Lagerxtrafmui.] 42. LYTHRACE/E. 09 



by DtHldome in the Fl. Syl\\ t. 30, 31, 32. L. pannjlora is a well-di fined 

 species with leaves glaucous liL-'Ucath and a large cajisule with adptessed 

 calyx- lobes. The variety majiisculu is found in the northern parts of the 

 presidency and is called sokutvi in the vernacular. 



L. microcarpa, Wgt. Bedd. FI. Sylv. t. 30 ; L. laintolata, Wall. 

 Fl. Hr. I. 2. 570; Brandis For. Fl. 210. L. pan- [flora f Dalz, & Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 1)8. Bill tuiiidi, K.^ vana, M. Throughout the presidency in 

 deciiduous forests, common, and attains a large size in North Kanara. 

 1 have retained Wight's and Uoddome's name for our Nana tree, which 

 has invariably a small c^i])sule and is otherwise a very distinct species. 

 Fl. Alch., Apl. Fr, Nov., Jany. 



L. Plos-Rogiaae, Retz. Obs. V. p. 2o ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 577 ; L. rerjivce, 

 Bedd. Fl. "Sylv. t. -iO; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 98; Brandis Fl. 240. 

 JloJe cliisdL K. ; taincui, I\f. On the North Kanara and Southern Konkan 

 ghats along the l)anks of na'as and rivers, sometimes planted as au 

 ornamental tree. Fl H. S. Fr. R. S, 



SONNERATIA, Linn. f. 



Trees. Leaves opposite, thick. Flowers large, solitary or in 

 3-tlowered cymes. Calyx thick, coriaceous, the tube adiiate to the 

 base of the ovaiy, lobes 4-S, valvate. Petals 4-8 or 0. Stamens 

 many, on the calyx-tube, inflected in bud. Ovary nearly free, 

 10-15-celled, style long*. Fruit large, supported by the persistent 

 calyx. Seeds mauy, curved, angular. 



Calyx-lobes 4. Petals ... ... ... S. oj^ctala. 



Calyx-lobes 6. Petals (! ... ... ... ,S'. aclda. 



S acida, Linn. f. Suppl. 252 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 679 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb 

 Fl. OS ; Brandis For. Fl. 242; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 118. Stigma capitate 

 In the salt marshes and creeks of ths Konkan and North Kanara. Fl. 

 June, July Fr. Oct., Nov. 



S. apetala, Ham. in Syme Emb. Ava. III. 313, t. 25. Fl, Br. I, 2. 

 579. Stigma umbrella-shaped, large. Koukan, Law. 



Pnnica granatum, Liim. Roxb. Fl. Ind. II. 499 ; Brandis For Fl. 241. 

 romegranate. Is cultivated in gardens throughout the presidency. II. 

 Apl., May, Fr. July, Sept. 



Order 43. SAMYDACEiE. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves simple, alternate ; stipules small, 

 deciduous. Flowers regular, small, axillary, shortly pedicelled, 

 fascicled or in long racemes, simple or panicled. Calyx coriaceous, 

 persistent ; tube short, fi-ee, or adnate to the ovary, limb 3-7-fid. 

 Petals as many as calyx-lobes or 0, imbricate. Stamens definite or 

 indefinite, usually oppo.site the petals, and alternating with small 

 glands. Ovary superior or more or less inferior, 1-ccllcd j style 1, 



