11. Premna.] 105. VERBENACEM. 



somewhat bluish, puberulous on midrib beneath when mature. 

 Fruiting inflorescence as in P. mucronata, endocarp rigid, 4-celled 

 and -seeded. 



Northern Purneah, common ! Fr, Dec. 



This may be a distinct species, hut flowers are not available. There is even a 

 little doubt as to whether the fruiting panicle belongs to the same tree as the green- 

 drying one; although the tree from which it was taken was noted as thorny the 

 specimen looks very like one of mucronata which has dried somewhat more green 

 than usual. 



8. P. bengalensis, Clarke. 



A small tree with large narrowly elliptic to oblong or ovate acumi- 

 nate leaves 4-9" long by 2"5-6" broad, closely stellately pubescent or 

 tomentose beneath when young and thinly so when old. Flowers 

 white or yellowish or greenish -white, "12" long, in large terminal 

 panicles 6-8" diam. Calyx distinctly 5-toothed but often 2-lipped 

 with the upper lip 2-toothed, lower 3-toothed. Drupe globose on 

 obovoid, •l7-"2", endocarp smooth or slightly verrucose. 



Tundi Hills, Manbhum. Camp. Herb. ! Also common not far from Purneah, 

 where it is also likely to be found. Fl. May- June. Fr. June-July. 



Leaves with 7-12 strong sec. n. Petiole about 1''. Panicles not very dense, 

 stellate-pubescent or tomentose, lowest bracts sometimes '5" linear-oblanceolate 

 acuminate, upper '12" only. Throat of corolla with a row of hairs. 



9. P. tomentosa, Roxh. Moria, Or. ; Jhandakai, Or. 



A small tree with the shoots, leaves and inflorescence densely 

 clothed with a taAvny-yellow stellate tomentum. Leaves 35-7" 

 (rarely up to 10" by 65" on coppice and pollard), ovate acuminate 

 with obtvise cordate or sub- cordate base, mature stellate beneath and 

 with minute glands between the hairs and with the characteristic 

 Premna odour. Panicles pyramidal compact 2-4" diam. with small 

 greenish-yelloAv flowers. Calyx sub-globose tomentose, shortly equally 

 5-lobed. Drupe ovoid or sub-globose, "2" diam., endocarp smooth. 



Puri district, Mendasal and Baruni-hill forests and common in the Mais ! Fl. 

 March-April with the new leaves. Fr. May. 



Bark light-brown. L. with 6-8 sec. n. of which 2 from the base, almost palminerved, 

 tertiaries strong. Petiole 1-2". Cor. 2-lipped, upper lip with 2 short rounded lobes, 

 lower 3-lobed longer, pubescent and glandular outside. Ovary stellate-pubescent 

 as well as the young fruit. 



10. P. herbacea, Roxb. Ote-chamba, K. ; Kada-met, 8. 



A curious little plant with herbaceous shoots 1-4* high from a 

 woody stock. Leaves usually closely appressed to the ground, sessile, 

 obovate, 2-4", sometimes 6" by 4", coarsely serrate and sometimes 

 repand. Flowers very small white, in small corymbs 15" diam. on a 

 short peduncle. Drupe '25" diam. 



On clay in open ground, fire lines, etc. Common probably throughout the whole 

 area. Fl. May-June. Fr. June-July. The shoots are apparently annual and the 

 new ones appear after the jungle or grass fires. 



Leaves with 3-5 distant sec. n., reticulations large with a slender nervule to each 

 tooth, teeth acute or rounded. 



12. GMELINA, L. 



Trees or shrubs with tomentose shoots and opposite leaves. Hairs 

 often stellate. Flowers large yellow or brownish in small or panicled 

 cymes with narrow bracts (large in G. hystrix, outside our area). 



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