Staphylea.] XXVII. SAPINDACE^E. 115 



S- trifolia, Linn., which is pubescent, and has anthers not overtopped by an 

 apiculate connective. The Japanese species, S. Bumalda, DC, is also tri- 

 foliolate, but has lax, erect panicles, and small biftd capsules, of 2 carpels. 

 S. pmnata, Linn., Central and South Europe, Western Asia, and S. colchica, 

 Stevens, Caucasus, have imparipinnate leaves. 



Order XXVIII. SABIACE^. 



Shrubs or trees, with alternate leaves without stipules. Flowers small, 

 unisexual or bisexual. Calyx 4-5-cleft, imbricate. Petals as many as 

 sepals. Stamens hypogynous, as many as petals, and opposite to them. 

 Anther-oelLs distinct, often adnate to a large and thick connective. Ovary 

 2-3-ceUed, styles distinct or connate. Ovules 1 or 2 in each ceU. Fruit 

 drupaceous, embryo without albumen or with very thin albumen. — Gen. 

 PL i. 413; Eoyle 111. 139; Wight 111. i. 142 (MiUingtoniece). 



Petals unequal ; stamens 5, 2 fertile, 3 sterile . . .1. Mbliosma. 

 Petals equal ; stamens 4-5, all fertile . . . .2. Sabia. 



1. MELIOSMA, Blume. 



Trees or shrubs, with simple or pinnate leaves. Flowers in large ter- 

 minal panicles, bisexual or unisexual. Sepals generally 5, somewhat un- 

 equal, imbricate. Petals 5, unequal, the 3 outer concave, orbicular, 

 the 2 inner small, bifid. Stamens 5, opposite to petals, the 2 fertile 

 adnate to the smaller petals, 3 sterile, without anthers, opposite to the 

 larger petals ; anther-cells of the fertile stamens globose, distinct, attached 

 to a large flat connective. Ovary sessile, 2-3-ceIled, surrounded at the 

 base by the cup-shaped, membranous, toothed disc ; ovules 2 in each 

 cell, superposed ; style 1, straight subulate. Fruit a drupe, with a hard, 

 generally 1-ceUed and 1-seeded kernel ; seeds with membranous testa ; 

 cotyledons conduplicate ; radicle incurved. 



Flowers pedicellate in the axils of deciduous bracts ; braoteoles 



none ...... . . . 1. M. dillenioefolia. ■ 



Flowers sessile, 3-4 braoteoles under each flower . . . 2. M. pvmgens. 



1. M. dillenisefolia, Bl. — Syn. Millingtonia dillenioefolia, "Wall. Wight 

 & Amott in Edinb. New Philosoph. Journal, July 1833, p. 178. Vern. 

 Gwep, JSr.W.P. 



Young branches, petioles, and inflorescence covered with ferruginous 

 pubescence. Leaves 6-12 in. long, obovate or elliptic, acuminate, pale be- 

 neath, with short adpressed hairs on both sides, and rusty pubescence 

 along nerves and veins; midrib prominent, with 15-20 parallel lateral 

 nerves on either side, the nerves terminating in short sharp serratures, 

 with intermediate serratures between. Petioles |-1 in. long. Panicle lax, 

 , pyramidal, branches at right angles, longer than uppermost leaves, rachis 

 angular. Flowers bisexual, on short pedicels, in the axUs of short decid- 

 uous bracts. Calyx not supported by bracteoles, of 5 imbricate, ciliate 

 sepals, the 2 outside sepals smaller. The 2 petals attached to the fertUe 

 stamens bifid, shorter than the stamens. 



Himalaya, Sutlej to Sikkim, between 4000-11,000 ft. Singly in shady. mixed 



