63. ULMACE&. [1. Holoptilea 



obee, rarely twice as many. Ovary 1 -rarely 2-celled 

 Styles 2 free, or connate, or stigmas two sessile. Ovule 1 in 

 each cell, pendulous. Seeds exalbuminous. 



1. Fls. appearing before the leaves. L. 



entire. Fr. a samara - . . 1. Holoptelea. 



2. Fr. drupaceous. Fls. in the axils of deve- 



loped leaves, cymose . . .2. Trema. 



1. Holoptelea, Planch. 



1. H. integri folia, Panch. Chilbil, Kharw. ; Charha. 

 S. ; Churla, Mai Pah. 



A large or small, tree (according to locality), in some 

 states somewhat resembling a beech. L. ell. or ovate entire 

 (or toothed or crenate in very young trees) usually 2" by 1£* 

 to 4^" by 2 j". Fls. green in very numerous fascicles or short 

 racemes on the leafless branches. Samara bf oadly elliptic 1*, 

 on a slender articulate pedicel, notched between the two 

 stigmas. 



Usually in valleys, Manbhum and Hazaribagh scarce ; Santal Parga- 

 nahs ; Palamau, common. Occurs also on the hills in Palamau in a 

 Btnnted form. It flowers March or April, the flowers cnly last a few 

 days, and the fruit is ripe by the end of May when the tree is in full leaf. 

 The small hill form does not produce its leaves till June. 



Twigs white. Young shoots and leaves beneath tomentose. L. 

 usually glabrescent shortly acuminate or cuspidate, base rounded, oblique 

 or slightly cordate, sec. n. 5-7 prs. raised beneath, very reticulate between 

 the lowest 2-5 usually quite close to the base. Petiole J-f*- Stipules 

 linear caducous, scarcely leaving a scar. M. and F.fls. in the same cluster. 

 Sep. and St. 4-8. 



There are three, if not four, very distinct forms which require further 

 examination in different stages. They may be distinct species :— 



o. Branchlets with raised round lenticels, puberulous. L. under 

 3V long, quickly glabrous (May), base oblique or rounded or 

 only in few sub-cordate. Petiole slender %-*''. 



& Branchlets with few scarcely raised lenticels, glabrons or pub«r- 

 ulous. L. mostly up to 5^'' or 6'' rather membranous, pub- 

 escent beneath (at least up to July). Base sub-cordate, at 

 unequal. Petiole only £4"« This closely corresponds to 

 Thwaites No. 2381 from Ceylon, called var. tomentosa in 

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