252 XLV. LEGUMINOSjE [Pahudia 



Pod 2-valved, valves woody, septate between the seeds, which are partially 

 enclosed by a large basal arillus, albumen 0. Species 3, one in the Malay 

 Archipelago. 



1. P. xylocarpa, Kurz F. PI. i. 413 ; Prain I.e. t. 45a. Shan hills, Upper Burma, Siam. 

 A tall tree. Branchlets pruinose. Leaflets 2-4 pair. Pod 4-5 by 2-2J in. Seeds 2-3, 

 much compressed laterally, li by 1 in. 



2. P. martabanica Prain in Ind. Forester, xxvi. 312. Tenasserim, Pyin Padauk, Burm. 

 A tall tree, -in habit like Pterocarpus. Branchlets glabrous. Leaflets 4 pair. Pod 8 by 

 3J in. Seeds nearly cylindric, 1J by \ in. 



Sindora siamensis, Teysm. ; Kurz F. Fl. i. 413. Siam. An evergreen tree. L. pari- 

 pinnate, leaflets opposite, 3 or 4 pair, obovate, 3-4 in. long. Pod broadly elliptic, 

 strongly echinate, resembling a hedgehog, the tips of the spines glandular, exuding a 

 sticky, rather fragrant resin. 



12. HUMBOLDTIA, Vahl; Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 273 (Batschia, Vahl, 

 Taubert in Engl. u. Prantl iii. 3. 143. 



Erect unarmed trees. L. paripinnate. Stipules persistent, usually peltate, 

 consisting of 2 separate unequal parts. Fl. in axillary racemes, each fl. sub- 

 tended by a pair of persistent coloured bracteoles. Calyx-tube turbinate, lobes 

 4 or 5, equal, petaloid. Petals 3 or 5, nearly equal. Stamens 5, exserted, 

 alternating with 5 minute staminodes, anthers versatile. Pod flat, coriaceous, 

 dehiscent. Albumen 0. Species 1 in tropical Africa, 5 in the Western 

 Peninsula and Ceylon. 



A. Leaflets 4 pair or more. 



1. H. laurifolia, Vahl; Wight Ic. t. 1(305. 



A shrub or small tree, the internodes of the younger branchlets frequently 

 swollen, hollow, the cavities inhabited by small black ants. Leaflets 4-5 pair, 

 rigid, acuminate, 2-4 in. long, upper jsortion of stipule erect, 1£ in. long, ovate- 

 lanceolate, lower portion narrow, acute, much smaller, spreading horizontally. 

 Racemes erect, 3-5 in. long. Fl. scented. Calyx pink. Petals white. 



Malabar. Fl. June.— Ceylon. 2. H. Vanliana, Wight Ic. t. 1607-8. Malabar, Nilgiris, 

 Tinnevelli. Travancore, common at low elevations near rivers. {Atta Vanti, Tarn. ; 

 Koratthi, Mai.). Leaflets rigidly coriaceous, lanceolate, 4-6 in. long. Racemes short, 

 softly tomentose. 3. H. decurrens, Bedd. ; Hook. Ic. PI. t. 2368. Tinnevelli and 

 Travancore Ghats in evergreen forests (Kunihani, Mal.). A middle-sized or large tree. 

 Leaflets 4-6 pair, 6-12 in. long, tomentose -while young, rachis broadly winged. Racemes 

 short, softly pubescent. 



B. Leaflets 1-2 pair. 



4. H. Brunonis, Wall. PI. As. Ear. t. 233 ; Wight Ic. t. 1606. Western Ghats, from 

 Coorg and Soiith Kanara southwards. Leaflets 2 pair, elliptic-oblong, 4-6 in. long. 

 Racemes peduncled, equalling or exceeding the leaves. Petals 3 orange. 5. H. unijuga, 

 Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 183. Travancore Ghats. Leaflets 1 pair, 5-7 in. long, rigidly 

 coriaceous. Racemes short, on the old wood or clustered at the ends of short woody 

 branchlets. Fl. crimson. 



Amherstia nobilis, Wall. PI. As. Rar. t. 1. 2. ; ThawTca, Burm. Planted near Pungyi- 

 kyaungs in Burma, believed to be wild near the Yunzalin river below Papoon. Young 

 shoots drooping, glaucous purple. L. paripinnate ; leaflets 6-8 pair. Fl. crimson, in 

 long pendulous racemes, each fl. supported by 2 large lanceolate coloured bracteoles. 

 Calyx segments 4, petaloid. Petals 3 large but unequal, 2 minute. Stamens 10, dia- 

 delphous, alternately shorter. Pod flat dehiscent, 5-7 in. long, broader at top. 



13. TAMARINDUS, Linn.; Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 273. 



T. indica, Linn, (the only species). Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 184. Vera. Amli, 

 Imli, Hind. ; Chinch, Chitz, Mar.; Koya, Tentuli, Uriya ; Chita, Hitta, Gond. ; 

 Chinta, Tel. ; Puli, Tarn. ; Magyi, Burm. 



