3. Uvabll.] 3. ANONACE& I a. Poiyalthij 



1» Uvaria, L, 



1. U. Hamiltoni, H. f- & T. Selauli, K. 



A very large woody climber, often with circinate branch- 

 lets. Shoots maty tomentose with ell. or oblong-obovate, 

 finely acuminate strongly-nerved leaves stellately-tomentose 

 beneath and deep scarlet flowers 2 7 diam. Ripe carpels £-1" 

 oblong tomentose many-seeded on stalks f-1" long. 



In damp shady valleys and stony ravines in Singhbhum and the S. P, 



"El. May- July. Fr. sometimes persistent till Dec. Evergreen. 



L. from 3'' by \%' to 12'' by 5£ 7 on the same twig, base sub-cordate, 

 ifec. n. abont IS prs. Fls. 14 on abbreviated lateral branchlets usually 

 below the leaves. 



2. Polyalthia, Blnme. 



Usually straight growing trees with somewhat distich- 

 onsly -spreading leaves. Fls. often on small tubercles solitary 

 or clustered axillary, extra-axilJary, or below the leaves. 

 Sep. 3. Pet. 2-seriate, flat. Carpels indefinite, succulent and 

 1-seeded in fruit. Ovules 1-2. 



Cultivated. Branchlets glabrous. Fls. clustered with 



lanceolate petals -1. longifolia. 



Branchlets tomentose. Fls. 1-3 axillary with ovate or 



ovate-oblong petals 2, ceratifiidet. 



Br. pubescent. Fls. 1-2 on small extra-axillary 



tubercles . . . . . - . . . .3. tuberom. 



1. P. longifolia, Benth. Deodar, debdar, Asoj, Tern. 

 A straight tree with narrowly -lanceolate glabrous long- 



acumfoate undulate leaves and numerous fascicled green fls. 

 with lanceolate acuminate petals -£-£" long. Frequent in sta- 

 tions. Evergreen. Fls. and new leaves March-April. 



2. P. cerasioide8, Benth. and Sooh. f. Sande Ome, K.-, 

 Panjon, S. ; Kudumi, H. 



A small tree 20-30 ft. with patent branches, distichous 

 dark-green lanceolate or oblong-lanc. caudate-acuminate 



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