154 XLIII. LEGUMINOS^E. 



The Queensland aborigines, according to E. Palmer, use r 

 after preparation, the seeds for food. The roasted seeds,, 

 we are told, are also eaten in some parts of India. Seeds 

 contain saponin. " The use made of the mashed bark of 

 this climber is well known throughout the Philippines. 

 Cut in strips and beaten thoroughly between stones, it 

 is sold under the name of ' gogo' ; it is macerated in 

 water, to which it imparts a reddish colour, and forms 

 a substitute for soap. The Filipinos use this preparation 

 for bathing, especially the hair, for which purpose there 

 is no more useful or simple preparation." — T. H. Pardo 

 de Tavera. — J. M. Hillier in " Medicinal Plants of the 

 Philippines," Kew Bull. (1911), 475. 



Adenanthera, Lour. 



abrosperma, F. v. M. — " Oon-doo" of Mitchell River and 

 " Rokowara" of Palmer River natives, who use the 

 seeds for food after roasting. (Fig. 122.) 

 var. falcata. Bail., n. var. (Fig. 123.) 



Hab. : Koorboora, near Cbillagoe ( [F. A. Waddell). 



pavonina, Linn. — Red Sandalwood. The seeds used for 

 weights by the Indian jewellers ; the seeds of the Queens- 

 land form are much smaller than the Indian. 



Neptunia, Lour. 



gracilis, Bcnth. — Native Sensitive-plant; leaves sensitive. 



var. major, Bcnth. (Fig. 124.) 



var. villosula, Benth. (Fig. 125.) 

 monosperma, F. v. M . (Fig. 126.) 



Tribe XVIII. — Eumimose^e. 



'Mimosa, Linn. 



pudica, Linn. — The Common Sensitive-plant of Tropical 

 America. Leaves sensitive ; seeds said to be poisonous in 

 India ; a troublesome weed. The roots of this weed said 

 to contain about 10 per cent, of tannin. 



Tribe XIX. — Acacie.e. 



Acacia, Willd. — The bark of many used in tanning ; and many also, 

 at certain periods of their growth, produce a saponin 

 poisonous to stock browsing upon them at that time. 



