Greiria] 



XXI. TILIAC E1*'E 



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Dry region of XortliAVest India and tlie Decoan. Fl. Jtine-Septenibei\ Tropica] 

 Africa. 



20. G. abutilifolia, Jiisri. ; Kurzj F. FL i. 161, Yern. Pef-ok^ Tayaiv-a^ 

 Upper Burma. 



A shrub (decidnonsj Smalesl, simetimes only 2 ft. liigH, branclilets, leaves 

 and inflorescence i^on^dily stellate-tomentose. Leaves 4-8 in. longj broadly 

 ovate, almost orbicular, often slightly loLed, tertiary nerves distinct beneath. 

 Peduncles very short, in compact axillary clusters. Sepals \-\^ petals \ in., 

 blade shorter than or as long as claw. Gronophore glabrous," edge villous, 

 small tufts of hair at base between petals. Drupe slightly 2-J:-lobed, J-^- in. 

 diam., edible. 



Sikkim, Afesam, IManipnr, Chittagong-, Burma, chiefly in Eng foiest, but al&o on 

 Taungya clearings. Chanda district. Peninsula, chiefly on the west side, Fl. E. H. 

 Oocbinchina, 



21. G. scabrophylla, Roxb.-— Svn. G. ^derophylla^ Eoxb. Hort. Beng. 42 ; 

 Wight Ic. t. 89 ; Brandis F. F1.39. Vern. PetsJmf, Burm. 



A shrub, branchlets, under 

 side of leaves and inflorescence ^^^ 



clothed with soft tawny tomen- 

 tum. Leaves 4-9 in. long, ovote 

 or obovate, tertiary nerves dis- 

 tinct beneath. Peduncles short. 

 Fl. large, blade of petals obovate, 

 longer than, often twice the 

 length of claw. Gonophore 

 glabrous, edge villous, 5 small 

 tufts of hair at base between 

 petals. Fruit globose, not lobed, 

 J~| in. diam,, lind crustaceous, 

 hairy, stones 4, 1-2 seeded in 

 sweet gelatinous pulp. 



Biibhimalayan tract and outer 

 valleys, from the Jumna eastward. 

 Oudh forebts, northern Circarb, 

 Assam, Pegu, Upper Burma. In 

 Engdain and grass landb a small 

 shiub 3 ft. high, burnt down every 

 year (Smales). A similar habit in 

 the giabs lands of the Duars 

 (Haines). Fl. April - September. 

 Ct. scleropJiylla is the older name, 

 but G, ^cahrophyJla is supported by 

 full description in Boxb., PI. Inch 

 ii. 584. 



Pig. 48. — Grewia scabrophylla, Eoxb. Stamens 

 and ovary, petal, sepal, three times magniiied. 



{e) Inflorescence a large terminal panicle. Fl. nearly sessile, in 3-fld. heads, 

 supported by lanceolate often laciniate bracts, stigma minutely 2-4-dentaie. 



22. G. Microcos, Linn.: Wight III t. 33.— Syn. G, ulmifolia, Eoxb, 

 Yern. Myat-ya^ Burm. 



A middle-sized tree, at times only a shrub, young shoots and petioles slightly 

 pubescent. Leaves ovate- or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 4-8 in. long, 

 secondary nerves 5-8 pair, the lowest pair basal, stipules lanceolate. FL 

 yellowish-white, sepals ^, petals ^^ i^., blade equal to claw, often bifid. 

 Gonophore glabrous, with a woolly fringe at top, ovary glabrous. Fruit glo- 

 bose, \ in. diam., not lobed. 



Evergreen forests of the "Western Clhats, from Safcara southwards, Khasi hills, Chitta- 

 gong, Burma. The best covering leaf for Burmese cigars. PI. March- July. Ceylon, 

 Cochinchina, Java, Sumatra. . 



23. G. calophyHa, Kurz, 1. Fl. i- 157, Andamans and Nicobars. A middle-sized evei- 

 green tree. Leaves glabrous, coriaceous, 8 in, IcJng. Sepals f, petals J-J in., blac'e 



