252 XLV. LEGUMINOSiE [Palmdia 



Pod 2-valved, valves woodyj septate between the seeds, which are partially 

 enclosed by a large basal arillus, albumen 0. Species 3, one in the Malay 

 Archipelago. 



1. P. xylocarpa, Iviirz P. Fl. i. 113 5 Piain I.e. t. 45a. Shan hills, Upper Burma, Biam. 

 A tall ti-ee, Branchlett. pniinobe. Leaflets 2-4 X3air. Pod 4-5 by 2-2 J in. Seeds 2-3, 

 nmch compressed laterally, 1^ by 1 in, 



2. P. martatjanica Pram mind. Forester, xxvi. 312. Tena&serim, P^/w? Padauh^ Bnrm. 

 A tall tree, in habit like Pterocarpns, Branchlets glabrous. Leaflets 4 pair. Pod 8 by 

 3j, in. Seeds nearly cylmdric, 1^ by \ m. 



SlEdora siamensis, Te3'bm. ; Knrz P. PI. i. 413. Siam. An evergreen tree. L. pari- 

 pinnate, leaflets opposite, 3 01 4 pair, obovate, 3-4 in. long. Pod broadly elliiotic, 

 strongly echmate, resembling a lieclgeliog, the tips of the spines glandular, exuding a 

 sticky, rather fragrant resm. 



12. HUMBOLDTIA, Yahl; PI. Brit. Ind. ii. 273 {Batschia, Vahl, 

 Taubert in Engl. u. Prantl iii. 3. 143. 



Erect unarmed trees. L. paripinnate. Stipules persistent, usually peltate, 

 consisting of 2 separate unequal parts. PL in axillary racemes, each fl. sub- 

 tended by a pair of persistent coloured bracteoles. Calyx-tube turbinate, lobes 

 4 or 5, equal, petaloid. Petals 3 or 5, nearly equal. Stamens 5, exserted, 

 alternating with 5 minute staminodes, anthers versatile. Pod flat, coriaceous, 

 dehiscent. Albumen 0. Species 1 in tropical Africa, 5 in the Western 

 Peninsula and Ceylon. 



A. Leaflets 4 pair or more. 



1. H. laurifolia, Vahl; Wight Ic. t. 1605. 



A shrub or small tree, the internodes of the younger branchlets frequently 

 swollen, hollow, the cavities inhabited by small black ants. Leaflets 4-5 pair, 

 rigid, acuminate, 2-4 in. long, upper portion of stipule erect, IJ in. long, ovate- 

 lanceolate, lower portion narrow, acute, much smaller, spreading horizontally. 

 Racemes erect, 3-5 in. long, PL scented. Calyx pink. Petals white. 



Malabar. PL June.—Ceylon. 2. H. Vahliana, Wight Ic. 1. 1607-8. Malabar, Nilgiris, 

 Tinnevelli. Travancore, common at low elevations near rivers. {Atfa Tanti^ Tain. *, 

 Koratfhi, MaL). Leaflets rigidly coriaceous, lanceolate, 4-6 in. long. Bacemes short, 

 softly tomentobe. 3. H. decurrens, Bedd. ; Hook. Ic. PL t, 2368. Tinnevelli and 

 Travancore Ghats in evergreen forests {Kunthan% MaL). A middle-sized or large tree. 

 Leaflets 4-6 pair, 6-12 m. long, tomentose while young, rachis broadly winged. Itacemes 

 short, softly pubescent. 



B. Leaflets 1-2 pair. 



4, H. Brunonis, Wall. PL As. Ear. t. 283 ; Wight Ic. 1. 1606. Western Ghats, from 

 Coorg and South Kanara southwards. Leaflets 2 pair, elliptic-oblong, 4-6 in. long, 

 Eacenies peduncled, equalling or exceeding the leaves. Petals 3 orange. 5. H. imijuga, 

 Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 183. Travancore Ghats. Leaflets 1 i)air, 5-7 in. long, rigidly 

 coriaceous. Bacemes short, on the old wood or clustered at the ends of short woody 

 branchlets. Yl. crimson. 



Amlierstia no'bilis, Wall. PL As. Bar. 1. 1, 2. ; ThawJca, Burm. Planted near Pungyi- 

 kyaungs in Burma, believed to be wild near the Yunzalin river below Papoon. Toung 

 shoots drooping, glaucous purple. L. paripinnate ; leaflets 6-8 pair. PL crimson, in 

 long pendulous racemes, each fl. supported by 2 large lanceolate colouied bracteoles. 

 Calyx segments 4, petaloid. Petals 3 large "but uneq[ual, 2 minute. Stamens 10, dia- 

 delphouta, alternately shorter. Pod flat dehiscent, 5-7 in. long, broader at top. 



13. TAMARINDUS, Linn.; PL Brit, Ind, ii. 273. 



T. indica, Linn, (the only species). Bedd, EL Sylv, t. 184 Vern. A7nli\ 

 Imllj Hind. ; Ghinch^ Chitz, Mar. ; -BTo^/a, Tentuli^ Uriya ] Ohita, Hitfa, Gond, ; 

 Chinta^ Tel. ; Ftdi, Tarn. • Magyi^ Bunu. 



