Fam. 27. ZYGOPHYLLACEE. 

 1. Balanites, Delile. 



1. B. KoxburgMi, Planch. Ingun, Kharw.; Hingux, H. 



A very thorny grey-green shrnb with alfc. coriaceous, 

 pinnate leaves of only 1 pair of leaflets, yellowish -green 

 fragrant flowers in axillary cymes or fascicles, and fruit an 

 ovoid drupe l|-2" long. 



Palamau, esp. in the extreme c west near the Sone. In the Journals 

 in describing that part of the Grand Trunk road in Hazaribagh lying 

 between Dumri and Baghoda, Sir J. D. Hooker, says " Balanites waa 

 not uncommon, forming a low thorny bush, with Mgle Marmelos and 

 Feronia Elephantum." 



PI. March-April. Fr. Nov. Also found in flower Nov. 



Thorns stout axillary, often elongated and bearing leaves. Lfl$, 

 entire ell. or obovate puberulous f-ty . Petiole hardly any. Sep. and Pet. 

 5 hairy. St. 10 at the base of the prominent disc which is 10-lobed. Ovary 

 5-celled, by abortion 1-celled with 1 pendulous ovule. Drupe yellow, 

 slightly 5-groved with a very offensive smell and with very hard 5-angled 

 1 -celled and 1 -seeded stone. 



Fam. 28. BURSERACE £. 



Trees or shrubs secreting oleo-resina in the cortex. L* 

 alternate, impari-pinnate, usually with opposite leaflets, stipu- 

 late or (in all the following) exstipulate. Fls. regular, 

 small often polygomous in axillary or terminal racemes or 

 panicles. Calyx often minute, lobes 3-6 imbricate or yalvate. 

 Petals 3-6 imbricate or valvate. Disc free or adnata to the 

 base of the calyx. St. twice as many as the petals inserted 

 on the margin of or underneath the disc. Anthers 2-celled 

 dehiscing longitudinally. Ovary free, 3-5-celled. Ovules 2 

 in each cell axile pendulous anatropous. Fruit a drupe with 

 1-5 free or united pyrenes or 6toDea or dry and dehiscent, each 

 pyrene 1-seeded. Albumen 0. Cotyledons generally twisted 

 or crumpled, 



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