77. RUBIACE^. [15. Pavetta. 



upper bracts narrowly linear. Flower-buds slender clavate, *4.5" long- Calyx with 

 ovary only "Oo-OQ" long. Pyrenes slightly concave with a slightly curved embryo, 

 long radicle and ovate cotyledons. 



2. I. parviflora, Vahl. Pete, iiT. ; Meroin met', S. ; Datranjin, Kharw.', 

 Kholan, Ghatw. ; Kontlira, Mai P. ; Kota Gandhal, Lolia jangia, 

 H. ; Eangan, Beng. ; Telkurwan, Telkui-ia, Or. ; The Torcli-tree. 



Usually a small tree, more rarely a large shrub, -with smooth very 

 coriaceoxis, oblong or elliptic, sub-sessile leaves 3-6" by 1 • 5-2 • 5" obtuse 

 or rounded at the apex and with rounded or cordate base. Flowers 

 white odorous sub-sessile, in usvially very compact panicles 2—4" 

 rarely 6" long, branches brachiate or ascending 1-15" long only. 

 Oor.-tube •22-'25" long, petals spreading and reflexed, very obtuse, 

 •15" long, sometimes 5 in number and size of flower somewhat 

 variable. Anthers tailed. Fruit •25--3" diam., depressed globose 

 shining black (never didymovis when fresh). 



Common throughout the Central and Southern areas, often in Sal forests and 

 near nalas, but also in dryer localities than the last. Fl. March-May. Fr. May- 

 June. Evergreen. 



Trunk often 18" girth with pale-grey nearly smooth bark and flesh-coloured blaze. 

 Sec. u. about 12-li very fine and inconspicuous, soon reticulating. Petiole some- 

 times •2" long, stout. 



The branches are used as torches in Sambalpur. The fruit is eaten in Chota 

 Nagpur. 



15. PAYETTA, L. 



Very like Ixora but the stipular bracts on the inflorescence and the 

 leaves more membranous, stipules more united into an intrapetiolar 

 sheath, style twice as long as the corolla-tube or more with the 

 slender stigma not 2-fid and rarely notched, and the ovules usually 

 attached to a prominent placenta. Frt. (in our species) baccate and 

 usually 1-seeded only. 



1, P. indica, L. Sikriba, Sikiba, K.; Buddhi-ghasse, S.; Budhi, 

 Khariv. ; Jui, Beng. ; Kuku-chalia, Macharanka, Or. 



A large slu'ub or small bvishy tree with elliptic or obovate glabrous, 

 pubescent or tomentose leaves 3-9" long and large trichotomous 

 coi'ymbose panicles of slender white flowers •5-"75" long with very 

 slender styles exserted 7-1" beyond the mouth of the corolla. Fruit 

 globose black -3" diam. with usually 1 seed only {Roxh. says usually 2). 



Throughout the whole area, plains, valleys and shady slopes of the lulls in the 

 damper forests but not very common except in Angul. Fl. June-Aug. Fr. Oct.- 

 Jan. and shrivelled berries may be found in other months. Deciduous. 



L. acute or obtuse, rarely acuminate, base cuneate, sec. n. 11-15 strong-. Petiole 

 *5-l". Stipules broader than long with cuspidate tips. Panicles 4-8" diam., bracts 

 stipular with or without the more or less rudimentarj'' leaves at the base of the 

 lower branches, with scarious or membranous margins. Petals oblong-oblanceolate, 

 *2", tip rounded. Anthers exserted •17-'2". Seed sub-globose enclosing the placenta 

 on one side. Embryo curved. 



The F.B.I, distinguishes several varieties of which the following occur: 



«. indica proper^ Leaves glabrous beneath or nearly so, cymes nearly glabrous, 

 corolla glabrous. Champaran ! Purneah ! Angul ! 



p. tomentosa. Leaves softly pubescent or tomentose beneath, sometimes also 

 puberulous above. Cymes pubescent, tomentose or villous. Corolla glabrous. The 

 common form in the rest of the province ! 



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