Rhaz^n.'] 58. APOCYNACEiE.- 131 



long-, throat constricted, liairy ; lobes 5, overlapping to the left 

 Stamens included. Disc obscure. Carpels 2, distinct; ovules many.. 

 Follicles 2, erect, slender. Sjeds winged at both extremities; 

 albumen rumiuate. 



R. striata, Decaisne in Ann. Nat. Sc. Ser. 2 IV. 81 ; Fl. Br. I. 3. 

 GIG; lirandis For. Fl. 322. Seivar, sihar, ishatvarg, Sind. On the dry 

 plains of Sind and Affghanistan. Fl. April. 



PLUMERIA, Limi. 



Shrubs or trees. Leaves elongate, crowded at the ends of the 

 branches. Flowers large, in terminal cymes. Caly^ 5-iid, eglandular 

 ■within. Corolla with spreading lobes, contorted in bad. Anthers 

 at the base of the corolla-tube near the ovary. Carpels 2, distinct. 

 Fruit of 2, linear obk)ng follicles. Soeds winged, albumen fleshy, 



P. acutifolia, FoW ; A. DC. Prod. YIIT. .392 ; Fl. Br. I. 3- G41 ; 

 Brandis For. Fl. 323 ; Ualz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. Suppl. .52. Khair 

 cliampa, son champ i, Vern. Cultivated and natui'alized tliroughoufc 

 the presidency near temples and villagef'. Fl. hot and rainy seasons. 



ELLERTONIA, Wight. 



Climbing shrubs. Leaves opposite or ternately wliorled. 

 Flowers in terminal cymes. Calyx 5-fid. Corolla-tube cylindric ; 

 lobes 5, overlapping to the left. Stamens with ciliate filaments. 

 Carpels 2, distinct ; ovules many. Follicles 2, linear, spreading 

 Seeds 2-seriate, winged above and below. 



E. Rhesdii, Wgb. Ic. t. 1295 ; Fl. Br. I. 3. G41. On the ghats of the 

 Kouk:iii ami North Kanara in evergreen forests, in the forests near the 

 Ainshi ghat at about 1,000 feet elevation. Fl. 0- S. Fr. H. S. 



ALSTONIA, R. Browu. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves whorled or opposite. Flowers in 

 corymbose cymes. Calyx short, 5-lobed. Corolla-tube cylindricil, 

 lobes spreading. Sfcaraeus included. Ovary of 2, distinct carpels. 

 Fruit of 2, long follicles. Seeds peltately attached, densely ciliate 

 on the margins. Albumen scanty. 



A large tree. Leaves obtuse. Disc ... ... ... ...A. scholaris. 



A shrub. Leaves lanceolate, acuminate. Disc of 2 ligulate 



glauds ... ... A. venenaius, 



A. scholaris, Brown in Mem. Wern. Soc. 1. 7b; Fl. Br. I. 3. 642 ; 

 Dalz. & Gibs. Bom. Fl. 145; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 242 ; Bramlis For. 

 Fl. 325. Mudhol, kodide, K. ; satwin, saptaparni, M. Throughout the 

 pi-esidency, usually in deciduous forests common in the evergreen forests 

 of North Kanara. Fl. Dec. -Mob. Fr. June. 



A. venenatus, Brown in Mem. "Wern. Soc. 1. 75 ; Fl. Br. T. 3. 642 ; 

 Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. Sappl. 52 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 160. I have onl^^ 

 found this shrub in the evergreen forests near the Nilkund ghat 



