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and coiiiiiion petiole toinentose or pubescent, Pinnge 6-12, leaflets 10-30 

 pair, from linear to obliquely oblong, ^ in. long. PL rose-colouredj 1-1| in. to 

 extremity of stamens : calyx less than half the length of corolla, both hairy 

 outside. Pod softly pubescent while young, glabrous when mature, 3-5 by 



Outer Himalavaj Hazaia to Sikkim, ascending to 5,000 and at times to 6,000 ft., in 

 the Sutlei valley ah far as AVangtu. Assam, Manipiir. Fl. April-June. Mountains 

 of Abysbinia at 6,000 ft. Forebthlaround tliPhOutliern part of the Caspian Sea. North 

 Peisia. (liina (Yunnan, Hnpeh, lehang, Peking). Japan. Cultivated in gardens 

 of the Mediterranean region and in warm countries of both hemispheres. This widely 

 spread species varies considerably, chiefly in regard to the degree of hairiness, Prain 

 111 Journ. As. 8oc. Beng. 66 (1808) 514 regards ^i. mollis (Himalaya, Assam, Maniinir) as 

 a distinct species, but does not state its distinguishing characters. The sijecimens 

 from this area have as a rule inflorescence and iinderside of leaflets softly tomentose, 

 the leaflets are broader, and the base of the pod is rounded. The specimens from 

 Abyssinia, Western Asia, China and Japan are slightly pubescent, they agree in all 

 respects and cannot be separated. There are moreover intermediate forms ; some 

 Himalayan specimens have leaflets and inflorescence very slightly pubescent, and a 

 specimen collected by Henry in Yunnan has the jjods rounded at base, exactly like 

 the Himalayan form. The specimens cultivated in India, in North an<l South 

 America agree with the West Asiatic and Chino- Japanese form. 



11. CALLIANDRA, Benth. ; FI, Brit. Ind. ii. 302. 



Trees or shrubs ; 1. bipinnate ; leaflets few, large, glabrous (in the Indian 

 species). Stipules usually persistent, often spinescent. El. often unisexual, 

 in globose heads. Stamens oo, filaments connate high up or at base only. Pod 

 flat, rigidly coriaceous, the valves bordered by much thickened sutures, and 

 dehiscing elastically, being rolled backwards from top to bottom. 



1. C. umbrosa, Benth. — Syn. Jnga umbrosa, Wall. PL As. Ear. t. 124. 

 Vern. Kyagyi^ Bunn. 



A small tree ; stipules generally spinescent. Pinnge 1 pair, rachis of pinnse 

 1-2 in. long bearing at the end a pair of more or less oblic[ue leaflets 3-8 in. 

 long and a single much smaller leaflet on the outside, sec. n. prominent. PL 

 white, scented, sessile in dense globose heads supported by a ring of minute 

 bracteoles : peduncles slender, ^-1 in. long, generally clustered on the old wood, 

 rarely axillary. Pod 6-9 in. long, seeds 4-8. 



Khasi hills, Hilhet, Chittagong. Upper Burma. Fl. R. S. 2. C. Griffitliii, Benth. 

 Kha&i hills. Spinescent stipules minute. Leaflets arranged as in 1 but much smallei', 

 the terminal 2-2J in. long. PL suj^ported by linear-lanceolate bracts. 8. C. cynonae- 

 troides, Bedd. PL Sylv. t. 817, Tinnevelli and Travancore Uhats. A middle-sized tree ; 

 1. pinnate ; leaflets 1 pair, 3-4 in. long; stipular spines shortj straight. FL sessile, 6-12 

 in one head ; peduncles axillary, solitary, 1-lJ in. long. Pod 4-5 in. long. 



12. PITHECOLOBIUM, Martins; PL Brit. Ind. ii. 302. 



Trees or shrubs ; 1. bipinnate. PL in globose heads, rarely in ismali loose 

 spikes or corymbs, usually bisexual. Petals connate half way up, or further ; 

 stamens monadelphous, much exserted. Pod coriaceous, curved or twisted, 

 usually dehiscent along the lower suture. Species 110, tropics of both hemi- 

 spheres, chiefly America. 



A. Armed, stipules or branchlets spinescent. 



1. P. dulce, Benth.; Bedd. PL Sylv. t. 188.— Syn. Ilimosa dulcis, Eoxb. 

 Oor. PL t. 99 ; Jnga dulcis, Willd. ; Wight Ic. 1. 198. 



A middle-siized, glabrous, evergreen tree, armed with straight stipulary 

 thorns. Pinn^ 2, each with 1 pair of pale green, coriaceous, unequal-sided 

 usually obtuse leaflets, 1-2 in. long, common and partial rachis slender, termi- 



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