350 Lix. BIGNONIACE^. [Spathodea. 



Malay peninsula and Burma, not seldom cultivated in gardens. Fl. Nov.- 

 May. 



3. S. falcata, Wall. ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 71. — Syn. Bignonia spathaeea, 

 Eoxl). Cor. PI. t. 144 ; Fl. Ind. iii. 103. DolicfiandroTie falcata, Seem. 

 Journ. Bot. viii. 340. Vern. Hdwar, Oudh ; Kanseri, May war ; Mendal, 

 manekingi, Banswara ; Mersingi, Bomli. 



A small or middle-sized tree, glal)rous or pubescent. Leaves generally 

 opposite, 3-6 in. long, leaflets 2-3 pair, short-petioluled, with a terminal 

 leaflet on petiolule J in. long, aU rotundate," ^-1^ in. long, obtuse or short 

 acuminate. Flowers white, in few-flowered racemes at the ends of small 

 branchlets. Calyx J-f in. long. CoroUa 1|^ in. long ; limb deeply cleft 

 into 5 subequal, oblong lobes. Capsule flat, curved, smooth, somewhat 

 shining, with wavy longitudinal lines, 10-14 in. long, and f in. broad. 

 Wings of seeds oblong, half the breadth of capsule, and 1;^ in. long. 



Oudh. Meywar (Bassi, Santolah, D.B.), Banswara, South India. Fl. May, 

 June ; fruit Dec, Jan. Wood light-coloured. 



4. S. crispa, Wall. ; Bureau 1. c. t. 27. — Syn. Bignonia crispa, Eoxb. 

 Fl. Ind. iii. 103 ; Dolichandrone crispa, Seem. Journ. Bot. viii. 340. 



A middle-sized tree ; glabrous, young shoots pubescent. Leaves oppo- 

 site, 8-12 in. long, leaflets 5-7, ovate-oblong, acute, petiolules of the lateral 

 1 in., of the terminal 2 in. long, blade 2-4 in. long. Flowers pure white, 

 fragrant, in terminal, few-flowered racemes. Calyx 1 in. long. Corolla 

 2^ in. long, limb with 5 broad-ovate lobes with curled edges. Capsule 

 12-15 in. long, \ in. broad, valves convex, hard, coriaceous, brown, rough 

 with paler specks. 



South India, will probably be found in the Central Provinces. Fl. May- 

 June ; fruit ripe Dec. The timber is esteemed in South India for building and 

 other purposes, it is light-coloured and heavy. 



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5. S. Roxburghii, Sprengel. — Syn. Heterophragma Boxburghu, DC. 

 Bignonia quadriloeularis, Eoxb. Cor. PI. 1. 145 ; FL Ind. iii. 107. Vern. 

 Warras, Bombay. 



A large tree, with a tall stem, and grey bark. Leaves tomentose 

 while young, glabrous afterwards, opposite, but generally approximate 

 near the ends of branches, 1-2 ft. long, lateral leaflets 3-4 pair, serrate, 

 short, the terminal leaflet long petioluled. Flowers light rose-coloured, 

 fragrant, in large terminal erect panicles, ramifications and calyx densely 

 clothed with soft, tawny tomentum. Calyx bilabiate. Corolla campanu- 

 late, the stamens inserted at the base of the tube. Capsule erect, straight, 

 12 in. long, 2 in. broad, ^ in. thick, divided into 4 spurious cells by a 4- 

 winged dissepiment, with a cross-shaped horizontal section. 



Godavery forests (Beddome). Western forests from Khandeish to Canara. 

 Fl. March, April. 



