266 OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Ornitrophe. 
scarcely so long as the petals, surrounding the germ on all 
sides, woolly. Anthers oblong. Germ two-lobed, hairy, 
two-celled, with one ovula in -each, attached to the bot- 
tom of its cell. Style short. Stigmas two, aSlong as the 
style, recurved. | 
3. O. serrata, Willd. 2. 322. R. Corom. pl. 1. N. 61. 
Polygamous, shrubby. Leaves ternate ; leaflets oval, 
serrate. Racemes axillary. Petals cuneate, woolly in 
the centre. Berries obovate. 
Hind. Rakhal-phul., 
Teling. Tauatikee, ‘ 
It is one of the most common plants on the Coast of 
Coromandel; amongst the mountains it grows to be 
a small tree; on the low lands nearer the sea, it is al- 
ways aramous shrub, with grey spotted bark. It flow- 
ers during the wet season. It is also common in Ben- 
gal, Ey 
Leaves ternate. Leaflets ovate, pointed, serrate, gene! 
ally bubbled, with frequently reflected margins, smooth 00 — 
the back ; from two to three inches long, and about one — 
and a half broad. Racemes axillary, single, erect, Flowers 
numerous, small, white, fascicled. Ma.Lrand HERMA- 
PHRODITE flowers mixed on the same — and sometiaiy 
on separate ones. TAT 
HerMapPuHropireE. Calyx four-leaved, Petals four, uni- 
lateral. Nectarial scales lacerated. Filaments very 
woolly near the base. Germ superior, two-lobed, with 
a single ovula in each, attached to the base of the parti- 
tion. Style single. Stigma two-cleft, Berry succulent, ge- 
nerally single, the second lobe of the germ, being for the a 
most part abortive, obovate, the size of a pea, smooth, : : 
bright red, one-celled. Seed conform to the berry. Integu- ’ 
menis two, the exterior one white, thin, and rather hard e 
like parchment, and in general larger than the embry® _ 
which is closely embraced by the inner brown, rather 3 
