11. Amooba.] 30. MELIACB&. 



in the tube. Disc obsolete. Ovary 3-5-celled. Cells 

 1-2-ovuled. Capsuis 3-4-celled and -seeded, locnlicidal. 

 Seeds in a fleshy aril. 



The juice is sometimes milky. 



1. A- Rokituka, W, & A. Sikru, Ho. Sikarom, If. 



Fitraj, beng. 



A handsome mod.-sized tree "with a low spreading 

 crown of large leaves 1-3 ft. long with 4-7 pair of large 

 leaflets 3-9" by l|-4" decreasing in size towards the base 

 of the leaf and small white flowers in lax simple (female) 

 or branched (male) spikes. 



Along river banks in Singbhum, chiefly in Saranda. Kavines in 

 northern Santal P. El. Aug.-8e.pt. Fr. May- June. Evergreen. 



Dioecious. Branch-lets stout, shoots brown pubescent glabrescent. 

 Rachis of leaves grey, but not microscopically pubescent, with scattered 

 brown microscopic scales. Betiolule %'. Lflts. much as in last but base 

 more oblique and nearly always acute, at least on one side. Panicles or 

 spikes mostly extra axillary and shorter than the leaves. Calyx 5-partite 

 lobes obtuse. Petals 3. Anth. 6. Ovary 3-celled. Capsule 3-valved, 

 flesh coloured or yellowish Iff* diam. Seeds with scarlet arillus. 



2. A- Wallichii) King, See note under Dysoxylum pro- 

 cernm. 



12. Aglaia, Lour, 

 l. A. odoratissima, Blume. 



A moderate tree with impari-pinuate leaves 3-7* long 

 with 1-3 pair of leaflets 2-5" long and very small yellow 

 flowers in elongate scaly panicles. 



Pitorea, Wood. I havs not seen thist tree. Pitorea is close tc Eanchi. 

 Shoots, young leaves and inflorescence with ferruginous scales. Pis. T y. 

 Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5 concave. Anthers 5. Ovary 1-3-celled. Fr. 

 f ' diam., indehiscent velvety. Seeds with a white edible arillus. 



Fam. 31. ANACARDIACEjE. 



Trees or shrubs with alternate simple or compound 

 exstipulate leaves. Fls. small regular often polygamous, 



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