Pittosporum] XI. PITTOSPORACEiE 43 



Subhimalayaii tract and outer ranges, from tlie Jumna eastwards, in Sikkim 

 5,000-8,000 ft. Kliasi hills, Shan hills, Upper Burma, Western Ghats from the Konkan 

 to the Nilgiris. Fl. January-June. 



3. P. nilghirense, Wight at Am. ; Wight 111. t. 70. Nilgiris, Sigur, Bolampattv 

 valley, Palni hills. A shrub or small tree. PL J in. long, in slender glabrous 3-8 

 fid. corymbs, often sevei-al from one leaf axil Capsule somewhat compressed, ^ in 

 long, seeds 6. 4. P. liumile, Hook. fil. & Thorns. Khasi hills. A small much-branched 

 shrub. Leaves narrowly lanceolate, 2 by J in. Fl. ^ in. long, in short, fasciculate, 

 few fid. racemes. 5. P. glabratum, Lindl. Khasi hills, Manipur, China. A small tree. 

 Leaves linear-lanceolate, 2-4 in., pale beneath. Fl. J-g in., pale yellow, in lax 

 terminal corymbs. Capsule 1 in. long, ovoid-oblong, 3-valved. 



B. BrancMets tomentose, leaves hairy beneath. 



6. P. eriocarpum, Eoyle; Brand. P. PL 19. Vern. Meda mmri, North- 

 West Provinces. 



A small tree with spreading branches. Branohlets, leaves and inflorescence 

 yellowish-tomentose. Leaves 3-8 in., secondary nerves 8-16 pair. PL |- in., 

 pale yellow, in short compact terminal panicles. Sepals lanceolate, densely 

 tomentose. Capsule tomentose, | in. diam., valves thick, woody, broad-ovate. 



Outer North- West Himalaya, Jumna to Sarda, 3,000-6,500 ft. PL March, April. 



7. P. dasycaxQon, Miquel. Gapsundi, Mar. Evergreen Ghat forests from the Konkan 

 to Travancore. Leaves 3-5 in., glabrous when full grown, except along midrib, 

 secondary nerves not conspicuous. PL J in., in dense terminal panicles, sepals 

 ovate, ciliate. Capsule J in. diam. 8. P. ferruglEeum, Ait. ; Kurz, P. PL i. 78. Tenas- 

 serim, Malabar, Malay Peninsula. A spreading, much-branched tree. Branchlets, 

 young leaves and inflorescence rusty-pubescent. PL J in., in lax jsedunculate com- 

 pound corymbs, sepals narrow acuminate. 



Obdee XIL POLYGALACE^. Gen. PL i. 134 



(Polygalece.) 



Herbs, rarely trees or shrubs, erect or scandent. Leaves alternate, simple, 

 quite entire. Stipules 0. PL zygomorphic, bisexual, 3-bracteate. Sepals 5, 

 as a rule free, the 2 inner larger, pe tabid (wings). Petals 3-5, unequal, the 

 lowest concave, generally keel-shaped. Stamens 4-8, filaments usually united 

 into a sheath, anthers mostly opening by terminal pores. Ovary 1-3-celled, 

 style generally curved. 



Herbs or erect shrubs, capsule 2-valved . . , 1. Polygala. 

 Trees or erect shrubs, fruit indehiscent, not winded . 2, Xanthophyllum. 

 Climbers, fruit indehiscent, winged . . .3. Securidaca. 



1. jlkJX^ X \jxJ\Lujni.y xjinn. J Jc 1. xsntj. xnci. i. .aUU. 



Mostly herbs, a few shrubs. Sepals often persistent, the 2 inner pe tabid. 

 Petals 3, united at the base with the staminal sheath, the lowest keel-shaped 

 and genei^ally crested. Stamens 8, filaments united in their lower half into a 

 split sheath. Ovary 2-celled, one ovule in each cell. Capsule 2-valved, 

 2-seeded. Species 450, in both hemispheres, chiefly in waxiner regions. 



1. P, arillata, Hamilton; Wall. PL As. Ear. t. 100; Wight Ic. t. 946.— 

 Syn. OhamoibtmuB arillata^ Hassk. ; Kurz, F. M. i. 79. 



A large shrub, attaining 12 ft., young shoots pubescent. Leaves membranous, 

 elliptic-lanceolate, 4r-% in., petiole J-| in. Fl. |-f in., yellow and purple. 

 Capsule coriaceous, | in. diam., rugose when diy. Seeds globose, nearly covered 

 with a fleshy orange-coloured arillus, exalbuminous, cotyledons fleshy. 



