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50. Cassia renigera. Ngushwe. Nguzat. 



Small tree, twigs velvety; leaflets numerous,. 

 1" — 2" long, velvety, on both surfaces, straight-i 

 sided, tip rounded with a short bristle. Fl. 

 ■pink, in leafy bunches along the branches. 

 Pod same as No. 49 but only 15 to 18 inches 

 long. 



51. Cassia siamea. Mezali. 



JVledium tree. Leaflets numerous, six to ten pairs, 

 elliptic, tipped wfith a short bristle. Fl. yellow in 

 erect velvety bunches at ends «of branches. 

 Pod flat, velvety, 4"— 10" long by i" wide. 



52. Bauhinia inalabarica. Chinbyit. 



Small • tree, evergreen. Bark smooth. Twigs 

 velvety ; 1. dark green, generally whitish beneath, 

 not deeply lobed. Fl. white, small, petals all 

 ' equal, bunches often branched. Pod thin, flat^ 

 only slightly curved, conspicuously marked with 

 wavy veins. 



53. Bauhinia racemosa. Palan. 



Small tree, deciduous. Bark rough. Twigs velvety. 

 L. lobed, 1" — IJ" long, velvety beneath. Fl. 

 white, petals unequal, bunches not branched 

 and generally longer than in No. 52. Pod thick, 

 curved, smooth. 



54. Xylia dolabriformis. Pyinkado. 



Bark yellowish-grey, with rounded irregular 

 , flakes. Twigs thick, rusty-velvety. Leaflets 

 pointed, two to sij? pairs, with glands at the 

 junctions of pinnae. Fl. yellow, in globose heads, 

 before the 1. Pod flat, woody, yellowish green, 

 «<ather curved, 5" — 6" long, taking a year to ripen, 

 opening explosively. 



