2^ 66. BiGNaxiACE^. {Stereospermnmi. 



loculieidally 2-valved ; septum thickened^ sub-terete. Seeds compre&sed 

 or subtrigonous, winged on 2 sides. 



Leaves l-pinnate. 



Corolla thinly villous, yellow. Capsule quadran- 

 gular, linear, valves thin, smooth. Seeds sub- 

 trigonous, easily splitting through the centre ... 1. aS*. cheloiwid'e^<r 



Corolla viscous-hairy, lilac or purple. Capsule 

 linear, terete, woody, valves thick, crustaceous, 

 rough. Seeds sub-trigonous, deeply notched in 



the middle 2. S, suaveolens^- 



Xieaves bipinnate. 



Corolla glabresccnt white. Capsule long, hard, 

 woody, tuberculate, somewhat compressed. 

 Sfeeda thinly discoid, in 4 rows 3. 8, xylocarpum. 



1. S. chelonoides, DO. Prod. IX. 210 ; Fl. Br. I. 4. 382 ; Bedd. FI. 



SjIt. t. 72 ; Brandis For. Fl. 352. Heterophragma chelonoides, Dalz. and 

 Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 160. Fadel, jparalj Yern. ; Kirsel, tuatuka,;padoly, koosgo., 

 H. ; Muharti, K, 



Throughout moister India from the Terai of Oudh and Assam to Ceylon 

 and Pegu. Tbroughont the Konkan and ISTorth Kdnara in evergreen 

 forests, also in deciduous moiet forests. Fl. Apl.-June. Fr. Aug.-Jan, 

 A large deciduous tree. Wood grey, hard, smooth, and durable, takes a 

 good polish. Pores moderate-sized, enclosed in concentric wavy bands 

 of white tissue. Med. rays fine,, short, distinct, prominent. Weighs 60 

 lbs. to the cub. ft Used for canoes^ house building and in Assam for 

 sea-boxes. Capsule 12 — 30 in. quadrangular, covered with small white 

 raised dots. Seeds easily splitting through the centre. 



2, S. suaveolens, DC. Prod. IX. 211 ; Fl. Br. I. 4. 382 ; Bedd. FL 

 Sylv. 169 ; Brandis For. Fl. 351. Heterophragma suaveolens, Dalz. & Gibs.- 

 Bomb. Fl. 161. Furul,Yevn. Kaflgari, patala^ jouhad,M. 



Throughout moister India from the sub-Himalaya (Terai) to Travan- 

 Gore and Tenasserim, Oeylon. In the deciduous forests of the dry districts 

 of the presidency ; common in the Dharw^r District forests. Fl. Apl.-May. 

 Fr. Nov.-Dec. Flowers viscous-tomentose, fragrant. A large, deciduous 

 tree. Bark smooth, grey, scaly, Sapwood large, grey, hard ; heartwood 

 small, yellowish-brown, beantifully mottled, very hard,, seasons well, fairly 

 durable. Used for building purposes. Makes excellent charcoah Gamble. 



8. S. xylocarpum, Wgt. Ic. f. 1835-6; Fl. Br. I. 4. 383; Bedd. FL 

 Sylv. t. 70; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 159. Sjpathodea a^i/Zocarp a, Brandis 

 For. Fl. 349. Kursingy M, ; Oenasing, K, ; Bairsing, Vern. 



Deccan peninsula, extending north to the Satpudas. Throughout the 

 presidency, common in the Dh^rwdr District dry forests. Fl. Apl.-May, 

 Fr. next Apl.-May. Capsule long, woody, glabrous, tubercled. A 

 moderate-sized tree. Bark grey. Sapwood large, grey ; heartwood brown, 

 hard, tough, elastic, close-grained. Pores small or moderate-sized, each pore- 

 or group of pores enclosed in light coloured tissue and arranged in broken 

 concentric bands, usually filled with a white or yellowish resinous sub- 

 stance. Med. rays fine, uniform, distinct. Weighs 46 lbs. to the cub. f t« 

 Used for cabinet work.. 



