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M. Catechuoides, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 562.) «(j)<[ ^fj^ Khuera-ghach. 

 b Coromandel. Hills about Vear, Salsette ; and in some parts of 

 the N. Concan. Yenangheun. Tavoy. Bengal, (Serampore.) Monghir. 

 Rajmahl. Morung Mountains. Assam. Delhi. Nepal. Fl. small, 

 white. H. and R. S. ; fr. C. S. The old hiffh- coloured wood, owing; 

 to the transference into it of astringent matter, is used for making 

 the astringent extract known under the name of Catechu, formerly 

 called Japan earth. 



2. Suma, Buch. (Mimosa Suma, Roxb. fl. ind. '2, p. 563, excl. syn. Willd.) 

 'Srt^ ^t^ Shai-kanta. b Bengal, (Serampore, Calcutta.) Fl. small, 

 white. R. S. ; fr. C. S. 



3. Sundra, DC. (pr. 2, p. 458;— IF. and A. pr. 1, p. 273.— A. Chun- 

 dra, Willd. — Mimosa Sundra, Roxb. Corom. 3, t. 225 ; fl. ind. 2, p. 

 562.) b Mountains of Coromandel. Soonderbuns. Fl. small, yellow, 

 R. S. ; fr. C. S. Wood hard, chocolate-coloured. (Roxb.) 



A.ferruginea, DC. {pr. 2, p. 458 ; — W. and A. pr. 1, p. 273. — Mimo- 

 sa ferruginea, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 561.) L. b Circars. Courtallum. 

 Fl. small, pale yellow. In H. C. G. fl. H. S. ; fr. C. S. {Roxb.) 

 Bark very astringent. {Roxb.) 



5. latronum, Willd. {DC. pr. 2, p. 460 ; — W. and A. pr. \,p. 273 ; — 

 J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 58. — Mimosa latronum, Kon. ; — L. fll. suppl. 

 excl. spec. char. ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 559. — M. cornigera, L. suppl. 

 p. 438.) 5 Coromandel. Common in the barren tracts of the Deccan. 

 Fl. small, fragrant, white, becoming yellowish. In H. C. G. fl. R. 

 S. ; fr. C. S. {Roxb.) 



G.modesta, Wall. {pi. as. rar. 2, t. 130; — G. Don's Mill. diet. 2, p. 

 412; — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 58.) B In the dry Bangur land 

 between Saharunpore and Delhi. Fl. small, white, fragrant. Proba- 

 bly in H. C. G., as the shrub has been introduced from Bengal into 

 the Horticultural Society's Garden at Bombay. 



7. dumosa, W. and A. {pr. 1, p. 274. — Mimosa latronum, L. fll. suppl. 

 as to spec. char. — M. dumosa, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 559.) B In the 

 dry Bangur land between Saharunpore and Delhi. Fl. small, whitish, 

 R. and C. S. 



8. lophantha, Willd. {DC. pr. % p. 457 ;— jB. Reg. 5, t. 361 ;— .B. M. 

 47, t. 2108. — Mimosa distachya. Vent. — M. elegans, Andr.) % N, 

 Holland. Fl. small, yellowish. Has been introduced into H. C. G. Fl. ? 



9. stipulata, DC. {pr. 2, p. 469 ;— IF. and A. pr. 1, p. 274 ;— J. Qrah. 



Cat. B. pi. p. 58.— Mimosa stipulata, Roxb. H. B. p. 40 M. stipu- 



lacea, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 549.) L. b Courtallum. Common in the 

 Ghauts, about Kanalla, &c. Banks of the Attran. Assam. Deyra- 

 Dhoon. Fl. small, white rose-coloured, H. S. ; fr. C. S. One of the 

 largest trees of the genus. 



10. Smilhiana, Wall. (Mimosa Smithiana, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 550.) L. b 

 Chittagong. Silhet. Fl. small, white, May ; fr, Dec. 



