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prominent beneath. 7. W. tubulata, Hiern, sikkim, Khasi bills, leaflets ti, quite 

 glabrous, shining above, glaucous beneath, ti. { in. diam., stamina] tub.- 10-lobed at 

 apex, lobes bifid, anthers between the segments. 



8. W. robusta, Roxb. : Vera. Gyobo, Burm. 



An evergreen tree, attains 60 ft. Leaflets 1—2 pair, glabrous, shining 

 above, dull beneath, sec. n. 6—7, more or less prominent. Filaments quite free, 

 subulate, pubescent. Fr. J in. diam.. 2-celled, seed 1. 



Assam, Khasi hills, Lower Burma, Andaman*. Fl. Hay. 



Cipadessa fruticosa, Blume (Mallea liolliii. A. Juss. : Bedd. Fl. Sylv. Man. t. 8). Vern. 

 Ranabili, Driya; Chitundi, Kan.: Pidipan, Tain. Chota Nagpore, Orissa, Western 

 Peninsula, Upper Burma. Ceylon. Java, Philippines. A shrub or small tree. L. 

 imparipinnate. leaflets 3-5 pair, entire or coarsely serrate. Fl. white, ill axillary pedun- 

 culate panicles, petals 5, J in. long, valvate in bud, filaments broad, connate at base 

 into a short tube, bifid at the apex, anthers inserted between the teeth, ovary 5-celled. 

 Fr. scarlet, 5-furrowed, J-J diam. 



3. TURRiEA, Linn.: Fl. Brit. Iud. i. 541. 



L. simple. Calyx campanulate, 4-5-fid, petals 4- 5 elongate, linear or 

 spathulate, imbricate in bud. Staminal tube lone;, anthers s L0 inserted 

 within the mouth, alternating with the teeth of tube. Ovary 5- or niore- 

 celled, 2 superposed ovules in each cell, stigma capitate. Capsule loculicidal, 

 valves woody or coriaceous, separating from the winged axis. Albumen 

 fleshy, embryo foliaceoiis. Sj ies In. tropical, chiefly in Africa and Mada- 

 gascar, a smaller number in Asia and Australia. 



T. villosa, Beuu. : Wight Ic. t. 1593. 



A la rue shrub or small tree, deciduous, more or less pubescent with short 

 hairs. Fl. appearing before the leaves, white, sweet-scented. 1-li in. long, in 

 axillary clusters, anthers longer than the short teeth of staminal tube. Cap- 

 sule globose. .', in. diam. 



Western Ghats, from Mahabaleshwar southwards, also reported from Guzerat. Fl. 



April, May. '-'. T. virens, Linn.: a glabrous shrub with shining coriai us leaves, 



slightly emarginate a1 the tip, anthers shorter than the subulate teeth of staminal 

 tube, capsule $ in. long, hairy : doubtful whether a native of the Peninsula, 



4. SANDORICUM, Cav. : Fl. Brit. Iud. i. 553. 



Evergreen i ices with trifoliolate coriaceous leaves, the lateral shortly, the 

 terminal long-petiolulate. PL 5-merous, in axillary panicles. Disk enclosing 

 ovary and base of style. Ovary 5-celled, on the enlarged torus, 2 collateral 

 ovules in each cell. Fr. globose, fleshy, 3-5-celled. 1 seed in each cell, 

 c ityledons thick, fleshy, no albumen. Species 6, all Indo-Malayau. 



S. indicum, Cav.: Roxb. Cor. PI. t. 261; Bedd. PI. Sylv. t. 319. Vern. 

 Thitto, Burm. 



Attains 60 ft., wooi I close-grained, moderately hard. med. ray- conspicuous 

 on radial section. Branchlets, inflorescence and leaves velvety. PI. yellow, 

 in narrow axillary panicles. Staminal tube LO-dentate, style articulate al base. 

 clavate above, ending in a thickened ring, bearing 5 obtuse stigmatic lobes. 

 Fr. globose, 3 in. diam., yellow and velvety when ripe, exocarp a fleshy 

 and edible pulp, endocarp lining the cells, horny, covered with a densely 

 idled mass of long pluricellular hairs, over ,1 in. long. Cotyledons filled with 

 starch and oil. 



Evergreen forests of Pegu and Tenasserim, largely cultivated in Burma. Fl. C: 



Pr. II. s. 



