Leea.] 30. AMPELiDEiE. 57 



Leaves simple, very large ... ... L. macrophylla. 



Leaves pinnate. 



Stems, petioles, &c,, with crisped winga ... ... L. crlspa. 



Stems •without wings. Cymes small ... ... ... L. aspera. 



Fruiting cymes, large and fleshy ... ... ,., L. corlacea. 



Leaves bi-tri-pinnate. 



Glabrous ... L, samhucina. 



Pubescent. 



Cymes large, corymbose. Bracts large, persistent ... B. rohusta. 



Cymes small, compact. Bracts very small ... L. Jiirta. 



L. macrophylla, Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1. 653 ; Fl. Br. I 1. 664 ; Brandls 

 For. Fl. 102 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 41. Dinda, M. In the moist 

 forests of North Kanara and the Konkan ; common in the forests near 

 Yellapur, North Kanara. Fl. and Fr. R.S. 



L. crispa, Willd. Sp. PI. 1. 1177 ; Fl. Br. 1. 1. 665. Throughout the 

 Koiikan and North Kanara from the sea-level upwards in moist forests. 

 Testa smooth ; albumen ruminate. Fl. Aug. Fr. Oct. 



L. aspera, Wall, in Roxb. Fl. Ind. II. 468 ; Fl. Br. I. 1. 665 ; Brandia 

 For. Fl. 102. Throughout North Kanara, iu moist forests ; common near 

 Karwar, also in the Satpudas of Khandesh. Fl. Aug. Fr. Oct. 



L. coriacea, Laws. Fl. Br. I. 1. 665. Konkan, Stocks, not seen 

 by me. 



L. sambucina, Willd. Sp. PI. 1. 1177 ; Fl. Br. I. 1. 666 ; Brandis For. 

 Fl. 102 ; jD. ^taphylea, Roxb. Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. FL 41. Ktirkunnie, 

 Vern.; dino, Konkani. Throughout the presidency. In the moist forests 

 of North Kanara. Where there is a heavy rainfall this species develops 

 shoi't aereal roots abundantly from the branches. Fl. Fr. R.S. 



L. robusta, Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1. 656 ; Fl. Br. I. 1. 667. On the ghats 

 of North Kanara, also at the sea-level near Kadra. . A large shrub with 

 bipinnate leaves ; the terminal leaflet of the pinnule is much lai'ger 

 than the lateral, opposite leaflets. The corjmbs are very large. Fruit 

 6-lobed. I think this species is L. robusta, Roxb.; it may however be 

 distinct. Fl. Aug. Fr. ripe Nov. 



L. hirta, Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1. 655 ; Fl. Br. I. 1. 668. In the evergreen 

 forests near Karwar, The fruit is succulent, and when dry is very deeply 

 lobed, resembling that of some Greivias. Fl. Fr. R. S. 



Order 31, SAPINDACEiE. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate or opposite, simple or 

 pinnate. Flowers small, generally polygamous. Sepals 4-5 or 

 united. Petals 4-5 free, often squamate at base. Disc complete 

 or one-sided. Stamens free, 5-10, generally 8. Ovary 2, 3, 4- 

 celled. Ovules 1 in each cell on axile placentas. Fruit capsular 

 or indehiscent. 

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