l68 SterculiaceCB. [Pterospermnm.. 



3. KEZiZCTERES, L. 



Shrubs ; fl. in axillary clusters, irregular ; cal. tubular, 

 5-fid. ; pet. 5, unequal, connate at base, long-clawed ; stam. 10,. 

 adnate to gynophore, o\. on a very long gynophore, 5-celled, 

 styles connate ; fruit of 5 linear follicles, more or less twisted 

 spirally together; seeds many, not winged. — Sp. 30; 7 in Fl. 

 B. Ind. 



II. Isora,-^ L. Sp. PL 963 (1753). Liniya, S. Vallampuri, T. 



Moon Cat. 49. Thw. Enum. 28. C. P. 1137. 

 Fl. B. Ind. i. 365. Wight, Ic. t. 180. 



A shrub or small tree, with finely wrinkled bark, twigs 

 rough with scattered stellate hairs ; 1. 2^-3^ in., distichous,, 

 rounded or cordate and oblique at base, suddenly caudate- 

 acuminate, serrate, sometimes 3-lobed in upper part, slightly 

 hairy on both sides, rough beneath ; petioles \ in., stellate- 

 pubescent, stip. setaceous, as long as petiole ; fl. rather large, 

 i^ in. long, on short stellate-tomentose ped., 4-8 together ia 

 axillary clusters, bracts \ in., setaceous, hairy, buds curved, 

 sharp-pointed ; cal. f in., curved, laterally compressed, tubular, 

 with a wide mouth, 2-lipped, teeth triangular, acute, unequal, 

 rough with stellate hairs ; pet. very unequal, long-clawed, 

 more or less connate below, obtuse, upper half ultimately 

 reflexed, 2 lower wing-like, very much the largest, broad oval- 

 oblong, auricled on one side above, 3 upper oblong-linear ; 

 stam. -column fused with gynophore, very much exserted, sud- 

 denly turned downwards at the end, anth. 10, in a ring round 

 ov. ; ov. conical, at end of curved gynophore, which is \\ in. 

 long, style as long as ov., deflexed ; follicles 2-2i in., linear, 

 tapering to point, stellate-scurfy ; seeds numerous, with a 

 loose wrinkled testa. 



Low country up to 2000 ft.; rather common. Fl. July, August; 

 crimson, yellowish lead-colour when fading. 



Found throughout India, in Java, and Trop. Australia. 



The inner bark gives a very tough fibre. 



The leaves are remarkably like those of the European Hazel, Corylus 

 Ave liana. 



4. PTEROSPERMUM, Schreb. 

 Trees ; fl. axillary, solitary ; sep. 5, slightly connate at 

 base ; pet. 5, connate at base ; stam. 20, connate at base, 5 

 much larger and barren ; ov. shortly stalked, 5-celled ; fruit a 

 loculicidal, 5-valved, woody capsule ; seeds several, winged. — 

 Sp. 15; w m Fl. B. Ind. 



' Isora rnulli is the native name given in Rheede, Hort. Mai. vi. 55. 



