SCHLEICHEBA.] SAPIJSDACE^. 179 



each ceil. Fruit lobed to the base ; lobes oblong, indebiscent, diverg- 

 ing. Seeds exariilate, without albumen. — Species 2 or 3. 



E. edule, Biidr. 229; F.B.I, i, 672; Watt E. D. E. rubiginosum, 

 Brand. For. Fl. 108. Sapindus rubiginosa, Rosuh.; Fl. Ind. ii, 2S2 ; W. 4 

 A. Prod. 112 ; D. Sf G. Bomh. Fl. Supjpl. 14. 



A large tree or sbrub, with the shoots, petioles and inflorescence rnsty- 

 pubescent, Leaves about 1-2 ft. long ; leaflets 8-12, elliptic or oyate- 

 oblong, often acaminate, 2|-7 in. long, oblique at the cuneate base, 

 shortly stalked, glabrescent or sparingly puberulous on the upper surface, 

 more "or less tomentose beneath; main nerves 6-10 pairs. Flowers in 

 small clasters on elongated spike-like racemes arranged in a panicle, 

 shortly stalked, ssveet-scented. Fruit i in. long, glabrous. 



Kheri dist. in N. Ondh, where it grows into a largo tree. Distrtb.: 

 Bengal, Sikkim Himalaya, Assam, Burma to Penang ; Malay Penins., 

 S. India ; also on the N. W. coast of Australia. The wood is strong and 

 durable, and is chocolate-coloured in the centre. 



3. SCHLEICHERA, Willd. ; Fl. Brit. Ind. i, 681. 



Trees. Leaves alternate, exstipulate, pinnate ; leaflets entire. 

 Flotoers small, fascicled, regular, polyg^amo-dioecious. Calyx 4-6- 

 cleft. Fe'als 0. Bisk complete, iilabrous, wavj. Stamens 5-8, 

 inserted within the disk. Ovary ovoid, 3-4-celled, narrovs-ed into 

 a rigid style ; stigma 3-4-cleft ; ovules solitary in each cell, erect. 

 Fruit dry, coriaceous, indebiscent, 1-3-celled. Seeds enclosed in a 

 fleshy aril. — A small srenus represented in India, the Indian Archi- 

 pelago and in the Philippines. 



S. trijuga, Willd. 8p. PI IV, 1096; Eoxh. Fl. Ind. ii, 277 ; W. Sf A, 

 Prod. 114 ; D. 8f G. Bomh. Fl. 35 ; Brand. For. Fl. 105, t. XX ; F. B. I. i, 

 681 ; Watt E.D. Melicocca trijuga, Juss.; Royle III. 137. Vern, Gausam, 

 "kusam. 



A large handsome tree with paripinnate leaves. Young parts downy. 

 Leaflets 2-4 pairs, opposite, 2-9 in. long, sessile or nearly so, oblong or 

 elliptic-oblong, obtuse acute or acuminate, entire, the terminal pair the 

 largest, coriaceous when old. Racemes axillary, often several on short 

 branchlets. Flowers yellowish-green, male and 2-sexual often on differ- 

 ent trees. Stameyis much longer than the calyx. Fruit f-l in. long, 

 pointed, smooth or echinate. 



Dehra Dun and Siwalik range, Oudh and Bundelkhand, in dry mixed 

 forests. DiSTEiB. : Foot of the W . Himalaya eastward from the Sntlej, 

 Chota Nagpur, C. and S, India, Ceylon and Burma; also in Java and Timor. 

 The old leaves become golden-yellow and are shed early in March, the 

 flowers and crimson young foliage appearing soon afterwards. The fruit 

 ripens during Oct . and Nov. It is cultivated in gardens and as a roadside 

 tree. The wood is hard, strong and durable, and is much valued. A lac of 

 superior quality is yielded by this tree. The oil obtained from the seeds 



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