688 Xliv. SAPINDACEJ3. (W. P. Hiem.) [Nephenum. 



Lmir. Fl. Cochiiich. 233. Scytalia chinensis, Gcerin. Frvct. i. 197, t. 42, f. 3. 

 Sc. Litchi, Bdxb. Eort. Beng. 28 ; FL Ind.'A. 269. E. Lit-chi, J?«ss. Gen. 

 248 ; WaM. Gab. 8048 (joort). . K dimocarpus, ife?&. 7wd. Or. a. f. & T. 

 (N. duriocarpus, T. Anders. Fl. Behar 11). — Sown,. Voy. Ind. t. 129. 



Widely cultivated in India ; introduced froin S. China. 



A fine tree of moderate height, with spreading branches. Leaves 3-9 in. ; leaflets 

 14-6by 4-l|in. ; petiolules ^5-^ in. Jn/orescence tawny-puberulent ; flowers greeniah- 

 white, -f^-J in. widp. Anthers shorter than the filaments. DUh glabrous. Ovary 2-3- 

 celled, ferruginous-hairy,, style 2-3-lobed, lobes recurved. Fruit 2-1-lobed, globose, 

 about 1 in. diam. ; pericarp diy, at length brittle ; tubercles angular. Aril fleshy, 

 whitish, edible. — The Litchi of commerce. 



** Fetals present. Calyx usually wUh deep divisions. 



t Leaflets quite entire. 



X Lateral veins of leaflets obsolete. 



5. IT. rubescens, Utern ; leslflets 2-10 opposite or alternate lanceolate 

 or oblong acuminate base obtuse or cuneate both sides glabrous shining 

 lateral veins obsolete reticulation minute, panicles axiUary and terminal 

 pubescent, Caljri rather deeply 4^5-lobed imbricated in bud, petals 4-5 

 small hairy, stamens 8-10 exserted, ovary emarginate ot didymous, fruit 

 sharply tubercled. Euphoria Lit-chi, Wall. Gat. 8048, letters G, H ody, not 

 of Jiiss. 



Maetaban and Sikcapore, Wallich. Malacca Griffith. 



Glabrous and shining except the inflorescence. Leaves 6-18 in. ; leaflets 2-74 ^7 

 4-24 in., turning somewhat red in drying ; petiolules J-^ in. Flowers J^J in. wide. 

 Petals linear-obtuse or ovate acute. Disk glabrous. Anthers small ; filaments pube- 

 scent, shorter in the female flowers. Fruit-lobes oblong or ellipsoidal, generally solitary, 

 green or red, f-1 in. long ; setae tubular, short, compressed. 



tt Lateral veins of leaflets more or less conspicuous. 



6. Vt, ? nXalng^a^i, Hiern; leaflets 2 or 4 opposite obovafe or elliptic 

 glabrous coriaceous shortly petioluled obtuse base obtusely narrowed lateral 

 veias not much raised, flowers tetfamerous, calyx-lobes shortly ciUated 

 otherwise glabrous, petals smaller without scales, stamens 8 included, lobes 

 of capSule usually solitary oblong nearly glablate. 



Malacca, Maingay. 

 ^ Glabrous except ferrnginbus-pubernlent shoots and inflorescence. Leaves 4-10 J in. ; 

 rachis not winged ; leaflets 24-6J by 1^-3J in. ; petiolules J-f in. Infl/yreaeeace 

 ranging up to 8 in.; flowers iV i°- diani., in interrupted globose clusters; bracts 

 ringing up to 1 in. long or more. Calyx cleft, lobes imbricated. Pet(ds shaggy- 

 toknentose. FUasnents hairy. Ovary hairy. Fruit (immature) f-1 in. long, shortly 

 stipitate. 



7. N. costatttxa, Hiem ; leaflets 4-6 opposite or alternate elliptic or 

 oblong glabrous entire above dark gteen beneath pale obtuse emar- 

 ginate or shortly acuminate base obtuse, flowers panicled tomentose, calyx 

 deeply 5-lobed imbricated in bud, petals 5 minute obtuse attenuate towards 

 base, stamens exserted. 



Malacca, Mxdngav. 



ie«»c* 6-10 in. ; feaflets 3-6 by 1^-2 J in., marked with enbparaM lateral veins 

 beneath ;petiolulds ^t in. Panicles densely flowered, nearly equalling the leaVes; 

 flowers J m. diam. Mwments pilose. Ovary pilose. ■> i a 



8. K. Z.on^ana, Gamb. in Mem. Mus. Par. xviii 30- leaflets 4-10 

 opposite or alternate elliptic ovate oblong or lanceolate isuaily ratW 



