XXVI. STJ'UtCUrilACE.K. 1 1'S) 



I'orrugated or foldefl ; radicle iiitVridi-. — Distimi;. Tropical Asia ; 

 spi^cics !•"). 



Ijeavt's deeply conlato and subpfllali' li. I', uirrifoliudt. 



Leaves not or sliglitly oblique at the base 4. 1'. Heyneanum. 



Leaves distinctly oblique at the base. 



Invol. bracts entire, bi- or tri-fid 1. 1'. suherifoUum. 



FuvoL bracts pinnatisect ;'. P. reflculatum. 



1. Pterospermuin suberifolium, Lam. Tab. Encyc. et Method. 

 V. 8 (1823) p. 130, t. 57H. A small tree ; yoimg parts covered with a 

 light-buff stellate tomentiim. Leaves distichotis, 2|-4 by l^-lf in., 

 oblong or obvate-obloiig, acuminate, often irregularly angled towards the 

 apex, glabrous above, clothed with a cream-colored tomentum beneath, 

 oblique and rounded at the base ; petioles \ in. long, tomentose ; stipules 

 small, caducous. Elowers fragrant, white, Ig-^ in. across, axillary ; 

 buds oblong, prominently r)-riblied ; pedicels thick, jointed, tomentose ; 

 iuvolucral bracts 3, a little distant from the floAver, entire, bi- or tri-fid, 

 caducous. Calyx divided to the base; sepals linear, subacute, reflexed, 

 stellately tomentose outside, hairy within. Petals slightly shorter than 

 the sepals, lanceolate-oblong, distantly spangled with stellate hairs on 

 the outside when young. Stamens connate into a short tube at the 

 ])ase ; anthers linear. Ovary densely silky-villous ; ovules 4 in each 

 cell. Capsules '^k-'2h in. long, ovoid-oblong, tapering at both ends, 

 covered with fine white tomentum. Seeds with a broad terminal wing, 

 twice as long as the seed. El. B, I. v. 1, p. 367; Grab. Cat. p. 19; 

 Dalz. & Gibs. p. 24 ; Talb. Trees, Bomb. p. 23 ; Woodr. in Joimi. Bomb. 

 Xat. V. 11 (1S97) p. 129 ; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 6, part 1, p. 302.— 

 Elowers : Dec. Vebn. Muchalnmd. 



In the forests of S. Konkan and Kanara ; planted iu many places. Konkan : 

 Dalzell if- Gibson, Graham, Talhot. Dec can : planted in the old Botanic Garden 

 Kirkee, >roo(/roM' ! ; Dapudi, near Poona, Woodrojcl Kanaka: S. Ghats of N. Kanara. 

 Talhflf ■ N. Kanara, Woodr ow. 



2. Pterospermum acerifolium, Willd.Sj). PI. v. 3 (1800) p. 729. 

 A largi' tree ; bark smooth, ash-colored ; young parts clothed with 

 floccose pubescence. Leaves variable in shape and size, 10-14 by 

 (j-12 iji., orbicular or oblong, entire or variously lobed, cordate and 

 sometimes peltate, at length glabrous above, clothed beneath with 

 whitish floccose tomentum ; ])etioles 4-12 in. long, tei*ete, tomentose ; 

 stipules multifid, caducous. Elowers fragrant, white, axillary, solitary 

 or iu ])airs ; iuvolucral bracts multifid, caducous. Sepals up to 4 in. 

 long, linear-oblong, obtuse, densely tomentose outside, villous in a broad 

 line within. Petals linear-oblong, somewhat obliquely cuneate, slightly 

 shorter than the sepals. Staminodes club-shaped. Ovary oblong, 

 o-angled, 5-celled; ovules 12-20 in each cell. Capstiles 4-6 in. long, 

 oblong, 5-angled, clothed outside with furfuraceous pubescence. Seeds 

 obliquely ovoid, compressed ; wing large, thin. The ripe fruit remains 

 for a long time on the tree. El. B. I. v. 1, p. 368 ; Grab. Cat. p. 20 ; 

 Bedd. Eor. Man. in Elor. Sylvat. p. xxxv; K. Schum. in Engl. & Prantl, 

 Pflanzenf. v. 3, part 6, p. 93, fig. 48, H ; Talb. Trees, Bomb. p. 23 ; 

 Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 129 ; Watt, Diet. Econ. 

 Prod. v. 6, part 1 , p. 302. — l^'lowers : Dec-Mar. Yvmix. Karnihir. 



