Strycknos. pentandria monogynia. 261 



4 Cfrutescens, Willd. sp. i. 1051. 



Shrubby. Leaves ovate-lanceolate. Peduncles solitary. Flowers 

 drooping Fruit tapering, curved, reflex. 



Beih> Lil ^aclili Lwnka munch, or Lai Lwnka munch. 



Hind. Lai gachli mim'ch. 



There is anointed variety, with the fruit yellow, or of a blight 

 orange colour when ripe, which the Hindoos call sinipl) gachkmurich, 

 it is the sort most used ; particular!) when dried, in which state it id 

 to be found in every market* 



5 C minimum, R. 



Shrubby. Leaves ovate-cordate. Peduncles in pairs. Flowers 

 drooping-. Calyces with subulate, spreading teeth. Fruit sub-cyliu- 

 dnc, erect. 



Bens- Dhan Lwuka mzmch. 



East Indian Bud chilly or Cayenne-pepper capsicum. 



6. C. cerasiforme, Willd. spec. i. 1051. 

 Shrubby, fruit globular. 



1 doubt much whether this be a native of India, for I have only 

 found it in the gardens of the curious. 



STRYCHNOS. Schreb. Gen. N. 339. 



Calyx five-parted. Corol funnel-shaped. Germ two-celled, 

 ovula many, attached to the middle of the partition. Berry superior, 

 one-celled. Seeds nestling in soft pulp. Embri/o furnished with a 

 perisperm, and the radicle pointing to the receptacle, how obliterat- 

 ed (centiipeial ) 



1. S. Nux-tomica, Willd. sp. i. 1052. Roib. Corom. i. 4. 

 Leaves opposite, three- and five-n*ryed, oval, lucid. Berries 

 many-seeded. 



