378 77. euphorbiacej:. {Pkyllanfkus. 



p. Emblica, Linn. Sp. PI. 982 ; Fl. Br. I. 5. 289 ; Brandis For. FL 

 454; Bedd. Fl. Svlv. t. 258; Emblica officinalis, Gaertn, Dalz, & Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 235. JS^elU, K. ; aivla, M. Tbrougboufc the presidency in deci- 

 duous forests. FL Mcb.-May. Fr. ripe Oct., Feb. A substance called 

 white catechu is extracted from the wood chips, 



P. Lawii, Grab. Cat, Bomb. PL 181 ; FL Br. I. 5. 290 ; P, spinulosus^ 

 Herb. Heyne Wall. Cat, 7897 ; jP. polyphylhi», Dalz, & Gibs, Bomb, 

 Fl. 234 ; P. jiiniperiiioides, MuelL Arg, Along the banks of streams and 

 rivers in the Konkan and North Kanara, very coisnaoffi; along the Kalanadi, 

 forms dense thickets near the water's edge, FL Sept. Oct. Fr. Nov, 



P. indicus, Muell. Arg. in Linn^a XXXII. 62; FL Br. I. 5.305; 

 Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 191 ; Prosoras indica, Dalz, & Gibs, Bomb. Fl. 236, 

 On the Konkan and North Kanara gbiits in deciduous forests, FL Feb,, 

 Mch. Fr. May-June. 



P. distichus, Muell. Arg. in DC Prod. XV. II. 413; Bedd. FL Sylv, 

 191 ; Cicca disticha, Dalz,& Gibs, Bomb, Fl. SuppL 78, Country goose- 

 berry. Harpnrniiri, raiavala, Vern. In gardens of the Konknn and 

 Deccan, planted. FL May .-Nov. Fr. R.S., C.S. Male flowers red, minute 

 fascicled. 



GLOCHIDION, Forst. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, bifarions. Flowers small, 

 usually monoicous, apetaloas. No disc glands. Male ii. Sepals 6, in 

 2 series, imbricate. Anthers 3-8, connate in a column ; eells linear } 

 connective produced. Female fl. Calyx of 6 short sepals. Ovary of 

 3-15-cells. Styles connate in a column ; ovules 2 in each cell. Capsule: 

 of 8 or more S-valved cocci. Seeds albuminous. 



Female calyx with 5-6 sepals. Anthers 4. Style 



conical ... 

 Leaves elliptic, base acute, glabro^. Style trsiicate ... G. laneeolaHum. 

 Leaves softly pubescent, large, ovate or cordate, b'tyk 



4-5-cleft. .. ... O, tomentosum. 



Style 6-8-toothed, Leaves glabr««iis, shining. Capsule 



globose, not lobed ... G, zeylanieum. 



Female calyx irregalarly 4-&-lobed or toothed. Anthers 



3. i-'tyle globose or snbglobose 



Ovary giabrora, S-lobed. Capsule much depressed, 



G-8-lobed G. HoJienaeTccH, - 



Ovary very short, villous, 3-6-celled. Capsule faintly 



lol)fed ... G.RalpMi. 



Ovary glabrous,, 4-5-celled. Capsule obtusely 3-angu- 



lar, 6-lobed ... ... ... ... G. Johnstonei. 



Female c^lyx of 6 free sepals. Anthers 3. Style minute, 



Stipules sabulate. Style very minute, conical G. malaharicum. 



Stipules triangular, hastate, or falcate. Style short, 



stout, conical G.cttiptkum. 



Leaves pubescent or tomcntose. Style stotrt, exceeding 



the sepals, obcouic, tip lobed ... ... G.velutiimm, 



G. lanceolarium, Dalz. in Bomb. FL 235 ; Fl. Br. I. ^. 308 ; Bedd, FL 

 Bylv. l'.>2 ; Phyllanthus laveeolarius, MuelL Arg. Brandis For. FL 453, 

 £Ao7)ia, M. Throughout the presidency, in deciduous forests, common 

 on the Konkan and North Kinara gb^ts. Fl, Dec, ApL 



