9. CAPPAB1DACJE2S. [2. Cappabis. 



Fls. solitary umbelled or racemed, sometimes in extra-axillary 

 vertical rows. Sep. 4. Pet. 4, hypogynous or on a large 

 disc. St. 4-oc sometimes on a gonophore. Ovary sessile, 

 or more frequently on a gonophore or gynophore which may 

 become long and woody in fruit, 1-celled with 2-4 parietal 

 placentas and numerous campy lotropous ovules. Style short 

 or 0, stigma depressed or capitate. Fr. capsular or baccate. 

 Seeds exalbuminous, embryo incurved often spiral. 



Trees or shrubs 



L. 3-foliolate. St. adnate to the base of the 



gynophore . • . 1. 'Jratoeva. 



L. simple. St. on torus at the base of the long 



gynophore 2. Capparis. 



Herbs 



Gonophore ....... 3. Cleome. 



Gonophore conspicuous . . . • • 4. Gynandropsis. 



1. Cratseva, L. 



1- C. religiosa, Forst. Barun, Varuna, R., Beng. 



A sinal} tree very handsome in flower with 3-fol. leaves 

 and greenish-yellow or white flowers in terminal corymbs 5-7" 

 diam. 



Along streams in Singbhum, e.g. along Koina R. near Salai, very rare. 

 Panchet in Manbhum, Camp, it with the new foliage in March and April. 



Deciduous. 



Twigs with white lenticels. Lflts. ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, 

 gradually acuminate, pale beneath, about 4-|" by If." Petals 1-1£" with 

 slender claws. Gynophore 2" or more. Fr. a yellow berry 1" diam. 



Sometimes cultivated in gardens, e.g. the Mission compound in 



3. Capparis, L. 



Trees or shrubs. L. simple often with stipulary thorns. 

 Petals not clawed. St. at base of the long gynophore. Ovary 

 1-celled (in C. N. species.) Fruit baccate, but often hard 

 Seeds many, cotyledons spirally rolled. 



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