387, 
sepals 5,. united into-a calyx. that'is either 5-cleft or split up on the- 
lower side and spathe-like: petals 5,. spreading, slightly unequal ;- 
anther-bearing stamens either one and’ distinct with 9 monadel- 
phous sterile filaments, or 3-5 with or without 1-7 ster#é ‘ones, all 
united at the base, or 10’ without sterile ones, all slightly monadel- 
phous at the: base, or distinct: style ascending,. rarely wanting :. 
stigma capitate-or dilated : legume 1-celled, 2-valved,.several rarely. 
k-seeded :. seeds compressed, oval; inner seed-coat tumid,. ; 
(1) B, Mavazarica. (Roxb. ) 
Ident. W. & A. prod: I. p. 294:—Roxb. fl, Ind. IL. p. 321,. 
Spec. Citan.. Tree :- leaves transversely. broad-oval, cordate at. 
the base: leaffets rounded, united far above the middle, 4-nerved;. 
parallel: calyx funnel-shaped, regular, 5-cleft, pubescent: corolla 
regular: petals. spathulate-: stamens 10; all fertile, very slightly 
monadelphous at the base; alternately shorter :- racemes axillary, . 
corymbiform, almost sessile : legume long-stalked,. linear, slightly: 
falcate, marked longitudinally with waved lines :- flowers white. . 
Malabar. Assam. Flowering.in.October and November. 
(2)'B. acuminata. (Linn.). 
Ident. W.& A. prod. I. p. 295.—Dec. prod. II. p. §13.—. 
Roxb. fi. Ind. IL. p. 324. 
Syn. B. candida, dit. Dee. l. ¢.. 
Engrav, Rheede Mal. I. t. 34. 
Segc. Cuan. Large erect shrub.: leaves. cordate at- the base, 
young: ones slightly pubescent beneath; leaflets ovate, acute or 
acuminated, united:to above the middle, parallel, 4-nerved: calyx. 
spathaceous, splitting at the apex. into 5 setaceous teeth: stamens. 
10, all fertile and united at. the base, alternately shorter.:. racemes. 
solitary, leaf<opposed or terminal, few-flowered: legumes 8-12-. 
seeded, obliquely linear-lanceolate, the seed-bearing suture with 3. 
prominent ribs :. flowers large, pure white. . 
Travancore. Peninsula. Assam. Flowering all the year. 
(3) B..romentosa. (Linn.) 
Ident. W.& A. prod. Lp. 295.—Dec. ‘prod. Tl. p. 514.— 
Roxb. fl. Ind. II. p. 323, 
Eugrav. Rheede Mal. bE t..35.—Burm. Zeyl. t. 18.—Pluk, t. 
44. f. 6. 
Srec. Cuar. Shrub, with nearly all the parts except the upper 
surface of the leaves softly villous: leaves roundish at the base: 
leaflets oval, parallel, united to above the middle, 3-nerved.:: sti. 
