16 TILIACEE. GnEWIA. 
by abortion 1-celled ; cells 1-seeded. Albumen fleshy. Radicle inferior.— 
Spreading shrubs or trees with stellate pubescence. Leaves usually serrated, 
and often resembling those of the elm. Inflorescence axillary or terminal ; 
pedicels umbellate ; bracteoles at the base of the pedicels, included in an in- 
volucrum in the terminal inflorescence, naked in the axillary. ; 
Allied to Triumfetta, but there the glands, between the petals and stamens, are 
attached to the torus; here, to the petals. There are also other characters given 
in the descriptions. That part of the torus which is opposite to the glands of the 
petals is glabrous, while above them it is tomentose. 
$ 1. Inflorescence axillary, or occasionally terminal by the abortion of the leaves : 
peduncles solitary or several together, bearing one or more umbellate flowers : 
petals with a gland: ovary of 4 united carpels. Grewia, Linn. 
4- Leaves 3-nerved. è 
277. (1) G. orientalis (Linn. :) shrubby: leaves 3-nerved, ovate- or oblong- 
lanceolate, shortly and bluntly acuminated, sometimes slightly cordate at the 
base, crenulated, nearly quite glabrous, or roughish beneath on the nerves and 
veins with close-pressed hairs: peduncles axillary, solitary, about 3-flowered, 
2-3 times the length of the petiole: bracteoles many times shorter than the 
pedicels: sepals linear, narrow, covered with a tawny-coloured tomentum, 
twice the length of the lanceolate acute, straight, entire petals: torus elonga- 
ted beyond the glands: style scarcely so long as the stamens: drupes nearly 
globose, flattish on the top, slightly 4-lobed, covered with a short tomentum 
mixed with rather longer simple hairs: nuts 4, 2-3-celled.—DC. prod. 1. 
p. 5105 Spr. syst. 2. p. 580; Rowb.? fl. Ind. 2. p. 586; Roth. nov. sp. p. 2423 
Wall.! L. n. 1100. d (and perhaps the others); Wight! cat. n. 258.—G. ob- 
tusa, Wall.! L. n. 1103. c.?—G. rhamnifolia, Herb. Madr.? s Roth. nov. sp. 
p. 244.—G. carpinifolia 8, DC.? prod. 1. p. 511. 
Although none of the specimens before us present the cordate base of the 
leaf, yet we entertain little doubt of G. rhamnifolia being the same. The 
fruit is never, that we have seen, covered with * erect, strong hairs," whence 
we suspect that part of Roth’s description of G. orientalis to belong to G. co- 
lumnaris ; Roxburgh perhaps had also both plants in view, as well as our G. 
emarginata. 
278. (2) G. bracteata (Roth. :) shrubby : leaves 3-nerved, ovate, shortly and 
obtusely acuminated, bluntly serrulated, glabrous, or scabrous beneath on the 
nerves and veins: peduncles axillary, solitary or sometimes in pairs, as short 
as the petiole, about 3-flowered: bracteoles longer than the pedicels : sepals 
linear, narrow, covered with a shining golden-coloured tomentum, 5-8 times 
longer than the oblong recurved entire petals: torus elongated beyond the 
glands ; style clavate at the apex, longer than the stamens: drupes somewhat 
2-lobed, narrowed towards the base, covered with a short tomentum ; nuts 
solitary in each lobe and 2-3-celled, or in pairs and 1-2-celled.— Roth. nov. 
sp. p. 243; DC. prod. 1. p. 508; Spr. syst. 2. p. 580 ; Wight ! cat. n. 250, 251. 
—G. obtusa, Wall. ! L. 1103. a, e (and probably 5, d.) 
No. 250 was sent to Dr Wallich without a name, and corresponds there- 
fore to his No. 1103 5 or d, we rather think the latter, as that letter is marked 
with doubt, and it has a slightly different appearance from hisa. As to Wal- 
lich's G. bracteata, n. 6309, sent by Dr Wight, we do not think it belongs to 
the present species, but we have at present no means of ascertaining what it 
really is. The stamens are of a deep orange-colour. 
279. (3) G. columnaris (Sm.!:) shrubby: leaves 3-nerved, ovate, oblon 
or lanceolate, rounded or slightly cordate at the base, shortly acuminated, 
acute or obtuse, rigid, glandularly crenated, scabrous on both sides but par- 
ticularly the upper with very short scattered stellate hairs: peduncles axil- 
