nirnum.] XLIV. CAPRIFOLIACE/i:. 259 



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5-6 pair, arcuate, the lowest pair from the base. Flowers J in. long 

 white, or yellowish white, or pale rose-coloured, in slender drooping 

 pedunculate panicles. Calyx-lobes ovate, obtuse. Corolla tubular, wider 

 above, limb spreading. Stamens 5, inserted at the same height in the 

 mouth of the corolla. Fruit red, ovoid, J in. long, the endocarp project- 

 ing into the cavity with two wings so as to give the appearance of 3 cells. 

 Seed flat, concave, with the two edges bent inward. 



Himalaya from Kamaon to Bhutan 5000-11,000 ft. Nilgiris and Ceylon 

 above 4000 ft. Fl. March-May. 



4. V. nervosum, Don. Syn. V. grandiflorum, Wall. Vern. Ambre, 

 amrola, dri, Ravi ; Ris, dab, Bias. 



A shrub, with stiff, stout, dark grey or brownish branchlets. Leaves 

 generally approximate at the ends, elliptic or oblong, acuminate, serru- 

 late, glabrous above, pubescent beneath, 3-4 in. long ; petioles f in. ; 

 main lateral nerves closely parallel, 8-10 pair. Flowers white or rose- 

 coloured, odorous, j in. long, appearing before the leaves in terminal, 

 short, sessile, dense corymbs j peduncles, pedicels, and bracts with long 

 white hairs. Calyx-lobes short, obtuse. Corolla funnel-shaped, with a 

 spreading limb. Stamens unequal, 3 inserted below, 2 above, in the 

 corolla -tube. Drupe flat, ovate, J- in. long ; endocarp projecting into the 

 cavity, and seed concave as in V. erubescens. 



Himalaya from the Jumna to Sikkim. Jaunsar Bawar forests 7000-9000 ft. ; 

 ascends to 12,000 ft. Fl. May. 



5. V. foetens, Decaisne ; Jacq. Voy. Bot. t. 84. Vern. Gueh, uklu, hunch, 

 Jhelam; Kllmlch, gueh, hwillim, kuldr a, jamdr a, Kashmir ; Tllhanj, pulmu, 

 tildts, tuin, Chenab ; Talhang, tandei, tundhe, tundni zendni, Ravi. 



Closely allied to V. nervosum, differs only by larger, glabrous leaves, 

 main lateral nerves more distant, 7- 9 pair ; corymbs lax ; and drupes f 

 in. long. The stamens are biseriate, as in V. nervosum, 2 inserted above, 

 3 below, and the seed is concave. The flowers are sweet-scented, but 

 the branches, when bruised, emit a bad smell. 



Common in the Panjab Himalaya at from 5000-11,000 ft. Fl. May- June. 

 The fruit is sweetish, and is eaten. 



6. V. coriaceum, Blume. Syn. V. capitellatum, W. & A. Prodr. 388 ; 

 V. cylindricum, Ham. Vern. Kala Titmaliya, Kamaon. 



A shrub or small tree, glabrous, only youngest branchlets, petioles, 

 peduncles, and pedicels glandular-pubescent. Leaves coriaceous, entire 

 or sinuate, oblong, long - acuminate, 3-6 in. long, with 3-4 pair main 

 lateral nerves. Flowers J in. long, numerous, in pedunculate, umbellate 

 corymbs, without bracts. Corolla short, tubular, somewhat wider at the 

 mouth ; limb erect, with 5 obtuse, short lobes. Stamens exserted. 

 Drupe 1 -celled ; endocarp not projecting into the cavity. 



Himalaya 4000-7000 ft. from Sutlej to Sikkim. Kasia, Ceylon, Nilgiris. Fl. 

 Nov. -May. 



