280 NYCTAGINER. [ Pisonia. 
panicles, similar to those of the former, linear-club-shaped, about } 
m. long, truncate, 5-cornered, the corners with a single row of 
ick] 
sharp and a little recurved acute prickles. 
Haz.—In the beach forests of the Andamans, rare. Fr. Apr.—s.—SS= 
Aren. 
3. P. umbellifera, Seem.—An evergreen tree (30—50+15— 
20+4+4—9), all parts glabrous, or the young shoots obsoletely puberu- 
lous ; leaves 4-1 ft. long, oblong-lanceolate to oblong, acuminate 
at both ends, on a }-1 in. long petiole, entire, thick-membranous, 
glabrous and ‘glossy ; flowers dioecious, small, in small cymes or 
occasionally umbellets, forming often a cymose panicle, the pedun- 
cle sparingly tawny-tomentose and glabrescent ; perianth glabrous 
or nearly so ; fruits elongate, truncate at the apex, up to 14 in. long, 
glabrous, 5-cornered, the corners smooth and lined with a broad 
stripe of a blackish very tenacious and viscose matter. 
Has.—Not unfrequent in the tropical forests along the coast of the Anda- 
mans.—Fr. Apr.—s.—SS.=SisS. 
PHYTOLACCACER. 
us or strophiole. Albumen mealy or somewhat fleshy, 
more or less copious, or none. Embryo usually much ¢ 
i. OO . . . = he 
_ tioned species, Acrid principles prevail, but besides possessing some 
ee and poisonous properties the species are of no importance 
resters, 
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