33^' XXXI. KUTACE^. [Paramignya. 



(i) P. Griffithii Hook. fil. F.B.l. i. 510. 



Shrubs sliortly spiny, glabrous or pubescent. Leaflets cori- 

 aceous, elliptic or oblong, sliort blunt acuminate, 3 to 5 in. long. 

 I "5 to 2 '3 in. wide, base rounded. Flowers solitary or fascicled 

 axillary or slender, -3 in. long, white fragrant. Calyx acutely 

 5-lobed. Petals oblong -3 in. long, blunt. Stamens 10; filaments 

 hairy, longer than the hnear-oblong anthers. Ovary 5-celled; 

 ovules 2 in each cell. Hah. Singapore (Hullett). Malacca 

 (Griffith). Distrib. Burma. 



This has been made a variety of the Indian and Chinese P. citrifolia, and I 

 doubt if it is specifically distinct. 



(2) P. longispina Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 511 ; King, I.e. 224. 



A low spiny shrub, 75 to 1-5 in. long. Leaves elliptic-oblong, 

 acute or obtuse; nerves indistinct, 2'5 to 4*5 in. long, I'l to 175 

 in. wide; petioles '2 in. long. Flowers white, "35 in. long, axillar^^, 

 solitary or 2 or 3 on a i in. long pedicel. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 

 oblong obtuse. Stamens 10 glabrous, equal; anthers as long 

 as the filaments, apiculate. Ovary on the disc. Fruit ovoid, 

 triquetrous, apiculate, 1-25 to 175 in. long, green or brown, 

 resinous, 3- or 4-celled. Seeds compressed, beaked. Hah. Common 

 in tidal river mud, but it does not seem to flower often. Singapore, 

 Jurong; Kranji. Malacca (Maingay). Perak (Kunstler). Distrib. 

 Burma. Native name : Limau Lelang. Use : Fruit used in 

 medicine. 



13. ATALANTIA, Correa. 



Shrubs or small trees armed or not. Leaves unifoliate cori- 

 aceous. Flowers axillary, fascicled or in short racemes or panicles. 

 Calyx 3- to 5-lobed or irregularly split. Petals 3 to 5 free or adnata 

 to the stamens forming a tube. Stamens 6 to 8, rarely 15 to 20, 

 inserted round a cupular or annular disc ; filaments free or connate ; 

 anthers ovate-oblong or cordate. Ovary 2 to 4, rarely 3- to 5-celled ; 

 ovules 2 or I in each cell. Berry globose i- to 5-celled, i- to 

 5-seeded with thick rind. Species about 10, tropical Asia. 



Thorny, leaves coriaceous, tip refuse. 



Stamens connate . . . . . . (i) A, monophylla 



Thorny bush; leaves thin cuspi late . . . (2) A. CUSpidata 



Unarmed; leaves thinner, tip blunt. 



Stamens free . . . . . . . (3) A. Roxburghiana 



Thorny climber; stems vehcty. 



Stamens free . . . . . . (4) A. hispida 



(i) A. monophylla Coryea, .Ihii. dn Mus. vi. 383; Hook fil. 

 F.B.I, i. 511; King, I.e. 225. A. floribunda Wight, I e. i. 1611. 



A shrub or treelet about 20 ft. tall, with short sharp spines. 

 Leaves lanceolate to ovate, tip obtuse usuall}^ notched, edges 

 entire, base cuneate or rounded, i"25 to 2*5 in. long, '6 to 1*4 in. 



