Gymnosporia.^ CELASTRACEAE. 209 



rarely exarillate ; testa coriaceous ; albumen fleshy ; cotyledons 

 foliaceous ; radicle inferior. 

 Aril of seed thin, membranous : 



Aril embracing about half of the seed or more, sometimes ; leaves 

 obovate, obtuse, minutely crenate, grey when dry ; flowers minute, 

 in cymes under 1 in. long ; capsules globose, *2 in. in diam. 



1. montana. 



Aril usually embracing nearly the whole seed ; leaves ovate-lanceo- 

 late, obtusely acute, minutely crenate -serrate, reddish when dry ; 

 flowers rather large, in capillary cymes about 1 in. long fascicled on 



the branches ; capsules obovoid ; '3 in. in diam 2. rufa. 



Aril of seed fleshy, embracing only the base of the seed : 



Leaves lanceolate, acuminate, up to 6 in. by 2 in. ; capsule obcor- 



date, '3 in. by - 4 in 3. acuminata. 



Leaves ovate, obtusely acute, up to 4 in. by 2'5 in. : 



Flowers large, in panicled cymes up to 4 in. long ; capsule slightly 

 obcordate, nearly *5 in. long ; leaves serrate, cuneate at base 



4. Heyneana. 



Flowers very small. Cymes up to To in. long ; capsule obovoid, 

 4-'5 in. long ; leaves crenulate, reticulate, rounded or subcordate 



5. ovata. 



Leaves obovate, entire, emarginate, 1-2 in. long; flowers very 

 small, in fascicles '5 in. long ; capsule pale, slightly obcordate, *3 in. 



longj 6. emarginata. 



Aril flat, very small, attached to the base of the seed ; leaves obovate, 

 obtuse or emarginate, crenate, cuneate at base ; flowers small, in 

 fascicles of cymes under 1 in. long ; capsule large, slightly obcordate, 

 5 in. long 7. Wallichiana. 



1. GYMNOSPORIA MONTANA, Benth. ; F. B. I. i. 621. Celastrus 

 montana, W. & A. 159 ; Wt. Ic. t. 382. 



N. Circars and Deccan, common in dry forests ; N". slopes 

 of Nilgiris. 



A small tree or large shrub with prominent straight thorns 

 often bearing leaves and flowers. Wood light reddish- 

 brown, close-grained. Yern. Hind. Baikal ; Tel. Danti ; 

 Kan. Tandrasi. 



2. GYMNOSPORIA RUFA, Lawson ; F. B. I. i. 620. 



E. Ghats, in Ganjam and Vizagapatani, up to 4,500 ft. on 

 Maheiidragiri ; Hills of N. Coimbatore. 

 A small tree with few straight thorns and red close- 

 grained wood. 



