314 L. COMBRETACE.E [Combretum 



17. C. extensum, Roxb. ; Kurz F. El. i. 463.— Syn. C. Wightianum, 

 Wall. ; Wight Ic. t. 227. Vern. Maung-maka-nwt, Burm. 



A large woody climber, 1. glabrous, broadly-elliptic or ovate, 4-10, petiole 

 h-1 in. long. El. in axillary cylindrical, often compound spikes, bracts 

 minute, rhachis, as well as ovary and calyx, generally clothed with minute- 

 glandular hairs. Eree part of calyx infundibuliform, a in. long, limb 4-fid, 

 segments triangular, reflexed. Fr. 1| in. long. 



Both Peninsulas and Ceylon. Fl. C. S. 



3. QUISQUALIS, Linn. ; Fl. Brit, Ind. ii. 459. 



Rambling, almost climbing. Fl. in short spikes, pentamerous, free part of 

 calyx a long slender tube, to the side of which the style is more or less adnate, 

 stamens 10, short. Fr. dry, coriaceous, 5-angled, cotyledons fleshy, plano- 

 convex. Species 4, Asia and Africa. 



1. Q. indica, Linn. Vern. Daivih maing, Burm. 



A large evergreen woody climber, young shoots pubescent or villous. L. 

 elliptic or ovate-oblong, acuminate, those on leafy rambling shoots alternate, 

 those on flowering branches opposite, petioles articulate, the portion below the 

 articulation persistent, becoming hard and woody, hooking the branches on to 

 supports. Fl. showy, first white, then red or orange, bracts leafy, ovate- 

 lanceolate, free part of calyx filiform, 2-3 in. long, hairy within and on the 

 outside. Fr. 1 in. long, glossy, with 5 deep furrows between the angles. 



Wild in Burma and Yunnan, cultivated throughout India. Fl. March-April. 2. 

 Q. densiflora, Wall. Maulmein, Malay Archip. Fl. in dense rusty-pubescent spikes, 

 calyx-tube above the ovarjr J -J in. long, mouth funnel-shaped, teeth lanceolate-subulate, 

 petals £ in. long, scarlet. 3. Q. malabarica, Bedd. Ic. PI. Ind. Or. 1. 155. Wainad, Travan- 

 core. Fl. in lax slightly pubescent spikes, calyx-tube above the ovary J in., petals 

 pink, J in. long. 



4. CALYCOPTERIS, Lamk. ; Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 449. 



1. C. floribunda, Lamk. (the only species). — Syn. C. nutans, Kurz E. Fl. 

 i. 468. Getonia floribunda, Roxb. Cor. PL t. 87. Vern. Uksh i, Mar. ; Kyut-ne- 

 nioay, Burm. 



A large scandent shrub, branches drooping, young shoots rusty villous, 1. 

 opposite, ovate, shortly acuminate, entire. Fl. bisexual, in tomentose terminal 

 and axillary panicles. Eree portion of calyx infundibuliform, petals 0, stamens 

 10, inserted in two lines on the inside of the calyx-tube, the 5 upper alterna- 

 ting with the calyx-teeth. Fr. 5-ribbed, villous, \ in. long, surmounted by the 

 enlarged calyx, the segments of which are h— 1 in. long. 



Western Peninsula, in deciduous forests. Assam. Chittagong. Upper and Lower 

 Burma. Fl. Jan.-May. A remarkable form in Upper Burma (Smales, March 1899, 

 Xabu nwe) with obtuse 1. and very short bracts. 



5. LUMNITZERA, Willd. ; Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 451. 



Glabrous evergreen shrubs or small trees, 1. alternate, clustered towards the 

 ends of branches, fleshy, spathulate or narrowly obovate, sec. n. not visible. Fl. 

 bisexual, pentamerous, shortly pedicellate, 2 bracteoles on the catyx-tube. Fr. 

 crowned by the persistent calyx-limb, h-1 in. long. Two literal ■ species, both 

 in the tropics of the old world and of Australia. (Engler u. Prantl iii. 7. 129 

 fig. 65.) 



1. L. racemosa, Willd. ; Bedd. Manual t. xxi. fig. 2 ; Brandis F. Fl. 221. 

 Vern. Kirpa, Sundriban ; Yinyt, Burm. 

 A shrub or tree, attaining 40 ft., 1. 2 in. long, cuneate, slightly emarginate 



