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Gynocardia, R. Br. 



1. G. ODORATA, Eoxb. Corom. PL III. 95. t. 299; Hf. Ind. Fl. I. 

 195. {Clioulmoogra odorata^ Roxb. FL Ind. III. 836). 



Hab. Not unfrequeiit in the tropical forests of the Martaban hills, 

 up to 3000 ft. elevation ; also Chittagong (accord. Hf, and Th. also 

 Rangoon and Tenasserim) . Fr. March. 



Ryparia, Bl. 

 1. R. c^siA, Bl. Fl. Jav. Praef. 8 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bot, 1-2. 361 ; 

 Kurz in Trim. Journ. Bot.; 1873, 233. 



Hab. In the tropical forests of South Andaman. 



Hydnocarpus Gsertn. 



Conspectus of s])ecies. 



Sepals 4; petals and staminotls 9 — 5 each, the latter free or united, ...H. Jieteropliyllus. 

 Sepals 5 ; petals and staminods 5 each, ... ... ...H. castaneus, 



1. H. HETEROPHTLLTJS, Bl. Rumph. IV. 22. t. 178. B. f. 1. {Tarac- 

 togenos Blumei, Hassk. Retz. I. 127 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1/2. 110). 



Hab. Very frequent in the tropical forests of Martaban, less so along 

 the eastern and southern slopes of the Pegu Yomah ; also Tenasserim.. Fl. 

 Apr. ; Fr. Febr. March, 



The number of sepals appears constant, but that of stamens, petals, and 

 scales varies exceedingly ; the last are found free and more or less connate 

 in flowers from the same tree. 



2. H. CASTANEUS, Hf. and Th. Ind. Fl. I. 197. 



Hab. King's Island, by the sides of torn^nts, (Andamans according to 

 Hf. and Th. but more probably Mergui Archipelago where such an island 

 exists). 



PITTOSPOBE.^. 

 Pittosporum, Banks. 

 1. P. FERRUGINEUM, Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. II. 27 ; Bot. Mag. t. 

 2074; Hf. Ind. Fl. I. 199. 



Hab. Tenasserim, Moulmein. 



I'OLYOALEuE. 



Conspectus of genera. 

 Trib. I. POLYGALE^. Seeds albvuuinous. Petals more or less united into a gamo- 

 petalous corolla. 



O Erect herbs or perennials^ rarely parasites. 



1. PoLYGALA. Stamens 8, united. The 2 inner sepals wing-like 



2. Salomonia. Stamens 4 or 5. Sepals almost equal, petal-line. 



O Scandent shrubs. 



