[1. Gabcinia. 



Fam. 16. TERNSTMEiTIIACE E. 



This family contains the genns Camellia which includes 

 the tea plant, and other handsome flowering shrubs. The tea., 

 C. theifera, Griff, was formerly much cultivated on the 

 Ranchi and Hazaribagh plateaux, but the climate of Chota 

 Nagpur is far too dry for it, and the tea-planting industry 

 has practically died out in competition with the large outturn 

 of more suitable localities. 



For botanical characters see Introduction. 



Fam. 17, GUTTIFERACEE. 



1, Garcinia, L. 



Trees with a yellow milky juice, opp. rarely (stipulate, 

 simple entire leaves usually with numerous spreading close 

 parallel sec. n. Fls. polygamous (or in G. Cowa usually 

 dioecious), usually solitary or fascicled. Sep. 2 + 2, or 5. 

 Pet. 4-5 imbricate. St. oc free or monodelphous, often in a 

 central fleshy mass with 2- or 4-celled adnate or peltate 

 anthers. F. fi. with staminodes. Ovary 2-12-celled with 

 peltate stigma. Ovules 1 axile in each cell. Fr. a berry. 

 Seeds arillate. 



1. G- Cowa, Boxh. Soroa, Ho.*; Kowa, Beng. 



An erect tree 30-40 ft, with many slender and droopirg 

 branches from quite close to the ground and dark shining 

 broad-lanceolate leaves 3-5" with slender rather obscure 

 sec. n. meeting in an intramarginal one. Fls. yellowish 

 rather fleshy usually 1-4 in the leaf axils. Fr. yellow 

 about 2" diam. grooved. 



Along streams in the Saranda and Porahat forests, not common. Fl. 

 April. Fr. May -June. Evergreen. 



The fruit is edible. 



* Bat see footnote under Streblus as per p. 392. 



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