38. AMTBLIDACBM. [ 1. Vitis. 



1. VitiS, L. (Vine). 



Herbs or shrubs climbing by means of a modification of 

 the stem or branches into simple or branched tendrils, which 

 sometimes bear the inflorescence. L. simple and palmately 

 nerved or digitate or pedate. Fls. 4-5-merous. Petals often 

 calyptrate. Stamens free. Ovary 2-celled surrounded at the 

 base or to the top by the disc. Ovules 2 in each cell. Berry 

 1-4- seeded. 



Fls. 4-merous. L. not lobed, deeply cordate . 1. repanda. 



Fls. 5-merous. L. not lobt.rt, oordate, wooly . 2. lanata. 



Fls. 5-merous. L. simple palmately lobed. Inflor. 



on the tendrils. 



Glabrous (except inflorescence) . . ♦ 3. laiifolia, 



Tomentose . 4. tomentosa. 



Fls. 4-merous. L. compound. 



L. 3-foliolate. Petioles l±-Z" . . 5. irifolia. 



L. digitately 5-(3) foliolate. Petioles Z\-1" . 6. auriculata, 



L. pedately 5-foliolate. Glabrous . . 7. lanceolaria. 



L. pedately 7-folHate. Pubescent . . 6. pedata. 



1. V- repanda, W. & A. Bod-lar nari, S. ; Harjarwa, 

 Kharw. 



A large climber with a soft stem, corky bark, large deeply 

 cordate simple denticulate leaves and tomentose long slender- 

 peduncled umbellate cymes of small flowers. 



Valleys in Singbhum, rare ; Manbhum, Campbell ; Santal P., rare ; 

 Paraenath, Anderson ; Palamau. Fl. May- June on the new shoots 

 Fr. r. s. Deciduous Feby.-May. L. turn yellow in Dec. 



New shoots and inflorescence tomentose and hairy. L. sub-orbicular 

 or broadly ovate 5S" diam. with large basal auricles (from the deep 

 cordation), sometimes repand, with the strong secondary nerves running 

 out into small teeth, finally glabrous. Petioles 6-12'' long. Stipules 

 oblong obtuse. Inflorescence terminating the new shoots and becoming 

 leaf opposed, on slender erect peduncles elongating to 2-5*, 3-5-rayed, 

 and raye with umbelled pedicels £4'' bmg, or again rayed. Petals caly- 

 ptrate as a very obtuse constricted cone sometimes slit at the top. St. 4. 



The stem yields a large quantity of water, when cut in two places 

 which is useful for quenching thirst. " The root, powdered and heated 

 is applied to cuts and fractures. The bark and stalk yield a good cordage 

 fibre." Camp/jell. 



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