Trema] XCIX. ULMACE.E 597 



1. T. orientalis, Blume. — Svn. Sponia orientalis, Planch. ; S. Wightii, 

 Planch.; Wight Ic. t, 1971; Bedel. Fl. Sylv. t. 311. The Charcoal tree. 

 Vera. Jiban, Ohikan, Beng. ; Kagol, Gol, Mar.: Oman, Mini, Tarn. : Gada 

 nelli, Tel. 



A small rapidly growing, short-lived tree, branches straight, spreading, 

 branchlets pubescent. L. ovate, acuminate, blade 2-6, pet. \- \ in., the lateral 

 basal nerves reaching to half the length of leaf, base unequal-sided cordate, 

 upperside more or less rough, underside white or grey-pubescent or tomentose. 

 Cymes longer than petiole, $ compact, $ lax. 



Subhimalayan tract from the Jumna eastwards. Bengal. Behar. Singblium. 

 Central Provinces. Western Peninsula. Springs up abundantly on clearances in the 

 forest. Fl. nearly throughout the year. — Ceylon, very common. Malaya. China. 

 Australia. 2. T. amboinensis, Blume. — Syn. Sponia velulina, Planchon; Wight Ic. t. 1WI 

 ^tkkiin, foot of hills. Assam. Khasi and Naga bills. Chutia Xagpur(Prain). Chitta- 

 gong, Andamans aud Xicobars. Burma, Upper (Ki/wesa) and Lower (Satsha), 

 abundant in the secondary growth on deserted Taungyas. — Malay Penius. China. 

 Australia. Nearly allied to 1, of which Kurz regards it as a variety: perhaps 

 not specifically distinct, supposed to differ by the branchlets pubescent with 

 spreading hairs, 1. beneath softly tomentose, shining, cymes more dense and com- 

 pact. Some specimens of the Central Provinces and the Western Peninsula cannot 

 be distinguished from the Eastern specimens. G. M. Evan considers that both 



-[ Les grow in the Thana district. 3. T. politoria, Planch. — Syn. Sponia politoria, 



Planch. Vera. Raima, Merwara; Khagshi, Khardal, Kuri, Hind. Subhimalayan 

 tract and outer valleys ascending to 3,0*30 ft. Salt range. Eajputana and 

 Central Provinces, common on clearings, landslips, road cuttings or embankments. 

 Singbhum. Upper Burma {Petsal) on sandbanks and islands in streams. L. hard, 

 rigid, very rough on both surfaces, used to polish wood and horn, oblong-lanceolate, 

 base equal-sided, blade 2-8, pet. J in. long. Cymes unisexual, i compact, usually 

 shorter than petiole. 1. T. timorensis, Blume. Tenasserim. Malay Penins. China. 

 A small evergreen tree, branchlets slender, drooping, 1. nearly glabrous, membranous, 

 lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, long-acuminate, cymes few-fld . glabrous. 



Ordei; C. MORACEiE. Engl, in Engl. u. Pranfcl iii. 1. 66. 



Vrticacece, tribes IV. Morece,V. Artocarpece, VI. Conocephalece, 



Gen. PI. iii. 344.) 



Trees or shrubs, rarely herbs, sap milky. L. usually alternate, undivided 

 in old, ofteu lobed in young trees, stipules large, often amplexicaul. Fl. uni- 

 sexual, frequently crowded on unisexual receptacles, which arc globose, cylindric 

 or hollow Ficus . ' perianth of 2-6 segments or sepals, to which the stamens 

 are opposite, (1 stamen in Artocarjpus.) 9 perianth of 4 sepals or segments, 

 often persistent and fleshy in fr. Ovary 1-celled, ovule 1, pendulous, rarely 

 erect and basal. Seed with or without albumen, cotyledons often unequal. 



Bast-fibres strongly developed in the bark, often very long, useful for the manu- 

 ure "f paper, cloth and ropes. Cystolith cells conspicuous in the epidermis. 

 ii i- ii. it articulated) laticiferous tubes in bark and leaves, 



\. Fl. minute, unisexual, in a hollow receptacle, 



which is fleshy in fr 1. Fici 9. 



B. Fl. dioecious, in open funnel-shaped n ptacles, the 



? fleshy in fr 1 1 1 i u. i 1 1.\ (p. 010). 



< '. l-'i nit a syncarpium, consist bag of the fleshy perianths, on a gloWse or cylindrical 



ptacle. 



fjna rmed see also Pit ■ oapt rmum). 

 [j. penninerved, the lowest pair sometimes 

 ( llimbing shrubs. 

 i and ? fl. in globose heads, arrm 

 in .1 ioii, .t as cymes . . . Cokockphalds (p. 610). 



i fl. in fascicled spikes, f in glolxi.se 



ds '-'• Al I 1 \\1 lit s 



Trees 8. Ahtocai 



