414 FLORA OF MADRAS. [Cynomek 



A lofty tree with rosy-white flowers and only 1 pair 

 leaflets, which when young are very thin and creamy-pii 

 in colour. 



2. CYNOMETRA MIMOSOIDES, Wall. C. ramiflora, Linn.; F. B. 

 ii. 267 in part; W. & A. 293; Bedd. Fl. t. 315. 



W. Ghats, in S. Travancore (Beddome), apparently ve 



scarce. 



A moderate -sized tree with large leaflets and curious 



wrinkled pods. 



3. CYNOMETRA BEDDOMEI, Prain in Journ. As. Soc. Ben 

 Ixvi. ii. 478. C. malabarica, Bedd. MS. in Herb. Kew. 



W. Ghats, Tambracheri Ghat, Wynaad (Beddome). 



A large tree with crimson young leaves and flowers 



clusters from conspicuous imbricate bracts. 



4. CYNOMETRA BOURDILLONII, Gamble in Kew Bull. 1908, 44 



W. Ghats, banks of the Parapar river, S. Travancore, 

 500 ft. (Bourdillon). 



A handsome moderate-sized tree with large clusters 

 flowers, small foliage and remarkable didymous small po 

 Wood hard, yellow ; bark blackish-green. 

 C. cauliflora, Linn., with 2 leaflets and flower racemes from t 

 branches is sometimes found in gardens. 



Subfamily III. MIMOSOIDEAE. 



Trees or shrubs, sometimes climbing, rarely herbs. Leav 

 bipinnate or less commonly simply pinnate. Flowers sma 

 regular, usually 5-merous, usually hermaphrodite, sometim 

 polygamous, generally in heads or spikes ; bracts small, at tl 

 base of or on the peduncle, usually deciduous ; bracteoles < 

 very small and usually deciduous. Calyx more or less canipan 

 late with usually 5, sometimes 3, 4 or 6 valvate lobes, sometim 

 free. Petals as many as the sepals, valvate, free or connate in 

 lobed corolla. Stamens definite or indefinite ; if definite as mai 

 as or twice as many as the sepals and petals, if indefinite usual 

 very many, free or monadelphous. Ovary free, at the bottom . 

 the calyx. Pod dehiscent or indehiscent, sometimes jointe 

 Seeds sometimes arillate, albuminous or exalbuminous ; cotyledoi 

 flat. 



