11. SAMYDACZ2E. [Tamabix. 



£. Ilomaliuin, Jacq. 

 1. H. nepalense, Benth. 



A small tree 30-40 ft. with coarsely serrate prominently 

 nerved leaves attaining 6|" by Z-&" and axillary panicles of 

 small white flowers |-J" diam. 



Singbhum, Birda Forest, rare. Fl. May-June. 



Bark light coloured. Young twigs puberulous. L. ell. or ell.-ovate, 

 dentate with a gland in each tooth, acuminate, nearly glabrous, narrowed 

 into the %-!'' petiole. Sec. nerves very prominent 6-8 prs. Panicles 

 2-5'' dense pyramidal pubescent. ' Pedicels io'Ta''- ^ s ~ densely hairy. 

 Calyxtvhe funnel shaped. Sepals 6-3 spreading linear. Petals as many 

 linear-oblong valvate, perigynous. Si. as many and inserted with and 

 opposite to the petals alternating with fleshy glands. Anther lobes very 

 short. Ovary half -inferior, hairy inside and out. Styles 3-5. Ovules 

 about 6 parietal, anatropous, 



Fam, 12. TAMARICACEJE. 



1. Tamarix, L. Tamarisk, 



Shrubs or small trees with alt. scale-like often sheathing 

 leaves and small regular white or pink flowers in spikes or 

 panicled racemes. Sep. and pet. each 5 free persistent. St. 5 

 or 10 on the margin of a crennlate disc. Ovary free 1 -celled 

 with 3, rarely more, free styles dilated into the stigmas and 

 as many parietal placentae at the very base of the ovary. 

 Ovules numerous and seeds erect comose, at the base of the 

 3-valved capsule. 



1. T- ericoides, Bottl. Jao, Beng. f H. 

 A handsome shrub with erect broom-like branches clothed 

 with sheathing amplexicaul minute leaves and with 2 -sexual 

 pink us. in tenninal racemes 4-8" long. St. 10. Capsule 

 elongate beaked with 3 narrow-lanceolate valves. 



In many of the river beds, e.g. Konor nadi, Hazaribagh ; Urnnga h>. 

 and Koel E., Palamau : Damada valley, Manbhum ; Sirguja, Wood. Fl., 

 F . Jany.-Aug. 



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