Omch'na.] 67. VERBENACEiE. l<jl 



GMELINA, Limi. 



Trees or shrubs. Loaves entire or lobed. Cymea paiiicled. 

 Flowers large, yellow. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothecl. Corolla- 

 tube ventricose upwards, limb 4-5-lobcd. Stamens didynamous. 

 Stylo slender, shortly bifid. Fruit a succulent drupe. 



Unarmea tree G'. arborea, 



Spinescent shrub G. asiatica. 



G. arborea, Linn. ; Koxb. Fl. Iml. III. 8i ; FK Br, I. 4. 581 ; Dalz. 

 & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 201 ; Bedd. FI. Sylv. t, 253 ; Brandis For. Fl. 304; 

 Gamble Ind. Timbers 295, Shivani, K. ; shivan, M, Throus-hoiit tUo 

 presidency in deciduous forests, yields an excellent, strong', light timber, 

 useful for ornamental work and which does not warp or shrink. Fl. 

 March, April. Fr. May-June. 



G. asiatica, Linn.; Roxb. Fl. Ind. III. 87; Brandis For. Fl. 3G5 ; 

 Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 172 ; Grab. Cat. Bomb. PU 158. Common in gardens 

 Bombay, forms an excellent hedge plant. Fl. throughout the year. 



VITEX, Linn. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves usually 3-5-foliate. Calyx truncate or 

 5-toothcd. Corolla 2-lipped, 5-toothed. Central lobe of lower lip 

 largest Stamens 4, in pairs, exserted. Ovary 2-4-cclled, 4-ovuled. 

 Drupe globose, supported by the more or less accrescent calyx. 



Flowers in terminal panicles. 



Leaves l--3-foliate, leaflets sessile, white mealy beneath ... V. (ri/olia. 



Leaves 3-5-foliate, leaflets petioluled, grey-pubescent 



beneath V; Negundo. 



Leaves 3-5-foliate ; petioles or slightly winged V, altissima. 



Leaves 3-5-foliate ; jpetioles broadly winged, wing cordate 



at the base V. alnt(U 



Flowers in axillary corymbose cymes ... .,. ... ... V. Lcucoxykm. 



V. trifolia, Linn. f. Suppl. 293; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 172; Brandis For. 

 Fl. 370. Nirgunda, Vern. : indrani, lingnr, M. Scattered throughout 

 the presidency. Scarcely differs from the next species, has shorter calyx- 

 teeth than V. Ncgundo, Linn. The leaves are sometimes unifoliatc. 

 Fl. Mch.-June and at other times during the year, 



V. Negundo, Linn. Roxb. Fl. Ind. III. 70 ; Fl. Br. I. 4, 583 ; Bedd. 

 Fl. Sylv. 171 ; Brandis For. FI. 3G9 ; V. bicolor, Willd.; Dalz. & Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 201. Lekkigidda, shurnholi,^.; nirgunda, nfriyar,^. Indian 

 privet. Throughout the presidency and Sind, very common along 

 the banks of rivei's and in moist situations in or near deciduous forests. 

 Fl. Mcb.-May ; also throughout the year at other times. 



V. altissima, Linn. f. Suppl. 294 ; Fl. Br. I. 4. 585 ; Dalz. & Gibs' 

 Bomb. Fl. 201 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 252 ; Brandis For. Fl. 370. Bnlgi' 

 uanladl-mara, K. In the evergreen forests of the Konkan and North 

 Kanara, abundant in the Kumta and Yellapur tdluka forests. Yields 

 a valuable timber. Fl. May. Fr. June, July. 

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