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Forest Flora of Portuguese East Africa. 
s - a “r i !::: i 7:1 — d r 7 ■ r s higK with stem diameter up ,o ** and -* 
stipules lanceolate, permanent ; peduncle 1-2 c.m long 2-bracted near the middle T^r a ° bhquely elh P tlcaI or fapez.form, rounded or sub-acute; 
seeded, bristly. Frequent in the Umbelasi Valley and thence to the Lebombo Rante text T n 4 ' 5 C * m ‘ 8 ’ 7 ' 10 wide ’ strai ? ht or faIcate > 3*5 
the general appearance is that of an Acacia. Sim 6222. 8 ™ rof)lca * owers not seen, but it belongs to Papilionaceae, though 
Plate XXXIII. A. 1, Fruiting branch ; 2, Legume, open. 
94 . SES BANIA. c Calyx eampanu ^ large rounded, wings oblong, bee. blunt Stamens diade.phou. Pod linear, narrow, terete, 
near water. ’ V mparipinnate, with many leaflets. Mostly herbaceous plants, annuals or undershrubs growing in or 
S ' opp™:" 30 E gTO ™ 8 “ “ a "“™' ■»»>“ *"« Umbeiusi River. Leaves 8-ro 
pedicels 1-2 c.m. long; legume 15-200 m long ghbrous narrow H iT^ 0 " 3 6 C,m ' long ’ and P ubescent racb 's, petiolules and stem. Peduncle 8 c.m. long, 
g me 15 20 c.m. long, glabrous, narrow-linear, acute. A soft-wooded perishable tree usually growing where it is under water during flood. 
9S ' HERM !„ N g!L a at ; Tom’ elTTtheTand" dTT “ 7 ^* ^ 2 b >’ S ' “d orbicular, deeply 
bundles of 5 each ; anthVunifom, Ova^ ^dTultTovula.e stvle m “ P 7*7 ” T"’ ^ 77 ’ * ***'* “i-** ^mens in I 
square articulations finally separating.” ’ ^ ’ ' gma terminaI ’ m,nute - p od broad, linear, nearly flat, spirally curved, the 
leaflets c.m. long, 4-6 m.„, wide ; flowers £3 Pod c I P ' " T** raCh,S 8 "° “*• Io "& ** >«0 pairs of linear-oblong 
Growsin, or nearwater. Very ornamental from large bright-.loured 
often set ,n jTTrT" 5 ’ ^ S ^ 3 ».«. diameter, is abundant throughout the Province as a climbing shrub. The seeds are 
\todyX 7 p 7177 el 7 c 7 !' TlTlTrTT by “ 5 S ' mple kaVeS ' Stamens IO ' free ; POd 0bliquely linear lanceolate *>* lower edge straight ; pointed, 
R A po m d e s di Zuy Sed gIa ro°caTon, 7 ™ ’V ^ ^ ”* * «» ba - 
seeded, ^ody, tardiiy dehiscent. Seeds r, m.tn. long, oblong, compressed. Timber valuable. VT X 
Plate XLIX. A. 
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