l)olichandrone^ 



66. BIGNONIACBifi. 



257 



2-celled. Capsule elongate^ terete cylindrical or compressed, loculici- 

 dally dehiscentj septum free. Seeds discoid, winged. 



Leaflets glabrous, acuminate, petiolule \ inch. Capsule 

 slightly compressed \. D. erisjpa. 



Leaflets pubescent, obtuse, petiolule or very short. 



Capsule much compressed, falcate ... 2. D. falcata, 



1. D. crispa, Seem, in Seem. Jour. Bot. VIII. 381 ; Fl. Br. I. 4. 379, 



Spathodea crispa, Brandis For. M. 350; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 168; Dalz. & 

 'Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 160. Mushwaly godmurgi^ K. 



South Decoan peninsula. Common in tlie dry forests of the Kuput- 

 gndda range in the Dbarw^r District, also in the Belgaum District at 

 Sutguttee. Fl, Apl--Sept. l?r. ripe next R. S. A small deciduous tree. 



2. D. falcata, Seem, in Seem. Jour. Bot. VIII. 381 ; Fl. Br. 1. 4. 380. 

 Spathodea falcata, Wall. ; Dalz. & Gibs, Bomb. Fl. 160; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 

 t. 71 ; Brandis For. Fl. 350. DoUohandrone Lawii, Seem. Fl. Br. 1. 4. 380. 

 Mersingi^ medasinghi^ M. ; Gudmurki, K, 



Deccan peninsula, Mysore. Central Provinces and Rajputana. 

 Throughout the Konkan and North Kdnara, in deciduous forests. Fl. 

 Mch.-May. Fr. ripe Jany. A small deciduous tree. Wood hard, whitish, 

 €lose-grained, seasons well, mottled, shining and glossy, no heartwood, 

 Annual rings distinct. Pores small, arranged in discontinuous wavy 

 bands. Medullary rays very fine, rather indistinct. Weighs 42 lbs. to 

 the cub. ft. Used for building and agricultural purposes. 



5. HETEROPHRAGMA, DC. 



Trees. Leaves large^ 1-pinnate. Flowers in terminal^ woolly pani- 

 €les. Calyx irregularly lobed or lipped, closed when young. Corolla 

 bell-shaped^ rose or yellow^ 5-lobed, tomentose or glabrous. Capsule 

 elongate, cylindric or compressed, falcate or twisted, loculicidally 

 2-valved, spuriously 4-celled. Seeds winged on 2 sides. 



H. Roxburghii, DO. Prod. IX. 210 ; Fl. Br. I. 4. 381 ; Dalz. & Gibs, 

 Bomb. Fl. 160 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 169. Spathodea Boxhurghii, Brandis 

 For. Fl. 350. Wurus, panlag, M. ; Adwinuggi, K. 



West Deccan peninsula, from Bombay southwards, Central India ; 

 Godavari forests. Throughout the presidency in deciduous forests. Fl. 

 Feb.-Apl. Fr. R. S. A large tree. Wood grey, rough, moderately hard. 

 No annual rings. Pores moderate-sized, uniformly distributed, Med. 

 rays fine. Weigha 40 lbs. to the cub. ft. Timber not much used in 

 Kdnara. 



(6. STEREOSPERMTJM, Cham, 



Trees. Leaves 1-2-pinnate. Flowers in large terminal lax panicles. 

 Calyx ovoid, open or closed in bud. Corolla bell or funnel-shaped, 

 yellow or rose, 5-lobed. Stamens 4 with a rudimentary 5th. Disk 

 fleshy, annular. Capsule elongate^ linear or compressed, quadrangular^ 

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