168 XXXI. gekaniacejE. 



beneath the pedicels. Sepals lanceolate, acute, with parallel nerves. 

 Corolla much exceeding the sepals ; lobes rounded, spreading. Style 

 nearly glabrous. Capsules ellipsoid, apiculate, slightly exceeding the 

 sepals ; cells few-seeded. Seeds ovoid, transversely striate. Fl. B. I. 

 V. 1, p. 436 ; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 42 ; Reiche, in Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenf. 

 V. 3, part 4, p. 16, fig. 14, a; Trim. El. Ceyl. v. 1, p. 197 : Woodr. in 

 Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 266.— Elowers : Oct.-Jan. 



A common weed in the Konkan during the rains. Konkax: Sion, near Bombay, 

 Woudrow ! ; Neral, Woodrow ! Deccan : Pooua, Coo/i'e !, Woodrotv ! Gujarat : Baroda, 

 Woodrow. Kanaka : Talbot I — Distkib. Tropical Asia, Africa and America. 



5. AVERRHOA, Linn. 



Trees. Leaves alternate, imparipinnate, exstipulate. Elowers regular, 

 small, in short panicles. Sepals 5, imbricate. Petals 5, hypogynous, 

 contorted. Glands 0. Stamens 10, very shortly connate at the base 

 into a ring, all perfect or 5 without anthers. Ovary 5-lobed, 5-celled ; 

 ovules numerous ; styles 5, distinct ; stigmas capitate. Berry oblong, 

 indehiscent. Seeds naked or arillate ; albumen fleshy, scanty ; embryo 

 straight. — Distrib. Probably natives of thei^ew World; species 3 or 4, 

 of which the following are cultivated in many hot countries. 



Leaflets 5-11 ; fruit with sharp angles ; seeds arillate 1. A. Carairibola. 



Leaflets 11-35 ; fruit with obtuse angles ; seeds exarillate 2. A. Bilimbi. 



1. Averrhoa Carambola, Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) p. 428. A small 

 tree with close droopiug branches. Leaves alternate; leaflets 5-11, 

 irritable to the touch, 1^2^ by -f-l-j in., ovate-oblong, acuminate, 

 entire, glabrous or pubescent above, glaucous and glabrous beneath, base 

 oblique, acute ; petiolules short, stout, pubescent. Elowers in short 

 racemes chiefly axillary or sometimes springing from the bark. Sepals 

 g-^ in. long, glabrous. Petals more tlian twice as long as the sepals, 

 oblong-obovate, variegated white and purple. Stamens 10, of whicli 5 

 are shorter and without anthers, or sometimes 1 or 2 of these longer 

 and antheriferous ; filaments dilated at the base. Emit oblong, acutely 

 angled, yellow. Seeds arillate. El. B. I. v. 1, ]). 439 ; Dalz. & Gibs. 

 Suppl. p. 16 ; Bedd. Eor. Man. in El. Sylvat. p. xxxix ; lieiche, in Engl. 

 & Prantl, Pflanzenf. v. 3, part 4, p. 16, fig. 14, ii, and p. 22, fig. 20 ; 

 Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 266; Talb. Trees, Bomb, 

 p. 29 ; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 1, p. 359. — Elowers : May-Aug. 

 Vehn. Kamaranga. 



Cultivated in many parts of India for its fruit which is eaten. See Watt, Diet. 

 Econ. Prod. I. c. 



2. Averrhoa Bilimbij Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) p. 428. A small tree, 

 15 to 20 ft. high. Ijeallets 11-35, entire, l^-- l^y -4 i"-, oblong, more 

 or less pubescent on both surfaces, base usually rounded, somewhat 

 oblique ; petiolules j v-i in. long, pubescent. Elowers from the trunk 

 and branches ; panicles villous. Sepals \r in. long, ovate-lanceolate, 

 acute, pubescent. Petals oblong-spatliulate, more than twice as long as 

 the sepals. Eruit oblong, obtusely lobed. Seeds exarillate. El. B. 1. v. 1, 

 p. 439 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Suppl. p. 16; Bedd. Elor. Sylvat. t. 117 ; lieiche, 

 in Engl. & Prantl, Pflauzenf. v. 3, part 4, p. 22, fig. 19 ; Talb. Trees, 

 Bomb. p. 29; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. U (1897) p. 266; 



