341 
(1) E. Invica. (Lam.) 
—— : ; A 
Tient. W. & A. prod. I. p. 260.—Dec. prod. Il. p. 41d.< 
Roxb, fl. Ind II. p. 249. 
Syn. ¥. corallodendron, Linn. 
_Engrav. Rheede Mal. VI. t. 7.—Rumph. Amb. I. t. 76.— 
Wight’s Icon. t. 58. 
_Spxec. Cran, Tree, armed with black prickles: stipules faleate : 
‘petioles and leaves unarmed ; terminal leaflet broadly cordate : calyx. 
‘spathaceous, contracted and §-toothed at the apex: vexillum 3 
timés shorter than the calyx, many times longer than the wings: 
keel about the length of the wings, with its petals distinct: stamens 
monadelphous, with the sheath entire at the base, thence diadel- 
phous with ‘the tube split: racemes terminal, horizontal: legume 
‘6-8-seeded : flowers large, dark purple scarlet. 
Coromandel. Concans. Assam. Flowering in February and 
March, The wood is light and soft and is used for making toys, 
atso generally employed in constructing catamarans. 
(2) E. stricra, Roxb.) 
Ident. W.& A. prod. I. p. 260.—Roxb. fl. Ind. IIt. p- 251. 
Spec. Cuar. Tree, armed with white prickles: petioles rarely 
prickly : Jeaves unarmed; terminal leaflet reniform-cordate, point- 
ed: calyx spathaceous, entire, acute, short: vexillum about ten 
times longer than the calyx and twice the length of the keel: keel 
much Ionger than the wings, its petals uniting: stamens monadel- 
phous, with the sheath entire at the base, diadelphous upwards : 
racemes terminal, horizontal: legume 2-3-seeded : flowers large, 
‘dark purple scarlet. 
Travancore. Western Ghauts. Flowering in March. 
(38) E. suszrosa. (Road.} 
Ident. W. & A. ptod. I. p. 260.—Rexb. fi. Ind. HI. p. 2538. 
Srec. Cuan. Tree, with corky deeply-cracked bark: branches 
unarmed, except at the insertion of the petioles: stipules lanceo- 
late: petioles pubescent, prickly: leaves unarmed: leaflets tomen- 
tese below, terminal one rhomboid and acuminated, occasionally 
reniform and rounded: calyx tubular, 2-lipped: vexillum much 
longery than the calyx and more than. twice the length of the keel : 
keel cordate, many times lenger than the small wings, its petals 
united » stamens monadelphous: racemes axillary, sometimes ter- 
minal, spreading: legume 2-3-seeded: flowers large, whitish rose 
searlet., 
Circars. Guzerat. Khandeish. Common in the Mahal dis- - 
tricts, east of the Ghauts. Flowering in March and April. 
