Andira
(its Brazilian name). ORD. Leguminosae. Large ornamental stove evergreen trees, nearly allied to Geoffroya (which see for cultivation). Flowers in axillary or terminal panicles. Pod drupaceous. Leaves alternate, unequally pinnate.
A. inermis (unarmed). fl. purple, on short pedicels; panicles terminal. l. impari-pinnate; leaflets thirteen to fifteen, ovate-lanceolate, acute, glabrous on both surfaces. h. 20ft. to 30ft. Jamaica, 1773. Known as the Cabbage Tree.
A. racemosa (branchy). fl. purple, in panicled racemes. l. impari-pinnate; leaflets thirteen, ovate-oblong, acuminated, glabrous on both surfaces. h. 20ft. to 60ft. Brazil, 1818.