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apicem sessilia. Fructus | — v. ellipsoideus, siccate 
venosus. Embryo fusiform 
ndia. Mountains of Chota martin. ae amongst grass. 
The species does not appear to be parasitic on the grass 
roots. The ovule on fertilization develops very fast, absorbing 
the tissue in the ovarian cavity and replacing it with white 
perisperm. 
12. Tragia Gagei, Haines (Euphorbiaceae-Crotoneae-Plunke- 
netieae). 
Species T. bicolori Miquel affinis, foliis oblongis fere 
oo bracteis ovatis parvis, sepalis fructiferis parvis 
nec strigosis 
Herba volubilis ramis brunneis leviter pilosis. Folia ob- 
longa abrupte acuminata basi cordata margine dentata-serrata, 
10-18 cm. longa, subtus fere glabra supra paucis setis munitis 
nervis praecipuis basi 5-7, nervis lateralibus circiter 3. Petiolus 
3-4 cm. longus basi apicique leviter crassus, sahespton espe 
B 
Stipulae triangulares 1-8 mm. “oie ovatae 1-1-3 m 
infra flores masculos quam 1 m us, a marines 
aene glabrae. Maris sepala £ epibuak acuta. Stamina 2 
Pp 
antheris latioribus quam longis. Feminae sepala trockifers 
albidis SPREE SET, 
India. Jungles of Orissa 
This species is scarcely stinging. The seed resembles that 
of T. bicolor but is larger and is altogether different from that 
of T. involucrata L 
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