1?0 XI. CAPPARiDE^. (Hook. f. & Thorns.) [Clemne., 



Flowers J in. long, dull yellow, solitary, long-pedioelled. Capsules 1-li in., sessile, 

 slender, beaked. Seeds large, glabrous, transversely rugose. 



9. C. Burmanni, W. dk A. Prodr. 22; branches glabrous prickly, 

 leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets shorter than the petiole obovate or oblong-lanceo- 

 late, flowers axillary, capsule stalked terete. Polanisia dodecandra, DG. 

 I.e. M%—Burm. Thes. Zeyl. t. 100, f. 1 (wo« good). 



Fields of the CAENATtc, and in Ceylon, Koetiig, &o. 



Annual, 6-18 in. ; branches many from the root. Leaflets 1 in., acute or obtuse. 

 Flowers j in., solitaiy, purple. Capsules 2 in., terete, glabrous, striate, tapering at 

 both ends ; stalk ^-J in., slender. Seeds glabrous, transversely rugose. — 0. ciliata, 

 Sch. & Th., of tropical AfHca approaches this very closely. 



*** 'Leaves compound. Stamens lO-oo . 



10. C. felina, Linn. f. Swppl. 300; rough with rigid scale-like hairs, 

 leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets obovate, flowers axillary long-pedicelled, stamens 

 28-32, capsule glabrous. Polanisia felina, DC. Prodr. i. 242 ; Wall. Cat. 

 6971 ; W.&A. Prod/r. 22 {excl. syn. Hort. Malab.). 



Southern provinces of the Caknatic, Kcenig, &o. 



Annual, erect, 1-2 ft., much branched. Leaflets J-1 in., obtuse, equalling or shorter 

 than the petiole. Flowers J-| in. long, solitary, purple. Calyx and corolla bristly 

 outside. Filaments filiform. Capsule l-l^by Jin., compressed, linear-oblong, acute 

 at both ends, striate. Seeds large, glabrous, tubercled. 



11. C. viscosa, Linn.; softly pubescent, leaves 3-5-foliolate, leaflets 

 ovate or obovate, flowers racemed long-pedicelled, stamens 12-20, capsule 

 glandular-pubescent. Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 128- C. icosandra, Linn. Polanisia 

 viscosa, DC. Prodr. i. 242; Wall. Cat. 6968. Polanisia icosandra, W.d: A. 

 Prodr. 22 ; Wight Ic. t. 2. — Rheede Uort. Mai. ix. t. 33. 



Abundant throughout tropical and warm India, and the rest of the world. 



Annual, erect, 1-3 ft., haiis simple and glandular mixed. Leaflets equalling or 

 shorter than the petiole, upper usually subsessile. Flowers J in. long, yellow. Petals 

 reflexed. Capsule 2-34 '°'i striate, narrowed to the tip. Seeds small, granular. 



12. C. Chelidonil, Linn.f. Suppl. 300; glabrous or sparsely scabrid, 

 leaves 5-9-foliolate, leaflets obovate or oblong, flowers racemose then 

 corymbose long-pedicelled, stamens very many, capsule glabrous. Road). 

 Fl. Ind. iii. 127. Polanisia Chelidonii, DC. Prodr. i. 242; W. & A. Prodr. 

 22 ; Wight Ic. t. 319 ; Wall. Cat. 6969 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 8. P. hete- 

 rophylla, Wcdl. Cat. 6970. P. Schraderi and Leschenaultii, DC. Corynan- 

 dra pulchella, Schrad. 



Moist places from the N. Ciroars, Roxburgh, and Poosah, Jacquem., southwards.— 

 DisTRiE. Java. 



Annual, erect, 1-3 ft., much branched, glabrous or with few bristles. Leaves long- 

 petioled, pubescence appressed, scabrid; leaflets 1-1^ in., obtuse or acute. Flowers 

 |-in. diam., regular, rosy ; bracts small, simple or 3-foliolate. Petals sessile, ovate. 

 Filaments clavate above. Capsule 2-4 in., slender, tapering at both ends, striate. 

 Seed rather large, pale brown, muricate. 



2. eVITANDIlOFSXS, DC. 



An annual glandular-pubescent or glabrate herb. Leaves 5-foliolate, 

 long-petioled. Flowers racemed. Sepals 4, spreading. Petals 4, spteading, 

 long-clawed, open in bud. Stamens 6, filaments adnate below to the slender 

 gynophore, spreading above. Ovary stalked, ovules many. Capsvle elon- 



