84 XX. STERCULIAOE-^ [Sterculia 



Silckini, ascending to 3,000 ft , Bhutan, Assam, Kliasi hills, Burma. Fl August- 

 October, in Burma March (Kurz). Nearly allied : 12. S. Isevis, Wall. Pegu and Tena&se- 

 rim, Malaj^ Peniubula. Petioles 1-2 in , panicles shorter, follicles narrower 13. S. nobilis, 

 Bob. Broi\n. A native of China, sometimes cultivated in India, has elliptic leaves, 

 blade 5-9, petiole 1-2 in , large clroopmg panicles and fragrant flowers A very re- 

 markable species of this group is 14. S. cognata, Prain. Kachin hills, Upper Burma. 

 Leaves glabrous, narrow -oblanceolate, blade 9 by IJ in. gradually narrowed into short 

 hirsute petiole, secondarv nerves numerous, joined by prominent intramarginal veins, 

 panicles short, ramifications filiform, calyx segmentb \ in. slightly pilose 



15. S. Balanghas, Linn. ; Wight 111. t. 30 ; Trimen Handb. i. 165. 



Youngest slioots, petioles and inflorescence clothed with tawny stellate 

 pubescence. Leaves ovate or elongate-elliptic, blade 5-15, petiole 1-2 in. long. 

 Panicles 4-5 in. long. Fl. scented, greenish purple, follicles 3-4 by 1 in., shortly 

 stalked, minutely pubescent, brilliant orange-scarlet, seeds J in., ovoid, jet, 

 black, shining. 



Travancore and ghats of Tmnevelli, Ceylon, low country common. PI. P. S. 



The follo^ving 4 specieh arp clobely allied to each other, and with B. JBalangJias, with 

 which some day perhaps they may be united. 16 S. rubiginosa, Yentenat ; King, in 

 Journ. Ab. boc, Bengal, vol. 60 (1892) p. 69. Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula. A tree 

 20-50 ft , rust y~tonientose. 17. S. ensifolia, Masters*, King, Ic. p 70 Mei^gui, Malay 

 Peninsula. A shrub or small tree. Leaves lanceolate or oblanceolate, caudate-acumi- 

 nate, rusty- torn entose beneath. 18. S. angustifolia, Eoxb. ; King, Ic. 68, Martaban, 

 Perak. A" small tree, velvetj'- rusty-tomentose 19. S. parviflora, Roxb. ; King, I.e. 66 

 Hilhet, Andamans, Nicobar, Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula. A tree 20-50 ft , the 

 youngest shoots ferruginous-tomentose. Fl. smaller than of the preceding 



20 S. populifolia, Koxb.; ^Ya^. PI. As. Rar. t. 3; Pierre, PL Por. Cochinch. t. 197. 

 Hills of the Coromandel coast and throughout French Indo-China A small tree 

 Leaves deeply coidate, blade 3-4, petiole 2-6 in. long, basal nerves 7-9, calyx 4- in , 

 follicles stalked, terminated by a membranous oblique strongly veined obtu.se wing. 



B. Eollicles membranous, opening soon after fertilization, long before the 

 seeds ripen. 



21. S. colorata, Roxb. Cor. PL t. 25 ; Brandis F. M. 34. Vern. Bodula 

 walencij scanari.lBliad,; 3£utntk, Ajmexe; 8isij Kol, Sonth. ; KhotvseyjMar. 

 Karaka, Tel. ; Wef^Jmw, Bnrm. 



A middle-sized, often a large tree, stem often fluted, wood grey, very soft 

 medallary rays broad, conspicuous, joined by transverse bars of wood paren- 

 chyma, youngest shoots clothed with grey stellate pubescence. Leaves crowded 

 at the ends of branches, shallowly 3- or 5-lobed, lobes triangular acuminate, 

 blade (J- 12 in. across, petiole 3-8 in. long. Panicles numerous, erect, from 

 bright coral-red to greyish-brown, the entire inflorescence, as well as the calyx 

 covered with dense stellate tomentiim. Calyx |-11 in. long, persistent, funnel- 

 shaped, the mouth with 5 triangular teeth. Staminal column as long as, or 

 longer than calyx, Follicles 1-5, stalked, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, membra- 

 nous, pink outside, opening long before the seeds ripen, and bearing 2 seeds 

 near the base. 



H\ibMmalayan tract from the Jumna eastward, ascending to 4,000 ft. Central 

 Province^, the Peninsula^ Lower and Upper Burma. Leafless during winter. Fl. 

 March, April, the young leaves generally appear after the flowers. Pr. June, July, 



According to some botanists, this consists of three distinct sjjecies : 



(a) S, cohrata, Roxb. "Western Peninsula. Adult leaves on both sides perfectly 

 glabrous, panicles bright coral red. Calyx in fl, |-| m. long, J-J in. across at mouth. 



(co) S. fiilgem^ Wall. Burma, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java. Pull grown leaves 

 harsh beneath with dense minute stellate pubescence. Panicles orange or dull yellow, 

 calyx in fl. IJ-IJ in. long, J in, across. 



(f) ;5'. jjall&ns, Wall. (Khardala, N. W-). Subhimalayan tract. Branohlets, petioles 

 and under side of adult leaves more or less densely velvety, upper side pubescent or 

 ^labrou-s. Panicles and calyx greyish brown, calyx in fl. |-| in. long and J-J across 

 at moxith. 



22. S. 8cai>Mgera, Wall. ; Kurz, P. PL i. 140. Burma, Cochinchina, Malay Archi- 

 pelago, Sumatra. A tall deciduous glabrous tree. Leaves ovate, blade &-10, petiole 2-5 



