112 TILIACEM. [Geewia. 



4. G. pilosa, Lamh. Encycl. Suppl. in, 43 ; W. ^ A. Prod. 78 ; D. 

 4r G. Bomb. Fl. 26 ; F. B. I. i, 388 ; Brand, For. Fl. 39. G. carpinifolia,. 

 Eoxl. Fl. Ind. a, 587. 



A sTirub or small tree ; herbaceotis portions roagh with stellate hairs. 

 Leaves 2-4 in. long, snhsessile, cuneate-ohovate or lanceolate, shortly acu- 

 minate, unequally serrate, scahrous above, softly tomentose and promi- 

 nently veined beneath ; base rounded or subcordate, 3-nerved : stipules 

 subulate, acuminate. Peduncles 1-3, axillary, i in. loug, 3-flowered ; 

 pedicels as long as the peduncle. J5ik^s oblong, dilatedlat the base, con- 

 stricted in the middle. Sepals linear ^ in. Peials linear, bifid, one-third, 

 the length of the 1 sepals. Drupe 1-4-lobed, reddish-brown, stellate- 

 hairy, size of large pea, rind crustaceous, mesocarp fibrous. Nuts 1-4^ 

 1-3 celled, pitted. 



Eohilkhand, Oudh, Bundelkhand, Merwara. Disteib. : Eajputana, 0. 

 and S. India ; also in Trop. Africa. 



5. G. villosa, Willd. in Ges. Nat. Fr. Neue. Schr. iv, 205 ; W. & A.^ 

 Prod. 79; D. &. G. Bomb. Fl. 25 ; F.B.I. i, 388 ; Brand. For. Fl. 39,' 

 Watt E. D. 



A shrub ; herbaceous portions clothed with long soft hairs. Lea^ves 1-3 

 in., suborbicular, obliquely cordate at the base, apex acuminate or 

 rounded, serrate, teeth ciliate, rugose above, villous beneath, and with 5 

 prominent basel nerves ; 'petiole \-\ in.; stipules broad, leafy. Flowers- 

 very shortly peduncled, sometimes opposite the leaves. Bracts oblong. 

 Sepals oblong, acute, villous. Petals oblong, notched, much shorter than 

 the sepals, dull yellow. Drupe large, globose, rind crustaceous, copper- 

 coloured, pilose. Nuts 4, 1-2 seeded. 



Bundelkhand. Distrib. : Punjab, Sindh, Eajputana, and south to 

 Travancore ; also in Trop. Africa and the Cape de Verd Islands. Flowers 

 from June to September. 

 6. G. scabrophyUa, Boxb. Fl. Ind. ii, 584 ; F. B. I. i, 387 ; Watt E B. 



G- sclerophylla, Roxb.; Brand. For. Fl. 39. Vern. Phdrsia, gdrbheli 



(DehraDun). 



A small shrub with brownish-green scabrous bark; herbaceous por- 

 tions densely pubescent. Leaves 3-6 in. long, roundish or obliquely 

 ovate, often subiobate, doubly serrate, scabrous on the upper surface, 

 densely ruf ous-tomentose and with prominent veins beneath ; base 3-5- 

 nerved, rounded or subcordate, secondary nerves not arched; petiole 

 short; stipules subulate, hairy, caducous. Pedimcles 1-4, axillary, 2-3- 

 ' flowered, equalling the petiole. Buds ovate-oblong, ribbed. Flowers f 

 in. across. Sepals linear-lanceolate, pubescent outside. PeiaZs obovate, 

 notched, white, § the length of the sepals. Sty le longer than the stamens ; 

 ,stigma 2-lobed. Drape subglobose, about the size of a large cherry,, 

 stellate-hairy ; pulp glutinous, pale yellow. Nuts 4, 1-celled, 1-seeded. 



Submontane tracts from Dehra Dun and the Saharanpur district to 



Pilibhit and N. Oudh. DiSTRiB. : Trop. Himalaya from Garhwal to 



Sikkim, ascending to 4,000 ft. ; also in Assam, E. Bengal and Burma. 



, It flowers during Aug. and Sep, and the fruit ripens Nov. to March^ 



The stems yield a fibre suitable for ropes, and the fruit is eaten. 



