'hl
Germ long-pcdkel'd.
Sljlf. length of ihe capsulc.
^Hgmas two. spreading.
Capsule hcart-sliape, opening froin [lie apex, one-cell'd, foursee
clecl.
Scab oblong, involved in much fine wliitc cotton, which does not
adiiere to them, but is insened with them into the boflom of
Tliis is the only species of SaHx I hiivc found in India. It is a
middle sized tree, a nauve of the banks of rivulets and moist places
far among the mountains. Flowers in the cold season,
98. GOUANIA 'i'lLI/EFOLIA.
Lamarck mcyclop. 3. p. 5. Viihl i^-mb. 3. p. Il
Pcnky-tiga of the Telingas,
Tendrils simple, small, generally from tlic lowei' part ofthe rr
Leaves alternate, petiuled, hearted, slightly saw'd or notch'd,
smooth ; two to lour inches long.
Kacemcs terminal, and from the e.xterior ax ills. Ion", filiform.
Flowers numerous, small.
n Rhamnus.
here augmented fay five emarginated
in of the nectary, alternate with its
Brada niinntc.
PerimUh above, five-parted,
Ccrol as in lUiainnus.
Xcdary : the saucer-form pai
spreading horns.
FilaincnU inserted into the ji
iiorns-
Gcrm below, three-sided.
Slyh tiiree-cleft.
Cap^tle dry, triangular, three-ccll'd, lliree-valved
Seeds one in each cell.
Is a large climbing woody shrub, a native of the
99. MIMOSA DULCIS.
Tnmli ill shaped. Bark ash-colonr'd, pretty smooth.
Branches numerous, somewhat twiggy; youngslioots winding, and
often reflected.
Thorns stipulary, suberect, sharp, but not long.
Leaves alternate, iwice-donble. Leajlels oblif]uely oblong, smooth,
pointed, about an inch long, Pcliole and Pcliolels end in a sharp
point.
Pnuides terminal, tliin, oblong, composed of diverging raeemc
short pcdiccl'd, small, globular, heads of wiiite corollcts.
Filamcn/s numerous, united below ¡mo a tube.
Lepime swcll'd, particularly at the seeds, twisted like a scrc^
little downy, the valves themselves thin, almost membr
wlien ripe, they open naturally, and expose to \
of
iiuich rose-colour'd, fin
black shining seeds are
, lobated, fleshy pulp, in which the
This is not a n.
India; it has bee)
sake ofthe pulp >
quickly 10 a tree:
the cold season.
1 cannot as ye
bar!; is
ve of the coast of Coromandel, probably not of
Introduced from the Philippine Islands, for the
lieh fills the legumes. In our gardens it grows
rich sandy soil suits it best. Flowering time
et say any thing about the wood of this tree ; its
L, like that of the rest.
Tlic fleshy pnip of the legumes is reckoned wholesome; it is
sweet, but insipid, and dryish; however, as the tree grows easily
and very (juickly, I conceive it well worth being reared for fences,
instead of many less useful bushe.s and trees. The fruit would assist
the poor in times of scarcity, and the gum, wood, and bark may
also turn to account.
The Spaniards at Manilla, I am informed, rear many of the trees
for the sake of the pulp of the legumes, which they call Sappan-
100. MIMOSA XYLOCAIIPA.
Conda-Tangheroo of the Telingas.
Trimi straight. Bari brown, pretty smooth.
Brandies numerous.
Leaves scattered about the extremities of the branchlets, ihey consist
of one pair of feathers upon a common petiole. Leajlels
opposite, Nvithout a terminal odd one, from two to four pair ;
and with a single one below the pairs upon the outside; they
are entire, oblong, smootli on both sides; the exterior pair are
largest, and they arc about five inches long, and two broad ;
those below are little more than half that size.
Peliole common, short, with a large brown gland between the feathers;
partial petiole round, witli a similar gland between
each pair of leaflets.
Slipjdes lanced.
Peduudes axillary, two to four, two to three inches long, each ending
in a globular head ol fragrant llorets.
Filainents ten, distinct, inserted into the bottom of the tube of the
corol.
Legume broad-sickle-form, exceedingly hard and heavy, outside covered
with brown farina, about six incheslong, and three broad.
Seeds about ten, brown, smooth, each about as large as a kidney bean.
This is one of the largest species of the whole Genus that I am
acquainted with. So far as I know, it is a native of the mountainous
parts of the Circars only; casts its leaves during the cold season ;
flowering time the beginning of the hot sea.ron.
The wood of the tree is of a chocolate-colour towards the centre ;
the natives esteem it much, and use it for a great many purposes,
^vl1ere hard, durable, tough timber is required : for plough-heads
it is particularly in recjuest; the Telingas always employing the
hardest and most durable wood, as they seldom u
ploughs.
SYSTEMATICAL INDEX
Tetrandria, Monogynia.
Cintili urn pjr\'iflonmi
G)-iocarpii$Jacqiiir.i
Si I inni iiiyriiroliuin
Oldciilantlia unibclhiiiL
Salvadora pcrsica.
Pentandria, Monogynia.
Naiicloa pimfoliä
Conila monoica
liuxilólia
Tccwna grandi 5
Vcntil;igo madcraspatnn»
Ccro¡)cgi:i bullKJsa
Digynh.
Trígymn.
Scinccarpus Aiianiitliuin
Hcxandrìn, Mo>!og)'!:ia.
H.linbos anindinacra
•Tetragyma.
Apoiiogctoii inonosiacliyoii
Oclaiidria, Monogynia.
Comliicimn decanbriim
Mimusops Eie ligi
Itoxbiirgliia gloriosoides
Mcinccyloii edule
Moli urea catic
Omiu-oplic se
Decmdria, Monogynia.
l'roso|)is spicigci a
Sivictcnia IcbriTiiga
cliloroxyloii
Liinonia uioiiopliylla
cicniihca
Cetonia novib.i.ida
Tìigyiih.
Dodccaiulria, Monogynu
Gcranìia <lcli>liinifolia
^ginctii indica
Tliunbcrgia fragrans
DìaiMpbid, Dciamirta.
Biuta frondosa
.u|,o,l,a -
Cylisia scariosa -
SyHgsnesia.
Polygamiaiequatis.
Gynatulria, Diarnh-ia.
Oreliis plaiitagiiic.i
aiiliylUim
Epidcndruin cesseliaiitm
Monoedti, Deeandria.
Ailanllms excelsa
Diaeck, Monandria.
l-Uxnndrìa.
Forcola kuirolia
Polyaiidrìa.
.apida
Embryopleris glutinilbra
Polygamia, Monoedti.
Gouania uliafolia
OS Melaiioxylon