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males none : stamens alternating with the petals: glands of the 

 disc opposite the petals, alternating with the filaments, situated 

 between the rudimentary oyary and the stamens: cells of the 

 OTary 2-ovuled : fruit capsular : seeds with a red aril, albuminous. 



(1) M. GEIONOIDKS. (Soxh.) 



Ident. Eoxb. fl. Ind. II. p. 70.— Dec. prod. SV. s. 2. p. 227. 



Syn. Celastrus aouminatus. Wall. cat. No. 4342. 



Spec. Chae. Small tree : leaves oblong-ovate or ovate, acute 

 at the base, alternate, long cuspidate-acuminate at the apex, 

 glabrous, entire : stipules subulate : male flowers more or less 

 heaped together in pubescent panicles in the axils of the leaves, 

 pediceUed : female ones with longer pedicels : male petals linear- 

 spathulate, entire, coloured : filaments free : anthers ovoid, with 

 2 slits inwards : connectivum much thickened, stifi", scrobiculate : 

 glands of the male disc linear-ellipsoid, fleshy : ovary 2-celled, 

 depressed at the top : styles connate below, dilated, recurved. 



Silhet. 



GENUS IV. SATJEOPFS. 

 Monoecia Decandrla* Sex : St/st ; 



Gen. Chae. Male calyx imbricated in sestivation : petals 

 suppressed : disc extra-staminal or suppressed, 6-lobed round the 

 staminal column, lobes opposite the sepals : stamens central : 

 anthers with 2 slits, cells adnate lengthwise : cells of the ovary 

 2-ovuled: fruit fleshy, finally bursting. — Shrubsj rarely under- 

 shrubs : flowers monoscious, axillary, very shortly racemulose : 

 male calyx small, females growing larger, more deeply divided, 

 6-parted, 6-cleft or lobed: anthers situated at the top of the 

 staminal column, distinct, clefts extrorse : ovary 3-celled : styles 

 3, more or less distinctly 2-parted or cleft : fruit soon dryish, 

 almost corky, then slowly opening as a capsule. 



(1) 8. ALBICANS. (Muller.) pS^g 



Ident. Dec. prod. XV, s. 2. p. 240. 



Spec. Chae. Shrub : branchlets angular : male calyx 6-lobed 

 . or cleft, very small : ovary obtuse at the apex. 



Var. a. GEiririu'irs.-^Leaves oblong-ovate or ovate or ovate- 

 lanceolate acuminate, acute at the base. — Clutia androgyna, Linn. 

 Mant. p. 128. — 8. albicans, Blume. — Miq.flor. Ind, Bat. I. 2. p. 

 366.-8. Indicus. B. W. — Agyneia ovata, Mig^. 1. c. p. 367. — 

 Wight's Icon. t. 1952. 



Courtallum. Ehasia. 



