Albizzia.] XXXI. LEGUMINOSjE. 175 



2. A. odoratissima, Benth. 1. c. 88. — Syn. Acacia odoratissima, "Willd. ; 

 W. &A. Prodr. 275 ; Mimosa odoratissima, Eoxb. Cor. PI. t. 120; Fl. 

 Ind. ii. 546 ; Bedd. FL Sylv. t. 54. Vern. Lasrin, kardmbru, polach, 

 Pb. ; Siris, siran, Ihandlr, KW.P. ; Bersa, fids, hdssein, C.P. ; Chichwa, 

 Gonds, Satpura range; Serissia, Bassi, Meywar; Kali Harreri, Panch 

 Mehals ; Thitmagyi, Buim. 



A large tree, with dark-green foliage. Branchlets, petioles, inflorescence 

 and under side of leaves rusty- or grey-tomentose. Common petiole 6-12 

 in. long ; pinnse 3-8 pair, 4-6 in. long. Leaflets 10-25 pair, 1 in. long or 

 less, linear-oblong, unequal-sided, pubescent above, pale and tomentose 

 beneath. Flower-heads fasciculate, on peduncles J-f in. long, in compact 

 corymbs, these arranged in lax, terminal panicles. Flowers sessile, pale 

 yellow, fragrant, 1 in. long to extremity of stamens, calyx and coroUa 

 hairy. Calyx small, campanidate, 4-5 times shorter than coroUa. Legumes 

 broad-linear, 6-8 in. long, 1 in. broad, of a red-brown colour, tomentose 

 when young, glabrous when old, with 10-15 seeds. 



South India, Burma, Bengal, Maikal and Satpura range in Central India. 

 Panch Mehals in Guzerat. Bassi forests in Meywar, sub-Himalayan',tract west to 

 the Indus, ascending to 3000, and at times to 5000 ft. Fl. April-June ; pods 

 ripen Jan., Feb., and remain long on the tree. Never quite leafless, fresh foUage 

 in spring. 



Attains a large size in Burma and Western India, in North and Central India 

 30-45 ft. high, with a tall, nearly straight trunk 5-6 ft. girth. Bark J in. thick, 

 light or dark grey, marked with numerous, narrow, horizontal wrinkles, nearly 

 encircling the trunk. 



Sapwood less than f of radius, whitish. Heartwood of a rich dark-brown 

 colour, tough and strong. The cub. ft. weighs 38-53 lb. Seasons well, works 

 freely, takes a fine polish, and is fairly durable when kept dry. Used for naves, 

 spokes, fellies, oil-mills, and furniture. A dark-brown gum exudes from wounds 

 in the bark. Leaves and twigs are lopped for cattle-fodder. 



+ 3. A. procera, Benth.— Tata. XXVI.— Lond. Jour, of Bot. iii. 89. — 

 Syn. Acacia procera, WiUd. ; "W. & A. Prodr. 275 ; Mimosa elata, Eoxb. 

 Cor. PI. t. 121 ; Fl. Ind. ii. 548. Vern. Safed-Siris, Gurdr, Karra, haro, 

 ghorar, Wiaranji, harinji, gurbdri, gurkur, baro, North and Central India; 

 Karallu, kinye, kilai, kili, tihiri, Bombay ; ■ Sitben, Burm. 



A large tree, with yellowish or greenish white bark. Glabrous, young 

 leaves pubescent. Leaves nearly as broad as long ; common petiole 6-12 

 in. long, with a large, brown, oblong gland near its base ; pinnse 3-4 pair, 

 spreading, the upper pinnse 6-9 in. long. Leaflets 6-8 pair, 1-2 in. long, 

 obliquely-ovate, or oblong-ovate, with 6-10 prominent lateral nerves on 

 either side of midrib. Flower-heads with 15-20 flowers, on peduncles 1 

 in. long or less, in fascicles of 2-5, forming large, lax, terminal panicles. 

 Flowers yellowish white, sessile, ^ in. long to extremities of filaments ; 

 calyx tubular, half the length of corolla ; segments of corolla oblong, hairy 

 at the end. Legumes linear, 6-9 in. long, |-1 in. broad, with 8-12 pro- 

 miaent seeds. 



Common near river-banks, on alluvial soil and in moist places, in Burma, 

 Bengal, Gorakhpur, Oudh, South India, and in the sub-Himalayan tract west to 



