Saccopetaliim] 



IV. ANONACE^. 





1. S. tomentosum, Hook. f. & Thorns.; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 30 ; Ic. PL Ind 

 Or. t. 49; Ann. iv. t. 207.— Syn. Uvarla tomentosa, Uoxb. Cor. PI. t. 35. 



Vern. Kari^ 

 UnibL Ildni. 



, Hin- 



Gonda 

 CJriya ; 

 dudu. 



di, Mar. 



South ; 



]}cdaso^ 



Ch ilka ■ 



Tel. ; Hessare^ 



Kan. 



A large tree, 

 branchletstomen- 

 to&e. Pull grown 

 leaves glabrous, 

 excepting midrib, 

 3-6 in. long, ovate 

 oblong. PI. soli- 

 tary or in pairs, 

 pedicels hairy, 

 very slender, 2-3 

 in. long ; minute 

 bracteoles at the 

 base. Sejials and 

 outer petals lan- 

 ceolate, spreading; inner petals |-f in. long, ovate-lanceolate. Ripe carpels 

 tomentose, dark purple, with a pungent smell, 1 in. diam., 3-4 seeded, on 

 stalks J~| in. long. 



Oudh and Gorakliptir forests, Aravalli hills, Satpura range, Behar, Oris&a, Northern 

 Circai s. (not uncommon in Sal forests), "Western Grhats and throughout the Peninsula. 

 PL H S. 



2. S. longifloruin, Hook. fil. ; Ann. iv. 208, inner petals IJ in. long, is cultivated in the 

 Botan. Gaiden, Calcutta, said to have heen brought from Chittagong. 8. S. sclerocar- 

 pum, Hook. f. & Thorns. ; Ann. iv. t. 208 his. — Syn. Miliusa scUrocarpa, Knrz P. PL i. 48, 

 Martaban and Tenassenm, is imperfectly known. 



Pi "J 2 — Sac (opet alum tomentosum, Hook. f. & Tl oms. 

 Leaf, fr : section of fruit, fl, Jt. 



2. MILIUSA, Leschenault ; PL Brit. Ind, L 86. 



Deciduous trees, fl. usually bisexual, in one species polygamous. Sepals 3, 

 small, petals G in 2 series, the outer similar to sepals, the inner thin, flat and 

 much larger. Stamens definite or indefinite, connective more or less apiculate. 

 Ovaries indefinite, linear-oblong, ovules 1-2. Species 24. Indo-Malayan. 



1. M. velutina, H. f. & Thorns. ; Bedd. FL Sylv. t. 37 ; Ic. PL Ind. Or. t. 87; 

 Brand., Forest FL t. 2 ; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. iv. t. 206 ; Vern. Dom sal, N. W. 

 India: BarM, Idri^ Kajrania, Her, Oudh, Central Provinces; Om&, Ombe, 

 Singbhum ; Jidna Kaitha^ Mai. ; Thabut gyi\ Burm. 



A middle-sized tree, branchlets, leaves and flowers densely silky tomentose. 

 Leaves 3-9 in. long, from a rounded or slightly cordate base ovate-oblong, 

 petioles short. FL on slender 2-3 in. long pedicels, in short racemes at the 

 ends of short branchlets, generally with a few leaves at the base. Sepals and 

 outer petals lanceolate or ovate, inner petals 3 times their length, triangular 

 or ovate, silky tomentose outside, dark purple and glabi'ous inside. Ovaries 

 pubescent, ovules 2. Eipe carpels i in. diam., 2-seeded, on stalks |-J in, long, 

 forming a round head. 



Sub-himalayan tract from the Ganges eastwards, ascending to 1,500 ft., Central India, 

 Chota Nagpore, Northern Oircars, Burma. FL H. S The youDg leaves appear in April 

 or May. 



Other species with hisexu.al fl. are : 2. M, macrocarpa, Hook, f . ^ Thopas. ] Ann. JTi 



