168 APOCYNER. [ Thevetia. 
1. T. neriifolia, J uss.— Hpa-young-pan.—An evergreen treelet 
(15—20+ 6—10+ 1—13), all parts quite glabrous ; leaves linear to 
narrow-linear, acuminate at both ends, decurrent in a very short 
petiole or almost sessile, 2-3 in. long, entire, thin-coriaceous, glossy, 
glabrous; flowers large, yellow, on 4-1 in. long glabrous pedicels, 
3 lin. long ; corolla 14 to nearly 2 in. long, the tube about 4 as long, 
darker yellow ; drupes the size of a pigeon’s egg or smaller, fleshy, 
d glossy. 
Has.—Frequently cultivated in villages all over Burma down to Tenasserim 
and the Andamans.—Fl. Nov.-March.—Fr. C.S. 
CARISSA, L. 
filiform, thickened at the apex, the stigma2-lobed. Berry more oF 
less globular or ellipsoid, 2- or by abortion i-celled, 1-3-seeded. Seeds 
peltate, rough, Embryo straight, in the axile of the albumen, with an 
‘erior radicle and ovate cotyledons.—Armed shrubs or trees, with 
milky sap and opposite entire leaves , the spines (reduced peduncles) 
opposite, simple or forked, often bearing the inflorescence. Flowers 
small, in peduncled or almost sessile small corymbs or cymes. 
* — parts glabrous. 
- 4 led; b th 
ee Pa or ‘anaes ° ek ; : : i : : . C. carandas. 
“cells 2-ovuled; berry the si 5 
i atts ent rry e = — ae or a et C. diffusa. 
* > All ah especially while young, shortly and softly 
Ovary-calls Sovuled ; berry the size of a pea =. =. «=.=, Aireules 
size of a plum; leaves usually 
