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woody 3-4 seeded indehiscent, with a hard recurred beak at the 

 upper angle. 



The dye is obtained from the pods and also from the heart- 

 wood used specially for colouring silk. 



Part used : — The wood. 



Uses :— Ainslie says that the Vytians consider a decoction of 

 the wood as a powerful emmenagogue, and remarks that the 

 Cochin Chinese hold the same opinion. 



The Indian Pharmacopoeia recommends it as a good substi- 

 tute for logwood. 



Dr. Ross of Delhi considers it useful in some forms of skin 

 diseases, lichen especially, given internally as a decoction. 

 Assistant-Surgeon Bhagwan Das of Rawalpindi has found it 

 useful as an astringent tonic in atonic diarrhoea (Watt. II. ii). 



413. C. pulcherrima, Swartz h.f.b.l, ii. 255, 

 Roxb. 356. 



Vern. : — Krishnachura (B.) ; Ratuagandi (Kan.). 

 Habitat : — Cultivated in gardens throughout India. 



A large glabrous shrub, armed with a few scattered 

 prickles on branches. Bark silver grey, studded with prominent, 

 but small length lenticels. Wood hard ; Sapwood white, heart- 

 wood orange- yellow, glabrous. Pinnae 12-18 pair. Leaflets 20-24, 

 small sessile, close, membranous, oblique-oblong. J-|in. long, 

 very obtuse. Racemes very broad, the lower pedicels 3-4in. 

 long. Calyx |-|in., glabrous. Petals round, crisped, reddish 

 yellow to orange, or bright-yellow, with a distinct claw. Fila- 

 ments varying in colour, according to the colour of the petals, 3-4 

 times the length of the Corolla, much exserted. Pod nearly 

 straight, 2-3in. long, thin, ligulate, flat, glabrous, 6-8-seeded. 



Use : — The leaves, flowers and seeds are largely used in 

 Native medicine (Watt). 



414. 0. sepiaria, Roxb. h.f.b.l, ii. 256, Roxb. 

 357. 



Vern. : — Uru, uri, arlu, relu, ailn, hyderkajhar (H.) ; Phul- 

 wai, uran, kando, uri (Pb.) ; Chillu (Duk.) ; Hotsige (Kan.). 

 Eng. : — Mysore Thorn. 

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