304 
FLORA OF THE SUNDRIBUNS. 
General, but not plentiful in the central and eastern forests, 
Heinig ! Heinig & Gammie ! Prain ! 
Vernac, Bhidla ; Bhdila ; Bhddala ; Shundal ; Somdal ; Hinga ; 
Hinge h» 
A tree 30-40 feet high ; wood reddish-brown, hard ; used for beams, girders of 
bridges, house-posts, and fuel : the tree coppices freely. 
Distrib.— C oast-forests of the Mascarenes ; Indo-Chinai Malaya; Poly- 
nesia ; not elsewhere in India. 
59. Eiitada Adans. 
75. Eiitada Piirsaetlia DC. E. scandens F. B. T. ii. 287. Mimosa 
scandens F. I. ii. 554. E.D. E 219. ^ 
Eastern forests. 
' Vernac. Gila. 
A large climber ; seeds roasted and eaten. 
Distrib. — C osmopolitan in the Tropics. 
Though included in Heinig’s list, specimens of this have not been sent from 
the Sundribuns : Heinig’s record is, however, confirmed by the existence of an 
excellent coloured drawing of the plant in the Sundribun Forest office. 
60 , Acacia Linn. 
Erect ; branches armed with stipular spines : — 
Flowers yellow ; pod thickened and sinuate between the seeds 
arahica. 
Flowers purple ; pod thin, flat and not sinuate . . tomentosa. 
Climbing; branches without spines but armed with many recurved 
prickles : — 
Flowers yellowish; pod thick, succulent, somewhat depressed 
between the seeds concinna. 
Flowers whitish ; pod thin, coriaceous and flat . Intsia. 
76. "^Acacia arabica Willd. ; F. B. I. ii. 293. Mimosa arabica 
F. I. ii. 557. E. D. A loi. 
Occasionally planted in the northern clearings, Calcutta Garden 
Collectors ! Clarke ! Frain ! 
Vernac. Babul ; Kikar. 
A shrub or tree ; wood good ; yields an excellent gum ; a good tan ; and an 
indifferent dye. 
Distrib.— Tropical Africa ; India generally. 
This is only planted in Sundribun clearings and thrives very indifferently. 
77. Acacia tomentosa Willd. ; F. B. I. ii. 294. Mimosa tomentosa 
F. I. ii. 558. E. D. A 299. 
