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large climber with few prickles. Pinna? 7-10 pair. Leaflets papery, 7-10 pair. 

 Fl. white in lax racemes, pedicels filiform, inure than twice the length of calyx. 

 Pod 2— 2J in. long. 3. P. densiflorum, Prain. Tenasserim ('?). Malay Peninsula. Very 



strongly armed. Leaflets thinly coriai as, \ in. long. Fl. yellow, in compact racemes. 



Pedicels as long as or shorter than calyx. Pod 2 in. long. 



5. POINCIANA, Linn.; Fl. Brit. Lid. ii. 260. 



Unarmed trees. Fl. large, iu corymbose racemes. Calyx segments nearly 

 equal, oblanceolate, valvate. Petals clawed, spreading. Stamens 10, free, 

 long exserted. Pod flat, thin. Seeds numerous. 



1. P. elata, Linn.; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 178. Vera. Nirangi, Kan. ; Sun- 

 keswar, Tel. ; I'm/, narayan, Tarn. 



Attains 20-30 ft. Pinnae 2-8 pair. Leaflets linear. \ in. long, 10-20 pair. 

 Corymbs few-fld. Petals four white, one green ish-yellow, all turning orange 

 when fading. Stamens and style more than twice the length of petals. Pod 

 6-8 in. long, supported by persistent calyx. 



Doubtfully indigenous iu tie' Western Peninsula, cultivated throughout India. Fl. 

 Aug.-March. Arabia, Abyssinia. 2. P. regia, Bojer, a native of Madagascar, is 

 commonly grown in gardens l north-M esl :i~ far as the Jumna) on account of its splendid 

 scarlet fl. in larger-reel panic!. -s. 



Colvillea racemosa. Bojer, also a native of Madagascar, isa great ornament of Indian 

 gardens, with its bright scarlet flowers in long compact cylindrical racemes. 



Parkinsonia aculeata, Linn.; Bedd. Manual t. xiii. ( Vilayati Kikor, Ph. i A large 

 shrub or small tree, indigenous in tropical America, cultivated in most tropical 

 countries, naturalized in India, where it is grown chiefly as a hedge plant in tin- drier 

 districts. L. bipinnate, common petiole short, thick, ending in a stout sharp spine, of ten 

 with a pair of stipulory thorns at its base. Pinnse 2-4 pair, flat, coriaceous^ 6-12 in. 

 long. Leaflets pinnate, sometimes none. Fl. yellow, in lax axillary racemes. Calyx 

 seg nts marly equal, distinct almost to the base. Petals equal. Stamens free, fila- 

 ments pilose at base. Pod linear, 3-6 in. long, contracted between the albuminous 



S Is. 



6. WAGATEA, Dalz. : Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 260. 



W. spicata, Dalz. ahe only species). Wight Ic. t. L895. Vera. Wagdti, 

 Mar. 



A woody climber, with long Trailing, prickly branches. Pinnae 8-12 pair. 

 Leaflets glabrous, elliptic-oblong, 1-2 in. long. Fl. nearly sessile, in long 

 dense spikes, bright scarlet on a thick, furrowed brown-velvety rachis. Calyx 

 scarlet, campanulate, segments .">, the lowest much longer than the others. 

 Petals 5, equal, oblanceolate, inserted with the stamens on the edge of the 

 disk lining the calyx-tube. Pod indehiscent, 4-5-seeded, mor ■ less con- 

 stricted between seeds. 



West side of t he I '--n ins ula. common in dry and isl forests. PI. C. S. Fr. II. S. 



7. ACROCARPUS, W. el A.: Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 292. 



- ; .', one in the Malay Archipelago. 



A. fraxinifolius, Wight [c. t, 254 : Bedd. Kl. Sylv. t. 1 1. Vern. Mandania, 

 Nep. : Handige, Havalige, K:>n. : Malaikonnai, Tarn.; Karingodi t Mai.; 

 ) i idinii, Burm. 

 A lofty deciduous tree, stem tall, often with large buttresses, heart-wood 



dark iv. I. moderately bard, not heavy. Young si ts bright yellow t omen I 



Pinnae :'■ I pair. Leaflets 5 6 pair, elliptic-lanceolate, 3 I in. long. Fl. dull 

 red or orange, nodding, on short pedicels, iii dense erect racemes. Calyx 



