48 28. CELASTRACE.E. [Tleurostylia. 



thick, crenulate. Ovary 1-2-cellecl, \ immersed in tLe disc ; stigma 

 peltate, on a short style ; ovules 2 in each cell. Fruit iudehiscent, 

 1-2-celled. Seeds albuminous. 



P. Wightii, W. & A. Prod. 157; Fl. Br. I. 1. GI7 ; D.alz. & Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 47 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. G6. Ghats of the I<:orikan, Dalz. 



CELASTRUS, Liun. 



Scandenfc shrubs. Leaves alternate; stipules minute or 0. 

 Flowers small, usually unisexual in terminal or axillary panicles. 

 Calyx 5-divided. Petals 5. Disc cup-shaped. Stamens 5, inserted 

 on the margin of the disc. Ovary 2-4-celled ; stigma generally 

 lobed ; ovules 2 in each cell. Capsule loculicidally dehiscent, 

 1-3-celled, 1-6-seeded. Seeds arillate, albumen fleshy, 



C. paniculata, Willd. Sp. PI. 1.U25; Fl. Br. I. 1. 617; Brandis 

 For. Fl. 82 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 47 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. (jQ. Oleum 

 nigrum plant. I'lfjavi, ■ hnnguni, M. ; kariganne, K. Throngliout the 

 presidency, often iu hedges and along river and ndla banks. Fl. March. 

 Fr. June, Sept. 



GYMNOSPORIA, W. & A. 



Shrubs or small trees, often spinous. Leaves alternate, exstipu- 

 late. Flowers in axillary cymes. Calyx 4-5-divided. Petals 4-5, 

 spreading. Stamens as many as petals, inserted beneath the disc. 

 Disc sinuate, or lobed. Ovary 2-y-celled, immersed in the disc ; 

 ovules 2 in eacb cell. Fruit a capsule. Seeds arillate, albuminous. 



Unarmed shi'ubs. 



Leaves membranous, piiberulous G. puhfrida. 



Leaves coriaceous, gLibrous G. Rothiana, 



Spinous tree. Fruit bLack G. montana. 



Spinous shrub. Fruit red G. ejuaryinata. 



G. puberula, Laws. Fl. Br. T. 1. 618. Bombay, Laws ; also in the forests 

 Bear the Ainshi ghat of North Kanara. Fl. R.S. Fr. C.S. A small shrub. 



G. Rothiana, W. & A. Prod. 159 ; Fl. Br. L 1. 620; Dalz. & Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 47. Gawliii, moti yehkadi, M. Throughout the Konkan and 

 North Kanara evergi^een forests, common in the forests near Katgal, 

 North Kanara, at the sea-level. Fl. April. Fr. November, also at other 

 times. 



G montana, Ptoxb. Fl. Ind. 1. 620 {Celastrus) ; Fl. Br. T. 1. 621 ; 

 Celastnis montana, W. & A. Prod. 169; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. GG ; Dalz. 

 &, Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 48 ; G. senegalensis, Lam. Brandis For. Fl. 81. 

 JIurmacha, Vern. ; mal kangunl, K. ; tondarshi jhad, H. ; tjekkadi, 

 bharatti, M. Throughout the presidency and Sind ; usually in the dry 

 deciduous forests on rocky ground. Flowers at various times. 



G. emarginata, Roth. Fl. Br. I. 1. 621 ; Grab. Cat. Bomb. PI. 39. 

 Yeiikal^ iu'jU, Ikari, M. Common on the ghats, also at Mahubaleshvar. 

 Grah. ' 



