210 G. King— Mafennh ff>r a Plora of fhe Mtthtf^an Petiinmla. [No. 1, 
52. Sakaca Linn. 
Eroct tt-ccs. tjeavi's abrrtptly ptnuate, leaflets fjlabl-duB rigfd eub< 
coriftceouR or corisiceoiia, in bud Tiiinntely stipellate, atipeli* very rarely 
pei'sistenf., sHpnleR larffo intrrtpcitiolar scnrious completely united, rarely 
folincc!o«9 partially frrc. Fhiuers in dense sessile paniculate rarely 
simple corymbs on old nodes, or rarely axillary ♦ with snbpetaloid coloured 
persisfentor rarely decidous biact?» and bracteolea. Calyx pctaloid, 
limb 4-clcft. lobes imbricate subnqualj tnbe cylindric ciNDwned by a lobod 
disc. GorolU 0. Statitem 2-8, cxserfced, with lon^ filiform filaraenta find 
oblong versatile antbera opeinntr hmgitudinaUy. Ovanj luany-oviiled, 
with a stalk attached to and prod need beyond Hie disc, in most of the 
flowers rudimentary; style long filifonn, stigma minnte eulwblique 
cnpitaje. I'od fiat delnsceut, rigidly eoriaceous. Seeds exalbaminottfs* 
Species 16 or more ; nil Sotitli-EnBtern Asiatic. 
Lc^avGs qnite glabrons; siipnles Bmatl at length .BCfttioa a 
qnite nni tod along their inner margma ; stipels rrtiiiahing; 
flowers yellow, at length becoming reOdisUj 3i> panicalat^ 
corymbs: — 
Prncts nnrt brncteolea very decidaoas, large where knowti; 
(pmlioola jrlfl,bi'onB);~ 
Loiifli'ta 7 'jugate, pf^tfoliiles "4 in. long ; Crtljx-lobes 
shiii'ter til a II tubo, bi'i«jta and En-acfctujlea very Jai-ge i— 
Corynibfl subisefisilp, dense, Bidwiniplo ; poda over 3 m. 
broad; (calyx-k>bea more than half a« long hb lube; 
fltiinioiiR 4} ... ... ... 1. ihaipiitgevsis. 
Corymha in \nx long-pedunolort panieles j pods 2 in, 
• broad 
Calyi4obos ono-third as long aa tabo ; stamei^ 4 j 
\M}(] bvnkless ... ... ... ... 2. S, dedi'tata, 
Ctdyx-lobea h&K m long a? tnbe; stamens 7->8; pod 
beaked ... ... ... ... 3. 9. cmitijto'nt. 
Leaflet a 2-3 jognte, petinlnles "23 in. long; oa^yx4obesi 
flS long aa tubo ; (cotfmbs In lax tong>pedunck'd pani- 
olefi ; podi 1'5 in. broad ; bracts and bract eolea nn- 
known I BtaiTienB appnj^ntly 7) .„ „. 4, S. KHmtleri, 
Br.ieta and bracteotea persistent, amall ; (patiolales not 
exceeding '2 in.) 
Stamen 8 7^; (pedicelfl gbibrous} :^ — 
Loiiflota 4-<5-jiigate, ooriaceonB ; braeteoToa ampTexi- 
caol, ascending ... .,, „. .5, S, indtta. 
Leaflets 1-2-jtigate, Bobooriftcoona ; bracteoloa not 
anipleiieanl, spreading „, 6, 8, bijttga. 
Stamens 3-4 : — 
Pedicels glabrous j ovnry glabrouB (leaflets 4-7- 
jagaLe) ... „. ,„ ... 7. 5. mticr&pimi* 
Pedicels pnbomlons ; ovnry pniif^scont 
LeaQeta 'lr-7 -jugate, corymbs short .„ 8. palemhinica. 
