310 BOTANICAL OBSERVATIONS 



retain its ancient and classical appellation. A 

 grove of Palasas was formerly the principal or- 

 nament of Crislma-nagar, where we still see the 



- trunk of an aged tree near six feet in circumfe- 

 rence. This genus, as far as we can judge from 

 written descriptions, seems allied to the Nissolia. 



62. Caranjaca; 



Syn. Chiralrilva, Nactamdla Caraja. 



Vulg. Caranja. 



Rheede : Caranschi, 6 H. M. tab. 3. 



Ca l. Perianth one-leaved, cup-form, obscurely five- 

 toothed, or scalloped, beaked. 



Cor. Boat-form. 



jiwriing broad, end-nicked, striated, rather spirally 

 inflected, with two callosities at its base. 



Wings oblong, of the same length with the awning. 



Keel rather shorter, gibbous below, two- parted. 



St am. Filaments nine in one body, gaping at the base, 

 and discovering a tenth close to the style. Anthers 

 egged, erect. 



Pi st. Germ above, oblong, downy. Style incurved 

 at the top. Stigma rather headed. 



Per. Legume mostly one-seeded, thick, rounded 

 above, rlattish, beaked below. 



Seed oblong- roundish, rather kidney- form. 



Jlascemes axillary, jfavrting pale; wings violet. Leaves 

 feathered with an odd one, mostly two-paired ; 

 leaflets egg-oblong, pointed, keeled, short peti- 

 oled ; brownish on one side, pale on the other. 

 Common petiol gibbous at its base. The seed yields 

 an oil supposed to be a cure for the most inveterate 

 scabies* 



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