Leea. fentandria monogynia. 471 



garden at Calcutta, in 1798, where it blossoms during the rains and 

 ripens its seed in November, December, and January. 



Stems erect, almost straight, ramous, height of the whole plant 

 from eight to twelve leet. Bark slightly furrowed lengthways, in 

 other respects smooth. In this species roots generally descend to 

 the o-round from the lower joints of the stems. — Leaves from simple 

 to decompound. Leaflets, the single leaves, which are rarely present, 

 from ovate to nearly round ; those of the compound leaves from ovate- 

 oblong to linear-oblong, serrate, smooth on both sides. — Corymbs. 

 terminal, trichotomous. — Flozeers small, yellow ; structure as in the 

 former species. — Berries round, pulpy, smooth, glaucous, black, size 

 pf a marrow-fat pea, six-seeded ; when dry torose. 



Obs. by N. W. 



I have found this species (perhaps more properly the next follow- 

 ing) on the batiks of the RapU in Nipal near Bheempudi, in fruit in 

 December. At Pinang and Singapore it is a common shrub, blos- 

 soming and ripening its fruit from August to November.— N. W. 



6. L. Staphr/lea, R. 



Shrubby. Leaves compound and super-decompound ; lea/lets line- 

 ar-oblong, finely taper-pointed, serrate, smooth on both sides. Cymes 

 thin. 



Aquilicia O tillis (Otillis zeylanica), Gaert. carp. i. 275. t. 57* 



Staphylea ? indica, Barm- ind. 75. t. 2,4,/. 2. 



Beng. Kookoor-jjhwa, 



Teling. Ancados. 



Stems several, erect, stout, ligneous. Branches few; the young; 

 ones flexuose, smooth ; round, articulated. — Leaves alternate, com- 

 pound, and decompound, commonly about eighteen inches long; 

 pinna, opposite, generally two pair, the lower pair is sometimes com- 

 pound ; all terminate with an odd one. Leaflets opposite, petiolated, 

 linear-oblong, pointed, senate, smooth on both sides ; from four to 



