Alstonia] LXXIII. APOCYXACE.E 459 



A. L. coriaceous, obtuse or acute, in whorls of 5-10, follicles 12-24 in. long. 



1. A. scholaris, R.Brown: Wightlc. t.422; Bedd.Fl.Sylv. t.242. Vera. 

 8atni } Chatiwn, Hind.: Satiana, Ass.: Satuin, Mar. ; Mudhol. Kan.: Eda 

 Kit la, Tel. : Palai, Tarn. : Lettdk, Tatmgmidk, Bonn. 



A lare;e tree with bitter milky juice, stern tall, base often fluted or buttressed, 

 branches spreading in tiers of whorls. L. glabrous, coriaceous, in whorls of 

 5-10, shining above, opaque and pale underneath, oblong or obovate-oblong, 

 blade 4-8, narrowed into petiole \— \ in. long. Fl. greenish-white, in compact 

 many-fid. pedunculate pubescent cymes, peduncles whorled, 1-2 in. long, 

 corolla-tube \-\ in. long. Follicles slender, numerous, pendulous. 



Subhimalayan trait, ascending to 3,000 ft., from the Jumna eastwards. Western 

 Peninsula and Burma, mostly in deciduous forests. Fl. Dec. — t 'eylon. Malay Peninsula 

 and Archipelago. China. A. Kurzii, Hook. f. (A. tpe'ctabilis, Kurz not E. Br.'i Anda- 

 mans, probably belongs to this species. 



B. L. membranous, acuminate, opposite or in whorls of 3-<S, follicles 4-7 in. 

 long. 



2. A. venenata, Br. : Wight Ic. t. toil. "Western Ghats, from North Kanara south- 

 wards, in evergreen forests. Nil-iris. Palnis. Surada. Ganjam (Gamble 13973). A 

 shrub, sometimes a small tree, corolla-tube slender, f-1 in. long, follicles narrowed 

 into a stalk |-1 in. and into a straight beak equally long. Seeds with a wing-like 

 margin all round or at both ends, hairs shorter than seed. 3. A. neriifolia, Don. 

 East Nepal. Sivoke, Sikkim D.B. Dee. ISTiM. Bhutan. Corolla-tube eylindric, widened 

 upwards. J-J in. long, follicles sessile, 5-7 in., beak short, seeds not marginate, hairs 

 as long as seeds. It seems doubtful whether 2 and 8 are distinct species, the 1. vary 

 from glabrous to pubescent, shape and length of corolla also varies. The subject is 

 well worth further study. 



7. HOLARRHENA, R. Br. : Fl. Brit. lnd. iii. 644. 

 Species l f tropical Africa and Asia. 



H. antidysenterica, Wall.: Brandis F. Fl. r. 40. — Syn. //. Codaga, 

 G. Don : Wight Ic. t. 1297 : ( Tiont morpha antidysenti rica, G. Don j Wight 

 Ic. t. 439. Vera. Keivar, Pb. ; Dudhi, Kant, h'oini, Km-hri. Seeds: Inilar- 

 jau, Hind. ; Kvdla, Mar.; Kodaga, Tel. ; Idttdkgyi, Burm. 



A small or middle-sized deciduous tree, glabrous or pubescent, young shoots 

 sometimes tomentn.se, wood white soft. L. nearly sessile. 6 -l'-' in. long, elliptic- 

 6r ovate-oblong, sec. n. 10-1G pair. Fl. white, 1-1.\ in. acn ss, on slender 

 pedicels in terminal sessile cymose corymbs, corolla-tube slender, ',-K in.. 

 follicles distinct, smooth, 8-14 in. long, \ in. diam. Seeds linear. .'. in. Long, 

 numerous, pendulous, a tuff of long silky hairs (twice the Length of seed) at 

 the upper end. radicle superior, shorter than the plaited and involute cotyledons, 

 albumen thin. 



Subhimalayan t fact, ascending to 3,500 ft., from the Chenab eastwards, common in 

 r^al forest. Aravali hills south of the Dewair pass, Behar, Central Provinces. 

 Western Peninsc mon in deciduous forests, often gregarious. Upper and Lower 



Burma, often In Eng forest. Fl, April July. Root suckers abundant, tine of the 



trees to l mployed in reclaiming waste lands. The pubescent form is known to me 



from Bajputana, Ganhati, Bellary and the dry country of Upper Burma, Bedd. 

 (Manual 161) states that it ism ton on the Western side of the Peninsula. 



s. TABERNiEMONTANA, Linn.: PI. Brit. Ind. iii. 645. 



Trees or shrubs, 1. opposite, stipules axillary. Fl. usually white in pedun- 

 culate cymes From the axils oi 'I ppermost leaves, often apparently terminal. 



Calyx frequently persistent, usually divided to the base into segments (sen 

 bearing on the inside above the base 2—5 minute glands. Corolla salver- 

 shaped, tube inflated over the acuminate anthe isually overlapping 

 the left, Carpels distinct, ovules numerous. Pr. of 2 dry or fleshy follicles, 

 usually many-seeded. 



