158 XXXIY. CELASTEACEiE [Eifonymiis 



4~6-lobed disk. OA-ary 3-5-celled, immersed in disk. Ovules 2 superposed 

 in each cell, style short. Capsule 3-5-loljed, ans:led or winged, dehiscence 

 lociilicidaly cells l~2-seeded, seeds with a fleshy arilliis, embryo straii^ht in oily 

 albumen. Species (iO-80, most in the Indo-Malayan region, some in Europe, 

 ISTorth and Central America and Australia. 



A. Species of the Western Peninsula. 



1. E. indicus, Heyne.— Syn. E. Goiigliii^ Wight Ic, t. 215. 



A middle-sized tree. L. elliptic, generally entire, blade 3-4, petiole \ in. 

 Peduncles axillary l-S-fld., solitary. PL 5-merous, petals reddish, ciliate, or- 

 bicular. Pr. 5-lobed, longer than broad, angles acute. 



Western Cxhath in evergieen foiestb. Nilgiris. FL Dec- May. 2. E. crenulatus, "Wall. ; 

 Wight Ic. t. 973 ; Beclcl. EL S3dv. t. 144. Palnis and Nilgiris. A bmall tree, peduncles 

 solitary, 1-7-fl.d. Pr. as long as broad, \ in. long, angles obtuse. 8. E. dicliotomiis, 

 Heyne, southern part of Western G-hats. A small tree, 1. lanceolate, entire. Pr. 

 54obecl at top. 4. E. paniculatus, Wight. Syn. J5. cre«w?«f?^^, Wight Ic. t. 214. Shiva- 

 gherry hills. L. crenate, peduncles fascicled, bearing compound dichotomous cymes. 

 5. E, serratlfolius, Bedd. Ic. PI. Or. t. 171. Nilgiris, Carcoor Ghat, 3,000 ft. A shrub, 

 ] prominently serrate. Fr. nearly globose, with 5 rounded lobes. 6. E. angulatus, 

 Wight Ic. t. 1058. Nilgiris, Coorg. A small tree, branchlets bharply quadrangular, 

 1. shining above, sec, n. indistinct. PI. J in. across, 5-6-nierous, dull red. Fr. turbi- 

 nate, obtusely angled. 



B. Himalayan and Eastern species. 



ia) Pr. echinate. 



7 E. echinatus, Wall.; Royle 111. t. 31. Vern. Laduli, Grarhw, 



A large shrub, often epiphytic, branchlets with 4 raised lines. L. crenate 



or serrate, blade 1J-*2|, petiole ^~J in. Sec. n. spreading, 7-8 pair. PL 



4-merous, 4- in. across. JFr. nearly globose, :|-| in. diam. 



Himalaya, Kashmir to Sikkim, 7,000-12,000 ft. Fl. March, April. 8. E. cinereus, 

 Lawson, Mi&hmi, Assam. Scandent. L. obovate, blade 3, petiole i~J in. Sec. n. 8-5 paii\s. 

 Pr. depressed-globose, echinate, J in. diam. 



(6) Pr. not echinate. PL usually pentamerous. 



9. E. tingens, Wall. ; Brandis P. PL 79. Collett, Simla PL fig. 28. 

 Vern. ^Hos7?,Bussahir; BJiamheli, Jauns. 



A small tree. L. crenate or serrate, blade lJ-2.^, petiole I in. Cymes 

 fascicled. PL h in. across. Pr. | in. long, angles acute. 



Himalaya, Sutlej to Nepal, 6,500-10,000 ft. PL April-Jtine. 10. E. javanicus, Blume, 

 Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula. A small ti-ee. L. entire or slightly serrate, blade 4-6. 

 petiole J-J in. Peduncles 1-fld., fascicled, petals oblong, fimbriate. Pr. J in. long, 

 angles sharp. 11. E. glaber, Eoxb., Bhutan, Manipur, Upper and Lower Burma. L. 

 chartaceoiis, blade 4-7, petiole J In. Cymes solitary, axillaiy, 2-3 in. long. PL J- J in. 

 across. E. timorensis^ Zipp. Pegu and Tenasserim, is probably not distinct. 12. 

 E. attenuatus, Wall, lOiasi hills, Caohar. L. entire, blade 3-6, petiole J in. Cyme^ 

 solitary or 2 in one axil, 1-2 in. Pr. 5-lobed, a little broader ihan long. 13. E. macro- 

 carpus, Gamble. Khumpung, Bhutan 7,500 ft. A large climber, 1. crenate-serrate, 

 cymes fasoiaulate on arrested woody branchlets. PL J-J in diam. Pr. IJ in. long 5- 

 angular, valyes acuminate. 



(c.) Pr. not echinate. PL mostly tetramerous. 



14. E. lacerus, Ham. ; Brandis, P. PL 78.— -Syn. E. flmhriatus^ Wall. 

 LicJihoi, Angao^ Jauns. 



A small deciduous tree. L. membranous, red in autumn before falling, blade 

 1-3 1 by 1-2, petiole {-| in. Cymes fasciculate at the base of the new shoot, 

 fl. I in. acx^oss. '¥t, |-J in. long, with 4 spreading tapering wings, nearly 

 I in. long. 



Kuram valley, Trans-Indus &-10,000 ft., Himalaya 6-11,000 ft., Indus to Sikkim. 

 PL March-June. 15, E grandiflorus, Wall. PL As. Ear. t. 254. Kumaon, Nepal, Khasi 



