Zanthoxylum] 



XXV. RUTACE.E 



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?f ?J,v^^r ? ""l"^^'' branclies often on a conical corky base. Leaflets opposite, 

 tt?Z^:rT ^I ^^<^eolate, sec. n. indistinct. FL yellow, dioecious ' in lax 

 spaimgiy branched axillary panicles. Ripe carpels rugose, red, solitary, rarely 



Outer Himalaya, from tli*^ Incln^ f^aNt.iaid, ascending to 7,000 ft., Klaasi and :N-aga 



Piu. 56.— Zantlioxylmn Rketsa, DO. ^ 



Mils, liills of Vizagapatam and Gaiijam. Tl. Oct., Nov. Bark used for intoxicating iish. 

 2. 2. Acantliopodium, DC. Outer Himalaya, Kumaon to Sikkim, Khasi Mils, differs 

 by distinct sec. n. Sometimes pubescent. PL iu round, compact clusters, ripe 

 carpels 2-4. Both species have a strong pungent smell. 



B. Common petiole not winged, sepals 4-5, petals as many. Panicles or 

 clusters of flowers mostly axillary, ramifications alternate. 



