Stctphylea] XXXYIL STAPHYLEACE/E IcSl 



Stapliylea Emodi, Wall. Yprn. Manhob {^tnthe sflcl)^ Xciijdaun^ ('hlfra^'Bh. Trails 

 Indus. Nortli-West Himalaya, Tndti^ to the Sartla river, debcends to 2,500 and ascends 

 to 9,000 ft. UMially scattered singly m mixed and coniferous forests. A sliriil) or 

 small nearly'- glabrous tree, bark marked \\ itli conspicuous raised wliite longitudinal 

 stripes. L. trifoliolate, connnon petiole as long as or longer than leafieth. Leaflets 

 serrate, pale beneatli, 3-6 in. long, the terminal petiolulate, the lateral sessile. Stipules 

 linear, stipels setareous, both early deciduous. Fl. bisexual, regular, pentamerous, in 

 terminal short compact erect or drooping panicles, with numerous deciduous mem- 

 branous bracts. Petals as long as calyx segments, both white, stamens 5, inseited 

 outside the disk below its edge, anthers versatile. Fr. a membranous inflatecl capsule, 

 3-celled, dehisc ent at the apex. Seeds few, compressed, bright brownish-grey, embryo 

 straight, in the axis of a fleshy albumen, cotyledons thin, flat. Closely alliecl to, and 

 may be regaided as a local form of, the North American >S'. frifolla, Linn. 



OfcDER XXXVIIL ACERACEiE. Pax in Eugl. ii. 



Prantl iii. 5. 263. 



Shrubs or trees. L. opposite, stipules 0, El. i*egular, polygaiXLOus, dibk 

 generally annular. Stamens inserted outside or upon, rarely inside, the disk, 

 filaments free, as a rule glabrous. Ovary of 2 carpels, 2-ceIled, 2-Iobed. 

 Fruiting carpels \yinged, albumen 0. 



ACER, Tonrnef. ; EL Brit. Ind. i.''692. 



TreeSj mostly deciduous, buds covered with scales, the outer short, coriaceous, 

 the inner developing when the buds open, oblong, membranous. EL male and 

 bisexual, ULSually on different trees. Calyx generally 5-, sometimes 4~-12-parted, 

 deciduous. Disk thick, annular or cup-shaped. Stamens 4-12, generally 8, 

 inserted on the disk, inside it or outside, filaments shorter in the bisexual, 

 longer in the male flower. Petals none, or as many as calyx lobes, similar to 

 them in colonr and substance. Ovary of 2 carpels (2 ovules in each) which 

 develop into 2 one-seeded samaras, the back produced into a large membranous 

 reticulate wing, the lower edge of w^hich is thickened. Albumen 0, Cotyledons 

 irregularly folded, radicle generally long. Species KXJ, Europe, Asia and North 

 America. 



A. L. undivided. 



1. A. oblongum, "Wall. ; Brandis E. EL 110. Vern. Fangoi, Faranga, 

 Jauns. ; KirmoU^ N. W. 



A middle-sized tree. L. lanceolate-oblong, acuminate, entire, pale beneath, 

 blade 3-5, petiole 1-2 in. EL pentamerous, in terminal corymbs, ramifications; 

 pedicels and calyx hairy. Nuts unevenly gibbous, wings 1-1| in. long. 



Sivalik tract and oiitf^r Himalaj^a, Jlielnm to Bhutan, abcending to 0,000 ft. Assam 3 

 Manipnr. Never leafless, the young tohoots of a heatitif til hro\\ u colour. PL Feb.-April. 

 2 A. Isevigatmn, Wall. PI . As. Bar. 1. 104, Outer Himalaya, Garhwal to hsikkim, 5-9,000 ft., 

 Khasi hills. Futli, Nep. A large tree, differs from 1 hy hhort xjetioles ^ in. long. 

 L. not glaucous beneath, reticulate veins conspicuous. Fl. in lax terminal glabrous 

 panicles, pedicels and calyx glabrous, nuts smooth. 3. A. nivetei, Blume, Assam, hills 

 of Martaban and Tenasserim. A very large tree, glabrouw. L. ovate-lanceolate, entire, 

 white beneath. PL in racemose glabrous corymbs. Wings of fruit 1-2 in. long. 4» 

 A HoolJeri, Miq. ; Lai KahaJii, Hep. Sikkim, Bhutan, 7-10,000 ft. A middle-sized tree, 

 often grows from seed deposited in the fork of other trees. IJ. glabrous, ovate, caudate- 

 acuminate, base frequently cordate, sometimes slightly lobed, closely serrate, basal nerves 

 5, blade 4-t>, petiole l|-3i in. 1^1. in lax pendulous racemes, pedicels filiform J in, Eipe 

 carpels | in. 5. A. sil^Mmense, Miq. Sikkim, Bhutan, 7-9,000 ft. A middle-sized tree, 

 L. glabrous, shining, bright green on both sides, ovate, acuminate, entire or faintly 

 serrate, base frequently cordate, basal nerves 5, blade 4-5, petiole |--3 in. PL nearly 

 sessile in pendulous spikes. Eipe carpels | in. 6. A stacliyopliyllmn, Hiern, Sikkim. 

 L, velvety beneath, ovate, c au.date-acuminate, serrate. Ripe carpels l|-2 in. long. 



