288 BENGAL PLANTS. [Bl 
251. Exaocarpus aristarus Roxb.; F. I. ii. 599; F. B. 
Chittagong. 
tree. eek 
252, ELa#ocarpus rugosus Roxb.; F. I. ii. 596; F.B. Li! 
Chittagong. 
At 
ree. ; 
253. Evmocarpus Varunva Ham.; F. B. I. i. 407; E. D.: 
Chittagong. 
A tree 
Order XXVI. LINEA. 
Herbs or shrubs, rarely trees. Leaves alternate, rarél 
posite, simple, entire, rarely crenate-serrate ; stipules 
interpetiol. r 0 
Staminal ring. Sepals 5, rarely 4, imbricate, connate below 
free. Petals 5, rarely 4, hypogynous or slightly we 
Stamens with 
nating staminodes, or 8-10 all fertile, rarely more ; fil 
filiform, connate below in a h ogynous or subperigynous 
anthers versatile 2-celled ; dehiscence longitudinal, lateral. C47 
united as a free, 3-5-celled entire ovary; styles 3-5, free or D 
or less connate, with terminal stigmas; ovules 1-2 in each 
attached to inner angle, anatropous, pendulous with raphe vend 
Fruit capsular, dehiscing septicidally into 2-valved cocel. | 
compressed ; albumen fleshy ; embryo nearly as long as the 
men, straight or curved. 
Herbs; leaves linear or lane 
eolate; styles 5; capsules 5-celled -. 
Undershrubs ; leaves ellipti 
¢c-ovate; styles 3-4; capsules 3-4-celled 
Reinwal 
Herbs ; leaves narrow, quite entire; stipules 0 or replaced 
glands. Sepals 5. Petals 5, contorted, fugacious. ine 
often with small alternating staminodes ; disk-glands opposite * 
Ovary 5-locular, each loculus 2-locellate ; styles 
free, stigmas clavate or capitate; ovules 10, one in each 
Fruit a 5-celled capsule, splitting septicidally into 5 
10 1-seeded cocci. Seeds compressed; ab 
Scanty ; embryo straight, 
