DiLLENiA. ] DILLBNIACEM, 21 



formed of the matured indehiscent carpels inclosed in the thickened 

 <5up. Seeds naked or immersed in pulp ; aril none. 



Flowers white, appearing with the leaves, seeds 

 hairy . 1. D. indica. 



Flowers yellow, appearing before the leaves, seeds 

 glahrous — 



Flowers solitary 2. D. aurea. 



Flowers fasiccled 3. D. pentagyna, 



1. D. indica, Linn. Sp. PI. 535 ; F. B. I, i. 36 ; Brand. For. Fl. 1. D. 

 speciosa, Thimh ; Roxh. Fl. Ind. ii.650 ; W. Sf A. Prod. 5 ; Boyle III. 

 58 ; Hh.f. Sf T. Fl. Ind. 69 ; D. Sf Q. Bomb. FL 2. Watt E. D. Vern. 

 Ghaltr. 



A handsome evergreen round-headed medium-sized tree. Leaves oblong, 

 lanceolate, serrate Flowers large, solitary, subterminal, white, 

 appearing with the leaves. Sepals fleshy. Seeds many, hairy. 



Tropical forests at the base of the Himalaya from Nepal to Assam 

 (possibly wild in N. Oudh) ; Bengal, S. India, Ceylon, Burma, Malay 

 Peninsula and Archipelago. Cultivated in most Indian gardens in the 

 plains. The fragrant flowers open during June and July, and the round 

 hard apple-like fruits ripen during the cold season. The acid calyx 

 surrounding the ripe carpels is eaten raw or cooked in curries, and is 

 also used for making a jelly. 



2. D. aurea, Smith Exot. Bot. ii. 65, t. 92 ; Hk. /. 4- T. Fl. Ind. 70 ; 

 Royle III. 58; F. B. I. i. 37 ; Brand. For. Fl. 2 ; Watt E. D. Vern. Aggai 

 (Oudh). 



A small tree in Oudh, rarely over 2 ft. in girth, and 20 ft. high. Leave? 

 deciduous, about 1 ft. long, oblong or obovate, tapering into the deeply 

 channelled sheathing petioles, crenate-dentate, rufous-silky on both 

 sides when young, glabrous above when old. Flowers 2-3 in. across, with 

 ovate bracts at the base of the peduncle, large, solitary, golden yellow, 

 terminating lateral branches, appearing before the leaves. Sepals fleshy, 

 oblong, obtuse, glaucous, silky when young. Car-pels 6-12, inclosed in 

 the fleshy calyx. Fruit about the size of a small apple. Seeds many, 

 glabrous, surrounded by viscid pulp. 



Forests of N. Oudh. Disteib. : Base of Himalaya, from Nepal to 

 Bhutan ; Burma, Malay Peninsula, Andaman Islands, Java, Borneo. 

 The new foliage appears in April, after the flowers have opened. Wood 

 grey, beautifully mottled. 



3. D. pentagyna, Roxh. Cor. PI. I, 21, t. 20 ;Fl. Ind. ii. 652 ; W. & 

 A. Prod. 5 ; Hk. f. Sf T. Fl Ind. 71 ; D. Sf G. Bomh. Fl. 2 ; F. B. I. -i, 88 ; 

 Brand For. Fl. 2. Watt E. D. D. augusta and D. pilosa, Boxl. I. c. 

 "Vern. Aggai. 



A moderate-sized tree. Branches ascending and drooping at the ends, 

 rough and scarred when old ; young parts silky. Leaves deciduous, 1-2 

 ft. long, oblong-lanceolate, denticulate, decurrent into short winged 



