168 72. LAURINE^. [Alseoclapkne. 



ALSEODAPHNE, Nees. 



Evergreen trees. Leaves alternate, penninervetl, subverticillate 

 at the ends of the branchlets. Flowers in axillary, cymose, pani- 

 cles. Stamens as in Cinnamomum. Fruit ellipsoid, seated on the 

 swollen peduncle, 



A. semicarpifolia, Nees in Wall. PI. As. Ear. II. 72 ; ¥1. Br. I. .';.']144 ; 

 Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 222; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 297. HeJthare, K.; 

 jjhudr/iis, M. On the Koukan and North Kanara ghats, usually in ever- 

 green forests, from the coast inland. FI. Julj, Aug., Sept. Fr. ripe 

 Apl., May. The panicles often exceed the leaves in the North Kanara 

 tree. Var. angustifolia, Meissn., is common near Yellapur. 



ACTINODAPHNE, Nees. 

 Evergreen trees. Leaves subverticillate, penni or triplenerved . 

 Flowers dioecious, in axillary, bracteate umbels or clusters ; bracts 

 imbricating, caducuous. Perianth-segments G. Stamens 6-9, 

 anthers 4-colled all introrse, outer 6 stamens eglandular, inner 3, 

 2 -glandular. Staminodes of female 9. Periauth-tubo enlarged in 

 fruit. 



A. Hookeri, Meissn, in DC. Prod. XV. 1. 218 ; Bedd. Fi. Sylv. 

 t. 296;F1. Br. I. .5. 149 ; A. lanceoUta, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb.Fl. 812. 

 A angiistifolla, Nees, Wight Ic, 1841. Pisha, M. Evergreen forests 

 of the Konkan and North Kanara. Dalzell says "very common at 

 Mhabaleshvar," a small tree in the Yellapur forests. Fl. Oct., Nov. 

 Fr. Jany. 



LITS^A. Lamk. 



Usually evergreen trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, penninerved, 

 rarely triplenerved. Flowers dioecious, umbellate ; umbels few 

 flowered ; involucral-bracts 4-6, concave. Perianth tubular 4-6- 

 lobed. Stamens 6, 9, 12, outer 6 usually eglandular ; anthers 

 introrse, 4-celled. Fruit a succulent drupe, seated on the much 

 enlarged perianth-tube. 



Perianth-segments incomplete, not or slightly accres- 

 cent in fruit. Stamens often more than 12. 



Umbels solitary, many flowered L. tomentofia. 



Umbels corymbose or racemose, few flowered L. schi/era. 



Perianth-segments 6, enlarged, cupnlar in fruit. Sta- 

 mens about 12 



Leaves glaucous beneath. Umbels on short peduncles 



or in sessile clusters L. Stocksil. 



Umbels in stout racemes. Leaves rusty-tomentose 

 beneath L.WujUiana. 



Perianth-segments 4, deciduous. Leaves strong!}'- 

 triple-nerved at the base, glaucous beneath. 

 Stamens 6 L. zetjlanka. 



L. tomcntosa, Herb. Heyne, ex Wall. Cat. 2550 ; Fl. Br. 1. 5. 157 ; 



Tdrtinlhera apeUja, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fj. 222. CJdhiO; M, 



