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‘GENUS. HYDNOCARPUS. 
Diecla Pentandria. Sez: Syst: 
-Deriv. From Hydnos, a tuber, and -Karpos, a fruit. 
Gen. Cuan. Trees with poisonous fruit: sepals 5, three inner 
‘ones ‘larger: estivation twisted: petals 5: scales densely hairy, 
Mazer. Stamens 5, in the centre of the flower: filaments hairy at 
the base, Ferm. Stamens as in male: style none: stigmas peltate, 
flat, 5-cleft: berry globose, crowned with the stigmas, 
(1) H.inesrrans. (Vahl) 
Ident. W.& A. prod. I. p. 80.—Dec. prod..1. p. 257. 
_ Engrav. Wight’s Ill. I. t. 16.—-Wight’s Ic. t. 942.—Rheede 
Mal. I. t. 36. 
Spec. Coar. Tree: leaves crenately-sertated, glabrous: inner 
‘sepals concave: petals fringed -with soft-white hairs: fruit globose, 
very hard’: flowers small, white. 
Malabar. .-South Goncans. Flowering in October and Novem- 
Der, 
(2) H.-arpmws, (R. W) 
“Ydent. ‘Wight’s Spicil. p.'9. 
Engrav. Wight’s Spicil.-t. 10. 
Src, Cuar. Large tree: Jeaves entire: sepals all equal, rex 
flexed: petals glabrous, ovate-lanceolate: scales as long as the 
petals, ciliated towards the apex : male stamens 5: filaments much 
shorter than the petals. Fem. Calyx corolla and stamens as in the 
male: stigma peltate, -5-cleft, ‘crowning the ovary: fruit globose: 
‘clothed with short brown tomentum: seeds enclosed in white fleshy 
pulp: flowers whitish-green. 
Neilgherries, near Coonoor and Kotagherry, usually -growing - on 
the banks of streams. Flowering in July and August. 
(3) H. oporatus. (Lindl.) 
Ident. Wight’s Hi. 1.'p. 37. 
Syn. _Gynocardia odorata, Roxb.~Chaulmoogra odorata, Roxb, 
fi. Ind. TIV p. 836. 
‘Engrav. Roxb. Cor. t. 299. 
Src. Cuan. Large tree: leaves lanceolate, entire, acuminate : 
petals oblong: scales ciliated. Mazz. Calyx 4-5 cleft. Frm. Pe- 
duncles 1-flowered,.ftowers larger than the males: styles 5: stigmas 
large, sagittate-cordate: berry globular, 'size of a shaddock : seeds 
numerous, immersed in pulp: flowers large, pale-yellow, fragrant, 
Assam, Silhet, : _ 
