134 XXIX. MELIACE^ [Heijnea 



Ordeb XXIX. MELIACE^. Gen. PI. i. 327. 



Trees or shrubs. L. alternate, generally pinnate, leaflets in most genera 

 qnlte entire,^ stipules 0. PI. regular, mostly bisexual, cymose, cymes generally 

 panicled. Calyx small, mostly 4-5-clef t. Petals free, rarely connate. Stamens 

 as a rule double tlie number of petals, filaments generally united into a tube, 

 anthers 2-celled. Disk, when present, between stamens and ovary, often 

 forming a tube, enclosing the ovary partly or entirely. Ovary 3-5-celled, 

 style 1 or stigma sessile ; ovules, either 1-2 in each cell or numerous. Pr. 

 a capsule or indehiscent, mostly with coriaceo'is pericarp, seeds with or with- 

 out albumen. 



Engler in Eiigler u. Praiitl iii. 4. 171 places OhJoroxylon under Rutacem chiefly on 

 account of the tianslucent glands in tlie leaves, which form one of the distinguishing 

 characters of that order. 



A. Ovules 1 or 2 in each cell, seeds not winged. 



I. Staminal tuhe half the lengtli of stamens or less, or stamens free. Leaflets 

 always entire. 



L. imparipinnate, leaflets 9. Panicles axillary, corym- 

 bose, long pedunculate, tube half tlie length of sta- 

 mens, capsule 2-Yalved 1. Heynea. 



L. imparipinnate, 3-foliolate or 1-foliolate. Panicles 

 terminal or axillary, stamens free or connate, fr. 

 tomentose 2. "Wal&uka. 



Leaflets often serrate, stamens connate only at base, 

 fr. scarlet Cipadessa (p. 137). 



II. Staminal tube complete, oblong or linear. 



L. simple 3. TuRRicA. 



L. trifoliolate 4. Sandoricum. 



L. pinnate, leaflets entire. 



PI. bisexual, oblong, anthers short, ovules 2 . .5. Dysoxylum. 



PL polygamous, linear, anthers linear, ovule 1 . 6. Chisocheton. 

 L. pinnate, leaflets mostly serrate. 



Petals cohering half way, disk tubular, fl. 1-1^ in. Muneonia (p. 139). 



Petals free, disk inconspicuous, fl. I in. " . 7. Azadirachta 



L. bi- or tri-pinnate 8. Melia. 



III. Staminal tube comjflete, globose, fl. bisexual. 



Littoral trees, leaflets 3-7, anthers 8 . . . .9. Carapa. 

 Shrubs or small trees on the Ghats, leaflets 1 or 3, 



anthers 5 or 6 Beddomea (p. 141). 



IT. Staminal tn.be comiflete, globose, fl. polygamous. 



Petals 3 or 4, oyary 3-celled, anthers" 3-10, capsule 



dehiscent . I 10. Amoora. 



PL 5-mei'ous, anthers 5, fr. dry, indehiscent . . 11. Aglaia. 

 PL 5-merous, anthers 10, fr. fleshy .... 12. Laksium. 



B. Ovules numerous, seeds winged, staminal tube complete. 



Seeds winged at both ends 13. Soymida. 



Seeds winged at one end 



Petals i-i in., capsule 3-6 in Swietenia (p. 144) 



Petals i in., capsule IJ in 14. Chukrasia. 



C. Ovules 8-12 in each cell, seeds winged, stamens distinct. 



Stamens 4-6, OTary 5-celled 15. Cedrela. 



Stamens 10, oyary 3-celled, translucent glands in leaves 16. Chloroxylon, 



8. HE-Y^JEA I^oxb. ; PL Brit. Ind. i. 565. 

 United with Wahttra by Kuvz and others. Spe^m^iiyia-Malayaj.iSta^'^giun. 



H. trijuga, Eoxb. Cor. PL t. 260.— Syn. 11, affmis^ A. Juss. ; Bedd. PL 

 Sylv. t. 134; Walstira trijuya and jjuhescens^ Kurz, P. PL i. 225. Vern. 

 Gtmdira, Mar. ; Ko7'aj Kan. ; Kora hacU^ Mai. 



A tree, sometimes sbrubby. L. imparipinnate, leaflets opposite 4 pair, 2-6 



