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D. Leaves imparipianatej panicles axillary. 



[Ehus 



7. R. Wallichii, Hook, f .— Syn. E, vernicifera, Brandis F. M. 120. Vern. 

 Arkhar, Arkol, Arklioi^ North- West Himalaya ; iturku, Basil. 



A decidnous tree, attaiaing 50 ft., bark smooth, grey, resin-canals in bark 

 filled with white milk which turns black and raises blisters on skin. Branch- 



PiG. 88. — Bhus Walliohiij Hook. f. J. 



lets, petioles, underside of leaflets and panicles densely clothed with yellowish- 

 brown tomentum. L. approximate near the ends of branches, not aroma- 

 tic, leaflets S-5 pair, cLuite entire, 4-7 in, long, the lateral nearly sessile, sec.^ n. 

 18-24 pair. Panicles axillary, much shorter than leaves. Fl. nearly sessile, 

 petals much larger than sepals, obovate, greenish-white with dark veins. 

 Drupes ^ in. diam., in compact pyramidal panicles, pilose when young, nearly 



