XT. CELASTRACE.E. 2,/)/ 



p. G2G ; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 3:} ; Taib. Trees, Bomb. p. 50 : WooJr. in 

 Joiim. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (18U7) p. 270. 



This has been ineliuled on the autliorily of BahrU if- Gihson (Bo. Fl. p. 33), wlio 

 give its h:ibitMt as Ramnrh:'it (.S'. M. Countri/), but there is no specimen from that, 

 locality hi Dalzell's Herbarium in Herb. Kevv., and tlie plant does nut seem to have 

 b^^en found by any otlier collector. Tiiere is but one specimen in Herb. Kew. which 

 is from Wight's Herbarium, and this specimen is destitute of fruit and has but a 

 single flowei- on it. The description above is taken from Wight Sf Aniott, Prodr. 1. c. 

 JVoodrow 4'' Talliot simply quote Djhell tf- Gibson. 



3. Salacia macrosperma, TF^ify/t^, /coji. t. 962. A scandent shrub; 

 brandies not lenticellate. Leaves coriaceous, 3~5 by l|^-2 in,, elliptic- 

 oblong, acuminate, subobtuse, entire, glabrous, cuneate at the base ; 

 petioles {-^ in. long. Flowers in dense fascicles from axillary or extra- 

 axillary tubercles. Calyx-lobes much shorter than the petals, oblong, 

 fringed with rust-colored hairs. Petals elliptic-oblong, j~ in. long. 

 Disk convex, slightly depressed in the centre, margined at the edge. 

 Stamens inserted clo.se to the ovary; filaments very short, broad. Ovary 

 almost entirely sunk in the disk ; style very short. Fruit 1^ in. in 

 diatn., globose, verrucose, orange when ripe. Fl. B. I. v. 1, p. 628 ; 

 Talb. Trees, Bomb. p. 50 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) 

 p. 270. S. Roxhurghli (?), Dalz. & Gibs. p. 33.— Flowers : Jan. 



KoNKAN : N. & S. Konkan. Law\ S. M. Country: Ranighat, Ritchie, 99! 

 Kanaka: G>hso)i\; Yacoinbi (N. Kanara), JFooc^tow ! ; Ainahi (jh-kt, Talbot \ — Distrib. 

 India (W. Peninsula). 



4. Salacia oblonga, Wall. Cat. (1828) 4226. A. scandent shrub ; 

 young parts glabrous ; branches lenticellate. Leaves numerous, 3-6 by 

 li-2 in., elliptic-oblong, rounded or sometimes obtusely acuminate at 

 the ap 'X, crenate- serrate, glabrous, tapering into the petiole, prominently 

 reticulately veined beneath ; petioles \ in. long, rugose. Flowers 

 greenish-yellow, axillary, usually 3 together, with or without a short 

 common peduncle. Calyx persistent, glabrous outside, deeply divided ; 

 lobes orbicular, finely ciliate, about half as long as the petals. Petals 

 I in. long, oblong, rounded at the apex, spreading. Stamens inserted 

 on tlie disk close up to the ovary ; filaments erect, dilated at the base, 

 the triangular dilated base embracing the ovary ; anthers suborbicular- 

 oblong, 2-celled. Ovary about half immersed in the disk, conical, at- 

 tenuated into the style which is slightly shorter than the stamens. 

 Fruit reaching 2 in. in diara., globose or somewhat pyriform, orange 

 when ripe. Seeds 1-8, angular, large, immersed in pulp. Fl. B. I. 

 v. 1, p. 628; Wight, 111. t. 47, B; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 33; Trim. Fl. 

 Ceyl. v. 1, p. 277 ; Talb. Trees, Bomb. p. 50 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. 

 Nat. V. 11 (1897) p. 270.— Flowers : Dec.-Feb. 



KoNKAN : N. & S. Konkan, Law ! S. M. Country : Chorla Ghat, Dalzcll if- Gihson, 

 Kanaka: evergreen forests of the N. Kanara Ghats from Ainshi southwards, Talbot ; 

 Ainshi Ghiit, Talbot, 1378! — Distrib. India (W. Peninsula); Ceylon. 



Order XLI. RHAMNACE^. 



Trees or shrubs, erect or scandent ; branches sometimes spinescent, 

 sometimes climbing by their extremity which is hare of leaves {Gouania). 

 Leaves alternate (opposite in Scutia and Sajeretia), usually coriaceous ; 



