aS ee ee 
Beilschmiedia.] LAURINE, 897 
*Parasitic, leafless, twining herbs ; inflorescence compact; anthers of the 
two outermost rows opening inwards, of the third row opening seh 
by valves, all 2-celled [p. 896] Cassytha 
794. Cryptocarya R. Br. 
Evergreen trees or shrubs ; ; leaves alternate, rarely subopposite, 
3-nerved from base or penninerved. Flowers small, hermaphro- 
dite, in axillary and subterminal panicles. Perianth-tube turbi- 
nate or ovoid, ultimately narrowed at the top; lobes of ae 
subequal. Stamens 9 perfect, those of two outer serie 
eglandular filaments and with an abe introrsely ‘ celled ; . Mes 
series with 2-glandular filaments and anthers extrorsely 2-celled ; 
of fourth series replaced by stipitate staminodes. Ovary sessile 
at base of perianth, enclosed in the tube; style ee exserted ; 
stigma obtuse or discoid. Frwit wholly enclosed in the perianth- 
tube and sometimes adnate to it; tube accrescent, hardened or 
rather fleshy, smooth or ribbed, the mouth occluded, the limb 
deciduous or more or legs persistent ; pericarp proper membranous 
‘orhard. Seed with a membranous testa, often scarcely separable 
Bis pericarp, 
1767. Cryprocarya eae hes C. amygdalina F. B. I. 
v. 118 in part; E. D.c 
N, ne Duars ; Chittagong 
A tre 
795. Beilschmiedia Nees. 
Evergreen trees or shrubs ; leaves alternate or opposite, penni- 
nerved. Flowers small, hermaphrodite, fascicled or panicled. 
Perianth-tube short; lobes of limb 5, subequal. Stamens 9 
Perfect, those of two outer series with eglandular filaments and 
with anthers introrsely 2-celled; of third series with 2-glandular 
filaments and with anthers extrorsely 2-celled; of fourth series 
teplaced by ovoid or cordate staminodes. ag anne free vier 
Perianth, narrowed into the style; stigma Frui 
oblong, ovoid, or globose berry ; pedicel not or pee iecienek: 
Perianth — daecaneetacas Seed with membranous testa. 
1768. Be HMIEDIA RoxpurGHIANA Nees; F. B. I. vy. 121; 
B. 426. Laurus bilocularis F. I. ii. 811. 
ery 
A deciduous tree. Vernac. Serai-guti. 
