silky hairs. L. 1-1 V long, elliptic, shortly acuminate, on short petioles. 

 Seri. nerves 4-6 prs. Flower-heads f '' diam. single, on long peduncles, 

 which frequently bear a number of leafy bracts. Fr. tomentose, with the 

 wings broader than long, wings jagged. Calyx often persistent, at the end 

 of the long tube. " 



One of the vars. above, of which I have only incomplete specimens 

 may btf referable to this species. 



3. Combretum, L. 



Usually large sarmentose shrubs (0. nannm is a dwarf 

 shrub) with opp. or sub.-opp., more rarely alt., entire leaves. 

 Fls. sra all in panichsd spikes or racemes, sometimes with 

 white petaloid bracts, polygamous. Hypanthium or recep- 

 tacle constricted above the ovary, urceolate or tubular above 

 and bearing 4-5 small sepals and as many, or 0, petals and 

 twice as many stamens in two series. Ovules 2-5 pendent. 

 Fr. with 4-5 angles or wings. Seed 1. 



A. Fls. 5-merous. Fr. 5-winged .... 1. decandrunu 



B. Fls. 4-merous. Fr. 4-winged 



a. Hyp. not produced into a narrow tube above the 

 ovary. 



large sarmentose shrub 2. ovalifolium. 



Undershrub . . . . . . .3. nanum. 



b. Hypanthium produced into a cylindrical tube above 



the ovary 4. externum. 



1. C. decandrum, Roxb. Phalando, Palandu, K. ; 

 Aten, S. ; Rateng, Kharw ; Gorunda, Oraon ? 



A large scrambling climber, sometimes covering tb-j 

 highest trees and conspicuous from the large white bracts on 

 the inflorescence. 



Very common especially along nalas. Fls. Nov.-Feby. Fr. April-June. 



Innovations densely rusty villous. L. coriaceous oblong shortly 

 suddenly acuminate 3-5'' rarely attaining 6'' by 3', shining above, somewhat 

 appressed hairy or with tufts of hairs in the axils of the strong nerves 

 beneath. Spike* rusty villous \-V in large axillary and terminal panicles. 

 Eypth. urceolate £ v diam. densely pubescent, sepals ultimately reflexed. 

 Pet. ovate acuminate hairy. St. 10. Fr . 1-U", oblong or elliptic 



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