6. Pbtllanthus.] 22. JEUPHORBIACEJS. [ 8. Bbeynia. 



leaves $-h". Fls. shortly pedicelled 1-2 Axillary, or on very abbreviated 

 axillary shoots crowded with setaceous imbricating bracts. Capsule £" 

 diam. smooth. 



P. pendulua, Roxb. appears to be a form of this with the 'bracteate 

 peduncles.' It is common in Chota Nagpur. 



5. P. debilis, Sam. An erect herb or undershrub 1-4 ft. 

 with often a woody rootstock and numerous erect stems, 

 glabrous leaves §-§" elliptic or obovate. Fls. pedicelled, often 

 on abbreviated bracteate axillary shoots. 



I am inclined to think that much of the material in the P. debilis cover 

 at the Cal. Herb, is P. rotundifolius, and that P. rotundifolins is more 

 common in Gh. Nag. than P. debilis, the latter has nearly free stamens and 

 a more slender male pedicel, whereas the common Ch. Nag. plant has 

 filaments combined half to three-fourths of the way up or more. 



7. Flueggea, Wild. 



1. F. microcarpa* Blume. Sikat, Eharw. j Remre Horte 

 8. 



A glabrous straggling shrub, often large, with thin elliptic 

 or more often orbicular or obovate leaves 1-3" long rarely 

 attaining 4£" by 2" glaucous beneath, axillary fascicled minute 

 flowers on capillary ±-±" long pedicels, and pretty white 

 berries J 7 diam., or fruits rarely dry and J-J* diam. only. 



Valley forests in Singbhum, frequent. Also in Manbhum (Tundi hills, 

 etc.) ; Ranchi (Baragaon) Wood ; Hazaribagh (Bagodhar) ; S. P. (hills east 

 of Dharampur, etc.) Palamau (Bhirla Hat). Fl. May-Aug. Fr. July- 

 Sept. Evergreen, new leaves in May. 



Rarely thorny. Branchlets angled or compressed. L. with usually 

 rounded tip rarely acute, base cuneate, sec. n. slender, or (in a S. P. 

 variety) raised and prominent, 5-8 prs. with fine oross nervules. Petiole 

 \-\" slender. Sep. 5 broad thin. St. 5. Disc of 5 glands in M., annular in 

 F. Pistillode large 3-angled and with 3 recurved tips. Ovary 3-cellod with 

 3 recurved bifid styles. 



8. Breynia, Forst. 



Shrubs or small trees with small entire usually bffarious 

 leaves and very small axillary monoecious flowers. M, fleshy 



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