77. nUBIACEJE. [13. Eandia. 



5. G. flopida, WiM. Gundha-raj, Vern. ; Gardenia, Cape Jasmine. 



A large shrub Avith varnished shoots and buds, opposite or ter- 

 nately Avhorle'd obovate or oblanceolate or nearly elliptic strongly- 

 nerved leaves 4-6" by 1-5-2-7" and solitary very fragrant large white, 

 often double, flowers terminal in the forks of the branches or 

 becoming lateral by displacement on single shoots. 



A native of China, ver.v common in Indian gardens, and as some of the other 

 Gardenias are also cultivated a detailed description is given. Fl. Sept. -April. 



Shoots pnVjernlous. Ends compressed •:i--5" long. L. tapering Ijelow the middle 

 to a very short petiole about -1" long only, shining and dark -green, glabrous except 

 the shortly tufted glandular axils of the U-20 sec. n. which are pale beneath and 

 upturned just within the mai-gin, uniting with the next, intermediate and tertiaries 

 simple or some reticulating. Stipules usually united si)athaceous or 2-cleft, 

 •4-'5" long. Peduncles ■3--5". Calyx with the" ovary 1"2", 5-6-ridged with the 

 ridges ending in long subulate sepals laterally compressed at base and "6-7" long. 

 Corolla-tube very stout 75-1" by •2--35" broad, wider above, lobes (or in double 

 flowers, outer lobes; obovate or oblanceolate l-2-l*5"long. Berry ellipsoid, orange, 

 strongly ribbed. 



6. G. latifolia, Aiton. Papa, Ho.; Papara, M., H.-, Poj^ro, S.; Pempri, 



Mai P.; Goga], Gond.; Damkurdu, Or.; Dambaru (Mayurbhanj). 

 A very handsome small tree Avith a round low crown of large 

 opposite or 3-nate broadly-elliptic or orbicular or, when young, 

 olDovate leaves, Avhich sometimes reach 15" by 6". Flowers large 

 solitary white 3-4" diam., usually borne when the leaves are small. 

 Calyx somewhat mealy and pubescent, somewhat ridged by the 

 deciu-rent sepals Avhich ai'e very unequal subulate and end in a hair, 

 tube (excluding ovary) with the teeth -o-'S" long. Corolla tube 2-2-5" 

 long funnel-shaped above, hairy, lobes 5-9 usually over 7, anthers 

 partly exserted (always ?). Fr. l'5-2" diam. globose, slightly 

 scabrous. 



Chiefly in rocky hills and especially along rocky nalas throughout the Central 

 and Southern areas! Fl. chiefly in April when leafless, and Avith new leaves in 

 May, but also at other times. Fr. found at all times from Dec. to June, ripens 

 about 8 months after flowering chiefly in the r.s. Deciduous March-April, 



Eark quite smooth, very pale, shoots stout, buds resinous. Young leaves closely 

 pubescent beneath, obtuse or rounded, base narrowed sub-sessile, sec. n. about 12, 

 strong, reaching nearly to margin, glandular hairy in the axils beneath. Stipules 

 Avith a broad OA'ate and cuspidate deciduous limb, the lower part persistent 

 connate sometimes becomes detached at the base and remaining as a moA'able tube 

 •2-'2,5 long on the tAvig. Peduncles short. Scent of floAA'ers strong and heavy. 

 Endocarj) woody. 



The tree is remarkably xerophytic. The seeds often germinate in the crcA-ices of 

 bare rocks, over which the stem forms a large cushion. It is also sometimes 

 Epiphytic on trees. 



The Avood is made into combs in Sambalpur. The fruit is eaten. Gambia 

 recommends the wood to be tried as a sub.stitute for boxwood stating that it is 

 also easy to work and durable. Weight 51 lbs. 



13. RANDIA, L. 



Small trees or shrubs, often armed Avith strong axillary thorns. L. 

 often fascicled on short branches and when opposite one of the pair 

 sometimes arrested, stipules short intrapetiolar free or connate. 

 FloAvers large or m.s. solitary or fascicled or in axillary or leaf- 

 opposed cymes Avhite or turning yelloAv with age, often dimorphic. 

 Corolla-tube usualJy short. Anthers siib-sessile linear or oblong 

 exsei't or partly so. Ovarj' 2- rarely 3-4-celled. Stigma usually 



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