37. LEGUMTNOS.Ii:. 



[ MUlettia, 



M. racemosa, Benth. PI. Jung. 249; Fl. Br. I. 2. 105. Wisteria 

 pallida Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 61. Tf. racemosa, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. 

 Fl. 61. 



Tropical forests of the Western Peninsula from the Konkan south- 

 wards ; Orissa ; throughout the deciduous forests of the Konkan and 

 North Kanara. Fl. Apl.-May. Fr. ripe next cold season. A large 

 woody climber with red flowers. Pod late in dehiscing and breaking 

 up into 1-seeded articles. 



4. MUNDULEA, DC. 



Shrubs with thick, corky bark. Leaves imparipinnate. Flowers 

 in dense terminal racemes. Calyx campanulate, teeth short. Corolla 

 much exserted, standard with a long claw, keel incurved, obtuselj' 

 pointed. Stamens monadelphous, alternate filaments slightly dilated ; 

 anthers uniform. Style filiform, stigma capitate. Pod large, linear, 

 with thickened sutures. 



M. suberosa, Benth. PI. Jung. 248 ; Fl. Br. 1. 2. 110 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 

 ^5. Tephrosia suberosa, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 60. Supti, Vern. ; Men 

 hiindati, K. 



Dry forests of the Western Peninsula, Geylon, on the rocky hills east 

 of Belgaum, common in the forests near IB/idami. Fl. July-Sept. Fr.. 

 Oct. -Nov. A large shrub or small ti'ee with corky bark. Sapwood 

 white or yellowish. Heartwood dark-yellowish-brown, hard, heavy and 

 smooth. Pores few, small. Wavy bands of white tissue in concentric 

 lines close together. Medullary rays many, fine, short. Weighs 60 lbs. 

 to the cub. ft. Too small to be of much economic use. 



5. SESBANIA, Pers. 



Shrubs, herbs or soft-wooded trees. Leaves long, abruptly pinnate, 

 leaflets mucronate. Flowers showy, in axillary racemes. Calyx 

 campanulate. Corolla much exserted ; petals with long claws. Sta- 

 mens diadelphous, anthers uniform. Style filiform, incurved, stigma 

 capitate. Pod very long, narrow, with septa between the numerous 

 seeds. 



Flowers small. Pod weak, torulose ... 1. S. cegyptiaca. 



Flow ers very large. Pod falcate tirui, not toru- 

 lose ... ... ... ... 2. S, grandiflora. 



1. 8. cegyptiaca, Pers. ; DC Prod. II. 264 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 114 ; Bran- 

 dis For, Fl. 137 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 86. Shewarie, M. 



Plains from the Himalayas to Ceylon and Siam. Bare along nalas and 

 water-courses in North Kanara, but not indigenous ; commonly planted in 

 gardens. FL R. & 0. S. In the Satara District grown in thickets 20 

 ft. high to support the pepper vines. In the drier parts of the Deccan 

 grown as a substitute for bamboos. AVood white, extremely soft ; 

 weighs 27 lbs. to the cub. ft. (Gamble). Rope is made from the bark. 

 The leaves and branches are used for fodder. 



