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Dalbergia.] XXXI. LEGUMINOS^E. 151 



minal and axillary ; flowers bluish white, nearly sessile, crowded on short 

 unilateral racemes ; bracts oblong, villose, early deciduous. Calyx cam- 

 panulate, densely hairy outside, glabrous inside, all teeth acute. Claws of 

 petals as long as calyx-tube. Standard from cordate base oblong, broader 

 above, with straight sides, not thickened above the claw. Stamens 10, 

 equally diadelphous; inserted with petals in the middle of calyx-tube. 

 Ovary glabrous, ovules 2-3. Legume 1J-2J in. long, J-f in. broad, 1-2- 

 seeded, narrowed at base and at top. 



South and Central India. Gonda forests in Oudh. Siwalik tract west to the 

 Jumna, ascending to 2500 ft. Leaves are shed Feb., March ; the new foliage 

 comes out in April and May, with the flowers. 



A moderate-sized or large tree (60 ft. high in the Satpuras). Trunk erect, 

 irregularly scooped out, fluted and compressed, attaining 5-6 ft. girth. Bark 

 smooth, greenish white or cinereous. Wood greyish white, no heartwood. 

 Structure most remarkable, entirely different from that of other Dalbergias. 

 Broad concentric masses of wood alternate with narrow soft layers of a 

 fibrous substance, so that planks cut of old trees often fall to pieces. The 

 seasoned wood weighs 48, and the unseasoned wood 54 lb. per cub. ft. (R. Th.) 

 Eventually this remarkable species may have to be placed in a distinct genus. 



5. D. lanceolaria, L. Syn. D. frondosa, Eoxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 226 ; 

 Wight Ic. t. 266 ; W. & A. Prodr. 266. Vern. TaJcoli, bithua, N.W.P. ; 

 Barbed, parbdti, Banswarra ; Gerigri, Panch Mehals ; Harroni, Dharwar. 



A tree, glabrous, inflorescence covered with ferruginous pubescence. 

 Leaflets 11-15, oval or oblong, obtuse, 1-2 in. long; lateral nerves 

 numerous, parallel, joined by reticulate veins. Panicles large, lax, ter- 

 minal and axillary ; flowers -g- J in. long, on short slender pedicels, in short 

 unilateral racemes. Calyx broad-campanulate or turbinate, hairy outside, 

 glabrous inside, the 2 upper teeth obtuse, the 3 lower teeth acute. Stan- 

 dard obovate, thickened above the claw. Stamens 10, equally diadelphous. 

 Ovary long stipitate, generally hairy at the base, with 3 ovules. Legume 

 l-4 in. long, f-f in. broad, 1-3-seeded. 



South India on the west side, as far as Banswara on the Mhye river, on the 

 east side to Behar. Also in the Siwalik and outer Himalayan tract, extending 

 west to the Jumna river, ascending to 2500 ft. Leafless for a short time, young 

 foliage in March ; fl. H.S. ; seed Sept., Oct. 



A middle-sized tree, attaining 30-40 ft., with a straight trunk 4-5 ft. girth. 

 Bark thin, light or brownish grey. Wood white, without the peculiar concentric 

 layers of D. paniculata. Small patches of black heartwood in the centre. 



6. D. hircina, Ham. ; Benth. Journ. Linn. Soc. iv. Suppl. 46. Yern. 

 Sarao, bandir, tantia, gogera, N.W.P. 



A small tree. Branchlets, petioles, and inflorescence clothed with 

 dense ferruginous tomentum. Leaves 6-10 in. long. Leaflets 13-19, 

 oval or oblong, obtuse, with adpressed hairs on both sides ; lateral nerves 

 numerous, parallel, joined by reticulate veins. Panicles short, axillary, 

 compact. Flowers small, \ in. long, on slender pedicels, as long as calyx. 

 Calyx campanulate, densely hairy outside, glabrous inside, 4 teeth ob- 

 tuse, the 5th longer and subacute. Standard ovate, gradually narrowed 



