McmoCijlon.'] 41. MELASTGMiCE.E. 97 



reddish. Stamens 8, equal, anthers opening by slits in front, con- 

 nective ending in u horn behind. Ovary interior, 1-celled ; ovules 

 6-12 whorled, on a free central placentii. Jieriy globose, crowned 

 with the calyx-margin, 1 -seeded. Seed Jargo, cotyledons convolute 

 ■o-r variously folded. 



Troes. F'tilunclca ; jjedicfls uuder \ inch. Flowers 

 clustereil. 



Branchlets acutely (luadiaiigular. Tieavcs oordato, sub- 

 sessile ... ... ... ... ... ... ... M, Wijhtii. 



©ranchlet* round. Leaves ainplexicaul ... ... ... M. ampho.icauh. 



Trees or .sbnibs. Flowers in peduucietl cymes ; pedicels 

 short or long. 



Peduncles long, 1-i? from. same a.Kil ; pedicels umhelled. 



Shrub ... ... ... ... ... ... ... M. U'rminalt. 



Tree. Flowers purple, in a coBipact cyme ; peduncles 



short ; pedicels very short, slender ... ... .. M, cdvJe. 



M. Wightii, Thw. Enum. 113 ; FL Br. I. 2. 5o4. Nortli Kanara, in 

 evergreen forests, liot connmon. Fl. C. S. 



M. am^lexicaule, Roxb, FI. Ind. II. 260 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 559 ; Wiglil. 

 Ic. t. 279. Var. malaharica. Limba, M. ; locundi , UmhtoH, K. In the 

 evergreen fore.st.s of North Kcinara, common on the Yellapnr ghiUs. 

 Fl. C.S. Fr. H.S. 



M. terminale, Dalz. in Hook. Kew Jour. Til. 121 ; Fl. Br, I, 2. 

 T).i)8 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. FL 9;;^. Southern gh'its of the Dcccan 

 peninsula. Fl. Br. I. In the evergreen forests of North K;iuara, from 

 Ainshi soiithwaids. Fl. Dec.-Feb. Fr. ripe Mch.-May. 



M. edule, Roxb. Cor. PI. t. 82 ; Fl. Br. T. 2. 563 ; Dalz. & Gibs. 

 Bumb. Fl. 93 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 113. Anjun, anjuni, Liojja, V(rn. Very 

 common in tbe Konkan and North Kanara, in moist evergreen forests, 

 and along the coast. Fl. C. S. Fr. Apl., May. 



Order 42, LYTHRACEiE, 



Trees, shrubs or herbs. Leaves simple, opposite. Stipules 0. 

 Flowers regular, hermaphrodite. Calyx 3-6 lobed. Petals as 

 many. as calyx-lobes, i-arely 0. Stamens definite or indefinite, on 

 the ealyx-tube. Ovary free, 2-6-celled, ovules many, placentas 

 axile. Fruit a capsule, 1-2-4 or many celled. Seeds numerous, 

 €xalbumiuoas. 



Ovary superier. 



Calyx curved. Flowers secund ... ... ... Woorfordi.'V, 



Calyx straight. Flowers 33'mmetric. 



Flowers 4-K(l. Capsule irregularly bre.iking up ... Law.'^onta. 



Flowers 6-fid. Capsule 3-6- valved ... ... Lac?;kstr(f,.mh, 



J5erry subglobo.se ... ... ... ... Sonnkratia. 



Ovary inferior ... ... ... ... PcN'iC.\, 



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