Plants of the Punjab, 



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Trees with Alternate Stipulate Compound Leaves. 



Petals ununited. 



Pod-hearing. 



Leaves Bipinnate. 

 Floivers Minute in Bound Heads ; Spines Long and Straight. 



Acacia Jacquemontii, 



Kinkar, hahul. 

 Leguminos^. 

 F. B. I. ii. 293. 

 The Plains. 

 Baluchistan (Lace). 



Acacia leucophloea, 



Rinj, raeru. 

 Leguminos^. 

 F. B. I. ii. 294. 

 The Plains. 



general habit of the last species, but the pod is thin, 

 broad, flat, smooth with straight sutures, grey, 2-3 in. 

 long, 5-6 seeded with a stalk |-| in. long. 



readily recognised from all the above by its branch' 

 ed racemes of flowers. 



Flowers Minute in Spikes ; Spines Sliort and Hooked. 



Acacia Catechu, 



Khair, Kutcli. 



Leguminos^. 



F. B. L ii. 295. 



The Plains to 8,000 ft. 



medium size, bark brown, hangs down in long 

 strips, spines brown, in pairs, short curved, leaf stalk 

 3-4 in. long, often prickly, pinnae 20-40 pairs, leaflets 

 30-50 pairs, | in. long, linear ; flowers pale yehow ; pod 

 2-3 in. long, straight, flat, dark brown, shining, 5-6 

 seeded. Catechu is obtained by boiling the wood. 



Acacia Senegal^ 



Khor, ku7nta. 

 Leguminos-e. 

 F. B. Lii. 295. 

 The Plains, Eohtak. 

 Baluchistan (Boissier). 



small, flexuose grey branches, spines small, often 

 in threes, hooked or straight, polished and black ; pinnse 

 3-5 pairs ; leaflets 8-14 pairs ; flowering spikes, white 

 fragrant, 2-3 in. long, longer than the leaves, calyx bell- 

 shaped, teeth angular, stamens yellow ; pod 3 in. 

 long, I in. broad, straight, thin, somewhat depressed 

 between the 4-6 seeds. 



Acacia modesta> 



Phulahi. 



Leguminosje. 



F. B. L ii. 296. 



The Plains to 4,000 ft. 



Suni (Collett). 



Baluchistan (Boissier). 



medium size, branches grey smooth, spines stipu- 

 lar, in pairs, hooked, stout, dark brown, polished, pinnae 

 2-3 pairs ; leaflets 3-5 pairs ; flowers white or pale yellow, 

 fragrant in drooping spikes ; pod 2-3 in. long, straight, 

 flat, smooth, glossy, narrowed to a short stalk, 3-5- 

 seeded. 



