108 XXII. LINEiE [Erythroxylon 



trifid at top. Drupe oblong, apiculate, bright scarlet, supported by the 

 persistent sepals and stamens. 



Western Peaiiisula, from the Godavari southwards. Fl. August-November. Ceylon, 

 common in the dry country. 2. E. lanceolatum, Wight, Courtallum, Ceylon. DiiTers 

 by larger lanceolate shining leayeis, 2-4 in. long, &tipules early deciduous, and solitary 

 flowers. 



B. Eastern species. 



3. E. KuEtMaaum, Wall. ; Kurz, F. Fl. i. 171. Khahi hills, hills east of Toungoo, 

 Thaungyeen. Fl. March-May. A stunted deciduou.s tree. Leaves ellix:)tic4anceolate, 

 opaque above, pale glaucous-brown beneath. Fl. sometimes unisexual, styles distinct. 

 4. E. burmanicum, Griff., Tenabserim, Malay Peninsula, differs by obovate obtuse 

 leaves, glossy above and styles connate to the middle. 



Obdbu XXIII. MALPIGHIACE^. &en. PL i. 247. 



Climbing shrubs, rarely erect. Leaves opposite, simple, stipules or incon- 

 spicuous. Fl. regular or zygomorphio, bisexual, pentamerous. Calyx deeply 

 divided, petals free, disk obscure. Stamens 10. Ovary free, 3-celled, 3-lobed, 

 ovules solitary. Fruit carpels 1-3, usually winged. 



Fl. zygomorphio, petals clawed, uneqiLal, 1 stamen 



longer than the rest, style 1 1. Hiptagi:. 



Fl. regular, petals sessile, equal, stamens equal, btyles 3 2. AspiDOPrrRYs. 



1. HIPTAGE, Gaertner; M. Brit. Ind. i. 418. 



M. generally white, zygomorphic, the 5th petal larger and coloured. Large 

 glands adnate to the pedicel below the calyx. Stamens 10, all antheriferous, 

 one much longer than the rest. Fruit of 1-3 samaras, connate at the base, 

 each terminating in three long wings. Species 8, south-eastern Asia. 



1. H. Madablota, Gaertn. ; Wight 111. t. 50.— Syn. Gaerfnera racemosa^ 

 Hoxb. Cor. PL t. 18. Yern. Madho-Jota^ Madli-malti^ Hind.; Boro mali, 

 Uriya ; Ilalad tmil, Mar. ; Bi mc^, Upper Burma. 



A tall spreading and climbing shrub, the trunk stout, erect. Branchlets, 

 young leaves and inflorescence hoary or appressed tomentose, lull grown leaves 

 glabrous. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acute or shortly acuminate, 4-6 in. long, 

 secondary nerves 4-6 pair. Fl. |-1 in. diam., very fragrant, petals fimbriate, 

 the 5th petal dashed with yellow. Wings coriaceous, the middle one lanceo- 

 late or oblanceolate, 1-2 in. long, the two lateral half as long, linear-oblong. 



Subhimalayan tract, from the Indus eastward, ascending to 3,000 ft. Common, 

 chiefly near watercourses and in moist places, throughout Central India, the Western 

 Peninsula and Burma. Fl. January-March. Malay Peninsula and Archipelago, 

 South China. 2. H. oMusifolia, DC. ; Kurz, F. Fl. i. 173. Pegu Yoma in deep ravines. 

 China. A woody evergreen climber, the trunk cable-like, up to 100 ft. long. Leaves 

 coriaceous, glossy and dark green above, petals with a villous fringe. 3. H. acuminata, 

 Wall,; Khasi hills, Manipur. A bushy dense shrub. Leaves coriaceous, gl abroub, 

 lanceolate ; tertiary nerves parallel and reticulate, prominent ; racemes short, dense, 

 clothed with thick brown tomentum. 4. H. paxvifolia, Wight et Arn. Peninsula 

 from the Nilgiris southwards, Ceylon. Leaves lanceolate, glabrous, shining above, 

 wings membranous, all linear-lanceolate 5 the middle one 1 in. long, bifld at the apex. 



5. H. candicans, Hook. fil. ; Kurz, F. Fl. i. 174. Vern. Taung-thaiu-ga^ 

 Lower ; Bein-theirij Upper Burma. 

 A small deciduous tree or shru.b. Branchlets, inflorescence and under side 



