108 FLORA OF MADRAS. [Pterospermiim . 



laciniate pectinate fimbriate or 0. Calyx tubular, 5 -fid or 

 5-partite, deciduous. Petals 5, deciduous. Staminal column 

 adnate to the gynophore, bearing 5 groups of 3 stamens each 

 between the staminodes. Ovary within the apex of the column, 

 5-celled ; cells many-ovuled ; style entire. Capsule woody or 

 leathery, ovoid or oblong, terete or angled, loculicidally 5-valved. 

 Seeds ascending, winged above ; albumen thin or ; cotyledons 

 corrugated or folded. 



Reticulation of leaves raised, conspicuous : 

 Calyx 1-1*5 in. long : 



Bracteoles laciniate ; capsule obtusely angled, 3 in. long, acute ; 



cells 4-seeded 1. reticulatum. 



Bracteoles ovate or lanceolate, pectinate ; capsule tuberculate, 2 in. 



long, f urfuraceous ; cells about 4-seedecl 2. obttMifolium. 



Calyx 2-2-5 in. long ; bracteoles ovate, pectinate ; capsule obtusely 



5-angled, 2 in. long ; cells 8-10-seedecl 3. Heyneaniun. 



Calyx 4-5 in. long ; capsule acutely 5-angled 4. divcrsifoUant. 



Reticulation of leaves obscure: 

 Leaves cordate at the base on one side, acute on the other ; capsule 



subclavate acutely angled 5. riibitjinosnm. 



Leaves subequally rounded or subcordate at the base ; capsule oblong, 

 terete 6 . suberifoli um . 



1. PTEROSPERMUM RETICULATUM, W. & A. 69 ; F. B. I. i. 369. 



Evergreen forests of Malabar and Travancore at low 

 elevations, frequently planted on roadsides. 

 A handsome tree with reddish-brown hard wood. Vern. 

 Tarn. Muli polavu ; Mai. Mala vuram. 



2. PTEROSPERMUM OBTUSIFOLIUM, Wight ; F. B. I. i. 369. 



Forests of Tinnevelly and Travancore, apparently scarce. 



3. PTEROSPERMUM HEYNEANUM, Wall. ; F. B. I. i. 369; W. & A. 

 69 ; Wt. Ic. t. 489. 



Forests of N. Circars and Deccan from Ganjam to Cudda- 

 pah and Chingleput. 



A beautiful tree, resembling P. acerifolium, Willd., of 

 N. India, but with smaller leaves. The young leaves 

 and those of shoots are often much lobed. Wood light 

 red, hard. Vern. Tarn. Polavu ; Tel. Tada. 



4. PTEROSPERMUM DIVERSIFOLIUM, Bl. ; F. B. I. i. 369. P. glob- 

 rescens, W. & A ? 69 ; F, B. I. i. 369. 



