384 JOURNAL, BO MBA Y NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XIX. 

 Shrubs with Opposite Exstipdlate Simple Leaves. 



Petals United. 



Salvadora oleoi&es, 



Jal, Peelu. 

 SALVADOEACEiE. 

 l<\ B. I. iii. 620. 

 The Plains. 



large, smooth, leaves narrow, grey green, 2 by ^ in. ; 

 flowers like the last, but the racemes consist of 

 axillary clusters of short spikes, shorter than the 

 leaves, stalks rough from the ci'owded scars of the 

 flowers that have dropped ; drupes clustered ^ in. 

 nearly sessile, yellow when ripe, sweet, much eaten, 

 reddish brown when dried, and taste like currants. 



Garissa carandas, 



Karaunda. 



Apocynaoe^, 



F. B.I. iii. 6ol. 



The Plains to 5,000 ft. 



large, spinous ; branches forking, rigid ; thorns 

 two, simple or forked, at axils or nodes, 1-2 ins. long ; 

 everywhere smooth except flower clusters ; leaves 

 1^-3 ins, long, broadly ovate, leatheiy, shining above, 

 tip rounded or obtuse ; flowers white, scented, crowd- 

 ed in terminal clusters ; calyx teeth 5, corolla tube 

 |-| in., cylindric below, dilated above, lobes acute, 

 about half as long as the tube ; velvety ; berry ovoid, 

 I inch long, red then black, polished, edible, four or 

 more seeded. It is used as an antiscorbutic also in 

 curries and chutney. 



Garissa splnarum, 



APOCYNACE^. 



F. B. I. iii. 631. 



The Plains to 6,000 ft. 



small, bark light grey, branches forked ; like the 

 last, but with smaller acute leaves and a smaller two 

 seeded berry. 



Tabernsemontana 

 caro'^'^Tia, 



Chaitdui. 

 Apocynace^. 



F. B. I. iii. 646. 

 The Plains. 



large, smooth, bark silver grey, branches forking; 

 leaves 4-6 by 1-H ins. shining above, rather leathery, 

 pale beneath, margins waved ; flowers 1-1^ ins. diam., 

 pure white, fragrant, often double, calyx persistent, 

 lobes 5, corolla tube |-1 in. long, slightly inflated 

 in the middle, mouth glandular, lobes obtuse, margins 

 overlapping to the left, curled, stamens 5, short; 

 follicles 1-3 ins., cylindrical somewhat fleshy, spread- 

 ing recurved, 3-ribbed ; seeds 3-6, oblong, striated, 

 with a red fleshy covering. 



Kerium o&orum, 



see Shrubs, Alternate, Exstipnlate, Simple. 



