N. O. BIGN0N1ACE.E. 
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glabrous. Flowers fragrant. Calyx fin., shortly 3-toothed. 
Corolla yellow, tinged and marked purple red, fin. long, thinly 
hairy within and without ; crisped. Capsule linear, obscurely- 
quadrangular, slender curved, 10-30 by fin., smooth or 
speckled. Valves coriaceous, midrib raised. Seeds wedge- 
shaped or sub, trigonous, embedded in notches in the septums. 
1 by fin., easily splitting through the centre. 
Uses : — The roots, leaves and flowers are used in decoction as 
febrifuge (T. N. Mukerji). 
The juice of the leaves, mixed with lime juice, is of use in 
maniacal cases (ffheede). 
906 . S. suaveolena, DeC., h . f . b . i ., iv . 382 . 
Syn : — Bignonia suaveolens, Roxb. 493 
Suns : — According to Sanskrit authors there are two varie- 
ties : 
Patala (pale-red), Kama-duti (love-messenger), Kumbhika (a 
small pitcher), Kala-vrittika (black stalk), Sulpha-medha (little 
understanding), Madhor-duti (messenger of a demon), Tarnra- 
pushpa (copper flower), Ainbu-vasini (water-dweller.) 
The second variety — Sveta-kiimbhika (the white pitcher), 
Krishna-pa^ala. 
Verri. : —Paral, padal, padidla, pad, padaria, parur, purula, 
par (Hind.); Parlu, parul, ghunta, mug (Beng.) ; Pandri (Khar- 
war); Kandior (Kol.) ; Papre, Pader (Sautal) ; Parair (Nepal) ; 
Singyen (Lepcha) ; Pa'tuli (Uriya) ; padar (Kurku) ; Pandri 
(C. P.) ; Phalgataitu (Melghat) ; Unt-katar, padar (Gond.) ; Padal 
(N.-W. P.) ; Padal, kalthaun, summe (Pb.) ; Pan, dan (Bhil) ; 
Paral, paddal, pahad (Bomb;) ; Padal, padialu, parul, kalagori 
(Mar.) ; Padiri, goddatipalusu (Nellore) ; Padri (Tain.) ; Kala- 
goru, kuberakashi, padari, patali (Tel.) ; Huday, billa, vulunan- 
tri marada, kayi (Kan.). 
Habitat : — Throughout moister India, from the Himalayan 
Terai to Travaucore and Tenasserim. “ Planted specially about 
the Buddhist Temples ” in Ceylon, says Trimen. 
A large, deciduous tree, 30-60ft. Bark fin. thick, grey, ex- 
foliating in very irregularly-shaped flat- "scales. Wood hard. 
Sap wood grey ; heartwood small, yellowish brown, beautifully 
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