180 XXXVI. AMPELIDE.E [Leea 



on tlie iindersicle of leaflets. Fr. blue. f). L. bracteata, C. B. Clarke. Oudli forests. 

 Sikkimj to 8,000 ft., Kliasi and Naga liills. A large slirnb, 'sometimes a small tree. 

 BranchletSj petioles and underside of leaves along nerves pube-^cent. L pinnate and 

 bipiniiate, leaflets oblong-lanceolate, sliallo^v-serrate, &ec. n. pi-ominent beneatli, 

 arcliing, terminating in intramarginal veins, tertiary nerves numerous, fine, parallel, 

 inflorescence with, nnmerona long linear bracts. Fr. orange-yello\\ . 



10. L. aspera, Edgew. ; Brandis E. El. 102. Vern. Kaicd okhdr, Jaunsar. 



A stout, spreading slirub, pubescent. L. pinnate, rarely bipinnate, leaflets 

 ovate-oblong, acuminate, upper surface often scabrous, the bifurcations of sec. 

 n. running into the teeth, blade 4-8, petiole |"1 in, long. Fr. J in., black 

 when ripe. 



Foot of North- West Himalaya, ascending to 6,000 ft., Bias to JSTepal. Oliota ^Nagpore, 

 Western Peninsula. Fl. E. S. Closely allied is 11. L. lierbacea, Ham. {L. aspera, 

 Knrz F. FL i. 280). Vern. Phekri r/aleni, Kep. *, Ba7i chalita, W. Duars; Maham^ 

 KoL A shrub, stems numerous, bending over in all directions. L. mostly bipinnate. 

 12. L. crispa, Linn ; Kurz F. Fl. 280. Sikkim Terai, Assam, lOiasi hills, Dacca, Oliitta- 

 gong, Lower Burma, Konkan, North Kanara (Talbot, List 57). A stiff shrub. L. 

 jnnnate, stems, branches and petioles generally with 6-8 narrow crisped wings, nearly 

 glabrous, leaflets u.sually 5, oblong, 4-12 in, long, deeply and regularly serrate, sec. n. 

 numerous, prominent beneath, straight, parallel, one to each serrature, tertiary nerves 

 00 , parallel. 13 L. macropliylla, Hornemann ; Brandis F. Fl. 102 {Ilat Kzd, South. ; 

 Dinda, Mar.). Subhimalayan tract from the Ganges eastward, Assam, Behar, Lower 

 Burma. Western G-hats from the Konkan southwards. A large Ixerbaceous shrub. L. 

 simple, cordate, mealy- white beneath, blade 8-24 in., petiole 2-5 in. 



Order XXXVII. STAPHYLEACE^. Pax in Engl. u. 



Prantl iii. 5. 258. 



SKrubs or tx-ees. L. opposite, stipulate, trifoliolate or imparipinnate, leaflets 

 stipellate. Fl. regular, bisexual, pentamerous, stamens 5^ inserted outside the 

 disk. Ovary 3-celled, ovules 2 or more in each cell. Embryo straight, in 

 flesh.y albu.men. 



Fr. indehiscent, fleshy, Fl. small 1. Turpinia. 



Fr. a membranous inflated capsule. Fl. \ in. long . . Stai^hylea (p. 181). 



1. TURPINIA, Tent. ; Fl. Brit. Ind. L 698. 

 Species 10, Indo-Malayan region, China, North and Central America. 



T. pomifera, DC. — Syn. T, nepalensiSj Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 159. Vern. 

 Thalij Nep. ; Mia, Mlgiris ; TauksJmma, Daukyama^ Lower; Sat-tamane, 

 tma-petsut, Upper Burma. 



A middle-sized; at times a large, evergreen tree, quite glabrous. L. impari- 

 pinnate; leaflets coriaceous, opposite, 1-4 pair, elliptic-oblong, acuminate, 

 serrate, 3-7 in. long, stipules interpetiolar, triangular, caducous, as well as the 

 lanceolate stipels. FL regular, bisexual, pentamerous in terminal and axillary 

 panicles. Stamens 5, inserted outside the crenulate raised disk, ovary 3-celled, 

 3-lobed, styles 3, more or less connate, ovules 2-3 in each cell. Fr. green, 

 yellow or purplish, 1-2 in. diam. Seeds angular, shining, albumen fleshy. 



Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Khasi hills, Chittagong, Burma, Upper and Lower. Western 

 G-liats from the Konkan southwards, chiefly in evergreen forests. Kilgiris, Palnis. 

 FL Jan.-June. Malay Peninsula, Oeylon, Yunan, Hongkong. Kurz F. Fl. i. 292 and 

 Gamble, list 28, distinguish 2 species. T. pomifera, DC, in Sikkim from the Terai to 

 3,000 ft., in the tropical forests of Pegu and Mattaban. L. 5- 7 in. Fl. i in. across. 

 Fr. 1-2 in. diam. T, nepalemis, Wall. The high level form, in Sikkim at 4-7,000 ft., 

 hill forests of Marfcaban, chiefly in the dry woods 8-7,200 ft., is a smaller tree. L. 3-4 in,, 

 caudate acuminate. FL ^ in. across. Fr. under 1 in. diam. 



