158 XXXIV. CELASTBACEiE [Euonymus 



4-6-lobed disk. Ovary 3-5-celled, immersed in disk. Ovules 2 superposed 

 in each cell, style short. Capsule 3-5-lobed, angled or winged, dehiscence 

 loculicidal, cells 1-2-seeded, seeds with, a fleshy arillus, embryo straight in oily 

 albumen. Species 60-80, most in the Indo-Malayan region, some in Europe, 

 North and Central America and Australia. 



A. Species of the Western Peninsula. 



1. E. indicus, Heyne.— Syn. E. Goughii, Wight Ic. t. 215. 



A middle-sized tree. L. elliptic, generally entire, blade 3-4, petiole \ in. 

 Peduncles axillary 1-3-fld., solitary. El. 5-merous, petals reddish, ciliate, or- 

 bicular. Er. 5-lobed, longer than broad, angles acute. 



Western Ghats in evergreen forests. Nilgiris. Fl. Dec-May. 2. E. crenulatus, Wall. ; 

 Wight Ic. t. 973 ; Bedel. Fl. Sylv. t. 144. Palnis and Nilgiris. A small tree, peduncles 

 solitary, 1-7-fid. Fr. as long as broad, \ in. long, angles obtuse. 3. E. dichotomus, 

 Heyne, southern part of Western Ghats. A small tree, 1. lanceolate, entire. Fr. 

 5-lobed at top. 4. E. paniculatus, Wight. Syn. JE. crenulatus,~Wigkt Ic. t. 214. Shiva- 

 gherry hills. L. crenate, peduncles fascicled, bearing compound dichotomous cymes. 

 5. E. serratifolius, Bedd. Ic. PI. Or. t. 171. Nilgiris, Carcoor Ghat, 3,000 ft. A shrub, 

 1. prominently serrate. Fr. nearly globose, with 5 rounded lobes. 6. E. angulatus, 

 Wight Ic. t. 1053. Nilgiris, Coorg. A small tree, branch-lets sharply quadrangular, 

 1. shining above, sec. n. indistinct. Fl. £ in. across, 5-6-merous, dull red. Fr. turbi- 

 nate, obtusely angled. 



B. Himala3'an and Eastern species. 



(a) Er. echinate. 



7 ,E- echinatus, Wall. ; Royle 111. t. 31. Vern. Laduli, Garhw. 



A large shrub, often epiphytic, branchlets with 4 raised lines. L. crenate 

 or serrate, blade l-i-2i, petiole - 1 -} in. Sec. n. spreading, 7-8 pair, El. 

 4-merous, -t in. across. Er. nearly globose, |-| in. diam. 



Himalaya, Kashmir to Sikkim, 7,000-12,000 ft. Fl. March, April. 8. E. cinereus, 

 Lawson, Mishmi, Assam. Scandent. L. obovate, blade 3, petiole J-^ in. Sec. n. 3-5 pairs. 

 Fr. depressed-globose, echinate, J in. diam. 



(b) Er. not echinate. El. usually pentarnerous. 



9. E. tingens, Wall. ; Brandis E. Fl. 79. Collett, Simla Fl. fig. 28. 

 Vern. Skiosh, Bussahir; Bhambeli, Jauns. 



A small tree. L. crenate or serrate, blade 1-^-2 i, petiole \ in. Cymes 

 fascicled. Fl. h in. across. Fr. h in. long, angles acute. 



Himalaya, Sutlej to Nepal, 6,500-10,000 ft. Fl. April-June. 10.' E. javanicus, Blume, 

 Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula. A small tree. L. entire or slightly serrate, blade 4-6. 

 petiole. J-J in. Peduncles 1-fld., fascicled, petals oblong, fimbriate. Fr. f in. long, 

 angles sharp. 11. E. glaber, Boxb., Bhutan, Manipur, Upper and Lower Burnia. L. 

 chartaceous, blade 4-7, petiole J in. Cymes solitary, axillary, 2-3 in. long. Fl. £-J in. 

 across. E. timorensis, Zipp. Pegu and Tenasserim, is probably not distinct. 12. 

 E. attenuatus, Wall. Hhasi hills, Cachar. L. entire, blade 3-6, petiole J in. Cymes 

 solitary or 2 in one axil, 1-2 in. Fr. 5-lobed, a little broader than long. 13. E. macro- 

 carpus, Gamble. Khumpung, Bhutan 7,500 ft. A large climber, I. crenate-serrate, 

 cymes fasciculate on arrested woody branchlets. Fl. J-J in diam. Fr. 1J in. long 5- 

 angular, valves acuminate. 



(c.) Fr. not echinate. El. mostly tetramerous. 



14. E. lacerus, Ham.; Brandis, F. Fl. 78.— Syn. E. fimbriatus, Wall. 

 Lichhoi, Angao, Jauns. 



A small deciduous tree. L. membranous, red in autumn before falling, blade 

 1— 3.V by 1-2, petiole j-J in. Cymes fasciculate at the base of the new shoot, 

 fl. \ in. across. Fr. \-\ in. long, with 4 spreading tapering wings, nearfy 

 | in. long. 



Kuram valley, Trans-Indus 8-10,000 ft., Himalaya 6-11,000 ft., Indus to Sikkim. 

 Fl. March-June. 15. E. grandiflorus, Wall. PI. As. Ear. t. 254. Kumaon, Nepal, Khasi 



