11. SAHYDAUJSJE. [1. Caseabia. 



united into a tnbe with small petaloid staminodes or nearly 

 free, hypogynous or sub-perigynous. Anthers introrse. 

 Stigma capitate or 3-lobed. Capsnle succulent, ellipsoid. 

 Seeds many, with a fleshy usually scarlet aril and straight 

 embryo. 



L. oblong, more or less tomentose . . 1. tomeniosa. 

 L. elliptic, glabrous .... 2. graveolens. 



1. C. tomentosa, Boxb. Rore, K. ; Chorcho, 8.} Chur- 

 chu, H. ; Beri, Kharw. ; Maun, Beng, 



A small tree, or flowering as a shrub, with pubescent or 

 tomentose twigs, leaves oblong or the smaller ones somewhat 

 ovate or elliptic, pubescent especially on the ribs beneath. 

 Fls. axillary on the new shoots J v diam. green. Capsules 

 soft green axillary and from leafless axils oblong 6-angular. 



Very common especially in waste ground in river valleys. Fl. March- 

 May. Fr. April-May, Sub-deciduous Feb.-March. L. turn red before 



falling. 



L. from 2" at ^ase of twig3 to V by 2", obtuse entire or crenate. 

 Stipules caducous, petioles §-§". Sepals usually S. St. 6-10 alternating 

 with fleshy pubescent staminodes ; tube short. Fr. f-lj 7 . Seeds with 

 a scarlet aril. There are often 2-3 cymes together on peduncles J'' long. 



The fruits pounded with mud are thrown into dammed up streams 

 for killing fish. Campbell says that the pounded bark is applied exter- 

 nally in dropsy, fever and snakebite. 



2. C. graveolens, Dalz. Syn. 0. glomerate, Roxb, 

 (according to Brandis) Beri, K. ; Nuri, 8. ; Chilla, H. 

 Benchu, Koderma* 



A small tree with ell. or ell.-oblong or -ovate glabrous 

 leaves. Fls. greenish in dense clusters from the leafless axils 

 Fits, broadly ellipsoid §-•§" long obtuse yellow. 



Common in the valleys. Fr. May-Jwie. Fr. May- July. The tree is 

 nearly or quite leafless at the time of flowering, the new leaves appear on 

 the barren branc^s about the same time but not till later en the flower- 

 ing branches. Old leaves turn copper-coloured in January, 



Twigs glabrous. L. 4-S'-' by 2-3|" with often smaller ones at base of 

 the twig, very shortly acuminate entire or crenate, usually rounded at 

 the base. Petiole ±-\\ Sepals 5, gland dotted. St. 6-8 alternating with 

 linear oblong villous staminodes. 



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