1. Woodfosdia.] 45. LYTRRaCEM. [2. Lageestbcemii. 



A very common shrub, especially on olay in open places, and as seoond 

 growth. Fls. Jany.-April. Fr. April-May. Nearly leafless in March 

 when in brilliant flower, and leaves often not renewed till end of May. 



Hypanthium petaloid slightly curved and oblique with 6 outer greenish 

 tooth-like sepals, 6 very small scarlet petals, and 6 linear hair tipped 

 scales. Bi. 12 exserted. Capsule enclosed in the remains of the hypan- 

 thium, very thin, splitting irregularly. The stamens are trimorphic. 



It is a favourite flower of the Kols who often mention it in their songs. 

 The flowers yield a dye. 



2. Lagerstrcemia, L. 



Trees or shrubs with opp. or sub-opp. distichous entire 

 leaves and flowers (usually showy) in axillary and terminal 

 panicles. Sepals and petals 6-9 on the margin of the 

 tubular hypanthium; petals very long-clawed, wrinkled, erose 

 or crisped. St. very many, hypogynous with long, often 

 curled and barren, filaments. Ovary 3-6-eelled. Capsule girt 

 by the persistent calyx 3-6-valved and celled partially adnave 

 to the calyx-tube. Seeds winged. 



Hypanthium strongly ribbed. Fls. large dark mauve . 1. Flos-Regino. 



Hyp. not ribbed. Fls. §' white 2. parvijlora. 



Hyp. not ribbed. Fls. l£-2" white, pink or purple . . 3. indica. 



1. L. PlOS-Reginae, Betz. Kwiri, If.; Gara Sekre, 

 Ho. ; Jarul, Beng. 



A large or mod. -sized but usually crooked tree and often 

 flowering when only 20 ft. high. L. ellip. to lanceolate 4-8*. 

 Very handsome when covered with flowers which are 2-3 

 diam. 



Along the larger rivers in Singbhum and Gangpur and in the muddy 

 side nalas. Fls. May-June, The old capsules remain on the tree till the 

 next flowering season. 



L. glabrous with 6-12 prs. strong sec. n. : base usually rounded. 

 Petiole very short. Hyp. strongly ribbed, whitish, woody in fruit." 

 Capsule septifragally 5-6 valved, sub-globose, 1-iy woody. 



2. L. parviflora, Roxb. Sekre, K. ; Sekrec', S. ; Sidha, 

 Kharw., H.> Beng. 



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