42 24. MELIACE^. [Reynea. 



HEYNEA, Roxb. 



Trees. Leaves imparipinnate ; leaflets opposite. Panicles termi- 

 nal, corymbose, long peduncled ; peduncles and pedicils articulate ; 

 flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 4-5 fid. Corolla of 4-5, oblong 

 petals, Staminal tube 8-10-fid, divisions linear, bidentate at apex ; 

 anthers between the linear teeth. Ovary immersed in the disc ; 

 stigma vi^ith a thickened ring at the base; ovules 2 in each cell. 

 Fruit capsular, 1 -celled, 2-valved, 1-seeded. Seed enclosed in an 

 arillus, exalbuminous. 



H. trijuga, Roxb. Fl. Ind. II. 390 ; Fl, Br. I. 1 . 565 ; Dalz. & Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 38 ; Brandis For. Fl. 70 ; Bedd, Fl. Sylv. t. 134 Kara, K.; 

 gimdira, M. ; Umhara, Vern. Throughout the western ghat forests of 

 the presidency ; common along the banks of rivers in North Kdnara and 

 in evergreen forests. Fl. Feb., Mch. Fr. ripe in the cold season, 

 Oct., Feb. 



CARAPA, Aubl. 



Trees. Leaves 2-6-foliate ; leaflets opposite, entire. Panicles 

 axillary, lax. Calyx 4-fid. Petals 4, reflexed. Staminal tube 

 globose, 8-dentate at apex, teeth bipartite ; anthers 8, 2-celled, in- 

 cluded, sessile. Disc fleshy, cup-shaped, at base of ovary and 

 adherent to it. Ovary 4-celled, 4-sulcate ; cells 2-8-ovuled ; style 

 short ; stigma discoid. Fruit a globose capsule (3-4-in. in diameter) 

 6-12-seeded. Seeds large, angular ; testa hard, spongy. 



C. moluccensis, Lam. Encycl. Meth. 1. (21 ; Fl. Br. I. 1. 507 ; Bedd. 

 Fl. Sylv. t. 13G. Sea-coast of the Koukan. 



SOYMIDA, Adr. Juss. 



A tree. Leaves paripinnafce ; leaflets opposite, entire. Flowers 

 in axillary or terminal panicles. Sepals 5, imbricate. Petals 5, 

 free, spreading, unguiculate. Staminal tube short; 10-lobed; lobes 

 bidentate ; anthers sessile between the teeth, short. Disc flat. 

 Ovary 5-celled ; cells many ovuled ; style shoi't ; stigma broad, fleshy. 

 Capsule woody, 5-valved, Seeds numerous, winged at both ends, 

 albuminous. 



S. fobrifuga, Adr. Juss. in Mem. Mus. XIX. 251, t. 22, f. 2G ; Fl. 

 Br. I. 1. 507 ; Brandis For. Fl. 71 ; Bodd, Fl. Sylv. t. 8; Dalz. & Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 38. Bastard cedar ; Indian redwood. Ih)lian, Idl chundnn, 

 Veil ; palara, M. In the diy forests, on stony hills, in the Dharwar 

 and Khciudesh districts, also on the Konkan ghats. Fl. March. Fr. July, 



CHICKRASSIA, Adr. Juss. 



A large tree. Leaves paripinnate ; leaflets acuminate, oblique. 

 Flowers in terminal panicles. Calyx 5-divided. Corolla of .5, free 

 contorted petals. Staminal tube cylindnc, lO-crenate • anthers ]0, 



