195 
cincta (Bourdillon spec. in Mus. Kew, comm. ix. 1896); S. 
colubrina, Roxb. FI. Ind. ii. p. 264; Fl. Ind. i. p. 577. Wight, 
1590 partim. S. cinnamomifola, Brandis, Indian Trees, p. 475 
non Thw. spec. Zeylan. excl. S. Bourdilloni, Brandis, Indian 
Trees, p. 474. 
S. Inpra, Without locality Wight 2286 (K.D. 1814); Herb. 
Wight 2286, 2288 partim and 640 (?) in herb. Glasgow. 
Travancore: Nannattapara; 600 m., Bourdillon 75, 789 (ever- 
green forest, flowers Feb.-April, fruits Oct., gigantic climber) ; 
0-750 m., Bourdillon 759; Coorg & S. Canara (enormous creeper) 
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1900) herb. Travancore; Nallay Mallys, Beddome 5303; S. 
anara, Beddome 5304 in herb. Mus. Brit.; Cochin, 450 m., 
Meebold 12507; Mysore: Kempkull; 600 m., Meebold 8543; 
Rajampara, Rama Rao 91; (Fruits), Bourdillon ix. 1896 in Mus. 
Kew; (Seed), Quilon, Conservator Forests in herb. Calc. 
Assam. Silhet, Smith (Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. p. 264); without 
locality, Roxburgh (1813) in herb. Mus. Brit.; Khasia: Pundua 
De Silva.—Wallich Cat. 1590 in herb. Kew. Wallich Cat. 1590 in 
herb. Edin.; Cachar 17 without collector’s name in herb. Edin. 
The seeds of the type which have recently been received at 
Kew through the kind offices of Mr. T. Petch are rather larger 
and thicker than those from Travancore and are unusuall 
biconvex and about 1 cm. thick. The wall of the fresh fruit 
1s 6-7 mm. thick and the seeds are embedded in a solid fleshy 
pulp. The seeds show a distinct marginal border and have a 
dense felt-like covering of short hairs which do not show the 
satiny lustre of those on the seetls of S. Nuz-vomica. of. 
Greenish, who has kindly analysed the seeds, informs me that 
they contain 2:07 per cent. of alkaloid, which is brucine, the 
percentage of strychnine being at small. The species may 
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be distingtished oriuedpaliy by its leaves, which are markedly 
cuneate at the base. 
