232 L. LEGUMiNOSj;. (J. G. Baker.) [Dalhergia. 



oblong acute, flowers in lax axillary panicles with subcorymliose branches, 

 pedicels as long as the calyx, pod not veined op;po8ite the solitary seed, Smth. 

 in Jowrn. Linn. Soc. iv., Suppl. 39. D. pseudo-sissoo, Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. 128 ? 



Ceylon, Gardner, Walker, &c. — Disthib. Malay isles. 

 ' Branches glabrous, twining. Leaflets firm, glabrous, green on both surfaces, oblong, 

 2-4 in. long, rounded at the base, narrowed suddenly to a point. Panicles as long 

 as or shorter than the leaves, the branches finely grey-downy. Calyx ^ in., sub- 

 glabrous ; teeth short, obtuse. Corolla twice the length of the calyx ; claws of the 

 petals as long as the calyx. Stamens 9. Pod strap-shaped, obtuse, 3-i in. by 

 J-J in., always 1-seeded. 



5. D. rlmosa, Roxh. Hort. Beng. 53; Fl. Ind. in. 233; erect, leaflets 

 5-9 oblong obtuse or acute, flowers very small in axillary and terminal panicles 

 with corymbose branches, pedicels very short, pod thickened and veined opposite 

 the solitary seed. Wall. Cat. 5853 ; WigM Ic. t. 262 ; Benth. in Joum. lAnn. 

 Soc. iv., Svppl. 32. 



Eastern Himalayas, tropical zone, ascending to 4000 ft. ; Khasia, Silhet, Assam. 



Xea/-rachis straight, 2-4 in. long ; leafiete moderately firm, oblong or obovate- 

 oblong, 2-4 in. long, bright green above, grey with a thin coating of grey short 

 adpressed hairs beneath. Panicles broad and corymbose, with finely grey-downy 

 branches, the very numerous small flowers in crowded corymbs. Calyx ^ in., 

 finely downy; teeth obtuse, subequal, about as long as the tube. Corolla white, 

 twice as long as the calyx ; claws of the petals very short. Pod oblong, glabrous, 

 2-3 in. by l-lj- in., much thickened opposite the large seed. Seeds very rarely 2. 



6. D. foliacea, Wall. Cat. 5856 A, 0,D; erect, leaflets 9-13 elongate- 

 oblong obtuse or acute, flowers small mostly in ample terminal panicles with 

 corymbose branches, pedicels short, pod thickened and veined opposite the 

 usually solitary seed. Benth. in Jown. Linn. Soc. iv., Siyjpl. 41. 



Forests of Ava, Pegx;, and Maktaban. 



ie«/'-rachis straight, 3-4 in. long ; leaflets rigidly subcoriaceous, glabrous, not 

 glaucous beneath. Panicle i-^ ft., the main branches wide-spreading, rather 

 deeurved, the branehlets dotned with thin grey-brown' pubescence. Calyx ^ in., 

 flnely downy, the lowest tooth about as long as the tube. Corolla twice the length 

 of the calyx, the claws of the petals short. Pod just like that of D. rimosa. 



** Leaflets few, small. 



7. D. rubigrlnosa, Roxh. Co/r. PI. ii. 9, 1. 115 ; Fl. Ind. iii. 231 ; scandent, 

 leaflets 5-7 oblong obtuse glabrous beneath, flowers in short crowded axillary 

 panicles, pedicels very short, petal-claws as long as the calyx, ovaries 3-4-ovnled. 

 DC. Prodr. ii. 416 ; W. 8f A. Prodr. 265 ; Benth. in Jowrn. Linn. Soc. iv., 

 Suppl. 43. 



Western Peninsula. — Disteib. South China. 



Habit of JD. monosperma, from which it may be readily known by the stamens 

 and ovary. Branches glabrous, twining. Leaflets firm, not conspicuously veined, 

 1-2 in. long, rather glaucous beneath. Panicles 1-2 in. long, sessile, the branehlets 

 finely pubescent. Calyx scarcely i in. long, finely browu-silky, with a pair of small 

 obtuse persistent bracteoles ; teeth short, obtuse. Corolla twice the length of the 

 calyx. Pod unknown. 



S. D. cong'esta, Orah. in Wall. Cat. 5872; scandent, leaflets 7-11 

 oblong obtuse more or less clothed with brown pubescence beneath, flowers in 

 short crowded axillary panicles, pedicels very short, petal-claws as long as the 

 calyx, pod 1-2-seeded not veined opposite the seeds. W. Sr A. Prodr. 265 ; 

 Benth. in Joum. Linn. Soc. iv., Suppl. 43. D. Gardneriana, Benth. loc. cit. 



