272 XLV. LEGUMINOS.E [Albizzia 



A large deciduous tree, with dark grey or brownish bark, sapwood large, 

 white, heartwood dark brown, shining, mottled. Nearly glabrous ; pinnse 2-3, 

 leaflets 6-8 pair, 1-1| in. long, obliquely oblong, obtuse. Midrib prominent, 

 reticulate veins nearly as prominent as sec. n. Fl. heads large, white, 

 fragrant, on peduncles 2-4 in. long, in fascicles of 2-4 from the upper axils, 

 forming short corymbose racemes. FL li in. long to the extremity of stamens; 

 pedicels nearly as long as calyx ; calyx half the length of corolla. Pod thin, 

 straw-coloured, dehiscent, 8-12 by 1-2 in. 



Subhirnalayan tract, ascending to 5,000 ft. Both Peninsulas. Fl. April-May ; pods 

 ripen in September and remain on the tree for a considerable time. Planted largely in 

 Egypt and throughout the tropics. 



Nearly allied are : 8. A. littoralis, Teysm. et Binnend ; Prain in Journ. As. Soc. 

 Beng. 66 (1898) 257, Nicobars. Malay Penins. and Archipelago. A middle-sized tree ; 

 pinnse 2-4, leaflets obovate-oblong, 3-6 pair ; fl. heads white with pink stamens, under 

 % in. diam. 9. A Kalkora, Prain I.e. 511, Khasi and Kaga hills. South China. Differs 

 from A. Lebbek chiefly by the dark brown pod on a stalk J in. long. 10. A. elegans, Kurz 

 P. Fl. i. 427 ; Prain I.e. 512, eastern slopes of the Pegu Toma. A tall evergreen tree ; 

 pinnse 7-14, leaflets small, 20-25 pair, linear-oblong, § in. long, midrib almost in the 

 middle. Fl. heads in fascicles of 2-4, not panicled ; pedicels a little longer than calyx ; 

 corolla twice the calyx, pubescent outside. 



D. Pinnse 6-20 pair ; leaflets linear, ^ in. long or less, midrib near middle of 

 leaflet. 



11. A. amara, Boivin ; Bedd. PL Sylv. t. 61. — Syn. Mimosa amara, Roxb. 

 Cor. PI. t. 122. Vern. Tugli, Kan. ; Chikreni, Tel. ; Womjai, Thuringi, 

 Tarn. 



A middle-sized tree, bark smooth, heartwood purplish-brown, mottled, ex- 

 tremely hard. Branchlets, petioles and inflorescence soft yellow-tomentose. 

 Pinnse 6-15, leaflets linear, 15-24 pair. PL yellow, fragrant, \ in. long to 

 the end of stamens ; peduncles fasciculate in the axils of the uppermost leaves. 

 Pod 5-8 by 1 in., edges undulate. 



Western Peninsula on dry hills, north as far as Khandeish and Vizagapatam. Fl. 

 April- June. 12. A. myriophylla, Benth. Sikkim, Assam, Khasi hills, Manipur. 

 Tenasserim. Malay Peninsula. An evergreen shrub or strong climber ; base of 

 common petiole prolonged at the back into a recurved woody hook. Pinnse 10-20, 

 leaflets small, 30-50 pair. Heads small, white or pale yellow, in large terminal leafy 

 panicles. 



E. Pinnse 6-15 pair ; leaflets linear, falcate, midrib close to upper edge. 



13. A. stipulata, Boivin; Bedd. PI. Sylv. t. 55. Vern. Ohi, Kangra ; 

 Siran, Sirsha, Hind. ; Kal Vaghi, Kan. ; Konda chigara, Tel. ; Bonmizd, 

 Burm. 



A large fast-growing tree, crown broad, flat, bark dark grey, sapwood large, 

 white, heartwood soft, brown. Young shoots and inflorescence tomentose. 

 Stipules large, semicordate, membranous, more or less pubescent, deciduous. 

 Pinnse 6-18, leaflets 20-40 pair, |-J in. long. PI. yellowish, inodorous, to 

 the end of stamens §-1 in. long ; stamens slightly tinged with red. PL 

 heads fasciculate, panicled. Pod 6 in. long, f in. broad. 



Subhirnalayan tract ascending to 4,000 ft. Western Peninsula, Burma, Nicobars. 

 Fl. April-June. Ceylon, Malay Peninsula. A distinct variety with small stipules is 

 mentioned by Prain I.e. 256 and Kanjilal Forest Flora of School Circle 150. 



14. A. Julibrissin, Durazzini : Brandis P. PL 177; Benth. Mimosese in 

 Trans. Linn. Soc. xxx. 568. — Syn. A. mollis, Boivin ; Kanjilal Forest Flora 

 School Circle 149 ; Collett Fl. Simla fig. 43 ; Acacia mollis, Wallich PL As. 

 Bar. t. 177. Vern. Sirsang, Shirin, Bashahr ; Kurmura, Karmaru, Hind. ; 

 Baran, N.W.P. ; Lakkey, Nep. The specific name is a corruption of Gulab- 

 resham, the silken rose. 



A large shrub or middle-sized tree, deciduous. Young shoots, inflorescence 



