62 XVI. TERNSTRGEMIACEiE [Actinidia 



1. A. callosa, Lindl. Vern. Tikiphal, Nep. 



A large climber, stems attaining 4 in. diam., bark corky, brown, rough. 

 Leaves elliptic, 4-6 in., shortly acuminate, glabrous, sepals oblong obtuse, 

 tomentose, styles clavate. Fruit f in., ovoid, pleasantly acid, edible. 



Himalaya, from G-arhwal eastwards, 3,000-8,000 ft., Ehasi hills, Manipur, Slian hills, 

 at 5,000 ft. Fl. May, June. Also in China and Japan. 2. A. strigosa, Hook. hi. & 

 Thorns., Sikkim 6,000-8,000 ft., common about Darjeeling. Branchlets, petioles, and 

 under side of leaves hispid with long hairs. Fl. | in. diam., white or light pink, sepals 

 slightly pubescent. Fruit 1£ in., edible. 



11. SAURAUJA, Willd. ; Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 286. {Saurauia, G-ilg in 

 Engler u. Prantl iii. 6. 127.) 



Trees or shrubs, shoots more or less strigose or scaly. Leaves approximate 

 at the ends of branches, usually serrate, secondary nerves prominent, parallel. 

 Fl. usually bisexual, in cymose panicles, axillary or from the old wood. Sepals 

 5, strongly imbricate, petals 5, connate at base, imbricate, often forming a cup- 

 shaped corolla. Stamens numerous, anthers opening at the top by a pore or 

 short slit. Ovary 3-5 celled, ovules numerous, styles 3-5 distinct or united. 

 Fruit indehiscent, generally somewhat fleshy. Seeds small, with copious albu- 

 men. Species 60, tropical and subtropical Asia and America. 



A. Flowers in axillary pedunculate cyinose panicles, bracts deciduous. 



1. S. napaulensis, DC; Wall. PL As. Ear. t. 178; Brandis, F. Fl. 25. 

 Tern. Gogea, Gogina, Goganda, Hind. ; Ratendu, Jaunsar. 



Fig. 27. — Saurauja napaulensis, DC 



Small tree or large shrub, wood soft, spongy, boughs ending in tufts of 

 leaves, among which are the flower panicles. Young shoots, petioles and under 

 side of leaves covered with scurfy tomentum, mixed with brown deciduous 

 acuminate scales. Leaves 10-15 in'., strongly serrate, secondary nerves 25-30 

 pair. Fl. pink, in pedunculate panicles, styles 4 or 5 distinct, conspicuous. 



Outer Himalaya, 2,500-7,000 ft , from the Jumna eastwards. Khasi hills, Manipur. Fl. 

 H. S., R. S. Fruit viscid, eaten. 2. S. Griffithii, Dyer. Sikkim, Terai, and outer valleys, 

 to 6,000 ft. Branchlets, petioles and inflorescence densely clothed with soft woolly 

 ferruginous tomentum. Leaves bright green above, brown, softly tomentose. beneath, 

 8-12 by 4-6 in., with sharp spinulose teeth, petiole 2-3 in. Panicle on peduncle 6-8 in. 

 long. 



