434 FLORA OF MADRAS. [PithecoUUum. 



Unarmed : 



Leaflets numerous, small, trapezoid, coriaceous, tawny -villous be- 

 neath, the margins incurved, '3-'5 in. long, glands many, 1-3 on 

 the petiole, 1 half-way between each pair of the 3-12 pairs of 

 pinnae ; calyx and corolla golden-pubescent ; pod 3-4 in. long, 

 curved in a circle, orange within with 4-7 black seeds 



3. subcoriaceiim. 



Leaflets few, large, 1-4 pairs; glands 1 on the petiole, 1 each at the 

 base of each pinna and leaflet ; bracteoles lanceolate, persistent : 

 Pinnae 1-2 pairs, leaflets up to 4 pairs, lanceolate, acuminate, 

 glabrous, black when dry, reaching 7 in. long, 2 in. broad, unequal 

 at base ; calyx campanulate, '075 in. long ; corolla twice as long, 

 lobes recurved ; pod spirally curved, the -valves *5-'7 in. broad, 



red within 4. bigeminum. 



Pinnae 1 pair, leaflets 1-3 pairs, ovate, abruptly caudate- 

 acuminate, glabrous, reticulate, green when dry, reaching 6 in. 

 long, 3 in. broad, nearly equal at base ; calyx short-campanulate r 

 05 in. long ; corolla twice as long, lobes spreading 5. gracile. 



1. PITHECOLOBIUM DULCE, Benth. ; F. B. I. ii. 302; Bedd. Fl. 

 t. 188. Mimosa dulcis, Roxb. Cor. PL t. 99. Ing a dulcis, 

 Willd. ; W. & A. 268 ; Wt. Ic. t. 198. 



All dry plains Districts, cultivated as a hedge plant and 



rtfn wild, native of tropical America. 



A tree which, when allowed to grow, reaches a good size 



and gives a useful strong reddish-white wood, a good fuel,. 



pods which are eaten by cattle and foliage which is eaten 



by goats. It makes a good strong hedge. Tern. Tarn. 



Karkapilly. 



2. PITHECOLOBIUM UMBELLATUM, Beiith.; F. B. I. ii. 303. 

 Inga untbellata, W. & A. 270. 



Eastern Districts (Wight, Cleghom) scarce. 

 A low tree with thick moniliform pods, and heads of rather 

 few pedicelled creamy-white flowers with very long stamens, 

 thorns scarce. Yern. Tarn. lyamalai. 



3. PITHECOLOBIUM SUBCORIACEUM, Thw. ; F. B. I. ii. 305. 

 P. ana m allay OMiim, Bedd. Fl. t. 189. 



W. G-hats, in the Aiiamalais and the Hills of Travancore 

 above 4,000 ft., in evergreen forests. 



A small tree with pretty greenish-white flowers, foliage and 

 pods. "Wood yellowish, soft. Yern. Tarn. Malei vagei. 



