556 CXIII. SANTALACE^. 



Watt, Diet. Eooii. Prod. v. 5, p. (555. Osi/ris Wir/htiana, Wall. Cat. 

 4036; Grab. Cat. p. 177; Ualz. & Gibs. p. 223; AVigiit, Ic-oii. t. 1853. 

 — Flowers : Jan. -May. Vebn. Lotal ; Popli. 



On the Glials above 20U0 ft., Balzell ! Dkccan : liills (widely), Jloodrow ; Khaudala, 

 Graham, Cooke !; Mahablesliwar, fjruham, (abundant along the bhie valley road) 

 Cooke\ S. M. CouNTKY : dry forests of Belgauni districts, Talbol ; Belgaiun, RifeJde, 

 659 .' Kanaka : moist forests of N. Kanar.i from the sea-coast inland, Talbot. — 

 DisTuiB. India (subtropieal Himalaya, Birma, Central Provinces, W. Peninsula) ; 

 Ceylon. 



An infusion of the leaves has powerful emetic properties. The leaves have however 

 been used as a substitute for tea in Kiimaon, the first infusion, which is nauseating, 

 having been rejected. See Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. 1. c. 



Imperfectly known Species. 



OSTEIS BIV ABICAT A, -pWgev, in Bull. Herb. Boiss. ser. 2 (19U6) p. 104. A shrub ; 

 branches divaricate ; branchlets terete, glabrous, with thick transversely fissured bark. 

 Leaves \-h by J,-| in., elliptic or obovate-elli|itie, apiculale or subobtuse, somewhat 

 thick, puberulous on both sides, the nerves inconspicuous except the mitlnerve. Male 

 flowers o-nierous, in small axillary 3-flowered cymes much shorter than the leaves ; 

 peduncles slender, J-g in. long; bracts very caducous, lanceolate, very short, falling 

 befoi-e the e.vpansion of the flower. Sepals broadly ovate, ,'„ in. broad, somewhat 

 obtuse. Stamens about ^ as long as the sepals ; filaments witii a tuft of hairs at the 

 base. Rudimentary ovary 0. Female flowers and fruit unknown. 



The above descrijition is that of Pilger from a single specimen in Herb. Boiss. 

 collected by Stocks on the Ilala range. There is one imperfect specimen in Herb. 

 Kew. collected by Stocks (no. 811) marked Kusbab? Pass. Of this specimen Sir J. D. 

 Hooker (Fl. B. I. v. 5, p. 232) remarks under Osyris arhorca: "The Sindli? plant (no 

 doubt from Boluchistan) collected by Stocks appears to be a very diH'erent species" 

 (from Os^i/ris arbor ca). 



Vntil "the existence of the ])lant on the Sind portion of the llala range can be 

 delinitely proved, it cannot be included iu the Flora of Bombay. 



3. SCLEROPYRUM, Am. 



Trees often spiny. Leaves alternate, coriaceous. Flowers in short 

 catkin-like spikes at the leafless nodes, polygamous. Perianth-tube of 

 male flowers solid, ot' female llowers adnata to the ovary ; lobes 5, 

 valvate or subiinhricate. Stamens 5, inserted at the base of the lobes, 

 short ; anthers dehiscing transversely. Disk annular. Ovary inferior ; 

 ovules 3, pendulous from tlie top of a central cohunn ; style short ; 

 stigma large, peltate. Drupe pyriform, pedicellate. Seed subglobose ; 

 embryo terete. — Distiujj. India and Ceylon ; species 2. 



1. Scleropyrum Wallichianum, Ai-n. in Mag. Zool. c^ Bot. v. 2 

 (li^38) p. 550. A small tree, aruutd with sharp conical woody often 

 fascicled spines ; bark smooth, greyish-white. Leaves coriaceous, red 

 when young, 3-6 by l.j-2.| in., ovate, elliptic or oblong, obtuse or sub- 

 acute, glabrous, jjennincrved, base subacute ; main nerves 3-5 pairs ; 

 petioles ,\ in. long, stout. J'Mowers polygamous, yellowish-red. Male 

 FLOWERS in catkin-like spikes, axillary or above the scars of fallen 

 leaves; bracts filiform, deciduous. Perianth-tube solid; segments 5, 

 slightly imbricate in bud, with tufts of hairs behind the stamens. Stamens 

 5, inserted at the base of the perianth-lobes ; filaments 2-fid ; antliers 

 10. Female flowers in compact cylindric racemes. Perianth-tube 

 adnata to the ovary. Stigma large, jieltafce. Drupe brown, pyrifonn, 



