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2.pudica, L. (DC. pr. 2, p. 426 ,—B. Reg. U,t. 941 \—Eoxb. fl. ind. 



2, p. 564 ;—J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 56.) ^t^^ Najuk. %. Brazil. 



Cultivated in India. Fl. small, purple, R. S. ; fr. C. S.— Commonly 



called Sensitive Plant, the leaves falling on the slightest touch. 

 3. hamata, Willd. (DC. pr. 2, p. 427 ;— PT. and A. pr. 1, p. 268 ;— 



J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 56.) 5 Peninsula of India. Common about 



Surat. Has been introduced into H. C. G. 

 4.asperata, Willd. (DC. pr. 2, p. 428; mem. 12, t. 63 ^—Roxb. H. B. 



j». 41.) 5 Jamaica. Vera Cruz. Demerara. In H. C. G. fl. R. S. ; fr. 



C. S. (Roxb.) 

 5. rubicaulis. Lam. (DC. pr. 2, p. 429 ; — W. and A. pr. 1, p. 268 ; — /. 



Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 56. — M. octandra, Roxb. Coram. 2, /. 200 ; — 



fl. ind. 2, p. 564.) <p#)" ^F| Kochee-kanta. "5 \-y Peninsula of India. 



Bengal, (Serampore.) Silhet. Assam. Deyra-Dhoon. Fl. small, pur- 

 ple, gradually becoming whitish, H. S. ; fr. C. S. 

 G.mutabilis, Roxb. (Jl. ind. 2, p. 564.) 3 v-/ Banks of the Ganges, 



near Benares. Fl. smaU, purple, gradually becoming whitish, R. S. ; 



fr. C. S. (Roxb.) Perhaps not different from No. 5. 

 Parkia, R. Br. (W. and A. pr. I, p. 279.) 



1. biglandulosa, W. and A. (l. c.;—J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 57.— Mi- 

 mosa pedunculata, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 551.) L. b Malay Islands. 

 Fl. small, white, May ; fr. C. S. The Malays are said to be fond of 

 the garlic-tasting seeds, and of the mealy matter which surrounds 

 them. 



2. Roxburghii, G. Don. (Mill. diet. 2, p. 397. — Mimosa biglobosa, Roxb. 

 fl. iifd. 2, p. 551 ; not Jacq.) L. b Assam. Silhet. Fl. small, white, 

 Dec. ; fr. April. 



Gagnebina, Neck. 



1. Richardiana, Wall. B Madagascar. C. S. 1841. 



Inga, Plum. (DC.pr. 2. p. 432 ;— IT. and. A. pr. I, p. 268.) 



J. dulcis, WiUd. (DC. o. c. p. 436;— W. and A. l. c. ;—J. Grah. Cat. 

 B. pi. p. 56; — Wight, icon. 1, t. 198. — Mimosa dulcis, Roxb. Corom. 

 I, t. 99 ;— /. ind. 2, p. 556.) L. b Philippine Islands. Cultivated 

 in India. Fl. small, yellowish-greenish, C. S. ; fr. H. S. Timber of 

 good quality. Pods filled with a sweet, firm, nourishing pulp. 

 {Roxb.) 



2. Unguis cati, Willd. (DC. pr. 2, p. 436. — Mimosa Unguis cati, L. ; — 

 Jacq. schonb. 2, t. 34 ,—Roxb. H. B. p. 40.) L. b W. Indies. Cumana. 

 Fl. small, pale greenish, with the filaments at base purplish, C. S. ; 

 fr. H. S. Seeds in America eaten by goats, and sometimes by the 

 Negroes ; frequently brought to England and strung as beads. Bark 

 astringent, used in lotions and fomentations in the W. Indies. 

 (G. Don.) 



3. xylocarpa, DC. (pr. 2, p. 439 i—lV. and A. pr. I, p. 269 ,—J. Grah. 

 Cat. B. pi. p. 57. — Mimosa xylocarpa, Roxb, Corom. 1, t. 100; — 



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