GOO BVR}fA, ITS PEOPLE A.\D PRODUCTIOXS. 



A. (Hir.ea) niBsriA, Wall. Ava. Taong-doung. Prome. 



All parts liirsute. Ovary glabrous. 



** Stamens numerous. Sfi/hs S, consolidated. Calyx minute, tcithout glands. 



Plagiopteeon, Griffith. 

 Capsules indeliiscent, 3-4-wiiiged as in Hiptage. Petals reflexed. 

 P. suAVEOLEXs, Giilf . W. C. Mergui. 



Order ZYGOPHYLLE^. 



Flowers hermapln-odite, wliite, red or yellow, rarely blue. Pdals 5-4 (rarely 

 none), hypogynous, free. JDisk liypogynous, rarely annular. Stamens usually double 

 tbe number of petals, 2-seriate. Seed usually solitary, rarely 2 or more, pendulous. 

 Albumen cartilaginous, rarely none. 



TEiBrxrs, Linntvus. 

 Stamens 10. Fruits dry, composed of 5-12 cocci, usually winged or spiny. Herbs 

 with pinnate leaves. 



T. CISTOIDES, L. 



Flowers 1-2 inches in diameter, the peduncles as long as or longer than the leaves. 



T. LANUGIXOSUS, L. 



Flowers J-| inch in diameter, the peduncles shorter than the leaves. 



Order COEIAEIE^. 

 Flowers regular. Petals 5, small, fleshy. Stamens 10. Ovary 5-lobed, of 5 

 one-ovuled car[)els. Styles 5. Fruit apocarpous. Albumen scanty or none. Shi'ubs. 

 Leaves simple, opposite, cxstipulate. 



CoEiAEiA, Linnaus. 



Perianth 5-6-sepalled, imbricate Staminodes 5-6, sepal-like. Stamens 10-12, 

 exscrted. Filaments fiHform. Anthers large, 2-celled. Urary consisting of o-ii 

 carpels adnate to a central torus, with a solitary pendulous ovule in each. 



C. Xepalensis, Wall. Khakyeu Hills. 



Branches 4-corncred, all parts glabrous. Leaves opposite, 3-nerved at the base, 

 thin, coriaceous. 



The affinities of this genus are obscure. Endlicher makes it the type of an 

 Order, whilst Kurz ranges it in Phytolaccaeeee, fiom which it differs in the petals, 

 pendulous ovules, fleshy albumen, and straight thick embryo. The leaves and 

 fruits of species of this genus contain a poisonous crystallizable narcotic principle, 

 Coriariine, which is dangerous, as the leaves are sometimes used (it is said) to 

 adulterate Senna. The seeds of C. sarmentosa of New Zealand and C. Nepalensis are 

 very poisonous, but the juicy fruit is edible. C. myrtifolia and the Chinese C. ruscifolia 

 are rich in tannin, and yield a black dye, much used by shoemakers. 



Order LIXE^. 



Flowers regular, hermaphrodite. Sepals 5, rarely 4, free, or basally connate, 

 imbricate. Petals as many, often fugaceous, often twisted imbricate. Stamens 4-5, 

 alternating with as many staminodes. ITypogynous glands 5, usually adnate to the 

 staminal ring or obsolete. Fruit usually a capsule, rarely a cbupe. Herbs or shrubs, 

 rarely trees. 



EULIXIE^H:. 



Petals twisted. Perfeet stamens as many as petals. Capsule opening septicidally. 

 Herbs or small shrubs. 



