Albizzia.'] LEGUMINOSAE. 431 



long., -5-'75 in. broad : calyx tubular, '125 in. long, puberulous ; 



pods thin, straw-coloured, 1-2 in. broad 3. Lebbeck. 



Leaflets oblong, slightly falcate, broadest on the lower side of 

 the midrib, rounded or semicordate at base, appressed pubes- 

 cent when young, ashy-grey when dry ; '5 in. long, *2 in. broad ; 

 calyx campanulate, '05 in. long, puberulous ; pods moderately 



thick, red, l-l'o in. broad 4. Thompsoni. 



Leaflets small, under '75 in. long. 



Leaflets rounded at apex, the midrib nearly central, but slightly 

 nearer the upper edge ; pedicels short. 



Leaflets broad, 1-5 in., half as broad as long, very grey-pubes- 

 cent, base obliquely truncate on the upper, semicordate on the 

 lower side ; calyx tubular-campanulate, puberulous ; pod thin, 



flat, '5-1 in. broad, brown 5. Lathamii. 



Leaflets narrow, '1 in., one-fourth as broad as long, glabrous or 

 ciliate on the edges, attenuate on the upper, rounded on the 

 lower side ; calyx campanulate, puberulous ; pod thin, flat, 



1-1 '25 in. broad, greyish- brown 6. amara. 



Leaflets acute at apex, falcate, semitruncate at base, the midrib 

 close to the upper edge, '1 in. broad, ciliate on the margins and 

 midrib ; stipules large and conspicuous ; pedicels very short ; 

 calyx funnel-shaped, pubescent ; pod '75-1*5 in. broad, thin, pale- 

 brown 7. marginata. 



Flowers in axillary spikes ; leaflets very many, linear, acute, the 

 midrib near the upper margin, villous on the midrib beneath ; pods 

 rather thick, with raised sutures, 3 in. by *o in lophantha. 



1. ALBIZZIA PROCERA, Benth. ; F. B. I. ii. 299 ; Brand. For. 

 Fl. t. 26. Mimosa procem, Boxb. Cor. PI. t. 121. Acacia 

 procero, Willd. ; W. & A. 275. 



N. Circars and Deccan, in hill forests, not very common 

 except along river banks ; W. Ghats, in deciduous forests. 

 Often planted for ornament or in avenues. White 

 Siris. 



A very large deciduous tree, conspicuous for its yellowish- 

 white bark and head of spreading branches. Flowers 

 greenish - white, rather small. Wood brown, hard, 

 resembling walnut, useful for many purposes in building 

 and agriculture. Vern. Hind. Safed siris ; Ur. Sarapatri, 

 Sirsi; Tel. Telia chinduga ; Tarn. Konda vaghe ; Mai. 

 Karun thagara. 



2. ALBIZZIA ODORATISSIMA, Beiith. ; F. B. I. ii. 299 ; Bedd. 



