196 78. URTICACEiE^ \_Antiari9. 



bracts. Sepals 4, imbricate. Stamens 3-8 ; filaments sliort or ; 

 anthers 2-celled^ extrorse. Female involucre 1-flowered^ urceolate, 

 many cleft at the apex. Perianth 0. Ovary 1-celled ; ovule 1, pen- 

 dulous from the apex of the cell; style terminal, bifid. Fruit 

 fleshy. Albumen 0. 



A, toxicaria, Leschen. in Ann. Mus. Paris XVI. 478, t. 22 ; Fl. Br. I. 

 6. 537 ; A. Innoxia, Brandis For. Fl. 427 ; A. saccidora, Dalz. & Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 244; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. '607, Ajjanpatte, K.; Icarrat, cliandhura, 

 '^l. ; jassoond, chandul, Vern. In the evergreen forests of the Konkan and 

 North Kanara. common near Yellapur. Fl. Sept., Oct. Fr. CS. A very 

 large tree, 



ARTOCARPUS, Forst. 

 Trees v^'ith milky juice. Leaves alternate, entire or divided. 

 Flowers monoicous, minute, on the outside of globose or oblong 

 receptacles, the males and females on separate heads. Male fl. Peri- 

 anth of 2-4-segments, imbricate in bud. Stamen 1, Female fl. Perianth 

 tubular, entire. Style simple, usually exserted. Ovary 1 -celled, 

 ovule 1, pendulous. Fruit a syncarpium consistiug of the enlarged, 

 perianths, each enclosing a small nut. Albumen 0. 



Fruit tiibercled, 1-2-feet long, oblong or cylindric A. integrifolia. 

 Fruit sijiiious, size of a lemon, spines hispid ... A. Mrsuta. 



Fruit smooth, globose, 2-3-inches in diameter ... A, Lakoocha. 



A. hirsuta, Lamk. Encycl. III. 201 ; Fl. Br. I. 5. 541 ; Brandis For, 

 Fl. 42G ; Bedd. Fl, Sylv. t. 308 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 244. IJehbal- 

 sina, K.; ran or patphumucs, M. Anjeli Avood. In the evergreen forests 

 of the Konkan and North Kanara, yields a valuable timber. Fl. Jan., Feb. 

 Fr. ripe May. 



A. integrifolia, Linn. f. Suppl. 412 ; Fl. Br. 1.5. 541 ; BranditFor. Fl. 

 425; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 244; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 219. Halsina, K. ; 

 plmnnas, M. Jack fruit tree. Cultivated near villages throughout the 

 Konkan and North Kanara, often planted along road sides, said to be in- 

 digenous in the forests of the western ghats. Fl. C.S. Fr. ripe K.S. 

 (Juue-Aug.) 



A. Lakoocha, Roxb. Fl. Ind. III. 524 ; Fl. Br. I. 5. 543 ; Brandis. 

 For. Fl. 426. Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 244; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 219- 

 Wotomba, hadhar, M.; tvonte, K. ; loioi, Vern. Evergreen forests of the 

 Konkan and North Kanara, common in the forests near Yellapur. FL 

 Mch., Apl. Fr. July, Aug. 



A. incisa, L. ; Fl. Br. I. 5. 5S9. Vilayti 'plninnas, M. Bread fruit tree, 

 cultivated near the coasts of the Konkan and North Kanara. 



CONOCEPHALUS, Blume. 

 Climbing shrubs. Leaves alternate, simple, sometimes 3-ncrved. 

 Stipules connate. Flowers in axillary, cymose heads. Male fl. Pe- 

 rianth tubular, 4-lobed, valvate. Stamens 2-4, erect. Female fl. Peri- 

 antli oblong or clavate, 4-lobed. Ovary included ; style undivided; 

 ovule erect. Albumen scanty or 0. 



