174 BIGJSONIACE&. [ STEREOSPERMUM, 



Kashmir to Sikkim, up to 4,000 ft. ; found also in the drier parts of 

 Bengal, and in Central W. and S. India, extending to Burma. The 

 wood is valued for planks and beams ; it polishes well, and is much 

 used as fuel and for making charcoal. The Lark and flowers are said 

 to be employed medicinally. "Regarding the sylvicultural value of this 

 tree see Gamble I.e. ^ 



This family is remarkable for the large number of handsome-flowered 

 trees and shrubs which it contains. The following, belonging to genera 

 not indigenous in India are some of the more important species cultiva- 

 ted within the area of the upper Gangetic Plain : 



MILLINGTONIA HORTENSis, Linn, f.; Brandis For. Fl. 347 ; Ind. Tree 

 496 -, F. B. I. iv, 377 ; Watt E. D ; 'Kanjilal For. Fl. 253 ; Gamble Man. 

 Ind Timb. 509 ; Prain Beng. PI. 788 ; CooTce Fl. Bomb, ii, 334. Bigrionia 

 euberosa, Roxb ; FL Ind. Hi, 111. Vern. Akas-nim, chambeli, (Indian 

 Cork tree). A tall erect fast-growing tree with corky bark and soft 

 yellowish wood. Leaves bi-or tripinuate, 2-3 ft. long. Flow TS white, 

 very fragrant, arranged in large panicles which are terminal on the 

 pendent branches. This tree, supposed to be indigenous in Burma and 

 the Malay Archipelago, is cultivated in gardens and as a roadside tree 

 within the area of this flora and in many other parts of India. As an 

 avenue-tree it cannot be altogether recommended ; for, owing to the 

 brittleness of its branches, it is liable to be much damaged during severe 

 storms. It flowers at the beginning of the cold season, but produces no 

 seed in this part of India. 



PANDOREA JASMINOIDEA. K. Schum.; Coo fee FL Bomb, ii, 335. Tecoma 

 jasminoides, Lindl. A climbing shrub with pale bluish flowers. It is 

 a native of Australia and is frequently cultivated in the gardens of 

 Upper India. 



PYROSTEGIA IGNEA PresL; Cooke Fl. Bomb, ii, 335. Bignonia venusta, 

 Ker. GawL A largo climbing shrub with 3-foliolate leaves and large 

 handsome orange-red flowers arranged in terminal racemes. A native of 

 Brazil. 



CAMPSIS RADICANS, Seem; Cooke Fl. Bomb, ii, 335. Tecoma radicans, 

 Lindl. A scandent shrub climbing like ivy, and with red flowers. 

 Indigenous in N. America. 



STENOLOBIUM STANS, Seem. ; Cooke PL Bomb, ii, 335. Tecoma stans, 

 Juss.; Gamble Man. Ind. Timb. 511; Prain Beng. PL /<?#. A hardy 

 shrub or small tree with handsome foliage and large yellow flowers. 

 It is a native of S. America, and in some parts of India has become 

 almost naturalized. 



HETEROPHRAGMA ADENOPHTLLUM, Seem.; F. B. I. iv, 381 ; Watt E. D.; 

 Gamble Man. Ind. Timb. 514 ; Brand. Ind. Trees 494 ; Prain Beng. PL 

 789 ; Cooke Fl. Bomb, ii, 336. A handsome tree with large pinnate 

 leaves. Flowers brownish-yellow, densely tomentose. Capsule 1-3 ft. 

 long, twisted. A native of E. Bengal, Burma and the Andaman Islands. 

 Often planted in the gardens of Upper India. The wood is valued for 

 cabinet work. 



