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Seeds solitary, three -sided, externally convex. 

 Cymes mostly three-parted. Stem deeply channelled, 

 jointed, two-forked. Peduncles also jointed and 

 channelled. Fructification burstirg !atcrally, where 

 the stem sends forth a petiol. Berries black, watery. 

 Leaves alternate, except one terminal pair ; hearted, 

 pointed, toothed; twelve or fourteen of the teeth 

 shooting into lobes ; above, dark green ; below, 

 pale, ribbed with processes from the petiol, and re- 

 ticulated with protuberant veins -, the full-grown 

 leaves above two feet long from the apex, and 

 nearly as broad toward the base ; many of them 

 rather targetted. This new species may be called 

 large-leaved, or Aq u i l i c i a Samudraca. The species 

 described by the younger Burman, under the 

 name of the Indian Staphylea, is not uncom- 

 mon at Crishia-nagar ; where the peasants call it 

 Cacajangna^ or Crow's foot : if they are correct, w r e 

 have erroneously supposed the Going of the mo- 

 dern Bengahse to be the Cdcdngi of the ancient 

 Hindus. It must not be omitted, that the stem 

 of the Aquiheia Sambucina is also channelled, but 

 that its fructification differs in many respects from 

 the descriptions of Burman and Linnjeus; 

 though there can be no doubt as to the icentitv ci 

 the genus. 



24. So'mara'ji : 



Syn. Avalguja, Subailli, Somaballicd, CdlamJshi, 

 Crishnaphala Facuch), Paguji, Putif>'hdlli. 



Vulg. Somta'j, Bacuchi, 



Linn. jFV//V/Pcederia. 



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