118. MANISURIS CRANULARIS.
Limi.fd. nou. gram.gcii. hi Amocnital. Acad. iO.j'.W.lA .Jig. -1—7,
òwarli Prvdr. 2 5. Ga-rtn. jcw, 2. 16 8, tei. 17 J .
CcMclinis gvamtlaris, Unn. Mani. ili.
Cii/ms very vainuiis, iieaiiy erect, rilifoim, liairy, from one to two
feet liigh.
Leaves luimevous, very liairy: liaiis slifFand sharp.
S j ' i h s terminili and axillary, peduncled, several together, small,
comprei,s\I, from half of an inch to one inch long.
Pedmiclc as in the fornici'.
/Í«í/íi.s jointed, mncli waved and excavated, as usual.
Flowers Horn four to ten of c.ich sort, their situations exactly as in
the former, viz. the hermaphrodite occupy the fore part, while
the male or neuter are placed on the sides; the former are globular,
and the hitter lanced.
Ca/y.x c-llin
Cnrol two-val ved, ¡
Sia mens three.
Cal)x two-vaived, one-llower'd.
Carol two-valved.
S/amciu three, or wanting.
Grows among the bushes.
Both species are of a ver y coar
Explmialion of the Figure,
a. Front o f a part of the rachis.
i . An hertnaphrodite flower.
c. A male flower.
d. A neuter flower.
; cattle do not eat theni.
All a: nagn fied.
MTMOSA NATANS.
Vahlspnh. 3. f . 102.
Will .udic;
Slipules hearted, falling.
Peduncle axillary, single, longer tliaii the leaves, supportmg :
oblong head of fertile and neuter flowers,
Bractes solitary, lanced, one-flower'd.
FERTILE FLOWERS aboVC.
Calyx five-tooth'd.
Carol five-petal'd.
Filamenls ten, distinct.
Legume oblong, acute, smooth, to eight-seeded,
NEUTI-tl FLOWERS beloW.
Calyx and Carol as in the genus; but the ten stamt
linear-lauced, waved, yellow petals."
I t s annual, and foiind growing on pooU, and lakes of fresh
Flowering time, the wet and cold seasons.
r'd, two-valved; exterior valve round, rigid and
r valve oval, less rigid.
120. MIMOSA ODORATISSIMA.
Linn, suppl. iSl. Vahl symh. 3. p. ]0°.
Shinduga of theTelingas.
about the ends of the branchiets, twice-feather'd, about a
span long. Fealhcrs opposite, two to five pair. Lcajlets opposite,
eight to twelve pair, linear-oblong, a little acute, smooth,
about an inch long : the lowermost pair is generally very
small and unequal. Glands uncertain, except one near the base
of the common petiole.
Panicle terminal, large, composed of ramifications of pedicel'd pale
yellow, fragrant, globular heads of corollets,
FilavienU numerous, united below.
Legume leafy.
Seeds eight to ten, lodged in the middle.
Tiiis is a large tree, and a native of the mountainous parts of the
Coast, Flowering time, the hot season.
The wood is like that of the Mimosa xyloearpa, and equally
useful.
Neptunia oleracea. Lourcyro cocldnchin. 651.
Niti-todda-vaddy. Meed. mal. 9. p. 35. I. 20.
Neroo-tavahpoo and Nidra-guny of the Telingas.
Branches or Stems round, jointed, winding, piped, with tufts of
radical fibres from the joints ; between the joints spongy bodies
are formed, which prevent the plant from sinking; the
roots have not any connection with the earth, except when
the water leaves it, and then the plant soon peri.shes.
Leanes alternate, two-faced, twice-feather'd. Feathers two or three
pair, opposite, Leajlets eight to twelve pair, minute, smooth.
T h e y arc in my opinion sensitive, in degree next to that of
121. MIMOSA PROCERA.
Pedda Patseroo of the Telingas,
Tnmi straight.
Bead very large and dense.
Leaves alternate, twice-feather'd, twelve to eight 1 inches long.
Description by Dr. Kocnig.
i; ixillis roliorura, solicarii, c
fiiliis longiorcs. FLCM
s,gl»bn: basii
C/i^.v campinulalus, qnilicjucridus, tennis, albicans,
Pílah t]iiin<jiiE, ovalo .lanceo) a 12, acu(a, glalira, virenlia, calyce tiiplo loiigiora.
nhmc'Uíi pctaloiciea dccein, linearía, plana, citrina, stiminibus lioris masculi ni
Calj,\ paiilo major, crccùor.
Cwrf-nt in neutre.
FUAMM dccciR, Ijasi iliuinela,
oblongi, versatilta, eiirino
nullum, Si/wcrecius,
a, glabra, albi, corolla multoiies lorgiora. Àr^liirx
nibu» crassior el mulio brevier, glaber, apicc clavatus.
longioi
CTI'ILTC et SI
GMNM oblique obloiigui
gbber, albu5,vixl.
. Si/wer
1.^ .IIMOSA PllOCERA nCUS CI,OMrRAT,
Feathers three to five pair, opposite, four to eight inches long.
Leajlels six to twelve pair, obliquely oval, pointed, entire,
smooth, about an inch and a half long.
Petiole CO m ni 0 n, ro inwl, s moot 1), abo 1111 we i v e i n c h e s lo n g, Clauds:
there is a large oval one near its base ; the rest are uncertain.
Panicles terminal and axillary ; those that terminate the branchiets
are very large; ail are composed of ramifications of infinite
numbers of pedicel'd, globular heads, of yellow, fragrant,
1 inches long,
Umbilicus closed with innumerable scales.
Calyx of the fruit small, three-leaved,
Jt is a large tree, generally found in and about villages, and on the
banks of rivers and water-courses, where the soil is rich and moist.
The fruit is eaten by the natives. I have tasted it; but, to me, it
is disagreeable. This species yields much milky juice.
Slamali as in Mimosa odoratissima.
Legume straight, pointed, smooth, about si
and one broad.
Seeds eight to twelve.
This is aver y large tree, and by far the large.st species of Mimosa
that I know; it is a native of the mountainous parts of the
Coast.
The wood is not much esteemed by the natives at Samulcottah.
122. MIMOSA AMARA.
Nclly-renga of the Telingas.
Tmnk irregular. Bark pretty smooth, greenish ; young shoots covered
with soft yellow down.
Leaves twice-feather'd, about six inches long. Feathers opposite,
from six to sixteen pair, from one to two inches long. LcaJlcts
from twelve to thirty pair, lincar-obloug, minute, downy.
Petiole, common and partial, downy.
Sliptdes lanced, acute.
Peduncles axillary, several, one or two inches long ; each supports
a single globular head of fragrant yellow corollets.
Filaments numerous, united below.
Legume as in Mimosa odoratissima, only a little smaller, containing
five to eight seeds, lodged in the middle.
I t is also a tree, and a native of the mountains.
The bark is bitter, as well as astringent.
123. FICUS GLOMERATA.
124, FICUS OPPOSITIFOLIA.
BodaMamady of the Telingas.
Trimli erect, seldom so thick as a man's body. Bark scabrous, aslicolour'd.
Branches opposite, sub.erect ; young shoots .scabrous, and covered
with much short, white hair, piped, and interrupted at the
insertion of the leaves, as in the Bamboo.
Leaues opposite, short, round, petioled, oblong, slightly saw'd, of a
firm, scabious texture, shining above, below downy, and
most beautifully reticulated ; one of each pair is always considerably
smaller than tlie other; they are from five to nine
Fmit, on the young shoots, axillary and peduncled ; on the naked
woody branches, racem'd ; round, about the size of a large
nutmeg, covered with much short, white hair; several equidistant
ridges run from tlie navel to the base.
Raceme, Bractes, as in Ficus gloinerata, only here the raceme
is simple.
Calyx of the fruit, three-leaved.
Male Flowers (<i), a few round the inside of the mouth of the navel.
Filaments or Peduncle single, with a proper three-paited perianth
surrounding its middle.
Female Flowers (i), numerous.
Peduncle long.
Perianth none.
Style and Stigma together, placed on the side of the germ, funnelform.
I t is only a small tree, a nat ive of the banks of rivulets, where
the soil is moist and rich. Like ihe Ficus glomerata, it yields, when
wounded, much tenacious milky juice. The fruit is seldom eaten,
and the wood, so far as I know, is not of any use.
Bruma Mamady of the Telingas.
Trunk seldom straight, but thick and high.
Branches thin. Bark scabrous, of a rusty-greenish colour.
Leaves alternate, petioled, oblong, or broad-lanced, tapering equally
towards each end, entire, very slightly three-nerved, smooth
on both sides : the under side is paler, and covered with most
minute, green dots ; four to six inches long, and about two, or
two and a half broad.
Petiole channel'd, one or two inches long.
Racemes compound, or panicled, issue immediately from the trunk,
or large branches ; ramifications spreading, and jointed.
Bractes several, surrounding the joints, two-fruited ; at least there
are always the germs of two, but both rarely come to maturity.
Fruit pedicel'd, nearly as large as common figs, clothed with much
soft down ; when ripe, of a rich orange-colour.
125. FICUS GOMOSA.
Pootra J u v y of the Telingas.
I t has a large spreading, very branchy, shady, lop ; the bark
is pretty smooth, and a.sh-colour'd; the branchiets very slender,
much subdivided, and often pendulous.
Leaves alternate, petioled, oval, obliquely pointed, entire, firm,
smooth, and shining ; from two to four inches long.
Petiole very slender, about an inch long, groov'd.
Fruit terminal, or in the exterior axills, pair'd, sessile, size of a
gooseberry • apex depressed, with the navel rising a little in
the centre, which is shut up with the scales, contracted at the
base something like the neck of a bottle, smooth ; when ripe,
o f a rich deep-yellow colour.