Arccuthobium] XCVI. LOEAXTHACE.E 553 



1. A. Oxycedri, M. Bieb. Lahaul on the Upper Chenab 9-11,000 ft., on Juniperus 

 macrqpoda. Mountains of Western Asia and South Europe, on species of Juniper. Stems 



2-5 in. long, dividing dichotomously into numerous branches and forming close tufts. 

 the lowest joints J in. long, sheaths truncate. Long spreading roots between bark and 

 wood of the foster tree, which is often killed by the parasite. Fr. short stalked, ovoid, 

 i',v in. long, seed cylindric, embedded in viscous pulp and thrown out with great force 

 when the fr. is ripe. 2. A. nmratissimum, Hook.f. On Phi us excel sa. N. W. Himalaya, 

 Kashmir to Nepal 8-11,000 ft. Stems J in. long, often much shorter, the fl. just 

 ■ •merging from the bark, joint sheaths bidentate, usually imbricating, the joints being 

 minute. 



Order XCVII. SANTALACEjE. Gen. PL iii. 217. 



Trees, shrubs or herbs, mostly parasitic on the roots, some genera on stems 

 and branches, of the foster plant. L. entire, alternate or opposite, stipules < K 

 Fl. usually bracteate and bracteolate, regular, 1- or2-sexual. Perianth mostly 

 superior, 3-8-lobed, stamens inserted on the perianth and opposite the lobes. 

 Ovary 1-celled, ovules 2-3, rarely solitary. Embryo in a copious flesh}- 

 albumen. 



I. Perianth superior, tube adnate to the ovary, not produced above it. 



A. Leaves opposite 1. Santai.i m. 



B. Leaves alternate. 



(«) Parasites on stems and branches, endocarp 

 of drupe with hard or membranous 

 plates projecting into fissures of the 

 stellately lohed seed ■ ■ • .2. Henslowja. 

 (h) Independent trees and shrubs, or loot parasites. 

 Unarmed, branchlets sharply 3-sided, 1-2 

 in. long, (J in axillary pedunculate 

 clusters ....... Osvitis (p. 554). 



Sometimes spiiiescent, deciduous, buds 

 ni\ eri'd w ii li densely v. li ite si Iky 



scales, o" fi- in tomentosi' panicles . Pviu'i.akia (p. 554). 

 A thorny tree, 1. coriaceous, i 11. in cat- 

 kin-like spikes ScLBitopyituH (p. 554). 



C. Leafless parasitic, shrubs 8. Piiacki.i.auia. 



II. Perianth inferior, 3-4-partite, ovary half immersed 



ill till' disk. ....... ( 'llAMl'KRKIA (p. 555 . 



1. SANTALUM, Linn. ; Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 231. 



S] ies about 8, Indo-Malayau region, Australia, Pacific islands. 



S. album, Finn.; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 256.- Syn. Sirium myrtifolium,Tboxh. 

 Cor. PI. t. '-'. Sandalwood. Sans. Chandana. Vera. Chandan, elm mint. 

 Sandal, Bind. ; Suket, (•\\z.: Qandha, Gandada, Kan.: Cliamlamim, Tel.; 

 Srigandam, Tarn. ; Santagu, Barm. 



A small, evergreen, glabrous tree, with slender drooping branchlets, sap- 



\v I white and scentless, heart-wood yellowish-brown, strongly scented. 



Medullary lavs short, one 0T two cells wide. \esse|s nil,", mm. diam., less than 



the distance between i lull. rays, solitary, rarely two together. The great 



mass of the WOOd consists of w l-lihivs, interrupted bj narrow bands (1 cell 



widei of wood parenchyma, joining the med. rays in a slanting direction. |.. 

 opposite, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, Made l.l -2|, pet. | in. long. Fl. brownish- 

 purple, in :i\illar\ or terminal panicled cymes. Perianth campanulate, limb 

 of 1 valvate triangular segments. Stamens l exserted, alternating with I 

 rounded obtuse scales, which maybe regarded either as petals or as lobes f 

 the disk. Drupe globose, \ in. diam., Mack, endocarp hard. 



Indigenous in the Western Peninsula from Nosik and the Northern Circors south- 

 wards. Grown in gardens north &g far as Saharanpur, PI. Feb. July. A.s for as 



