670 XLIV. SAPINDACEJE. (W. P. Hiern.) [Cardiospermum. 



pedicels developed into spiral tendrils, and irregular polygamo-dicecious 

 flowers. Sepals 4, concave, the 2 outer ones small. Petals 4, in pairs, the 

 2 greater lateral usually adhering to the ^sepals each with an enuirginate 

 scale above the base, the two smaller inferior remote from the stamens each 

 furnished with a small crested scale. JJiak unilateral, wavy, almost reduced 

 to 2 round or linear glands opposite the lower petals. titunu-n* 3, excen- 

 tric ; filaments free or connate at base; the 4 nearest to the glands shorter 

 than the rest. Ovary 3-celled ; style short, trifid ; ovules solitary, ascending. 

 Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved, inflated, locnlicidal : valves membranous, veiny. 

 Seed* globose, usually arillate at the base, exaltraminous, testa mistaceous ; 

 cotyledons large, transversely conduplicate. DISTLII:. Si-veral species, 

 mostly occurring in Tropical America and a few in Tropical Africa. 



For the morphology of the Hu\vrr in this genus, see Griffith Xtdulw, iv. p. 546. 



C. Schmiedelia uiul C. villosa, Dalz. < Gibs. Buinb. FL 34, are clearly meant to be 

 Schniiedelia villosa, Roxb. 



1. C. aCalicacabum, Linn. ,S>. PL &L i. 366; thinly pubescent or 

 rather pair. leaflets much acuminate, flowers small. 

 II. //-. i. ion : ll'.///. Oat. 8030; '//// Notid. iv. 540. /,-. I'/. Ariat. 



iv. t. ">::), ' urt pnHJ'ii, PL 31; />'//:. a- ^'/v, x . Bomb. FL 34; 



ll': : //it Ic. t. 508; Tint." tit,-* Enum. 54; /.'".' ;/ '. /'/. I ml. ii. 892; /;-,/. .]/,/,/. t. 

 lo-ii); (,'m/t. C"(. Hnnil. PL 28: />''"'. /'/. Orient i. &46 -Boier tn ( 

 /'/. Tri>. An: i. 417, <///// *////.; />%/<///. /'/. Anttml. i. l.">3. C. microcarpuin, 

 //. /A A'. /K<m ^/'/'. .c >". /'/. v. K> I; /;<//>/ Ac. 418, with syu.- J: ! 

 Hn,t. Mai. viii. t. ^; llmnplt. //.,-(,. Am'^in. vi. t. ^ I, f. i'. 



Throughout INDIA, from the N.\V. FKOVMKR to CEYLOX and MALACCA. 1>. 

 Moit tropical and subtropical countries. 



Annual or perhaps in smnr OMOI p-rcnnial. /?/ -,dcr, furrow, . I. 



deltoid or ovate, 1^-3 in.; l<-af|.-t.s dt-i-ply cut. /-'/mr, ,* white, i in. ////// .1 l.| in. 

 wide, broadly pyriform. Xml* oflieiiuil. Jtoot aperii-tit. Tin- form witli smaller 

 obversely deltoid capsule (C. >< i), li.-in- connectod \\iih the type by con- 



tinuous links, does not appear to me to lie a distinct species. 



2. C. canescens, H'///. PL A*. Hnr. i. 14, t. 14 ; pale, softly pubescent, 

 leatlets short, lni\vcrs of moderate size. IT. <( A. Prmlr. i. mi); \Viifht Jc. 

 t. 74; Wall. Cat. 8032; Bakr in <H',v. Ft. 7'r,,j>. An: i. 418, wtth 

 1 C. ovatuni, II'"//. ('at. M:ii. C. pubescens, Grif.Jowrn. 108, not of Lag 



UIKMA, \Vnllich t Griijith. \\'estern IVninsula, from the Concan and Circars south- 

 wards. DISTUIH. Abyssinia. 



Annual. Jlnu/dns 5-t'u;-i-owed. Leare* patent, triangular, 2-3 in. Flowers ^-| in. 

 Fruit nearly globose, 1-1] in. C. ovatum deviates somewhat from the type in the 

 direction of the previous species. 



2. HEIVIIGYROSA, Blume. 



Trees with alternate exstipulate abruptly pinnate pallid leaves, quite 

 entire coriaceous oblong much reticulated leaflets, short pedicels bracteate 

 at the base and crowded poly gain o-monojcious. irregular flowers on spicate 

 racemes arranged in axillary panicles. Sepals 5, erect, concave, the 2 outer 

 ones smaller. Petals 4-5, concave, shaggy at the claw, with an entire or 

 bifid or crested and hooded scale inserted at the claw within; the fifth 

 petal equal minute or obsolete. Di*k unilateral, cushion-shaped. Stamens 8 

 or in J flowers (5-10, ascending, somewhat unilateral, inserted at the base 

 of the ovary within the disk; filaments pilose; anthers not or scarcely 



