5. Miliusa. ] 3. ANONACEM [ 7. Alphonsea. 



Sepals 1''-%''. Pet. ovate with revolute margins, \" or more, reflexed 

 ultimately black. Carpels oc and villous, ovules 2. 



The timber is used for yokes and axles and the fruit is eaten. 



6, Saccopetalum. Benn. 

 (Sometimes united With Miliusa,) 



1. S. tomentosum> H. F. and T. Ome, ombe, K. ; S. 

 Charra,S.; Kari, Kharw.; lone, Kheria (Gangpur); Kirna, H. 



A small or mod.-sized tree with softly pubescent or tomentose 

 shoots, and solitary dark -purple flowers on slender pedicel^ 

 nearly all lateral from the previous year's shoots. Leaves 

 ovate-oblong obtuse or with, short blunt acumen, aromatic. 



Not very common in Singbhum and usually on the hills, very common 

 in Palamau. found also in all the other districts. Fl. May-June. Fr. 

 June-July. Deciduous, new leaves in May or June. 



Attains 4-5 ft. girth, bu equally a small tree and frequently flowering 

 as a bush like the last, which i some respects it much resembles, and 

 has been confused with it. The bark and blaze are very similar, but the 

 mature leaves rarely exceed 6'', usually 2\" by V to 6" by 3£'' with obtuse 

 rounded or sometimes cordate base, pubescent beneath, puberulous or 

 quickly glabrescent between the nerves above ; sec. n. 5-10 pre. omitting 

 short intermediate ones, looped or branching some distance from the 

 leaf margin. Inflorescence very distinct, short peduncles (very rarely 

 on new shoot) with 1, very rarely 2, fls. on pedicels rarely exceeding 

 If, usually much less (exceptional cases up to 3'' in fr.) Petals \-\" 

 erect saccate at base, ovate acute with recurved margins. Fr. much 

 as in last. 



Wood strong. 



7. Alphonsea, H. f. & T. 

 1. A. ventricosa, E. F. 8? T. 



A small (in C. N.) tree branched low down with ap- 

 pressed fulvous-hairy twigs, distichous oblong acuminate 

 leaves 4" by l\" (at base of twig) to 9f by 2|", beautifully 

 polished above. Fls. clustered in brown-velvety sessile leaf- 

 opposed bracteate cymes. Ripe carpels very large yellow 

 tomentose. 



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