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Srec. Cran. Shrub: branchlets opposite, dichotomous: spines 
axillary, short: leaves short-petioled, ovate-oblong : stipules inters 
foliaceous: calyx hairy: corolla infundibuliform, with 5 oblong 
segments anthers linear, one-third of their length within the tube 
of the corolla: stigma clavate, unequally 2-lobed : fascicles of flowers 
subsessile in the forks of thé branchlets, or axillary, fragrant, white, 
changing to yellow, 
Silhet, flowering in March and April. 
(10) R. rorrsrerma. (Rowb. ) 
Ident, Roxb. fi. Ind. I. p: 527.—Dee. prod. IY, p. 389. 
Spec. Car. Shrub: leaves oblong, acuminated, smooth ; ati 
pules subulate: spikes panicled, axillary. ae 
Chittagong, flowering in May. 
(11) R. scanpens. (W. & 4.) 
Ident. W.& A. prod. I. p. 401. annot. 
Syn. Webera scandens, Roxb. fl. Ind. 1. p. 698.=Cupia scan- 
dens, Dec. prod. 1V. p. 394. ie 
Spec. Cuar. Scandent shrub: leaves short-petioled, oblong, 
acuminated, shining: calyx somewhat campanulate, 5-toothed : tube 
of the corolla long and slender: segments obliquely oblong: anthers 
sessile: stigma of 2 thin oval lamina! cymes axillary and in the 
forks of the branchlets, solitary, divisions generally biternate: flowers 
large, fragrant, white, becoming yellow. 
Silhet, flowering in April and May. 
GENUS Vil. PETUNGA. 
Tetrandria Monogynia. Sex: Syst: 
Deriv. The native name in Bengal latinized, 
Gsn. Cuan. Calyx-tube ovate; limb 4-toothed: dorolla funnels 
shaped: tube obconical, short: limb 4-partite; throat villous: ane 
thers slightly exserted: style filiform, villous: stigma 2-toothed, 
slightly exserted: berry globose, depressed and umbilicate at the 
apex, 2-celled: seeds 2~4 itt each cell, fixed to the upper part of 
‘the dissepiment: albumen cartilaginous. 7 
(1) P. Roxsurcui. ( Dec.) 
Ident. Dec. prod. JV. p. 399. 
Syn. Randia racemosa, Roxb. fl. Ind. I. p. 525. 
Spec. Cuar. Erect shrub: branches almost horizontal: leaves 
drooping, elliptic-oblong, glabrous, acuminated at both ends: sti. 
pules large, caducous: spikes axillary, much shorter than the leaves, 
many-flowered: bracts and éalyx glabrous: flowers small, pale, 
greenish-white: berries round, smooth, straw-coloured, 
Lukshmeepoor, flowering in the rainy season. 
