652 POLVANDRiA POLYGYNiA. Dilknia. 



2. D. pentagyna. R. Corom. pL 1. p. 21. t. 20. 



Learns petioled, broad-lanceolate, acutely serrate. Pe- 

 duncles one-flowered, lateral, fascicled. Capsules five. 



Teling. Rowadan. 



This is a large timber tree, a native of the Northern 

 Circars ; it flowers in March and April. 



S. D. repanda. R. 



Leaves oval, retuse, repand, smooth ; racemes leaf-op- 

 posed, from five to seven-flowered. Calyx villous on the 

 outside. 



A native of Hindoostan. 



4. D. augnsta. R. 



Leaves stem-clasping, broad-lanceolar, parallel-veined, 

 acutely serrate towards the base, the rest repand, den- 

 tate. 



An immense tree, a native of the mountainous countries 

 on the eastern frontier of Bengal. The leaves on the young 

 trees in the JBotanic garden at Calcutta, are from two 

 to four feet long, and from nine to eighteen inches broad; 

 while young beautifully coloured, and then somewhat vil- 

 lous, they taper most toward their insertion, and there 

 embrace the branchlet with a ruffle-like waved continua- 

 tion of the leaf. 



5. D. pilosa. R. 



Leaves sessile, lanceolarly cuneiform, hairy, scrratures 

 subulate, and hairy. 



A majestic timber tree, a native of the mountainous 

 countries in the vicinity of Goalpara, on the banks of 

 the river Megna. From thence plants have been intro- 

 duced into the Botanic garden at Calcutta, where they 

 grow freely, but have not yet blossomed ; the leaves ia 

 our young trees are from twelve to nineteen inches long, 

 and from four to nine broad; in the larger leaves the 



