112 XXV. EUTACEiE [Evodia 



paaicled axillary cymes. Stamens 4-5, filaments subulate, anthers oblong. 

 Ovary deeply 4-lobed, 4-celledj ovules 2 in each cell, stigma 4-lobed. Carpels 

 separating in fru.Lt, 2-valved, 1-2 seeds in each. Species 45, from Madagascar 

 through India and the Malay Archipelago to Australia and Polj^'nesia. 



A. Leaves 3-foliolate, rarely 1-foliolate. 



2. E. Roxburghiana, Benth.—Syn. E. friphylla^ Bedd. Fl. Sylv. Manual 

 t. 6, f. 2; Zanthoxylon triphyllum^ Wight Ic. t. 204. 



A small tree with opposite branches, young shoots puberalous. L. 3-foliolate, 

 petiole 1-4 in. long, panicles divaricate, as long as or longer than petioles. 

 Ripe carpels 2-4, wrinkled, \ in. long, seeds black, shining. 



Western Ghats, from the Konkaii southwards, Nilgiris, Paints. Hills of Upper and 

 Lower Burma. FL E,. S., Pr. 0. S. — Ceylonj Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 2. 

 E. triphylla, DC, common on the hills of Martahan and Tenasserim, and in Upper 

 Burma. A slender shrub, differs very slightly by the more prominent secondary nerves 

 and intramarginal veins, and the panicles much shorter than petioles. 3. E. glabra, 

 Blume. Andamans. A tree attaining 70 ft., perfectly glabrous, leaflets thinly coriaceous, 

 obovate, shortly and abruptly acuminate, 4-10 in. long ; secondary nerves 10-15 pair, 

 prominent beneath. 4. E. viticina, Wall. Tenasserim. A shrub. Internodes with 4 

 decurrent lines. Leaves often 1-foliolate, leaflets lanceolate, pale beneath, 2-4 in. long, 

 panicles contracted, shorter than petiole. 



B. Leaves imparipinnate. 



5. E. fraxinifolia, Hook. fil. ; Yern. Kanukpa^ Nep. 



A moderate-sized, strongly aromatic tree. L. perfectly glabrous, leaflets 

 3-6 pair, 4-9 in. long, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, sometimes slightly 

 crenulate, base often oblique. FL greenish-white, sepals small, obtuse, petals 

 much longer, linear, hairy above. $ : Filaments hairy, longer than petals, 

 four rudimentary acuminate ovaries. $ : Fr. red, i in, diam. 



Outer Himalaj^a, 4,000-7,000 ft., from Nepal eastward. Khasi hills. Fl. May. Closely 

 allied are: 6. E. melisefolia, Benth. Assam, Cachar, China. G-labrous. Leaflets 3-4 in , 

 base very oblique, panicle loose, terminal, ramifications slender. 7. E. rutaecarpa, Hook, 

 fil. & Thorns, Inner valleys of the Sikkim Himalaya, 7,000-10,000 ft., China, Japan. A 

 small tree with dense foliage, not aromatic, branchlets, leaves, and inflorescence clothed 

 with soft velvety pubescence, panicles 3-4 in. diam., ramifications stout. 



Melicope indica, "Wight Ic. t. 1051, Bedd. Manual t. 6, f . 1, is a glabrous shrub or 

 small tree, common on the higher ranges of the Nilgiris near the western and south- 

 western %Ag^, Leaves opposite, 1-foIiolate, elliptic or obovate, entire, blade 3-4, petiole 

 1 in. long. Fl. 3-5 on long axillary peduncles, 4-merous, stamens 8. Carpels 4, neai'ly 

 distinct, styles united in the capitate 4-lobed stigma. Ovules 2 in each carpel. Bipe 

 carpels 2-4, free, coriaceous, dehiscing on the inner face, seed black, shining, cotyledons 

 large, flat, in oily albumen. The genus comprises 15 species, mostly Polynesian. 



2. GLYCOSMIS, Correa; FL Brit. Ind. i. 499. 

 Species 6 in the Indo-Malayan region. 



G. pentaphylla, Correa; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. Manual, t. vi. ^g, 6 ; Brandis, F. 

 Fl. 49. — Syn. Limonia pentaphylla, Eoxb. Cor. PI. t. 84 ; L. arborea, Roxb. 

 ib. t. 85. Vern. Ban Mmhu, Hind. ; Kirmira, Mar. ; Gonji, GuTiji, Tel. ; 

 Pdnalj Mai. ; Tata ahauk. Lower ; Obok, Upper Burma. 



Evergreen, unarmed, a shrub or small tree. Leaves imparipinnate, leaflets 



generally alternate 1, 3, 5, rai^ely 7. FL in axillary pedunculate panicles, 2-4 



in. long, pentamerous, bisexual, stamens 10, filaments flat. Ovary 2-5-celledy 



1 ovule in each cell, style thick, fleshy, short, not jointed with ovary. 



Berry irregularly globose, white, pink or blue, ^ in. diam. 



Dehra Bun, undergrowth in moist forests. Gangetic plain, often as underwood in 

 Mangoe groves, Oudh forests. Sikkim, ascending to 4,000 ft.y Assam. Both Peninsulas- 

 Fl. and fr. throtighout the year. Ceylon, Malay Peninsxxla and Archipelago, Australia- 



