556 xxxvii. MELiACB^. (W. P. Hiem.) [Acflaia. 



base obtuse margins slightly undulated, petiolules short much branched, 

 panicles rather supra-axillary shorter than or about equalling the leaves, 

 pedicels rather slender about equalling the flowers, calyx lepidote shortly 

 ciliate, corolla glabrous, staminal tube urceolate. Sapindus lepidotus, 

 Wall. Cat. 8036. 



SiLHET, Wallich, Griffith. 



Leaves 5-8 in. ; leaflets IJ-l by i-lj in. ; petiolules J-J in. Inflorescence 3-5 m, 

 long ; flowers ^ in. diam. 



*** Leaflets 9-13 or more. 



8. A. perviridis, Eiem ; leaflets 11-13 opposite oblong acuminate 

 glabrous shining base obtuse shortly petiolulate, panicles pyramidal 

 elongated many-flowered lepidote, flowers very small, staminal tube sub- 

 globose. 



Khasia Mts., Griffith, J. D. H. <& T. T., alt. 2000 ft. (Milnea, No. 8). 



A tree of 40 ft. ; leaves and buds deep green. Leaves about 1 ft. ; leaflets 2-5 

 bj^ f-li in. ; petiolule f-J in. Panicles nearly as long as the leaves ; flower-buds 

 minute, nearly glabrous. — Specimens from Sikkim, coUeoled by Dr. Hooker, probably 

 belong to this species ; they have leaves 1-lf ft., leaflets 3-8 by 1-2^ in., fruiting 

 panicles 4-9 in. long, fruits ellipsoidal about 1 in. long, seeds nearly as long. 



9. A. crassinervia, Xurz in litt. ad Hook, f.;, leaflets 9 or more, 

 opposite or subopposite oblong obtuse at both ends with minute scales 

 beneath shortly petiolulate, petioles angular, panicles supra-axillary pyra- 

 midal elongated many-flowered lepidote-ferrugiaous, flowers minute. 



Tenasserim, Heifer. 



Leaves 18 in. or more ; leaflets 6-10 by 2-2| in. ; lateral veins about 20 on each 

 side of midrib with which they make a large angle ; petiolule J in., terminal one 

 4-| in. Panvdes 10-15 in. or more long. 



Sect. II. Shoots leaves and inflorescence stellate-pubescent or tomentose. , 

 * Flowers shorili/ pedicdled. 



10. A. edulis, A. Gray in Bot. V. S. Explor. Exped. i. 237 ; leaflets 9-13 

 opposite or subopposite elliptic or oblong obtuse or acuminate shortly petio- 

 lulate subglabrescent or scattered beneath as well as the shoots inflores- 

 cence and fruit with ferruginous scales mixed sometimes with stellate hairs, 

 panicles pyramidal shorter than the leaves, flowers shortly pedicellate, fruit 

 subglobose edible. Miq. Ann. Mus. Imgd.-Bat. iv. 49. MUnea edulis, 

 Moxb . Hart. Beng. 18 ; Fl. Ind. i. 637 ; Drury Ind. Fl. i. 164 ; WaU. 

 Gat. 1279. Camunium bengalense. Eh. Uam. ex Wall. Lc. Gfr. Cupania 

 (sp.) Wall. Gat. 8067, letter B not A. 



Eastern Behgal; Silhet, WaUich, J. D. M. & T. T. {Milnea, sp. 17); (? Assam 

 Simon). — DisTEiB. Borneo, Fiji Islds. 



A tree of middling size. Leaves |-2 ft. ; leaflets 2-9 by 1-3 in. ; petiolule J-J in. 

 Flowers small. Fruit more than 1 in. diam. according to Eoxburgh ; succulent in- 

 tegument of the seed eaten.— A. sexipetala, Oriff. Notid. iv. 505, sometimes with 

 6 petals and with rather fleshy leaflets, appears to belong to this species. The authentic 

 specimen in Herb. Kew. has leaves with 8-9 leaflets, not trifoliolate as given in trriffith's 

 description. 



11. A. tenulcaulls, Riern; indumentum rufous-stellate, leaflets 9 

 or more alternate shortly acuminate rounded or somewhat cuneate and 

 sometimes minutely peltate at the base shortly petiolulate, flowers small 



