112 XXV. RUTACE^E [Evodia 



panicled axillary cymes. Stamens 4-5, filaments subulate, anthers oblong. 

 Ovary deeply 4-lobed, 4-celled, ovules 2 in each, cell, stigma 4-lobed. Carpels 

 separating in fruit, 2-valved, 1-2 seeds in each. Species 45, from Madagascar 

 through India and the Malay Archipelago to Australia and Polynesia. 



A. Leaves 3-foliolate, rarely 1-foliolate. 



2. E. Roxburghiana, Benth. — Syn. E. triphylla, Bedd. Fl. Sylv. Manual 

 t. 6, f. 2 ; Zanthoxylon triphyllum, Wight Ic. t. 204. 



A small tree with opposite branches, young shoots puberulous. L. 3-foliolate, 

 petiole 1-4 in. long, panicles divaricate, as long as or longer than petioles. 

 Ripe carpels 2-4, wrinkled, £- in. long, seeds black, shining. 



Western Ghats, from the Konkan southwards, Nilgiris, Palms. Hills of Upper and 

 Lower Burma. Fl. ~R. S., Fr. C. S. — Ceylon, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 2. 

 E. triphylla, DC, common on the hills of Martahan and Tenasserim, and in Upper 

 Burma. A slender shruh, differs very slightly fry the more prominent secondary nerves 

 and intramarginal veins, and the panicles much shorter than petioles. 3. E. glabra, 

 Blume. Andamans. A tree attaining 70 ft., perfectly glabrous, leaflets thinly coriaceous, 

 obovate, shortly and abruptly acuminate, 4-10 in. long ; secondary nerves 10-15 pair, 

 prominent beneath. 4. E. viticina, Wall. Tenasserim. A shrub. Internodes with 4 

 decurrent lines. Leaves often 1-foliolate, leaflets lanceolate, pale beneath, 2-4 in. long, 

 panicles contracted, shorter than petiole. 



B. Leaves imparipinnate. 



5. E. fraxinifolia, Hook. hi. ; Vera. Eanukpa, Nep. 



A moderate-sized, strongly aromatic tree. L. perfectly glabrous, leaflets 

 3-6 pair, 4-9 in. long, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, sometimes slightly 

 crenulate, base often oblique. Fl. greenish-white, sepals small, obtuse, petals 

 much longer, linear, hairy above. J 1 : Filaments hairy, longer than petals, 

 four rudimentary acuminate ovaries. $ : Fr. red, -J- in. diarn. 



Outer Himalaya, 4,000-7,000 ft., from Nepal eastward. Khasi hills. Fl. May. Closely 

 allied are: 6. E. meliaefolia, Benth. Assam, Cachar, China. Glabrous. Leaflets 3-4 in., 

 base very oblique, panicle loose, terminal, ramifications slender. 7. E. rutsecarpa, Hook, 

 fil. & Thorns. Inner valleys of the Sikkim Himalaya, 7,000-10,000 ft., China, Japan. A 

 small tree with dense foliage, not aromatic, branchlets, leaves, and inflorescence clothed 

 with soft velvety pubescence, panicles 3-4 in. diarn., ramifications stout. 



Melicope indica, Wight Ic. t. 1051, Bedd. Manual t. 6, f. 1, is a glabrous shrub or 

 small tree, common on the higher ranges of the Nilgiris near the western and south- 

 western edge. Leaves opposite, 1-foliolate, elliptic or obovate, entire, blade 3-4, petiole 

 1 in. long. Fl. 3-5 on long axillary peduncles, 4-merous, stamens 8. Carpels 4, nearty 

 distinct, styles united in the capitate 4-lobed stigma. Ovules 2 in each carpel. Pipe 

 carpels 2-4, free, coriaceous, dehiscing on the inner face, seed black, shining, cotyledons 

 large, flat, in oily albumen. The genus comprises 15 species, mostly Polynesian. 



2. GLYCOSMIS, Correa; Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 499. 

 Species 6 in the Indo-Malayan region. 



G. pentaphylla, Correa; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. Manual, t.vi. fig. 6 ; Brandis, F. 

 Fl. 49.— Syn. Limonia pentaphylla, Roxb. Cor. PL t. 84 ; L. arborea, Roxb. 

 ib. t. 85. Vern. Ban Nimbu, Hind.; Kirmira, Mar.; Gonji, Gunji, Tel.; 

 Pcinal, Mai. ; Taw sTiauk. Lower ; Obok; Upper Burma. 



Evergreen, unarmed, a shrub or small tree. Leaves imparipinnate, leaflets 

 generally alternate 1, 3, 5, rarely 7. Fl. in axillary pedunculate panicles, 2-4 

 in. long, pentamerous, bisexual, stamens 10, filaments flat. Ovary 2-5-celled, 

 1 ovule in each cell, style thick, fleshy, short, not jointed with ovary. 

 Berry irregularly globose, white, pink or blue, i in. diarn. 



Dehra Dun, undergrowth in moist forests. Gangetic plain, often as underwood in 

 Mangoe groves, Oudh forests. Sikkim, ascending to 4,000 ft., Assam. Both Peninsulas. 

 Fl. and fr. throughout the year. Ceylon, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago, Australia. 



