Cappabis.] 9. C APT ARID ACEM. 



1- C. horrid a, L.f. Gaterna, £. ; Burn asaria, 8. ; 

 Bagnahim, Kharw.; Bagnai. Beng. 



A shrab sarmentose or climbing by means of its recurved 

 thorns densely brown tomentose on the innovations, with 

 usually ovate leaves 2-3" long and white fls. 1J-2" diam. 

 Fls. sub-solitary or in vertical lines above the leaf-axils, 

 but as the leaves are often undeveloped at the time of flower- 

 ing they may appear panicled, Berry ellipsoid 1J* scarlet 

 when ripe. 



Chiefly along rocky nalas. Singbhum, Manbhum, Eanchi, Palamau 

 (common). Fl. March-April with the new shoots. Fr. ripens Sept.-Oct. 

 Calyx brown or purple Filaments and petals turning pink or purple with 

 age. Gynophore often 2" in fruit. 



2. C. sepiaria, L. Kaliakara, Beng, 



A large erect or straggling bnsh (a rather extensive wiry 

 climber, Brain) with grey tomentose branches, sharp curved 

 stipulary thorns, ell. oblong or obovate leaves ^*1|" long 

 and small white flowers J'' diam. umbellate at the ends of the 

 branchlets. 



Palamau, chiefly in the dry scrubby zone near the Soane. Fl. Nov.-Dee. 



L. tomentose when young, old slightly pubescent, somewhat narrowed 

 at the obtuse or retuse tip, base obtuse or rounded. Petiole |". Pecticels 

 i«i'' slender from the uppermost axils and in terminal umbels. Fr. 

 black pisiform F.B.I., only 1-seeded according to Eoxburgh ! 



Three very common herbs of this family may be found 

 flowering in the rains, they are all called " Chamani " by the' 



Kols. t 



They are Cleome monophylla, L. with simple leaves ; Cleomo 

 viscosa, L. with digitate leaves and yellow fls. with 12-20 st. ; and 

 Gynandropsis pentaphylla, D.C. with digitate leaves and pale 

 purple fls. with 6 stamens. 



Fam, 10. BlXkCM. 



Trees or shrubs with alt. simple or digitate leaves with 

 minute or stipules. Fls. reg. small and apetalous or large 

 and showy, 1-2-sexual. Sep. 4-5 deciduous. Pet, 4-5 or 



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