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woody 3-4 seeded indehiscent, with a hard recurred beak at the 
upper augle. 
The dye is obtained from the pods and also from the heart- 
wood used specially for colouring silk. 
Part used: — The wood. 
Uses : — Ainslie says that the Vytians consider a decoction of’ 
the wood as a powerful emmenagogue, and remarks that the 
Cochin Chinese hold the same opinion. 
The Indian Pharmacopoeia recommends it as a good substi- 
tute for logwood. 
Dr. Ross of Delhi considers it useful in some forms of skin 
diseases, lichen especially, given internally as a decoction. 
Assistant-Surgeon Bhagwan Das of Rawalpindi has found it 
useful as an astringent tonic in atonic diarrhoea (Watt. II. ii). 
413. G. pnlcherrima, Swartz h.f.b.i., ii. 255, 
Roxb. 356. 
Vern. : — Krishnachura (B.) ; Ratuagandi (Kan ). 
Habitat : — Cultivated in gardens throughout India. 
A large glabrous shrub, armed with a few scattered 
prickles on branches. Bark silver grey, studded with prominent, 
but small length lenticels. Wood hard ; Sapwood white, heart- 
wood orange-yellow, glabrous. Pinnae 12-18 pair. Leaflets 20-24, 
small sessile, close, membranous,' oblicpie-oblong. §-fin. long, 
very obtuse. Racemes very broad, the lower pedicels 3-4 i n . 
long. Ca.lyx §-{jin., glabrous. Petals round, crisped, reddish 
yellow to orange, or bright-yellow, with a distinct claw. Fila- 
ments varying in colour, according to the colour of the petals, 3-4 
times the length of the Corolla, much exserted. Pod nearly 
straight, 2-3in. long, thin, ligulate, flat, glabrous, 6-8-seeded. 
Use : — The leaves, flowers and seeds are largely used in 
Native medicine (Watt). 
414. C. sepiaria, Roxb. h.f.b.i., ii. 256, Roxb. 
357. 
Vern. : — Uru, firi, arlu, relu, aila, hyderkajhar (H.) ; Pliul- 
wai, uran, kando, uri (Pb.) ; Chillu (Duk.) ; Hotsige (Kan.). 
Eng. : — Mysore Thorn. 
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