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XVII. KUTACE^. [Limonia. 



fragrant, in short axUlary racemes, frequently bearing 1 or 2 leaves. Calyx 

 4-cleft. Petals 4, oblong, more than twice the length of calyx, peUucid- 

 punctate. Stamens 8, nearly equal. Ovary oblong, obtuse, 4-celled; 

 ovules 1 in each ceU, pendulous ; stigma capitate, obtuse. iierry 

 globose, fleshy, black when ripe, less than | inch diam. ; seeds 1-4. 



Outer Himalaya, from the Sutlej to Garhwal, ascending to 4000 ft. Assam. 

 Bengal. South India. Hardy in England. Fl. April, May. 



A shrub 8 to 10 ft. high ; in favourable conditions a small tree 16 to lb It., 

 with a short trunk 18 in. girth, and a smaU, elegant oval head. Bark cinere- 

 ous, rugose : wood yellow, very handsome, hard, close-gramfed, worthy ot atten- 

 tion for the lathe ; used for axles of oil-presses, rice-pounders ; good fuel. 

 Pulp of fruit flesh-coloured, exceedingly acid ; an article of commerce m Mala^ 

 bar ; considered protective against contagion, and an antidote to venomous 

 poisons. 



3. MUREAYA, Linn. 



Unarmed shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate, imparipinnate, with alter- 

 nate leaflets. Flowers bisexual. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, free, imbricate. 

 Stamens 10, free ; alternate shorter, filaments subulate. Ovary on a more 

 or less elongated disc, 2-5-celled, attenuated into the style, which is 

 eventually deciduous ; ovules 1 or 2 in each cell. Fruit a 1-2-seeded 

 berry. Seeds without albumen; cotyledons plano-convex. 



Nearly glabrous ; leaflets usually 5-7 ... 1. M. exotica. 

 Pubescent, leaflets usually 10-25 . . . . 2. M. Kosnigii. 



1. M. exotica, L.; Eoxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 374 ; W. &A. Prodr. 94 ; Wight 

 Ic. t. 96. — Syn. M. panievlata, Jack; Dalz. & Gibs. Bombay Fl. 29. 

 Vem. Kamini, Beng. ; Marehula, juti, Kamaon. 



A shrub or small tree, evergreen, with ash-coloured bark ; glabrous, or 

 young parts pubescent. Leaflets usually 5-7, shortly petiolulate, ovate or 

 obovate, entire, frequently oblique at base, 1-2 in. long, thinly coriaceous 

 and shining. Flowers white, fragrant, in short terminal and axillary 

 corymbs. Petals linear or cuneate, many times longer than calyx. Ovary 

 linear, 2-oelled; style filiform; stigma capitate. Berries red, acuminate 

 at both ends, 2-seeded. Varies with many-flowered corymbs, and yith 

 few, sometimes solitary flowers. 



Outer Himalaya from the Jumna to Assam, ascending to 4500 ft., hiHy parts 

 of the Oudh forests, Behar, South India, and Burma. Wood close-grained, hard, 

 white, has been used for wood-engraving. Cultivated in gardens throughout- 

 India. Fl. May-Sept. Fr. Oct.-Feb. 



2. M. Koenigii, Sprengel. — Syn. Bergera Kcenigii, Linn. • Eoxb. Fl. 

 Ind. ii. 375 ; Cor. PI. t. 112 ; W. & A. Prodr. 94. Vem. Gandla, gandela, 

 gdndla, gandi, gant, gani, howala, Pb., N.W.P. ; Harri, Kat-mm, Oudh ; 

 Barsanga, Beng. 



Pubescent. Leaflets 10-25, oblique at base, ovate-lanceolate, short-peti- 

 olulate, about 1 in. long. Flowers white, in terminal corymbose panicles. 

 Calyx persistent ; segments short, triangular. Petals oblong, dotted, 4-5 

 times longer than calyx. Anthers short, cordate. Ovary 2-ceUed ; style 

 short, cylindrical ; stigma capitate, sulcate. Fruit ovoid, black when ripe, 

 surface rugose ; seeds embedded iri mucilaginous fluid. 



