Bauhima.] 3G, LEQUMlNOSiE. 81 



BAUHINIA, Linn. 



Trees, slirubs or climbers. Leaves simple, cleft at tip into two 

 more or less connate leaflets. Flowers in paniculate racemes. 

 Calyx-tube short, limb spathaceous or 2-5 cleft. Petals 5, sub- 

 equal clawed. Stamens 10, 3-5 or all perfect. Pod linear, indehis- 

 cent or 2-valved. 



Trees. Flowers large ; calyx spathaceous : 

 stamens 10. 



Leaflets obtuse. Calyx-limb broad, ovate B. tonientosa. 



Leaflets acute. Calyx-limb long pointed B. acuminata. 



Trees. Flowers small, white ; calyx spatha- 

 ceous or 5-cleft ; stamens 10 ; pod glabrous. 



Pod turgid, not veined. Calyx spathaceous B. racemosa. 



Pod reticulate- veined. Calyx 5-cIeft B. rrialaharka. 



Pod red, tomentose, turgid. Calyx 5-cleft B. Lawii. 



Twining shrubs with circinate tendrils. 



Leaflets distinct. Stamens 10 B. diphylla. 



Leaflets connate, fc^tamens 3 B. Vahlii. 



Trees. Stamens 3-5. 



Stamens 3. Calyx 2-cleft to base B. pnrpmra. 



Stamens 5. Calyx spathaceous B. varie.fjata. 



B. tomentosa, Linn.; DC. Prod. TL 514 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 92. Dalz. 

 & Gibs. Bom. Fl. Sappl. 31. Cnltivated in gardens. Flowers yellow 

 with a purple centre. Fl. C.S. 



B. acuminata, Linn. ; DO. Prod. II. 513 ; Fl. Br. I. 2, 27G ; Dalz. & 

 Gibs. Bomb. Fl. Suppl. 30. A cultivated species. Fl. H, & R.S. 



B. racemosa. Lam. Diet. I. 390 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 82 ; Bedd. 

 Fl. Sylv. t. 182; Brandis For. Fl. 159. Apia, M. ; bonne, K. ; vanii 

 rajah, Vern. Throughout the presidency in deciduous forests. Fl. Mch. 

 June. Fr. Nov., Mch. 



B. malabarica, Roxb. Fl. Ind. IL 321; Fl. Br. I. 2. 277; Dalz. & 

 Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 82 ; Brandis For. Fl. 159 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 92. AmU, Vern. 

 Throughout the moist forests of the Konkan and North Kanara, com- 

 mon. Fl. Oct., Nov. Fr. ApL, May. 



B. Lawii, Benth. MSS. Fl. Br. L 277; B. foveolota, Dalz. in Jour. 

 Linn, Soc. 13, p. 188. Busivanpad, K. ; kanchin, M. Throughout the 

 moist forests of the Konkan and North KAnara, common. This large, 

 dicecious tree has the white flowers sweetly scented. Pods 1 foot long, 

 twisted, turgid, red tomentose. Fl. Oct. Fr. ripe Jany. Male and 

 female flowers on separate stems ; this I have also found to be usually the 

 case in B. malabarica in North Kanara. 



B. diphylla, Hamilt. in Symes It. Avens. t. 24 ; Fl. Br. L 2. 278. 

 Konkan, Stocks. 



B. Vahlii, W. & A. Prod. 297 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 279 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. 

 Fl. 83; Brandis For. Fl. 161. ChambuU, chambil, M. In the moist 

 forests of the Konkan ghdts- A gigantic climber. Fl. Apl. Fr. ripe 

 next Apl. 



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