K. 0. BIGNONIACE^E. 947 



glabrous. Flowers fragrant. Calyx Jin., shortly 3-toothed. 

 Corolla yellow, tinged and marked purple red, fin. long, thinly 

 hairy within and without ; crisped. Capsule linear, obscurely- 

 quadrangular, slender curved, 10-30 by -§in., smooth or 

 speckled. Valves coriaceous, midrib raised. Seeds wedge- 

 shaped or subtrigonous, embedded in notches in the septums. 

 1 by |in., easily splitting through the centre. 



Uses : — The roots, leaves and flowers are used in decoction as 

 febrifuge (T. N. Mukerji). 



The juice of the leaves, mixed with lime juice, is of use in 

 maniacal cases (Kheede). 



906. 8. sLiaveolens, DeC, h.f.b.l, iv. 382. 



Syn : — Bignonia suaveolens, Roxb. 493 



Sails : — According to Sanskrit authors there are two varie- 

 ties : 



Patala (pale-red), Kama-duti (love-messenger), Kumbhika (a 

 small pitcher), Kala-vrittika (black stalk), Sulpha-medha (little 

 understanding), Madhor-duti (messenger of a demon), Tamra- 

 pushpa (copper flower), Ambu-vasini (water-dweller.) 



The second variety— Sveta-kumbhika (the white pitcher), 

 Krishna-pa tala. 



Vern. : —Paral, padal, padiala, pad, padaria, parur, purula, 

 par (Hind.); Parlu, pariil, ghunta, mug (Beng.) ; Pandri (Khar- 

 war) ; Kandior (Kol.) ; Papre, Pader (Santal) ; Parair (Nepal) ; 

 Singyen (Lepcha) ; Patiili (Uriya) ; padar (Kurku) ; Pandri 

 (C. P.) ; Phalgataitu (Melghat) ; Unt-katar, padar (Gond.) ; Padal 

 (N.-W. P.) ; Padal, kalthaun, summe (Pb.) ; Pan, dan (Bhil) ; 

 Paral, paddal, pahad (Bomb.) ; Padal, padialu, parul. kalagori 

 (Mar.) ; Padiri, gocldatipalusu (Nellore) ; Padri (Tarn.) ; Kala- 

 goru, kuberakashi, padari, patali (Tel.) ; Hiiday, billa, vulunan- 

 tri marada, kayi (Kan.). 



Habitat : — Throughout moister India, from the Himalayan 

 Terai to Travancore and Tenasserim. " Planted specially about 

 the Buddhist Temples " in Ceylon, says Trimen. 



A large, deciduous tree, 30-60ft. Bark ^in. thick, grey, ex- 

 foliating in very irregularly-shaped flat scales. Wood hard. 

 Sap wood grey ; heart wood small, yellowish brown, beautifully 



