Leguminosae. 99 
Bauhinia monandra Kurz. 
St. Thomas Tree. 
Plate XLI. 
This Bauhinia is a small or medium-sized tree with long, spread- 
ing branches. The leaves are from four to five inches, both in length 
and width, and cleft about half way to the base, the lobes are roun- 
ded, the base is cordate. The racemes are few-flowered and axillary. 
The corolla is about four inches in diameter, the petals are spread- 
ing, narrowly obovate, long-clawed, pink-purple with numerous 
darker dots, the upper petal is much darker than the others. It has 
only one single stamen, hence the specific name. The pod is stout, 
thick, about eight inches long and one inch wide. 
It is probably a native of tropical America, but is now culti- 
vated for ornamental purposes in many tropical countries. In Hono- 
lulu it is commonly met with in parks and private grounds. 
Cassia siamea Lamk. 
(Syn. Cassia florida Vahl.) 
Kassod Tree. 
Plate XLII. 
The Kassod Tree is of rather low stature with twiggy branch- 
lets which are covered with a fine gray down. The leaves are one- 
half to one foot long, and the leaflets are oblong, of a bluish hue 
very strongly veined, distinctly stalked and two to three inches long. 
The bright yellow flowers, which are not veined, are borne on one- 
half to one foot-long panicles both axillary and terminal. The pod 
is almost straight, flat, distinctly stalked, six to nine inches long, and 
one-half inch wide, and of firm texture. 
It is a native of South India, Burmah, Ceylon, and is also dis- 
tributed over the Malayan Peninsula and Siam. As already stated, 
it is a moderate-sized tree, with smooth bark. The sapwood is 
whitish and rather large, the heartwood brown or almost black, 
rather hard and durable. 
In Burmah the wood is employed for mallets and walking-sticks, 
while in India, especially South India, little is known of it, but is 
considered a fine fuel in Ceylon. 
In Honolulu the tree has been more or less extensively planted 
in private grounds especially along King and Beretania streets, where 
it can be easily recognized by its long terminal as well as axillary 
