138 RUTACE^. [Clausena. 



celled, with usually only 1 ovule in each cell ; stijle short. Berry ovoid, 

 ^ in. in diam., rugose, "black when ripe. Seeds imbedded in mucilage 



-Ahundant and often gregarious in the northern portions of the area. 

 DiSTBiB. : Outer Himalaya from the Punjab to Sikkim, ascending to 

 5,000 ft.; also in Bengal, Burma, S.India and Ceylon. Flowers during the 

 whole of the hot weather. The root, bark and leaves are medicinal and. the 

 leaves are much used for flavouring curries. 



6. CLAUSENA, Burm. ; Fl. Brit. Ind; i. 503. 



Unarmed shrubs or trees. Leaves imparipinnate. Leaflets mem- 

 branous. Flowers small, in terminal or axillary panicles. Calyx 4-5- 

 lobed or-pai-tite. Petals 4-5, free, slightly imbricate. Stamens 10, 

 inserted round an elongated disk, the alternate ones shorter ; filaments 

 usually dilated below. Ot>ary on a raised torus, 2-o-celled ; style 

 short, deciduous ; stigma obtuse, entire or 2-5-lobed ; ovules 2 in 

 each cell. Berry small, 2-5-celled. Seeds oblong.— Species about 

 14, inhabiting Tropical Asia, Africa and Australia. 



C. Wampi, Oliv., a small tree, probably introduced from China, is culti- 

 vated in gardens for its fruit. 



C. pentaphylla, DC. Prod, i, 538 ; Brandis For. FL 49 : F. B. I. i, 508 ; 



Watt E. D. Amyris pentaphylla, Uoxh. Fl. Ind. ii, 247. Vern. Ratianjot^ 

 teyrur. 



. A deciduous shrub ; young parts silky-tomentose. Leaves large, 3-7- 

 foliolate. Leaflets subopposite or alternate, 2-6 in. long, ovate or lan- 

 ceolate, acuminate, entire, shortly stalked, softly tomentose beneath; 

 main lateral nerves prominent. FLoivers 4-merous, ^ in. across, yellowish', 

 in erect terminal downy panicles. Sepals triangular, acute. Petals 

 oblong, concave. Filaments short, broad. Berry ^ in, in diam., ovoid 

 papillose, pale orange. ' 



Abundant in the sal forests of Eohilkhand, Oudh, and Gorakhpur, also 

 near Cawnpur (Hardwicke). Distrib,: Sub-Himalayan tract from 

 Kumaon to Nepal. Flowers during April and May. The leaves are very 

 aromatic. 



7. LIMONIA, Linn. ; FI. Brit. Ind. i. 507. 



Shrubs or small trees, often spiny. Leaves alternate, imparipin- 

 nate. Leaflets opposite or alternate ; petiole winged. Flowers 

 panicled, racemed or fascicled. Calyx equally 4-5-lobed or-partite. 

 Petals 4-5, inbricate. 8tam.ens 8-10, inserted around an annualar or 

 elevated disk ; filaments subulate. Ovary oblong, 4'5-celIed ; style 

 short, stout, deciduous ; ovules 1-2 in each cell. Berry globose, 1-4- 

 celled, 1-4-seeded. Seeds imbedded in mucilage. Cotyledons fleshy. — 

 •Species 4, natives of Tropical Asia. 



