156 
. Sec. Guar. Tree: younger parts clothed with rasty pubés- 
cence: leaves abruptly pinnate: leaflets 4-6 ‘pair, oblong-lanceo-” 
late, acuminated, entire, slightly hairy beneath? racemes im termi~ 
nal panicles: calyx unequal: pétals 4, (the fifth deficient) glabrous, 
with a distinct claw: limb’ cordate-oblong: séale attached to the: 
petals by the margin, very woolly, with a woolly appendage at its 
back overtopping ‘the scale : ‘stamens on one side, woolly + ovary 
deeply 3-lobed, hairy: style longish :, berries 1-2, rarely 3, nearly 
unconnected : flowers small, white. ~ 5 eS 
Peninsula. Circars, flowering in March. The timber of this tree 
is very useful, being straight, strong and durable. 
(5),S. Danura. (Roab.). 
Ident. Roxb. fl. Ind. I. p. 274. 
_ Syn, Scytalia.Danura, Roxb. 1. e. 
Spec. Cuar. Shrub: leaves broad-laneeolate, cordate at the 
base : panicles terminal: petals with 2 woolly scales at their base ; 
style shortish: flowers numerous, solitary, pale rose-coloured, 
The Delta of the Ganges, flowering. in the hot season. 
GENUS IV. CUPANIA. 
Deceandria Monogynia. Sez : Syst: 
Derio. Called after Francis Cupani, author of several Botanical ' 
works. - i ae 
‘Gen. Cuan. Trees or shrubs with abruptly pinnated leaves: 
calyx 5-cleft: petals 5, rarely wanting, each usually fornished with, 
a scale above the base: stamens inserted between the margin of the, 
disk and the ovary: ovary 3-celled, ‘with one erect_ovule in each 
cell: style simple or 3-cleft: eapsale 2-3-angled, 2-3-celled, locu- 
licidal : seeds with an aril. Raye an eeaie Sahay peri tame ee 
(4) C. cawEscEns. (Pers.)- 
Ident. W. & A, prod. I.,p. 118.—Dee, prod. E. p. 613. 
Syn. Molinzea canescens, Roxb., fl, Ind. LI. p. 2438.-—Sapindgs 
tetraphyllus, Vahl.—Dee. prod. I. p. 608. a * 
“Engrav. Roxb. Cor, t. 60. = 
Spec. Cuan. Tree: leaflets 2 pair, obovate or oblong, quite. 
entire, glabrous: racemes simple or panieled,. from the old leafless 
shoots: sepals roundish: petals 4, (fifth defieient,) flat, the claw: 
silky at the back: scale woolly in front, 2-cleft, with a crested, ,ap- 
pendage at its back below the cleft: stamens 8, on one side, oppo- 
site from the disk: ovary ovate: style simple, elongated : stigma 3- 
toothed : capsule ovoid, 3-sided : flowers small, white. ox 
Circars. Ram Ghaut and Khandalla. Flowering i 
aud March, vering.. in February. 
