21.Bauospebmum.] 22. EUPKORBIACEM. [ 24. Gblohium. 



Twigs pubescent. L. with 3-5 nerves at or near the base which 

 is often 2-glandular. FIb. monoecious in the type. Disc of 5-6 fleshy 

 glands in M., annular in F. Anth. cells vertical on the very broad 

 connective. 



Var. dioica. L. with very strong parallel tertiary nerves. Fls. dicecious, 

 with the males fascicled in narrow panicles and, the females 1-3 axillary. 

 Common. 



S3. Homonoia, Lour. 

 1. H. riparia> Lour. Gara-huri, gara-hui, X. ; Sunnkui, 

 Gurjor, S. 



A large shrub with numerous erect branches from near 

 the root marked with prominent leaf scars. L. willow-like 

 lanceolate or linear-oblong 3|" by |" to 10" by 1". Fls. in long 

 axillary spikes. 



Rocky river-beds, throughout the aTea but somewhat local. Fl. 

 March- April with the young shoots. Fr. May -Sept. Usually described 

 as evergreen, but it is often completely deciduous in cold weather. 



L. pubescent and nerves raised reticulate beneath, the areolse closely 

 lepidote ; glabreacent above and shining. Petiole j-£". Stipules tinear £•* 

 deciduous. F. spikes 2-4" long, M. longer. M . sepals 3, F. 5-8. Capsules 

 %-{" diam. tomentose seated on the spreading calyx. Seeds bright 

 crimson. 



Rioinuf? communis, L. Jara Bindi, K is the well-known Castor-oil 

 plant. The fls. are in panicled racemes, the lower female, often with 

 brightly-coloured styles, the upper M. with copiously branched stamens. 



Capsules ecbinate. 



24. Gelonium, Roxb. 

 l. 6. nmltiflorum, Roxb. 



A small glabrous tree with oblong or oblong-lanceolate 

 obtuse leaves 2|-6" long narrowed into a petiole J-J*, dioecious 

 yellow odorons fls. in pednncled contracted cymes or clusters. 

 Er. fleshy globose |-f diam. 



Parasnath, Campbell ! Fl. April. 



Nodes with stipular lines, stipules sheathing cadacous. L. pellucid 

 dotted, entire or serrate. M. fl. f \" diam. St. 40-^0. Fil. free Disc 0l 

 F disc cupular, ovary 2-4-celled. "Fruit tardily dehiscent, tho valves 

 ■•parating from a persistent axis, seeds aril late," Brandis. 



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