2 I. EANUNCULACE^E [Clematis 



5. C. Gouriana, Boxb. : Wight Ic. 933-4. Vern Belkilm, Belkangu, 

 N.W. 



Leaves pinnate, often bipinnate, leaflets ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 entire or irregularly serrate, 2-3 in. long, 3-5 basal nerves, upper part of 

 petiole often without leaflets, woody, twisted round supports. Fl. greenish- 

 white ^ in. diam. 



Sub-himalayan tract, ascending to 4,000 'ft. ; Burma, upper and lower ; Western 

 Peninsula, Fl E. S. — Ceylon. Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 



C. Fl. in axillary panicles, sepals spreading, filaments hairy. 



6. C. Wightiana, Wall.; Wight Ic. t, 935. 



Soft-tomentose, leaves pinnate, leaflets usually 5, broadly cordate or ovate, 

 3-5 lobed, densely villous beneath. Fl. 1-2 in. diam. Sepals tawny-tomentose 

 outside, filaments with long white silk. 



"Western Ghats, from Mahableshwar southwards, common on the Nilgiris. Fl. 

 Jan.-Feb. 7. C. orientalis, Linn. Dry valleys of the inner N.W. Himalaya, glabrous, 

 glaucous, leaves pinnate or bipinnate, leaflets lobed, varying from linear-lanceolate 

 to broad-ovate : fl. li in. across, yellow, mottled with purple, sepals 4. 



D. Fl. in axillary panicles, sepals erect with recurved tips. 



10. C. Buchaniana, DC; Collett Simla Fl. fig. 1. Vern. Kauni, Ball, 

 Jauns. 



A large woody climber, greyish tomentose, leaves pinnate, leaflets 5-7, 

 broadly ovate, coarsely serrate or 3-5 lobed. Fl. campanulate, cream coloured, 

 sepals ribbed, filaments linear, densely hairy. 



Himalaya, from the Punjab eastwards, 5,000-10,000 ft., Khasi hills. Fl. Aug.-Dec. 



11. C. connata, DC. Himalaya, from Kashmir eastwards, closely allied to 10, but 

 nearly glabrous, fl. smaller and petioles generally connate into a flat coriaceous or 

 woody expansion. 12. C. gxewiaflora, DC. Himalaya, from Kuinaon eastwards, as- 

 cending to 5,000 ft. Manipur, Shan hills, tipper Burma, densely and softly tawny or 

 rusty tomentose, leaves pinnate, leaflets 3-5, cordate or broadly ovate. Fl. 11 in. long, 

 tawny tomentose outside, filaments filiform above. 13. C. acuminata, DC. Hima- 

 laya, from Kedar Kanta eastwards, Khasi hills to Patkoy range, leaves trifoliolate 

 glabrous, leaflets ovate or ovate-lanceolate, entire or distantly toothed, fl. yellow 

 sepals slightly pubescent outside. 



2. NARAVELIA, DC. ; Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 6. 



Climbing shrubs, leaves pinnate, leaflets 2 opposite, common petiole 

 prolonged into a tendril. Fl. in large axillary jaanicles. Sepals 4, petals 6-12, 

 linear-spathulate, achenes with long haiiy styles. Species 2. 



1. N. zeylanica, DC. — Syn. Atragene zeylanica, Linn. ; Boxb. Cor. PL t. 

 188. Vern. Sat-gyo-yit, Burm. ; Nara-wel, Singhal. 



Branchlets, petioles and inflorescence pubescent, leaflets broad-ovate, 

 acuminate, 3-4 in. long, entire or with a few large teeth, softly tomentose 

 beneath, with 5-7 prominent basal nerves, tendril deflexed at right angles to 

 the petiole. Fl. yellowish green, panicles lax, usually longer than leaves. 

 Sepals \-\ in., tomentose outside, soon deciduous, petals as long as sepals, 

 linear spreading, achenes hairy, with hairy style 2 in. long. 



Sub-himalayan tract, from Nepal eastwards, ascending to 3,000 ft., Burma, Western 

 Peninsula. Fl. at different times between June and Dec. Ceylon, Malay Archipelago, 

 South China. 2. N. laurifolia, Wall. Martaban and Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula and 

 Archipelago, to the Philippines. Glabrous, fl. cream coloured, petals broader at the 

 end, more or less spattmlate. 



