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long including the stamens, crowded in globose, axillary, stalked 
heads forming terminal racemes or panicles. Calyx bell-shaped 
or tubular, 5-toothed. Corolla tubular, 5-lobed. Stamens 
numerous, far protruding, filaments often coloured, more or less 
united, the stamina! tube about as long as the corolla ; anthers 
minute. Style thread-like ; stigma small. Pod broadly oblong, 
flat, thin, 2-valved or indehiscent ; seeds 4-15. 
Leaflets obtuse. 
Flowers 1| in., shortly stalked. Corolla glabrous. 
Leaflets 6-18 ; lower surface nearly glabrous . 1. A. LebbeJc. 
Flowers 1 in., sessile. Corolla hairy. Leaflets 20- 
50 ; lower surface tomentose . . . , 2. A. odoratissima. 
Leaflets acute. 
Flowers pink, 1-1 J in. Stipules linear . . . 3. A. mollis. 
Flowers yellow, §— 1 in. Stipules broad, cordate . 4. A. stipulate i. 
1. Albizzia Lebbek, Benth.; FI. Br. Ind.ii.298. A tree. Leaves 
nearly glabrous, 3-12 in. ; pinnules 2-4 pairs ; leaflets 6-18 on 
a pinnule, oblong, 1-lf x| in., obtuse. Heads long-stalked, in 
clusters of 2-4, forming short, terminal racemes or panicles. 
Flowers white, 1| in. long ; stalks J in. Calyx pubescent. 
Corolla glabrous. Pod glabrous, 6-12 X 1^-2 in. 
Valleys below Simla ; April, May. — Throughout India ascending to 5000 ft. 
— Tropical Asia ; Africa ; X. Australia. 
The Sir is ; frequently planted. 
2. Albizzia odoratissima, Benth. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 299. A 
tree. Leaves pubescent, 6-12 in. ; pinnules 3-8 pairs ; leaflets 
20-50 on a pinnule, oblong, f-lxj in., obtuse, upper surface 
pubescent, lower brown-tomentose. Heads shortly stalked, in 
small clusters forming terminal panicles. Flowers pale yellow, 
1 in. long, sessile. Calyx and corolla hairy. Pod 6-8x1 in., 
brown-tomentose, ultimately glabrous. 
Throughout India, ascending to 3000 ft. — April-June. — Tropical Asia. 
3. Albizzia mollis, Boiv. ; Encyc. xix. Siecle, ii. 33 (Prain in 
Journ. As. Soc. Bengal , lxvi. Part II. No. 2. 514), FI. Br. Ind. ii. 
300, under A. Julibrissin. A small tree. Leaves softly hairy, 6-12 
in. ; stipules linear, soon falling off ; pinnules 6-12 pairs ; leaflets 
20-50 on a pinnule, obliquely oblong, f xj in., acute. Heads 
long-stalked, in clusters of 2-3, forming short, terminal racemes. 
Flowers pink, 1-1J in. long. Calyx and corolla silky pubescent. 
Stamens pink-tipped. Pod pubescent, 4-6 Xf-1 in. (Fig. 43.) 
Sutlej valley, Suni, below Matiana ; April-June. — Outer Himalaya, from the 
Indus to Assam, usually near water. 
4. Albizzia stipulata, Boiv. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 300. A tree. 
Leaves pubescent or hairy, 6-12 in. ; stipules pink, very large, 
broad, cordate, not persistent ; pinnules 6-15 pairs ; leaflets 
40-80 on a pinnule, obliquely oblong, in., acute. Heads 
