NEILGHERRY PLANTS. 9) 
the berries of F. inermis are made into preserves. The seeds of Hydnocarpus inebrians have 
the property of intoxicating fish when thrown into water where they are—hence the name. 
HYDNOCARPUS. 
Flowers dicecious. Sepals 5; the two outer ones ovate; the three inner much larger, exceedingly 
concave, somewhat petaloid; «stivation twisted. Petals 5, estivation twisted. Scales (abortive 
stamens?) opposite the petals somewhat fleshy, Mare. Stamens 5, in the centre of the flower; 
anthers flattish, nearly reniform; cells separated by the broad connectivuam. No vestiges of a 
pistil. Fem. Stamens asin the male, but anthers without pollen. Stile 0. Stigma peltate, flat, closely 
pressed on the summit of the ovary and crowning it, 5-parted; each segment cuneate and deeply bifid. 
Ovarium globose; ovules numerous, Berry globose, crowned with the undivided portion of the 
stigma now thickened and erect (resembling a short stout style) and bearing the remains of its lobes. Seeds 
numerous.— Trees. Leaves glabrous ; secondary nerves simple, connected with transverse small nearly sim- 
ple and straight veins. — W. and A. Prod slightly altered 
Until the discovery of the subject of the accompanying plate, this genus consisted of a single species 
the HZ. inebrians: a tree widely distributed over the shores of India and Ceylon. It is also said to be a native 
of the Eastern Islands, extending from Malabar Eastwards as far as Amboyna and Java,where we are informed 
it was found and described under the name of Pangium by Rumphius. It seems not improbable however 
that when Rumphius’ Pangium is better known it will be found generically distinct as Roxburgh’s Gynocar- 
dia assuredly is, though referred here by both Lindley and Endlicher. The one here figured so greatly 
resembles in general appearance the coast tree, that for along time I thought them the same and felt greatly 
surprised at finding a coast tree at an elevation of 6,000 feet. This it was that first led me carefully to 
compare the two, when the difference in the structure of the flowers at once became evident and showed they 
could not be the same. In that two of the sepals are much smaller than the others, in this they are all equal : 
in that the petals are broad ovate- fringed with hair, in this they are lanceolate and glabrous: in that the 
petals are furnished with a short broad densely hairy oval scale, in this the scales are linear lanceolate nearly 
as long as the petals, and merely ciliate, or fringed with short fine hairs: in that the stamens have long 
subulate hairy filaments recurved at the apex, in this they are short and glabrous: in that the anthers are 
short and reniform in this ovate oblong: in that the leaves are serrated marked below with numerous pro- 
minent veins, in this they are quite entire with few veins. This comparison might be carried further but 
enough has been said to show that they are amply distinct species. 
Roxburgh’s Gynocardia or Caulmoorga (the two names refer to the same plant), quite a distinct 
genus, has been, by both Lindley and Endlicher, erroneously, referred here as a synonym, and is by Meisner 
altogether over-looked or excluded from the order. Rumphius’ Pangiwm has also been referred here by 
Endlicher but with what justice I have still to learn, for there is nothing in either his figure or description to 
justify such lumping, unless, which is probable enough, Blume has supplied what is wanting in Rumphiu’s 
description to authorize its reduction to a synonym. 
eget. a ALPINUS (R. W.)—Sepals all coloured, hard ; embryo enclosed in albumen, cotyle 
equal reflexed : petals ovate lanceolate glabrous: dons foliaceous cordiform ; radicle elongated point 
scales linear ee as long as the petals, ciliated ing to the hilum. 
none: female-calyx corolla and stamens as in the iowa H. rsesnrans (Vahl) Sepals pea ee the three in- 
but the anthers without pollen: style none ; stig ner ones longer : petals broad ovate, fringed with soft 
peltate 5 elgase the divisious pote pee ore penile hairs : scales broad sale about nage the song 
crowning the ovary. fthe petals, densel ong 
A Famous tree 70 to 100 feet high, not the petals, filaments subulate, inition: broad reniform : 
unfrequent in deep moist vallies of the Neilgher- * none: ee: as in the male, anthers without pol- 
ry hills about Koonoor and Kottergherry ey — W. and A.Prod. p. 30: Wight’s Illust. 1 tab. 16. 
growing on the banks of streams. Flowering 
July and August. Leaves alternate, phaie: S Atree of moderate size frequent near Bi coast in 
minate entire glabrous, from four to six inches Malabar and Ceylon, flowering at all sea Leaves 
long and from | to 2 inches broad, at first red, af- alternate, ovate, acuminate, les, _erenulately 
terwards deep green: fruit globose, about the size serrated. about 5 or 6 inches lon 2 
of an apple; clothed with short brown tomen- inches broad: racemes axillary, short, few hiacier 
tum : seeds enclosed in a white fleshy pulp; testadark fruit globose many-seeded, 
