13. Cephalahdba."] 13. CUCURBIT AC EM. [1. Moeinga. 

 13. Cephalandra, Schrad. 



1. C. indiea. Naud. Kundri, K. ; Kanduri, Bhimb, H.; 

 Tela- Kucha, Beng. 



A climber with obtusely-angled, lobed, or palmately tri- 

 partite leaves with the basal lobes again 2-fid. or-lobed. Ten- 

 drils simple. Fls. dioecious white campanulate about 1" 

 long, hairy within, ribbed. Fr. oblong narrowed at each end 

 or only apically, scarlet ; green with usually 10 white streaks 

 when unripe. 



Common. Cultivated and in hedges. Fl., Fr. July- August. 



Stems 5-angled somewhat scabrous, otherwise glabrous. L. attaining 4'' 

 diam. and 3-4'' long punctate above, with raised points when dry, denticu- 

 late, glabrous, 1-6-glandularl beneath near the petiole. Petiole about 1.* 

 Calyx-tube campanulate, lobes'oblong acute spreading. Corolla-lobes ^-£ 7 

 ovate. St. 3 with exsert anthers. Style with 3 large 2-lobed spreading 

 stigmas. 



The fruit is very \comm only eaten as a vegetable. 



Fam. 14. MOSMNGACE^. 



1* Moringa, Lamk. Horse-radish Tree. 



1. M. pterygosperma, Gcertn. Manga-ara (a :, JETo) , K. 

 S. ; Munga, Ja. ; Sojna, Beng. 



A small tree with, elegant tri-pinnate leaves and small 

 leaflets, white irregular flowers in axillary panicles, and pen- 

 dulous ribbed pods 9-18" long. 



Cultivated throughout Ch. Nagpur. Fl. Jany-March. Fr. April-June. 

 Dec. Dec.-Feby., or new leaves in January. 



Fls. 2-sexual, 1" diam. Calyx cupular with 5 linear-lanceolate reflexed 

 sepals. Pet. 5, anterior largest. St. 5 perfect, opp. the petals, alternating 

 with 5 stominodes, inserted on the disc which lines the calyx- tube. 

 O vary stipitate 1-celled. Ovules numerous on 3 parietal placentae. Capsule 

 1-oelled 3-valved, corky and with pits in the valves in which the 3-gonoue 

 winged seeds lie. 



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