258 XLIV. CAPEIFOLIAOE^E. [riburnum. 



Leaves membranous, deciduous ; drupe spuriously 3-celled. 



Flowers with the leaves, in slender drooping panicles . 3. V. erubescens. 

 Flowers before the leaves in sessile corymbs. 

 Main lateral nerves close, 8-10 pair ; drupe I in. long . 4. V. nervosum. 

 Main lateral nerves distant, 7-9 pair; drupe f in. 



long 5. V. fastens. 



Leaves coriaceous, evergreen ; drupe 1-celled. 



Corolla tubular, limb erect ; corymbs without bracts . 6. F. conacmm. 

 Corolla rotate ; corymbs with ciliate bracts . . .7. F. f ^""' 



1. V. cotinifolium, Don. ; Bot. Eeg. t. 1650 ; Wight lU. t'. 121 A.— 



Syn. V. polycarpum, Wall. Vein. Mar glmalawa, trans-Indus ; Rich 

 uklu, harikunch, Jhelam ; Rlchabi, kilmich, guch, Kashmir ;_ Bathor, 

 papat Tcalam, Tchlmor, rdjal, tumma, Chenah ; Katonda, Eavi; Jawa, 

 khatip, tustus, sussu, Sutlej ; Gwia, Kamaon.* 



A large shrub, inflorescence and under side of leaves clothed Avith dense 

 grey stellate tomentum. Leaves 3-5 in. long, ovate or rotundate, entire 

 or crenulate, 2-5 in. long, glabrous or pubescent above, on short thick 

 petioles ; main lateral nerves oblique, 5-6 pair, dividing into prominent 

 branches half-way between midrib and edge of leaf. Flowers numerous, 

 in sessile or short-pedunculate corymbs. Calyx-lobes short ; coroUa turbi- 

 nate, white tinged with pink. Drupe oblong, ^ in. long, compressed, with 

 2 furrows on each face. 



Abundant between 4000 and 11,000 feet in the N.W. Himalaya, also on the 

 Suliman range. FL June-July. The ripe fruit is sweetish, and is eaten. 

 Hardy in England. Nearly allied to V. Lantana, Linn., of Middle and South 

 Europe and the Caucasus, vrith white, rotate corolla. 



. 2. V. stellulatum, Wall. ; PL As. rar. 1. 169. — Syn. V. Mullaha, Ham. 

 Vem. Jal bdgu, Jhelam ; Amliacha, phulsel, Kashmir ; Tit maliya, 

 Kamaon. 



Branchlets, petioles, and inflorescence with stellate pubescence. Leaves 

 glabrous above, more or less pubescent beneath, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 

 Ipng-acuminate, dentate, with large, sharp teeth ; 3-5 in. long ; petioles 

 J-1 in. long ; main lateral nerves 5-6 pair, oblique, undivided save "near 

 the margin, the lowest pair only with strong branches on the outside. 

 Flowers small, in large, compound, nearly umbellate corymbs ; eoroUa 

 white, rotate, pubescent outside. Drupe ovate-oblong, compressed, shin- 

 ing: i4 in- long. 



Common in the N.W. Himalaya, between 6000 and 10,000 ft. Fl. July- 

 Aug. ; fruit acid, eaten. V. involucratum, Wall., probably does not differ from 

 this species. 



3. V. erubescens. Wall.; PI. As. rar. t. 134. — Syn. V. Wightianum, 

 WaU. ; W. & A. Prodr. 388 ; Wight Ic. 1024. 



A shrub or small tree, with slender cinereous branches, nearly glabrous 

 or pubescent. Leaves broad-ovate or oblong, with cordate or rounded 

 base, acuminate, serrate, 2-3 in. long ; petioles |-f in. ; main lateral nerves 



* The vem. names of the sp. of Vibunmm demand further inquiry. 



