Pterolohium] XLV. LEaUMI^OS.E 249 



large climber with few prickle^. Pinnee 7-10 pair. Leafletb papery, 7-10 pair. 

 Fl, white in lax racemes, pedicels filiform, more tlian twice the length of calyx. 

 Pod 2-2i in. long. 3. P. densiflorum, Prain. Teuas&erim (?), Malay Peninsula. Yery 

 strongly armed. Leaflets thinly coriaceous, ^ in. long. PL yellow, in compact racemes. 

 Pedicels as long as or shorter than calyx. JPod 2 in. long. 



5. POINCIANA, Linn.; Fl. Brit, Ind. ii. 260. 



Unarmed trees. Fl. large, in corymbose racemes. Calyx segments nearly 

 equal, oblanceolate, valvate. Petals clawed, spreading. Stamens 10, free, 

 long exserted. Pod flat, thin. Seeds numerous. 



1. P. data, Linn.; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 178. Vern. ^Y^r«»^/, Kan. ; Hun- 

 kesioar, Tel. ; Padenarayan^ Tarn. 



Attains 20-30 ft. Pinnse 2-8 pair. Leaflets linear, \ in. long, 10-20 pair. 

 Corymbs few-fld. Petals four white, one greenish-yellow, all turning orange 

 when fading. Stamens and style moie than twice the length of petals. Pod 

 6-8 in. long, supported by persistent calyx. 



Doubtfully indigenous in the Western Peninsula, cultivated throughout India. PL 

 Aug.-March. Arabia, Abyssinia. 2. P. regia, Bojer, a native ot Madagascar, is 

 commonly grown m gardens (north-west as far as the Jumna) on account of its splendid 

 scarlet fl. in large erect panicles. 



Colvillea racemosa, Bojer, also a native of Madagascar, is a great ornament of Indian 

 gardens, with its bright scarlet flowers in long compact cylindrical racemes. 



Partansonia aculeata, Linn. ; Bedd. Manual t. xiii. ( Vilayciti Kikar, Pb.) A large 

 shrub or small tree, indigenous m tropical America, cultivated in most tropical 

 countries, naturalized in India, where it is grown chiefly as a hedge plant in the drier 

 districts. L. biplnnate, common petiole short, thick, ending in a stout sharp spine, often 

 with a pair of stipulary thorns at its base. Pinnae 2-4 pair, flat, coriaceous, 6-12 in. 

 long. Leaflets pinnate, sometimes none. PI. yellow, in lax axillary racemes. Calyx 

 segments nearly equal, distinct almost to the base. Petals equal. Stamens free, fila- 

 ments pilose at base. Pod linear, 3-6 in. long, contracted between the albuminous 

 seeds. 



6. WAGATEA, Dak. ; FL Brit, Ind. ii. 260. 



W. spicata, Dak. (the only species). Wiglit Ic. t, 1895, Vern. Wagati, 

 iTxar. 



A woody climberj with long trailing, prickly branches. Pinnae 8-12 pair. 

 Leaflets glabrous, elliptic-oblong, 1-2 in. long. PL nearly sessile, in long 

 dense spikes, bright scarlet on a thick, furrowed brown-velvety rachis. Calyx 

 scarlet, campanulate, segments 5, the lowest much longer than the others. 

 Petals 5, equal, oblanceolate, inserted with the stamens on the edge of the 

 disk lining the calyx-tube. Pod indehiscent, 4~5-seeded, more or less con- 

 stricted between seeds. 



West side of the Peninsula, common in dry and moist forests. PI. C. S. Pr. H. S. 



7. ACROCARPUS, W. et A, ; M. Brit. Ind, ii. 292, 

 Species 2, one in the Malay Archipelago. 



A. fraxinifoUus, Wight Ic. t. 254 ; Bedd. FL Sylv. t. 44 Yem, Mandaniaj 

 Nep. ; Eandige^ Havalige^ Kan. ; Malaikonnaij Tarn. ; Karingodi^ Mai ; 

 Yetamay Burm, 



A lofty deciduous tree, stem tall, often with large buttresses, heart-wood 

 dark red, moderately hard, not heavy. Young shoots bright yellow tomentose. 

 Pinnse 3-4 pair. Leaflets 5-6 pair, elliptic-lanceolate, 3-4 in. long. Fl. dull 

 red or orange, nodding, on short pedicels, in dense erect racemes. Calyx 



