CHRYSOPHYLLUM ROXBURGrHII. (Nat. order Sapotacere.) 



CHRYSOPHYLLUM. Linn.— GEN. CHAR. Calyx segments, corol lobes, stamens and cells of the ovary 5 each (or rarely 6-8), no 

 staminodia nor any scales to the corol, seed usually 1 or few, testa hard and smooth, hilum lateral reaching at least half-way up, albumen scanty or none, 

 cotyledons thick and fleshy. Trees or shrubs, leaves usually rusty or silvery-tomentose underneath, flowers small clustered. 



CHRYSOPHYLLUM ROXBURGH!!. (G. Don.) A good sized tree with numerous slender smooth round branchletSj 

 young shoots and young leaves covered with dense golden toraentum, leaves alternate coriaceous lanceolate to oblong entire gradually 

 acuminate or abruptly rostrato-acuminate, polished on both sides, 3-7 inches long by 1-2 broad, veins very straight simple close and 

 parallel joined near the margiu by a continuous waved vein, petioles 3 lines long, peduncles axillary or from nodes at the old axils In 

 clusters 2-15 together, about 4 lines long, 1-flowered, flowers minute pale yellow, calycine segments 5 oval unequal imbricate, corol tuba 

 as long as the calyx, lobe3 oval ciliate imbricate, the 5 filameuts inserted on to the tube near its base, ovary ovate very hairy 5-celled 

 with 1 ovule in each cell attached to the centre of the axis or sometimes erect from near the base, fruit spherical or obscurely 5-angled, 

 1-1£ inches in diameter, when ripe smooth and yellow 5-celled filled with much pulp, seeds shining brown 8 lines long by 4 broad. 

 G. Don.;~DG. Prod. viii. 162. C. acuminatum, Eoxb. FL bid. 1. p. 599. 



This tree is rather common on our western mountains up to about 3000 feet elevation, and in Ceylon, and is also found in Bengdl 

 and Bombay ; the fruit is ealan but is insipid, and the pulp is very sticky ; the wiod is used for building purposes. The tree is called Hali in 

 Canarese and Lawooloo in Ceylon. 



Analysis. 



1. A flower bud, showing the imbricate sepals. 



2. A full flower, showing the monopetatous corol with its lobes imbricate. 



3. The corol opened out, showing the 5 stamens iuserted on to its tube near the base; 



4. Anthers, front and back view. 



5. The hairy ova ry. 



6. Ovary cut transversely, showing its 5 cells. 



7. Ovary cut vertically, showing the ovules attached to the centre of the axis; 

 8-. The same, showing the ovules erect from near the base of the axis. 



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