Nerium. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 7 
of fleshy lacerated glands, on the mouth of the tube. An< 
thers without threads. Follicles divaricate, sub-cylindric. 
Nelam-pala, Rheed. Mal. ix. t.3 and 4.. 
Telinga. Poota-jeeleroo. 
A small tree ; a native of the mountainous parts of the - 
Circars ; flowers during the hot season. Bark rust-colour- 
ed, with small scabrous, light-coloured specks; the * 
young shoots very downy. Every part of the plant dis. 
charges a yellow, milky juice on being wounded. 
Leaves opposite, short-petioled, oval, pointed, both 
sides downy, from two to three inches long, and one and 
a half, or two broad. Stipules none. Panicles corymbi- 
form, terminal, small. Bractes minute, caducous. Flow- 
ers pretty large, white; nectary orange-coloured. Calyx, 
the segments are ovate and obtuse. Corol. Tube gib- 
bous, firm, somewhat fleshy. Nectary fleshy,andlacera- 
ted into obtuse, fleshy segments. Anthers arrow-shaped, 
ng ; they terminate in a sharp rigid point with- 
out any threat Follicles about eight or nine inches 
long, and two in circumference, scabrous. 
_ Obs. With the yellow juice which flows from the wound- 
ed plant, diluted with water, bits of cotton cloth were 
died a pretty good yellow, which still continues bright 
as at first, now two years.—Seeds numerous, oblong: com- 
pressed. Coma pure white and delicately fine. tateqemeet 
and embryo, as in ibiaseiaie 
: dD. N. vain R. : 
Leaves oblong entire, lucid. Panicles terminal ek. 
ate shorter than the leaves. Flowerssalver shaped, Nec- 
taries bifid, and villous. Follicles oblong, obtuse, smooth, 
buffed. 
Echaulut or Echalut the vernacular about Silhet. 
An extensive, perennial woody climber, a native of 
_Silhet in Bengal; flowering in May and June seed ripe in 
January. Its bark, contains a quantity of fibrous 1 ina tte 
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