452 LXXI. OLEACE^l [Jasminum 



Glabrous, 1. trifoliolate, leaflets thickly coriaceous, elliptic, shortly acuminate, the 

 terminal 3-4J in. long, the lateral a little shorter, nerves obscure. Fl. white, in 

 terminal compound trichotomous cymes, calyx-teeth triangular, shorter than tube, 

 corolla-tube 1 in., lobes J-f in. long. Carpels on thickened pedicels, §-£ in. diam. 



E. L. opposite, imparipinnate. 



36. J. dispermum, Wall. PI. As. Ear. t. 274. Dims and outer hills from the Jumna 

 eastwards, in Sikkim at 6-7,000 ft. Khasi hills. Manipur. A glabrous climber, 1. 

 imparipinnate, leaflets 1-2 pair, the upper 1. often unifoliolate, the terminal leaflet 

 3—4 in., the lateral smaller, shortly stalked. Fl. white or lilac, fragrant, usually in an 

 elongated terminal thyrsus, pedicels twice the length of calyx or less, calyx-teeth 

 minute. Berries dark purple, J in. long. 



37. J. officinale, Linn.; Brandis F. El. 313. Vern. Sonu, Sutlej ; Suni, 

 Muttiana. 



A large twining shrub, youngest shoots slightly pubescent, leaflets 2-3 pair, 

 the terminal largest, lanceolate, 2-3 in. long. El. white, fragrant, in few-fld. 

 terminal cymes, pedicels longer than calyx. Calyx- teeth 5, subulate, 3 or 4 

 times longer than tube. Corolla-tube § in. long, lobes acute. 



Afghanistan. Mount Tillah, Salt range at 3,000 ft. N. W. Himalaya, 3-9,000 ft., 

 extending into the inner dry valleys. Fl. May-June. Persia, Caucasus. Commonly 

 cultivated. 38. J. excellens, King &Prain in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 69. 169. Kachin 

 Hills 5,000 ft. Similar, cymes axillary, calyx-teeth as long as tube. 



39. J. grandiflorum, Linn. ; Wightlc. t. 1257; Kanjilal 227. Vern. Chameli. Hind. Joi, 

 G-arhw. Indigenous in Bashahr, Jaunsar, Garhwal, Kumaon, Nepal and on Mt. 

 Abu in Rajputana. Commonly cultivated in India and Burma (Myatle, Burm.). A 

 large glabrous shrub, erect while young, usually climbing or scrambling when older, 

 branches ribbed, leaflets f-1 in. long, 2-4 pair, common petiole marginate. Fl. white 

 with a purple tinge, delightfully fragrant. Calyx-teeth twice the length of tube, 

 corolla-tube | in. long. 



E. L. alternate, rarely opposite. 



40. J. heterophyllum, Roxb. ; Wall. PI. As. Bar. t. 275. Nepal. Mishmi, Khasi and 

 Naga hills.. Manipur. L. glabrous, uni- and trifoliolate, leaflets ovate or ovate-lanceo- 

 late, 3-4 in. long, nearly equal, the lateral shortly stalked. Fl. yellow, in large terminal 

 compound corymbiform minutely pilose cymes, calyx-teeth minute, corolla-tube J-J in. 

 long. 41. J. calophyllum, Wall. (J. courtallense, Wight Ic. t. 1252). Nilgiris, Cour- 

 tallum. Nearly allied, leaflets broadly ovate, 2 in., the lateral on slender stalks 1 in. 

 long, corolla-tube f in. long. 



42. J. humile, Linn. — Syn. J. revolution, Sims; Wight Ic. t. 1258; 

 Brandis F. Fl. 313. Vern. Chamba, Haz. ; Sunt, Pangi ; Kurang, Kun. ; 

 Shanjoi, Shunjai, Jauns. 



An erect, rigid, entirely glabrous shrub, occasionally a small tree, branches 

 angled. L. alternate, imparipinnate, leaflets opposite, 1-5 pair, -i-2 in. long. 

 PL yellow, fragrant, in short terminal corymbose panicles, pedicels longer 

 than calyx, calyx- teeth 5, shorter than tube, corolla-lobes, 5, broad-ovate, obtuse, 

 shorter than tube. Fruit didymous, berries globose. 



Baluchistan, Afghanistan. Salt range. Himalaya, 2-10,000 ft., extending to the 

 inner dry valleys. Nilgiris. Travancore on the higher ranges at 7,000 ft. Fl. April- 

 June. Ceylon, rare. 43. J. pubigerum, Don, Baluchistan. Naldera near Simla and 

 elsewhere in the N. W. Himalaya, similar, but softly tomentose. 



Myxopyrum smilacifolium, Blume {Chondrospermum smilacifolium, Wall. ; Wight 111. 

 t. 151 b). Sikkim Terai. Assam, Cachar, Chittagong. Pegu, Tenasserim. Anamalai 

 hills. Travancore. Malay Archip. Admiralty islds. A large twining glabrous 

 evergreen shrub, branches green, more or less quadrangular. L. coriaceous, elliptic, 

 entire or serrate, blade 6-9, pet. stout J in. long, 3 prominent basal nerves. Fl. small, 

 yellowish, numerous in axillary and terminal trichotomous panicles, calyx deeply 

 4-cleft, cox-olla-tube longer than calyx. Fr. J in. diam., dark purple, in large hanging 

 bunches, pericarp crustaceous. 



