

Order 38. Sapindacece. 65 



2. HEMIGYROSA. Leaves pinnate, flowers irregular, disk 

 one-sided, stamens 8, stigma 3-cornered, fruit indehiscent, not 

 lobed. 



3. ALLOPHYLUS. Leaves simple or trifoliate, flowers irregular, 

 sepals and petals 4, disk one-sided with 4 glands opposite 

 the petals ; stamens 8. 



4. SCHLEICHERA. No petals, disk annular, stigma 3 or 4- 

 cleft. 



5. SAPINDUS. Flowers regular, sepals in 2 rows, disk 

 annular, fleshy, stigma 2 to 4-lobed, fruit deeply lobed. 



6. DODONJGA. Flowers as the last, but no corolla, capsule 

 with several angles and valves. 



1. CARDIOSPERMUM. 



G. halicacabum. A small and beautifully delicate climber, 

 all smooth, leaves twice ternate, leaflets like miniature vine 

 leaves with pointed lobes ; flowers in threes, white ; capsules 

 conspicuous, leafy, much inflated, seeds 3, black with a white 

 spot. Bodha, Sibjal. 



Common in hedges in the Konkan and elsewhere. Most tropical 

 and snb-tropical countries (#) Called by &. heart-pea, and 

 balloon-vine. Every part of this little plant is beaufcifnl, though 

 the very small flowers, " with curling tendrils gracefully disposed," 

 might easily be passed without notice. 



2. HEMIGYROSA. 



H. ccenescens -(Cupania c. D.). Small tree or spreading 

 shrub, leaflets 2 to 4 pairs, like polished mango-leaves, flowers 

 small, white, in close racemes, capsule ovoid, triangular, brown, 

 and velvety. Karpa. 



S. Konkan, Ghauts (D. fy G). 



3. ALLOPHYLUS. 



A. CoUbe (Cardiospermum schmiedelia and C. villosa, D.). 

 A small tree or large shrub, sometimes climbing, all hairy, leaves 

 ternate on long stalks, leaflets la'rge, ovate, pointed, serrated, 

 flowers very small, white, clustered on the racemes, fruit round, 

 red, shining, one-seeded. Tipin, Mendri. 



Very variable with many synonyms (H.). 



Konkan and Ghauts, tolerably common ; abundant at Mahableshwar. 



4. SCHLEICHBRA. 



S. trijuga. A tree with three pairs of oblong or lanceo- 

 late entire leaflets, and very small green flowers in short 



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