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Terminalia.'] lviii. combretace^. (C. B. Clarke.) 447 



Attains 80 ft. Leaves 3-6 in., when adult glabrous shining, the interstices of the 

 nerves beneath with sunk close white tomentum ; petiole ^ in. usually with two glands 

 ■at the top or on the base of the leaf beneath. Bracteoles linear, conspicuous on the 

 joung spikes. Flowers all hermaphrodite. CaZj^ar-teeth glabrous without, hairy 

 within. Young ovary glabrous. — The examples from other parts of India than the 

 East referred to T. citrina by collectors are in the present enumeration supposed 

 included under T. Chebida, T. citrina has a straighter stem, a brighter foliage and 

 narrower fruits, but ought perhaps hardly to be reckoned a distinct species. 



Vab. 2. TTtalayana^ Kurz. in Journ. As. Soc. 1876, part ii. 130; petioles longer, 

 fruits smaller. Nicobars : Kurz, Maingay sends a similar form from Malacca 

 No. 643. 



Sect. II, Pentaptera. Fi-uit with 5 acute subequal wings. Sj>ikes 

 ■usually panicled. 



7. T. Arjuna, Bedd, FL Sylv. t. 28; leaves subopposite oblong or 

 elliptic nearly glabrous beneath when adult, spikes usually panicled, fruits 

 1-2 in, nearly glabrous ovoid- or obovoid-oblong, the wings not very "broad their 

 striations curving much upwards. Dalz. ^ Gibs. Bomb. FL 91 ; Brand. For. 

 Fl. 224. T. Berryi, W. (f A. Prodr. 814 ; Dalz. 8r Gibs. Botih, FL 92. T. 

 glabra, JF. ^ A. Prodr. 314: Thwaites Fnum. 104; Dalz. Sf Gibs. Bomb. FL 

 ^1. T. ovalifolia, MottL in Hei-h. Pentaptera Arjuna, Boxb. Hort. Beng. 34 

 <indFL Ind. ii. 438; WalL Cat. 3981; DC. Prodr. iii. 14:, Mem. Coinbr. t. 2. 

 Pentaptera glabra, Roxb. Hort. Bern/. 34 and FL Ind. ii. 440 ; WaU. Cat. 3979. 

 P. angustifolia, JRoxb. HoH. Bmy. 34 and Fl. Ind. ii. 437. 



Deccan, Ceylon and the sub-Himalayan tracts of the North West Peovincks. 

 *ery common. 



Attains 60-80 ft. Leaves UBVLsXly 4-6 in. (sometimes 10 in.), suddenly narrowed 

 -at the base, often cordate, obtuse or very shortly acute at the apex ; petiole rarely 

 ^ore than 4- in., often very short, with two glands near its apex. Bracteoles very 

 small. Ca fyx-teeth nearly glabrous both within and without Young ovary xery 

 short, covered with crisped brown or rufous hair. Wings of the fruit usually trun- 

 cate or suddenly narrowed at the top.— Dr. Erandis states that T. Arjuna is common 

 in Bengal; it is unknown in east and central Bengal but abounds in Southern Behar, 

 ^aota Nagpore and on the Sone— i. e. along the whole northern " - - -- 

 table-land. 



Vah. 2. angustifolia (i. e. Pentaptera Boxb. and not Terminalia i 

 .leaves narrow elongate -oblong suddenly narrowed into the petiole, 

 fiula and Concan. WalL Cat. 3971. 



tomentosa 



Deccan 



^09t alternate elliptic or ovate glabrous or very hairy b 

 %kes panicled, fruit 1-2 in. glabrous or hoary obovoid-c 



striations OflrrioH lirw^Tr^nfoIlT- fn fliA Aflcrp Brand. For. Fl, 



broad 



striation 

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x;eccan, Ceylon, and the sub-Himalayan tracts of the JNoeth >vest rRoviNci 

 ^^A.L, and SiKKiM. aseendinff to 4000 ft. ; very common. Buuma ; Brandis, Kurz 



numerous 



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Bracteoles very small. Cofyx-tccth 



•^thout tomentose -villous or glabrescent, . , . , 



/Aft. 1. typica ; leaves cordate or suddenly narrowed into the petiole, adult more 

 f less haiiy beneath often ver^^ hairy, petiole with two glands near the base of the 

 ^^f» young ovary villous, fruit fflabrous. T. tomentosa, W. Sf A. Prodr. 314 ; Wight 

 *S- 1. 195. T. glabra, var. tomentosa, Dalz. # Gibs. Bornb. Fl, 91 ? T. alata, Both 

 ^y- Sp, 379 ; Kurz For. FL BriL Burma i. 458. T. ovata, Herb. Bottler. T. 

 ^^ebnla, Betz 0, minor Huerck S- MuelL Arg. Obs. Bot. 219. Pentaptera tomentosa, 

 -gfo. Hart. Beng. 34, Fl. Ind. ii. 440; DC. Prodr. iii. 14, Mem. Comhr. t. 1 ; WaU. 

 .c<«.3<i7fi -Common throughout India. 



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