486 FLORA OF MADRAS. [Eucalyptus. 



stigma small. Fruit a hardened capsule, dehiscing locnlieidally 

 at the mouth. Seeds small, angular or linear-cuneate ; testa 

 membranous ; cotyledons longer than the radicle. 

 EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS, Labill. 



An introduction from Australia, largely grown in forests on 

 the Mlgiris and other hills of the W. Ghats and frequently 

 found self-sown. The Blue Gum. 



A lofty tree with very grey young leaves and narrow, green, 

 linear-lanceolate, curved, vertically hanging old ones, white 

 rather large flowers and rugose capsule, all parts very 

 aromatic with a valuable essential oil which is largely 

 extracted. Bark grey, the outer layers deciduous ; wood 

 grey with darker streak, smoderately hard, used in building 

 but most especially for fuel. 



Many other species of the genus are also found cultivated in 

 gardens and plantations on the S. Indian hills. 



Family LXIY. LECYTHIDACEAE. 



Trees. Leaves alternate, entire or shortly toothed, usually 

 crowded at the ends of the branchlets ; stipules 0. Flowers large, 

 solitary or in axillary or terminal racemes. Ccdy%-t\ihe enclosing 

 the ovary; lobes usually 4-6, rarely 2-3, valvate or imbricate. 

 Petals 4-6, rarely more or 0. Stamens many, in several 

 series ; filaments slender ; anthers small, sometimes wanting. 

 Ovary 2-6, rarely more-celled, many-ovuled, the ovules pendulous 

 or horizontal ; style long, slender ; stigma capitate. Fruit a 

 woody, fleshy or fibrous berry, with 1 or many seeds. 



Fruit angular, fibrous, 1 -seeded ; stamens all perfect 



1. Barringtonia. 



Fruit globose or ovoid, fleshy, many- seeded ; stamens partly without 

 anthers . v 2. Careya. 



1. Barringtonia, Forst. 



Trees. Leaves alternate, usually membranous, entire or crenate- 

 serrate, pemiiiierved. Flowers in elongate, terminal or lateral, 

 racemes or interrupted spikes ; bracts small, deciduous ; brae- 

 teoles minute or 0. Calyx-tube scarcely produced above the 

 ovary ; limb of 2-4, rarely 5, lobes ; lobes imbricate or valvate. 

 Petals 4, rarely 5, imbricate, adnate at base to the staminal tube. 



