158 CombretacetZ. \Terminalia. 



LI.— COMBRETACEyE. 



Trees or shrubs, sometimes semi-scandent, 1. alt. or opp.,. 

 simple, without stip.; fl. small, regular, bisexual or poly- 

 gamous or unisexual ; cal.-tube adnate to ov. and prolonged 

 above it, segm. 4-7 (2 in Gyrocarpus), pet. 4 or 5, or more 

 usually 0; stam. 8 or 10 (4 in Gyrocarpus), alternating with 4 

 staminodes), inserted on cal.-limb; ov. inferior, 1 -celled, with 

 2-5 (1 in Gyrocarpus) pendulous ovules ; fruit indehiscent, 

 dry, fleshy or drupe-like; seed solitary, cotyledons large,, 

 plaited or convolute, no endosperm. 



Anth. opening by slits 

 Pet. o. 



Fl. in spikes, 1. TERMINALIA. 



Fl. in globular heads 2. Anogeissus. 



Pet. 4 or 5. 



L. alternate 3. Lumnitzera. 



L. opposite 4. Combretum. 



Anth. opening by recurved valves {Gyrocarpetz) . 5. Gyrocarpus. 



Eleven species, none extending into the montane zone. Aiiogeissus- 

 and Gyrocarpus are dry-country trees, Terminalia belerica and T. parvi- 

 fiora confined to the moist region, and Lumnitzera an inhabitant of 

 mangrove swamps. 



1. TERIVIINALIA, L. 



Trees, 1. alt. or opp., without stip., fl. polygamous, sessile, 

 in axillary or terminal paniculate spikes; cal.-tube adnate to 

 ov., limb free, campanulate, cut into 4 or 5 triangular segm.; 

 pet. o; stam. 8 or 10, 5 often longer, inserted on cal.-tube 

 outside an annular epigynous hairy disk; ov. inferior, 1- 

 celled, with 2 or 3 pendulous ovules; fruit an indehiscent 

 drupe, flesh hard or fibrous, stone woody or bony; seed 

 solitary, without endosperm. — Sp. 80; 12 in Fl. B. Ind. 



Drupe not angled or winged 



Stone of drupe very obscurely angled 



L. glabrous, drupe pubescent . 1. T. belerica. 



L. pubescent, drupe glabrous . 2. T. chebula. 



Stone of drupe 5 -rayed. . . . 3. T. parviflora. 



Drupe with 5 broad wings (Pentafttera) . 4. T. glabra. 



