3. Combbetum.] 49. COMBRETACE&. 



The leaves on the panicle turn white in Nov., while the buds are 

 unoponed. 



2. C. ovalifolium, Roxb. 



Habit of last ; with or without the white bracts. L. ovate to lanceolate 

 from an acute base, usually about 4|" by 3', shining, glabrous or slightly 

 hairy on midrib beneath. Raoemes lateral and terminal panicled. • 

 Calyx-tube glandular and slightly pubescent. Fr. i'' long and about 

 m broad nearly glabrous, 4-winged. 



Ch. Nagpur, Train. Eare. Fl. Feby.-Mar. L. ttlri , . dark red before 

 falling. DecFeby. 



3. C. nanum, Ram. Phirtol-rel, Andaika> 2T, 



An undershrub with woody rootstock, 1-2 f^et high with 

 numerous erect branches 1-2 feet high, opp. or *It. leaves and 

 rather dense racemes of white flowers. Fr. 1-1J", 4-winged, 

 of a pretty pink or red colour. 



Dry burnt jungles, fire-lines, etc., Singbhum, Manbh^m, Camp., 

 Hazaribagh, Ranchi, Palamau and probably in the other disttiots. New 

 shoots and flowers April-May. Fr. June-Aug. L. turn brilliant red in 

 Dec before falling. 



L. young red then bright green, orbicular obovate to lanceolate 

 retuse or obtuse 2§" by 2" to 4" by fy". Petiole §". Racemet 4-8*. C.-tube 

 obconic Petals far exoeeding the sepals. 



4. C. extensum, Roxb. 



A scandent shrub. L. 4-8'' ovate or ell. acute, glabrous or nearly so, 

 punctate when young. Racemes dense lateral rarely divided, terminal, 

 Bub-paniculate usually elongate 4-6 7 long. Calyx-tube funnel-shajjed. 

 Petals narrow obovate. Fr. lg- 7 long and nearly as broad. 



Chota Nagpur, Prain. I have not seen it. Fls. c. *. 



Quisqualis indica, L. is a rambling sub-scandent shrub often 

 found in gardens. Fls. in spikes showy rose or scarlet with a very long 

 Blender hypanthium li-2^" long. Fr. dry 5-angled. 



Fam. 50. UMBFLLIFERJB. 



Herbs with fistular stems, compound (simple and kidney- 

 ihaped in the creeping Hydrocotyle asiatica, L.) leaves with 



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