272 XLV. LEGUMINOSiE [Albizzia 



A large deciduous tree, with, dark grey or brownish bark, sapwood large, 

 white, heartwood dark brown, shining, mottled. Nearly glabrous ; pinnse 2-3, 

 leaflets 6-8 pair, 1-1 1 in. long, obliquely oblong, obtuse. Midrib prominent, 

 reticulate veins nearly as prominent as sec. n. M. heads large, white, 

 fragrant, on peduncles 2-4 in. long, in fascicles of 2-~4 from the upper axils, 

 forming short corymbose racemes. EL 1^ in. long to the extremity of stamens; 

 pedicels nearly as long as calyx ; calyx half the length of corolla. Pod thin, 

 straw-coloured, dehiscent, 8--12 % 1-2 in. 



Subhimalayan tract, ascending to 5,000 ft. Both Peninsulas. PI. April-May ; pods 

 ripen in September and remain on the tree for a considerable time. Planted largely in 

 Egypt and throughout the tropics. 



Nearly allied are : 8. A. littoralis, Teysm, et Binnend ; Prain in Journ. As. Soc. 

 Beng. 66 (1898)257, ISficobars. Malay Penins. and Archipelago. A middle-sized tree ; 

 pinnse 2-4, leaflets obovate-oblong, 8-6 pair ; fi. heads white with pink stamens, under 

 I in. diam. 9. A. Kalkora, Prain I.e. 511, Khasi and Naga hills. South China, Differs 

 from A, LehheJc chiefly by the dark brown pod on a stalk I in. long. 10. A elegans, Kiirz 

 F. Fl. i. 427 ; Prain I.e. 512, eastern slopes of the Pegu Yoma. A tall evergreen tree ; 

 pinnae 7-14, leaflets small, 20-25 pair, Imeai^-oblong, f in. long, midrib almost in the 

 middle. PI. heads in fascicles of 2-4, not panicled ; pedicels a little longer than calyx ; 

 corolla twice the calyx, pubescent outside. 



D, Pinnse 6-20 pair ; leaflets linear, J in. long or less, midrib near middle of 

 leaflet. 



11. A. amara, Boivin ; Bedd. PL Sylv. t. 61. — Syn. Mimosa amara, Roxb. 

 Cor. PL t. 122. Vera. Tiigli, Kan. ; Chikreni, Tel. ; Womjai^ Thuringi^ 

 Tam. 



A middle-sized tree, bark smooth, heartwood purplish-brown, mottled, ex- 

 tremely hard. Branchlets, petioles and inflorescence soft yellow-tomentose. 

 Pinnse 6-15, leaflets linear, 15-24 pair. PL yellow, fragrant, \ in. long to 

 the end of stamens ; peduncles fasciculate in the axils of the uppermost leaves. 

 Pod 5-8 by 1 in., edges undulate. 



Western Peninsula on dry hills, north as far as Khandeish and Yizagapatam. PI. 

 April- June. 12. A myriopliyUa, Benth. Sikkim, Assam, Khasi hills, Manipur. 

 Tenasserim. Malay Peninsula. An evergreen shrub or strong climber; base of 

 common petiole prolonged at the back into a recurved woody hook. Pinnae 10-20, 

 leaflets small, 30-50 pair. Heads small, white or pale yellow, in large terminal leafy 

 panicles. 



E. Pinnae 6-15 pair ; leaflets linear, falcate, midrib close to upper edge. 



13. A. stipulata, Boivin; Bedd. PL Sylv. t. 55. Yern, OM^ Kangra; 

 Siran^ Sirsha, Hind. ; Kal Yaghi^ Kan. ; Konda diigara^ Tel. ; Bonm^zd^ 

 Burm. 



A large fast-growing tree, crown broad, flat, bark dark grey, sapwood large, 

 white, heartwood soft, brown. Young shoots and inflorescence tomentose. 

 Stipules large, semicordate, membranous, more or less pubescent, deciduous. 

 Pinnae 6-18, leaflets 20-40 pair, |-J in. long. PL yellowish, inodorous, to 

 the end of stamens |-1 in. long; stamens slightly tinged with red. PL 

 heads fasciculate, panicled. Pod 6 in. long, f in. broad. 



Subhimalayan tract ascending to 4,000 ft. Western Peninsula, Burma, Nicobars. 

 FL April- June. Ceylon, Malay Peninsula. A distinct variety with small stipules is 

 mentioned by Prain Lc. 256 and Kanjilal Porest Flora of School Circle 150. 



14. A. Julibrissin, Durazzini: Brandis P. PL 177; Benth. Mimosese in 

 Trans. Linn. Soc. xxx. 568.— Syn. A. mollis^ Boivin ; Kanjilal Porest Plora 

 School Circle 149 ; Oollett PL Simla fig. 43 ; Acacia mollis^ Wallich PL As. 

 Rar. t. 177. Vern. Sirsang^ Shinn^ Bashahr ; Kurmura^ Karmaru^ Hind. ; 

 Baran, N.W.P. ; Lakkey^ Nep. The specific name is a corruption of Gulah- 

 reshamy tbe silken rose. 



A large shrub or middle-sized tree, deciduous. Young shoots, inflorescence 



