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iliadolphons, anthers unifonn. Style incui'vod, stigma capitate. 

 Pod turgid, torulose. 



Calyx spathaccous, not 2-lippccl. Pod thick. 



Calyx 5-c'oft at tlio tip. i od 6-S-8codod ... 1. 7?. indirn. 



Calyx enure at tip. Pod 2-3 seeded .. •.. 2. E. sfric/n. 



Calyx canii^auulate, 2-lipped. Pod terete^ 4-5 seeded . 3. U. mherusn. 



1. E. indica, Lam. ; DC. Prod. II. 412 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. ISB ; Bodd. Fl. 

 Sylv. 87 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 70; Braudls For. Fl. 139. Indian 

 Coral Troo. Moolii Wood. Fang at' a, M. ; Muliu muiala, IC. ; Fanarvo, 

 2>ttnar'Wco, Guz. 



Throughout India from the Himalayas, also in Burma. In the deci- 

 duous forests of the Koukan and North Kanara ; commonly planted 

 thi-oughout the presidency as a support for pepper vines. Fl. Apl.- 

 May. Fr. June. A medium sized, deciduous tree, liark greenish- 

 yellow, smooth and shining, exfoliating in papery flakes ; young branches 

 and stems prickly ; prickles black. W ood soft, white, light, rather durable, 

 weighs about 20 lbs. to the cub. ft ; used for boxes, toys, scabbards, etc. 

 Pod thick, constricted between the seeds, 6 in. long. 



2. E. stricta, Roxb. Fl. Ind. III. 251 ; Fl. Br. L 2, 189; Dalz & 

 Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 70 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 175. 



Burma and the W. peninsula. In the deciduous forests of North 

 Kanara and the Koukan. Fl. May. Fr. June. A moderate sized tree. 

 Stems with a rougher bark than E. indica, and more numerous white 

 prickles. Wood grey, soft, light and spongy. Annual rings distinct. Pores 

 large, scanty. Med. rays short and bro id. The tissue between the rays 

 consists of narrow bars of harder dark tissue with broad bars of white 

 spongy tissue, forming wavy concentric alternate bands. 



3. E. suberosa, Roxb. Fl. Ind.. III. 2.53 ; FL Br. L 2. 189 ; Bedd. F]. 

 Sylv. 87 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 70. Fangra, pangara, Vern. 



From the Himalayas, to S. India and Burma. Throughout the dry 

 forests of the presidency, does not extend into the heavy rainfall zone., 

 Fl. May. Fr. June. A small or moderate sized tree. Bark light-grey, corky, 

 fissured. Wood white, soft, spongy ; used for planking, scabbards, &c, 



13. CAN AV ALIA, DC. 



Large, twining shrubs. Leaves 3-foliate, stipellate. Flowers 

 large, showy, in racemes. Calyx 2-lipped^ the upper projecting, entire, 

 the lower shortly 3-toothed. Corolla exserted, standard large, keel 

 short, incurved. Stamens monadelphous, anthers uniform. Style 

 incurved, stigma terminal. Pod large, ribbed along upper suture. 



Racemes many-flowered. Pod many-seeded ... 1,0. ens if or mis. 

 Racemes few-flowered. Pod few-seeded ... 2. C. obhisifoUa, 



C. ensiformis, DO. Prod. 2. 404 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 195. 0. virosa, Dalz. & 

 Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 69. Gowara, arsambal, Yern. In hedges throughout 

 the presidency, common, FL Feb. Fr. June. 



