Blachia] XCVHI. EUTHORBIACE -E 581 



alternating with sepals, small, round, hyaline. Stamens 10-24, on a convex 

 receptacle, anther-cells on the edges of the connective, ultimately confluent 

 at the apex, disk consisting of scales, alternating with petals. $ fl. solitary 

 or fascicled, pedicels thickened above, sepals 4-li, more or less enlarged, in 1 

 sp. deciduous in fi\, petals 0. Ovary 3-4-celled, styles 3-4, filiform, 2-partite, 

 recurved or revolute. Cotyledons broad, flat in a fleshy albumen. Species 

 5 or 6, one in China. 



1. B. calycina, Benth.— Syn. Orolon umbellatum, 'Wielit If. t. 1871; Codiauni um- 

 hellatum, Bedd. Man. t. 23. Western Ghats from Coorg southwards, in evergreen 

 forests. A shrub or small tree, 1. elliptic-lanceolate, blade 3-4, )>et. J in. 3 fl. 

 corymbose, peduncles 2-3 in., sepals J in., petals ^ in.diam., anthers 20-24. Fruiting 

 sepals J-J in. long. 2. B. umbellata, Bail]. Oeylon; also reported from Travancore, is 

 very near to 1 and possibly not specifically distinct. £ fl. umbellate, fruiting sepals 

 dler. 3. b. reflexa, Benth. Nilgiris. Travancore. A shrub, i fl. umbellate, 

 sepals in fr. slightly enlarged, spreading orrefiexed. 1. B. denudata, Benth. Evergreen 

 forests of tin- Western Ghats, from the Konkan to the Bababudan hills. A large shrub 

 or small tree, 1. lain.,. late, blade 3-7, pet. A in. long, i fl. racemose, calyx deciduous in 

 fr. 5. B. andamanica, Hook. f. — Syn. Codiwum andamanicum, Kurz. Andaman*. 

 Narcondain. Coco island. A large evergreen shrub, 1. elongate-elliptic, blade 4-6, 

 pet. J-j in. Ovary hirsute. 



•J.;. DIMORPHOCALYX, Tluv. : Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 403. 



Glabrous trees. 1. alternate quite entire, penninerved. Fl. large, racemose 

 usually dioecious, the 9 often solitary. J: Calyx cup-shaped 5-lobed, petals 5, 

 longer than calyx, stamens 10-20, filaments stout, free or the inner connate 

 inside a fleshy 5-lobed disk. Pistillode 0. . : Sepals 5, imbricate, greatly 

 enlarged in fr., petals 5. Ovary 3-celled, styles 2-fid., ovule 1 in each ell. 

 Capsule of 3 two-valved crustaceous cocci. Cotyledons flat broad, in fleshy 

 albumen. Species 3-4, Lido-Malayan. 



1. D. Lawianus, Hook. f. Syn. Trigonostemon Lawianus, Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t . '27:5. Vern. 

 Tenega, Nara gonji, Tel. (Veligondas). Western Ghats from the Konkan southwards, 

 in evergreen forest. Anamalais. Velie.mda hills I). B. 1 >■■.-. |s.sli. A small or 



middle-sized tree, 1. ellipl Lc-lani late, blade 4-S, pet. J-j in., si am. l-\ ovary tomentose, 



segments of fruiting perianth J— 1 in. long, capsule j in. diam. Closely allied: j. d. 



glabellus, Thwaites; Trimen llau.ll k Cej Ion t. 84. Western chats from Matheran 



southwards.— Ceylon rery common in the dry region. Differs by smaller leaves, shorter 

 petioles. 10 stamens and a smaller fruiting perianth. 



27. AGROSTISTACHYS, Dalz. : Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 105. 



Glabrous shrubs or small trees, 1. alternate, coriaceous, pet. short. Fl. 

 dioecious, in bracteate short compact or elongate racemes. 6 ■ cal. globose, 

 splitting into 2 5 valvate lobes. Petals usually 5, glands of the disk alter- 

 nating with petals. Stamens S 13, on a convex receptacle, anther-cells 

 pendulous from a thick connective, pistillode or 2-3-fid. 9: sepals 2-4, 



petals usually 5, larger than sepals, CaduCOUS, ovary 3-celled, styles short. 



thick, spreading, entire or bifid. ( !apsule tri icous, cotj ledons broad in fleshy 



albumen. 



1. A. Indica, l>al/.; Bedd, tc. t. 211 Western Ghats from the Konkan southwards 



in evergreen forests on the banks of streams. L. lai date, serrate, teeth sharp, in- 



onrved, blade 6 11, narrowed into pet. 1 i ', in. long. Fl. in short axilhu-j and supra- 

 axillary densely bracteate Sal racemes, bracts imbricating, tl. solitary in the b 

 axils. 2. A.0audichaudl, Muell. Are. A. longifolia, Kurz). I or Andamans), 



Penang, I., oblanceolate, obtusely sinuate-dentate, blade 12—16 in. long, narrowed 

 into pet. | i 1 longi, fl. In short densely bracteate racemes. :t. a. long^foila, Benth. 



— Syn. Sarcocliniunt longi/oliinn, Wighl [c t 1887 s. Bedd. Man. t. 28. Vein .l/.in- 



eharti, Tain.: Muliippa.li i. Mai. Western Ghats from North Eanara southwards. 

 Branches stout, marked with the scars of petioles and stipules, young shoots verj 



