Bauhinia.] XXXI. LEGUMINOS^. 159 



Of the sub-genus Pauletia, with large flowers, a spathaceous calyx, the ovary- 

 stalk free, 10 perfect stamens, and a narrow linear pod, there are two species, 

 which will probably be found in the range of this Flora. 1. B. acuminata, 

 Linn. ; Eoxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 324 ; W. & A. Prodr. 295. Vern. Kachnar. A large 

 erect shrub, with greyish-brown bark. Leaves 2-lobed nearly to the middle, 

 each lobe (leaflet) with 4 penniveined nerves ; lobes ovate, pointed. Flowers 

 white, 2 in. across ; calyx tapering into a long fine apex, divided into 5 hairy, 

 filiform teeth. Pod flat, 3-4 in. long, % in. broad, upper suture thickened and 

 3-keeled. Bengal, South India, Burma. 2. B. tomeritosa, Linn. ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. 

 ii. 322 ; W. & A. Prodr. 295. A shrub, with ash-coloured bark. Branchlets, 

 petioles, and under side of leaves with rust-coloured pubescence. Leaves 2-lobed 

 to the middle, lobes obtuse, 3-nerved. Stipules subulate, ^ in. long. Flowers 

 white or pale yellow, 4 in. across. Pods flat, tomentose, 4-5 in. long, \ in. broad. 

 South India, Indian Archipelago. 



1. B. malabarica, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 321 ; W. & A. Prodr. 294. Vern. 

 Amlosa, Oudh ; Amli, KW.P. ; Boayyyin, Burm. 



A tree, nearly glabrous ; inflorescence, calyx, petioles, and nerves on 

 the underside of leaves 'with rusty pubescence. Leaves cordate at base, 

 broader than long, leaflets united beyond the middle, each with 4-5 

 nerves. Racemes axillary, often 2 or 3 together, short, nearly sessile ; 

 bracts triangular, ciliate, deciduous. Flowers J in. long, pedicels slen- 

 der, longer than calyx, calyx funnel-shaped, teeth 5, equal, triangular. 

 Petals spathulate, equal. Stamens 10, all fertile, slightly monadelphons 

 at the base. Legume linear, 12 in. long, in. broad, long-acuminate, on 

 a stalk 1 in. long or longer, marked with regular parallel, waved, and re- 

 ticulate veins, generally descending from the edges to the middle of the 

 valves. 



Sub-Himalayan forests from the Ganges to Assam, frequently associated with 

 Sal. Oudh Sal forests, but not plentiful. Also in Behar, the Godavery forests, 

 Mysore, along the western coast, and in Burma. Fl. Oct., Nov. ; fruit April, 

 May. In Oudh attains 30 ft., and a girth of 4-5 ft. In Burma and Malabar it 

 is a large tree. Foliage dark green. Heartwood small, dark brown, weight 

 42 lb. per cub. ft. in Burma. The leaves are acid, and are eaten. 



2. B. racemosa, Lam.; W. & A. Prodr. 295; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 182. 

 Syn. B. parviflora, Vahl. ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 323. Vern. Kosundra, 

 taur, Pb. ; Kachnal, gurial, thaur, N.W.P. ; Ashta, makkuna, Oudh ; 

 Mahaulif Banda ; Maula, ashto, dhorara, C.P. ; Dhondri mara, Gondi ; 

 Hpalariben, Burm. 



A small tree, pubescent, or rusty-tomentose. Leaves cordate at base, 

 broader than long ; leaflets united beyond the middle, with 4 nerves each. 

 Racemes terminal or opposite to leaves, lax, 3-6 in. long ; flowers distant, 

 whitish yellow, \ in. long ; pedicels shorter than calyx. Bud curved, 

 unequal-sided. Bracts subulate, tomentose, deciduous. Calyx spatha- 

 ceous, at length reflexed, 5 -toothed. Petals linear -lanceolate, stamens 

 10, all fertile and united at the base. Legume linear, thick, generally 

 curved, 4-1 2 in. long, 1 in. broad ; valves marked with irregularly reticu- 

 late lines. 



