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S. CADAJiBA, '^^iq. Eastern Slopes of the Pegu Eange. 



Mail. 



Capsules succulent and connate tlirousliout. All parts glabrous, the young 

 branclik'ts pruinose. Leaves more less acuminate. 



The wood is yellow, and recommended by Brandis fur furniture. It is, however, 

 shoekiugly liable to be wormed. 



S. connATUs, lliij. Pegu and Tenasserim. 



Muu-let-tau-shay (Kurz). 



var. a ghibra. Leaves and all parts glabrous. 



var. fi pulencens. Leaves beneath, petioles, stipules, and peduncles shortly 

 and softly pubescent. 



"Wood worthless. 



X X ('(ipsulc dry, dihincing loculkklaUy or septicuhlhj into 2 many -seeded cocci. 



Nauclea, Zinnaus. 

 Flowers without bractlets. Capsule 2-celled. Trees, rarely erect shrubs. 

 Sub-genus Ed-nauclea. 

 Corolla slightly inibiicatc in bud. 

 Flowers without bractlets, .solitary, or by throes, terminal. 



"''■ All jiarts ylahrons. 



N. EXCELSA, El. E.T. Jlyodwin, Pegu Eange. Kumorta. 



N. 2>eduncularis, Wall. 

 Leaves acuminate, the petiule i-l iuch long. Flower-heads often by throes. 

 N. sEssiFOLiA, Eoxb. Pegu Eange and Tenasserim. 



Hteing-kala (Kurz). 

 Leaves blunt, almost sessile, fbiwcr-hcads solitary. 



** All parts more or less 2)ubcscent. 

 K. coiiDiFOLiA, Eo.xb. C'hittagong. Ava. Pegu. Jtartaban. 



Nhing-pen or Nhan-ben (Kurz). 



Leaves cordate, petioled. Flower-heads 1-3 axillary. 

 "Wood brown, coarse. Eecommended for furniture. Weight about .50 lbs. 



Sub-genus Adina. 



Corolla valvate. Flowers surroundi'd by bractlets. 



* Flower-heads small, panieled. 



N. I'OLYCEpnALA, Wall. E.T. C'hittagong. Tenasserim. 



N. aralioides, ^licj. 

 All parts glabrous. Leaves petioled. 



*•* Flower-heads larger, panieled. Ilracllets angularly clavate. 

 X Fetiole very slender and thin. Leaves thin membranous, acute at the base. 



N. PARVIFLORA, Roxb. 



Hteingthe (Kurz). 



var. « genuina. Bractlets only half as long as the calyx. Flower-heads more 

 constantly solitary between 2 longer-persistent Moral leaves. 



