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273. T. AcuLeaTa. w, & a. 479. Rheed. Mal. 5. t. 41. Ainslie. Mat. 
Ind. 2, p. 200. Scopolia-Aculeata. Rox, Flora. 1. p. 616. Zey. Burm. 3. ¢. 24. 
-a thorny shrub with trifoliate leaves and small white flowers in axillary ra- 
cemes; fruit size of a small cherry; hasa strong pungent taste, like black 
pepper.—S. Concan. N. 
146. AILANTHUS. L. Polygamia Monoecia. 
From the Molucca name of one of the species. Lam. ¢. 859. 
274. A. Excesa. w. & A. 481. Rox. Cor, ¢, 23. Rox. Flora. 2. p. 450. 
A large tree with pinnate leaves, from 2 to 4 feet long; leafets coarsely 
toothed ; flowers in terminal panicles; appear in January and February.—the 
light wood is much used for making sword handles &e, 
‘fhe English Burial Ground, Surat. (Lt.Giberne,) Pretty commonabout 
Broach and Baroda. (Dr. Lush.) thinly scattered over the Deccan. (Dr. 
Gibson.) 
275. A. MaLaBARIcA. w. & &. 482. Pongelion. Rheed. Mal- 6. ¢, lo. 
DC. prod. 2. p. 89. 
Wood.--a very handsome tree, with long pinnate leaves, collected at the ends 
of the branches: leafets quite entire with the mid rib placed to one side; 
in shape like those of the Datira; (Ficus tseila. Rheed. Mal. 3 ¢. 63.) flowers 
small, white;in terminal racemes, almost hid by the leaves; appearin February 
and March.--close to Indapoor on the road leading to Mahar; in the ravinesat 
Nagotnah.---Korinda Village, Kandalla, rare.—Itis quite distinct from the 
last species, and Decandolle is correct in assigning it a place in his Prodromus. 
The Brucea of Abyssinia which produces the Angostura bark of com- 
merce is allied to this genus. 
ORDER 42. SIMARUBEZ4. ve. Prod. 1. p. 733. 
THe Quassia Tripe, Lind. nat. syst. p. 137. 
147. SAMADERA. Gaert. Octandria Monogynia. 
Gaert. t. 156. Niota. Lam. ¢. 299. 
276. S. Inpica.w. &. A. 483. Rheed. Mal. 6. ¢. 18. Vittmania Elliptica. 
Vahls Symb. ¢. 62—Niota pentapetala. Lam. Ency. Meth. 
A tree, with large, alternate oblong leaves: peduncles axillary or terminal ; 
Jong, divided at the top into a small umbel which becomes pendulous in 
fruit— Throughout the South Concan. N.—Goa Jungles, (Dr. Lush.)—N. 
lucida, a native of Martaban is figured in Wall. Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2. ¢. 168. 
ORDER 43. OCHNACEA:. ve. prod 1. p. 735. 
148. OCHNA. L. Polyandria Monogynia. 
Ochne—Greek name of the wild pear;—the foliage bears a resemblance. 
Lam. ¢ 472. 
277. O. Squarrosa. w. & A. 404. Rox. Cor. ¢. 89, Rox. Flora. 2. p. 643. 
O. lucida. Lam. [llust. ¢. 472, f.1. 
A small tree with ovate oblong shining leaves, slightly serrated; flowers 
numerous, yellow: growing in racemes from the branches below the leaves ; 
carpels several; placed in a circle round the base of the style.—Parell road 
side, Bombay; planted.—grows wild in the Concans.—It is a very handsome 
tree at all times, but particularly so when in flower, in March and April. 
149. GOMPHIA. w. & a. Decandria Monogynia. 
G omphos---a club; the fruit is club shaped , 
