248 FABACE^. J 



2. rhombifolius , G. Don. {Mill. diet. 2, p. 453, — Cassia rhombifolia, 

 Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 334 ;— Wight, icon. 1, t. 269.) b Ceylon. Fl. 

 large, bright yellow. In H. C. fl. May and June ; fr. Feb., March 

 and April. (Roxb.) 



3. nodosus, (Cassia nodosa, Buck. ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 336 ; — Wight, 

 icon. 2, t. 410.) b Chittagong. Fl. large, rose-coloured, fragrant, 

 April and May ; fr. Feb. and March. 



4.javanicus, Pers. (si/n. I, p. 459. — Cassia javanica, L. ; — DC. pr. 2, 



p. A^O;— Wight, icon. 1, t. 252 ;— J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 62.— C. 



Bacillus, Gilrtn. fr. 2, ;>. 313 ■,—Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 337.—Rumph. 2, 



t. 22.) b Moluccas. Java. Malay Islands. Fl. large, rose-coloured, 



fragrant, April and May ; fr. Feb. 

 b.marginatus, G. Don. {Mill. diet. 2, p. 453. — C. marginata, Roxb. fl. 



ind. 2, p. 338 ; not Willd.— C. Roxburghii, DC. pr. 2, p. 489 ;— ?F. 



and A. pr. I, p. 286 ;— Wight, ill. 1, t. 83.) b Gingie hills. Ceylon. 



Fl. middle-sized, nearly inodorous, more or less rose-coloured, R, S. ; 



fr. March and April. 



6. brasilianus, (C. grandis, Pers. syn. \,p. 459. — Cassia grandis, L. fil. ;■ 



Roxb. H. B. p. 31. — C. mollis, Vahl. ; — Jacg. fragm. t. 85, /. 3. 



— C. brasiliana. Lam. ;—DC. pr. 2, p. 489.) L. b W. Indies, 

 Guiana. Brazil, Fl. smallish, sweet-scented, deep-rose, March, April, 

 and May ; fr. Feb., March and April. 



7, bacillaris, (C, Bacillus, Pers. ; — B. Reg. 11, t. 881, excl. syn. Giirtn. 

 —Cassia bacillaris, L. fil. suppl. /?. 231 ;—Roxb. H. B. p. SI.) 5 

 Surinam. Fl. middle-sized, sulphur, inodorous, Nov. and Dec. ; fr. 

 R. S. 



Cassia, L. {DC. pr. 2, p. 489 i—W. and A.pr. \,p. 285.) 



1. bicapsularis, L. {DC. o. c. p. 494 ; — W. and A. o. c. p. 286 ; — Roxb. 

 H. B. p. 31 ; — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 62.— C. sennoides, Jacq, 

 icon. rar. \,t. 170 ; — DC. I. c. — Senna bicapsularis, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, 

 p. 342.) L. S W, Indies. S. America. Domesticated about Serampore. 

 Fl, largish, gold-coloured, Sept. and Oct. ; fr, Feb. and March. 



2. SopAora, L. {DC. pr. 2, p. 492 i—W. and A. pr. \, p. 287 ;— Roxb. H. 



B, p, 31 ; — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 62. — C. esculenta, Roxb. H. B. p. 

 31. — Senna Sophora, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 347. — S. esculenta. Roxb. 

 0. c. p. 346 ■,—Rheed. 2, t. 52 ^—Rumph. 5, t. 97. /. 1 •,—Burm. zeyl. 

 t. 98. — To these syn, may be added : C, coromandeliana, Jacq. fragm. 

 67, t. 100 ; — DC. I. c. — C. sopheroidcs, Collad. ;—DC. o. c. p. 506. — 



C. torosa, Cav. — DC. o. c. p. 491.) ^^toI^f^TTl Kalkasoonda. 

 Moluccas, Ceylon. Both Peninsulas of India. Bengal, (Serampore,) 

 Assam, Nepal. Fl. middle-sized, yellow, R. and C. S. ; fr. Feb. and 

 March. Smell of this plant heavy and disagreeable. Leaves eaten by 

 the Natives in their curries. 



p. purpurea; (C. purpurea, Roxb. II. B. p. 31 ; — B. Reg. 10, t. 

 8.06.— Senna purpurea, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 342.) ^t^T 5Ft^^^???»i1 



