EXPLANATION OF MATES 



VOL. II PART II. 



417 Castanea Indtca (Roxb. Nikari, tibheetee) 

 Leaves oblong, acute, mucronate-serrate, polished above 

 hoary underneath : A mints sub terminal panicled: flow- 

 ers polygamous. Roxb. Fl. Ind. 3 p. 643. 



I Flowering branch -2 a male flower seen from above 

 — 3 hermaphrodite flower, showing the calyx surrounded 

 by its -calj involucre— 4 the same cut * vertically —5. 

 ovary cut transversely — 6 a fruit the spines removed 

 from the front aspect— 7 a fruit with wo nuts in the 

 same capsule— 8 a fruit with one nut, nut cut vertically 

 to shew the inferior attachment of the seed- 9 a seed 

 cut tiansversely— 10 cut vertically showing the embryo 



II embryo detached. 



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418. Dicerma pulchfxixm (DC.) stem erect: sti- 

 ulcs free from the petiole and from each other : leaves 

 ong-petioled, pinnately trifuliolate : leaflets elliptic -ob- 

 long, pubescent beneath, glabrous above, terminal one 

 tiie largest, all furnished with partial stipules . floral 

 leaves bifoliolate, the odd one abortive, tie lateral ones 

 orbicular and bractea-like, the petiole ending in a bristle 

 nearly as long as the lateral leaflets : flowers aggregated : 

 pedicels short: bracteoles caducous: legumes 2- or 

 sometimes 3-jointed, glabrous on the sides, villous on 

 the sutures.— W. and A. Prod. 1. page 230. 



1. Flowering branch- 2 floral leaves forcibly opened 

 to show the flowers— 3 a legume— 4 a seed— 5 and 6 

 the same slightly magnified. 



419. Dicerma biarticulatum (DC) diffuse: sti- 

 pules free from the petiole, but coh' ring together to near 

 their apex : leaves short petioled, palmately trifuliolate ; 

 leaflets nearly equal in size, without partial stipules| 

 obovate oblong, obtuse, nearly glabrous: floraMeaves 

 abortive: flowers 2-4 together in the axils of stipules, 

 and forming naked racemes : legumes 2-jointed, clothed 

 with adpressed hairs— W. and A. Prod. I. page 230. 



1. The long tapering root full length with a single 

 flowering branch. 



420. Pongamia elliptica (Wall. Gnledupa dliptica 

 Roxb. M.S. s and Fl. Ind. 3 p. 242) Twining: leaflets 

 opposite from lour to five pair-, cuneate oblong : rac mes 

 panicled, axillary : partial peduncles from 2 to 5 flower- 

 ed : calyx bowl-shaped almost entire : banner with 2 

 scales at the base : legume elliptic. Koxb. Fl. Ind. 1. c. 

 native of Amboyna and Malay Islands. 



1 Flowering brauch-2 hgume opened showing the 

 seed. 



421. Crotalaria trtfoltastrum (Willd.) suffruti- 

 cose ; stems several, woody, . rect or ascending: branches 

 long and nearly simple, straight and twiggy, tomentose : 

 stipules minute, setaceous : leaves rather distant, trifo- 

 liolate, long-petioled ; leaflets cuneate, obcordate, shorter 

 than the petiole, (from half an inch to an inch long) ; 

 upper side glabrous ; under paler, sprinkled with minute 

 i,Hnreoo/1 •»•*-•• — — terminal, elongated (3-5 inches 



adpr- ssed hairs: rac , _., .^...^ .^ „ JUtIJCa 



long), many flowered, with occasionally a few flowered 

 peduncle in the axils of the upper leaves ; flowers dis- 

 tant (pretty large) : bracteas subulate.— W. and A. Prod. 

 I. page J 9 J . 



1 Branch with flowers and fruit— 2 a flower— 3 and 4 

 the same dissected— 5 oval anthers of the lunger series 

 of stamens— (y subulate anthers of the shorter— 7 ovary 

 cut open to show the position of the ovules— 8 legume 

 opened showing the seed. 



422 . A Estonia pcholaris (R. E. Ecldtes scholar* 



S T'"" 7 ," 1 a lvhorl obova ^ oblone obtuse 

 ribbed and having the veins approximating the margin : 



cymes on short peduncles corolla a little bearded : 

 follicles very long- G. Don, Diet. 4 p. 86. 



1 



Flowering brancn— 2 a dissected flower. 



42: 



. Echites pauvtflora (Roxb.) leaves lanceolate : 

 panicles terminal and axillary, brachiate ; tube of corol- 

 la gibbous towards the base ; segments of the limb linear 

 falcate— r - ™ — rw -*~ * 



G. Don, Dicty. 4 p. 75. 



1 



Flowering branch 



2 Corolla tube opened to show 



the position of the stamens. 



424. Aganosma acuminata (G.Don _., 



mwata Roxb.) leaves from oblong to broad -lanceolate, 

 acuminated, glabrous ; panicl 

 leaves, trichotomous. diffuse • 



falcate, curled 



Echites acu- 



id -lanceolate, 



axillary, longer than the 



segments of corolla linear, 

 G. Don. Dicty. 4 p. 77. 



1 Flower ng branch — 2 calyx opened to show the 

 ovary arid style— 3 corolla detached, tube opened to show 

 the stamens— 4 ovary cut transverse] v— 5 follicles G a 

 seed, coma next the hilum— 7 seed cut longitudinally. 



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425. Aganosma marginata (G. Don. Echites 

 ginata Roxb ) leaves lanceolate, smooth, having the tops 

 of the veins forming a waved line within the margin of 

 the leaf; panicles terminal, lax, corymbose, at first sub- 

 tnchotomouft, and then dichotomous, glabrous 5 segments 

 of corolla linear, falcate ; nectary annular. G. Don. Diet. 

 4 p. 77. 



1 Flowering branch ^2 calyx dissected to show the 

 ovary— 3 corolla dissected to show the stamens- 

 cut transversely. 



4 ovary 



426. Carissa Carandas (Linn.) subarboreous : leaves 

 ovate, mucronate, or elliptic, obtuse, glabrous; spines 

 often 2-forked: corymbs terminal and axillarv, few-flow- 

 ered : cells of fruit 4-seeded— G. Don. 1. c. p. 104. 



1 A branch bearing flowers and fruit— 2 calyx and ova- 

 ry - 3 corolla dissected. 



427. Carissa diffusa (Roxb.) shrub 

 with dichotomous branches : leaves almost 

 i^h-ovate, cordate, mucronate, polished : 

 minal, rarelv 



diffii5 



se 



P in yi 



sessile, round- 

 corymbs ter- 



axillarv, many flowered : cells of berry 

 2-seeded— G. Don. 1 c. p. 104. 



1 Flowering branch— 2 calyx dissected showing the 

 ovary- 3 corolla dissected- 4 a stamen- ' 



cut transversely 2 seeded 



428. 



5 a berry 

 7 cut longitudinally. 



6 



Hunteria Corymbosa (Roxb.) leaves oblong, 

 lanceolate, obtuse, pointed, glabrous : corymbs terminal, 

 decussate : lobes of calyx ovate— G. Don. 1 c. p. 105. 



1 Flowering branch— 2 dissected flower-3 fruit one 

 cut transversely. 



429. Vaixabis Pbrgulana (Burm— Echites hircosa, 

 Roxb.) leaves ovate, elliptic, acute, glabrous ; corymba 

 axillary, trichotomous, downy : segments of corolla 

 roundish^ (i. Don 1. c, p. 79. 



1 Flowering branch— 2 calyx and ovary— 3 dissected 

 flower and stamens— 4 ovary— 5 ovary cut transversely. 



