. Ghats, on dry slopes and up to 4,000 ft. 

 A small deciduous rather crooked tree with pale yellow 

 flowers. Bark rough, nearly black ; wood brown, hard, a 

 good fuel. The inner bark gives a good fibre for rough 

 ropes. Yern. Hind. Gurial ; Ur. Ambhota; Tel. Are; 

 Tarn. Archi, Atti. 



3. BAUHINIA MALABARICA, Roxb. ; F. B. I. ii. 277 ; W. & A, 

 294. 



N". Circars, in the Gumsur Sal forests and in the Godavari 

 forests ; W. Ghats, in deciduous forests, from S. Canara to 

 Travancore, up to 2,000 ft. 



A moderate- sized deciduous tree with cream-coloured 

 flowers. Bark brown, rough; wood reddish-brown, with 

 darker patches, moderately hard, but of little value. The 

 leaves are acid. Yern. Hind. Amlosa; Tel. Puli shinta; 

 Kan. Cheppura. 



4. BAUHINIA RETUSA, Ham. ; F. B. I. ii. 279. 



N. Circars, on the slopes of the E. Ghats, in forest, scarce; 

 Deccan, in Mysore, but rare. 



A moderate-sized deciduous tree. Bark dark brown; 

 wood red with darker patches and streaks, hard and of 

 good quality. It gives a clear gum-like gum arable, but 

 less soluble in water. Yern. Hind. Semla; Tel. Nirpa. 



5. BAUHINIA VARIEGATA, Linn. ; F. B. I. ii. 284 ; W. & A. 296. 



N. Circars, Deccaii and Carnatic, in dry deciduous forest, 

 especially on rocky hills ; often cultivated for its beautiful 

 appearance in flower. 



A moderate-sized deciduous tree. Bark grey, with vertical 

 cracks ; wood greyish-brown with irregular darker patches, 

 moderately hard. Yern. Hind. Kachnar ; Ur. Borara ; 

 Tarn. Segapu-manchori ; Tel. Mandari. 



<;>. BAUHINIA PURPUREA, Linn. ; F. B. I. ii. 284; W. & A. 296. 

 N. Circars, Deccan and Carnatic, in deciduous forest* 

 chiefly along water-courses ; W. Coast, in dry forest lands ; 

 often cultivated in gardens. 



A moderate-sized evergreen tree, often bushy, with rather 

 large leaves. Bark grey to brown ; wood dark brown, 

 moderately hard, used for implements. Yern. Hind. 

 Khairwal ; Tel. Kanchanam ; Tarn. Mandari. 



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