108 XXII. LINE^ [Erythroxylon 



trifid at top. Drupe oblong, apioulate, bright scarlet, supported by the 

 persistent sepals and stamens. 



Western Peninsula, from the Godavari southwards. Fl. August-November. Ceylon, 

 common in the dry country. 2. E. lanceolatum, Wight, Courtallum, Ceylon. Differs 

 by larger lanceolate shining leaves, 2-4 in. long, stipules early deciduous, and solitary 

 flowers. 



B. Eastern species: 



3. E. Kuntmanum, Wall. ; Extra, F. Fl. i. 171. Khasi hills, hills east of Toungoo, 

 Thaungyeen. Fl. March-May. A stunted deciduous tree. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 

 opaque above, pale glaucous-brown beneath. Fl. sometimes unisexual, styles distinct. 

 4. E. burmanicum, Griff., Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula, differs by obovate obtuse 

 leaves, glossy above and styles connate to the middle. 



Order XXIII. MALPIGHIACE.E. Gen. PI. i. 247. 



Climbing shrubs, rarely erect. Leaves opposite, simple, stipules or incon- 

 spicuous. Fl. regular or zygomorphic, bisexual, pentamerous. Calyx deeply 

 divided, petals free, disk obscure. Stamens 10. Ovary free, 3-celled, 3-lobed, 

 ovules solitary. Fruit carpels 1-3, usually winged. 



Fl. zygomorphic, petals clawed, unequal, 1 stamen 



longer than the rest, style 1 . . .. . .1. Hittage. 



Fl. regular, petals sessile, equal, stamens equal, styles 3 2. AspmorTEHvs. 



1. HIPTAGE, Gaertner; Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 418. 



Fl. generally white, zygomorphic, the 5th petal larger and coloured. Large 

 glands adnate to the pedicel below the calyx. Stamens 10, all antheriferous, 

 one much longer than the rest. Fruit of 1-3 samaras, connate at the base, 

 each terminating in three long wings. Species 8, south-eastern Asia. 



1. H. Madablota, Gaertn. ; Wight 111. t. 50.— Syn. Gaertnera racemosa, 

 Roxb. Cor. PI. t. 18. Vera. Madho-lota, Madh-malti, Hind.; Boro mali, 

 Uriya ; Salad tcail, Mar. ; Bi nice, Upper Burma. 



A tall spreading and climbing shrub, the trunk stout, erect. Branchlets, 

 young leaves and inflorescence hoary or appressed tomentose, full grown leaves 

 glabrous. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acute or shortly acuminate, 4-6 in. long, 

 secondary nerves 4-6 pair. Fl. f-1 in. diam., very fragrant, petals fimbriate, 

 the 5th petal dashed with yellow. Wings coriaceous, the middle one lanceo- 

 late or oblanceolate, 1-2 in. long, the two lateral half as long, linear-oblong. 



Subhimalayan tract, from the Indus eastward, ascending to 3,000 ft. Common, 

 chiefly near watercourses and in moist places, throughout Central India, the Western 

 Peninsula and Burma. Fl. January-March. Malay Peninsula and Archipelago, 

 South China. 2. H. obtusifolia, DC. ; Eurz, F. Fl. i. 173. Pegu Yoma in deep ravines. 

 China. A woody evergreen climber, the trunk cable-like, up to 100 ft. long. Leaves 

 coriaceous, glossy and dark green above, petals with a villous fringe. 3. H. 'acuminata, 

 Wall. ; Khasi hills, Manipur. A bushy dense shrub. Leaves coriaceous, glabrous, 

 lanceolate ; tertiary nerves parallel and reticulate, prominent ; racemes short, dense, 

 clothed with thick brown tomentum. 4. H. parvifolia, Wight et Arn. Peninsula 

 from the Nilgiris southwards, Ceylon. Leaves lanceolate, glabrous, shining above, 

 wings membranous, all linear-lanceolate ; the middle one 1 in. long, bifid at the apex. 



5. H. candicans, Hook, til.; Kurz, F. Fl. i. 174. Vera. Taung-thaic-ga, 

 Lower ; Bcin-tliein, Upper Burma. 



A small deciduous tree or shrub. Branchlets, inflorescence and under side 



