Elms] XLI. AXACAEDIACEiE 199 



glabrous when i-ipe, exocarp dry, cliartaceouSj splitting irregularly, endocarp 



hard, smooth, in a mass of vegetable wax. 



North-West Himalaya, Kasluiiir to Nepal 2-7,000 ft, M. JMay-Jiiiie. M. vernicifera^ 

 DC, the Yarnisli tree of China and Japan, differs by pefciolulate nearly glabrous leaf- 

 lets, ^fl. pedicellate and paiiielet. more lax. 8. E. insignis, Hook. f. Sikkim, 6-8,000 

 ft., Kliasi lulls Deciduous, attains 50 ft., diffei's b^^ glabrous petioles, panicles larger, 

 more lax and nearly glabrous, leaflets on thick petiolules, drupes huialler. 



9. R. succedanea, Linn.; Wight Ic. t. 560; Brandis F. El. 121. Vern. 

 ShasJi^ Kunawar ; Arkhol^ N.W. Him. 



A middle-sized or small deciduous tree, entirely glabrous, except pedicels 

 and ramifications of panicle, which at times are minutely hairy. Leaflets op- 

 posite, 3-G pair, entire, ovate-lanceolate, long-acuminate, blade 3-6, petiolule 

 slender, | in., sec. n. 8-15 pair, alternating with shorter intermediate nerves. 

 Panicles lax, drooping, ramifications slender, Fl, pedicelled. Drupes \ in. 

 diam., on pedicels | in. long, glabrous, yellow or light brown, endocarp hard, 

 enclosed in a fibrous mesocarp, vegetable wax mixed with the fibres. 



Himalaya, from the Jlielam eabtwards, 2-8,000 ft. Not mentioned in Ivanjilal'te ex- 

 cellent F. Flora of the Scliool Circle, but found by me in the Kupiii valley in October 

 1874. Khaisi lulls. Fl. June-September. China, Japan. The milky juice of this 

 species, like that of JR. WaUlcldl^ causes blisters on the skin, and makes black stains on 

 paper. In Japan, wax is obtained from the fruit of this species and of R. vernicifcra, 

 A remarkable variety, possibly a distinct bpecies, witli almobt coriaceous leaflets, the 

 sec. n. more conspicuous and nearly at right angles to midrib, fruiting panicles more 

 dense, in Sikkim and on the Khasi hills, is B, acuminata, DC. ; Gamble List 24. 

 10. R. GrijatMi. Hook, f . Sikkim, Mongpo 2,000 ft. (C. B. Clarke, October 1884). Upper 

 Assam, Khasi bills, common at Shillong'. A middle-sized or small tree, glabrous, 

 panicles only pubescent. Leaves large, common petiole 24 in. long and longer, leaflets 

 ovate-oblong from an unequal-sided base, caudate-acuminate, sec. n. conspicuous 

 beneath, 16-24 pair, panicles pedunculate, 8-30 in. long. 



2. PISTACIA, Linn. ; M. Brit. Ind. ii. 13. 



Trees or shrubs. L. pinnate or trifoliolate, leaflets entire, stipules none. 

 PL small dioecious, in axillary racemes or panicles, supported by bracteoles, 

 petals 0. cj sepals 1-2, stamens 8-5 on a small disk. ? sepals 2-5, disk 0, 

 ovary l~celled. Drupe oblique, endocarp bony, cotyledons filled with fat oil. 

 Species 9, Mediterranean region, China, one in Mexico. 



1. P. integerrima, Stewart ; Brandis F. Tl. t. 22. Vern. Kakra^ Kakkar^ 

 Kakring^ Kakroi^ Kanrai^ N.W. Him. 



A middle-sized decidu.ous tree, young shoots red, heartwood very hard, 

 durable, close- and even-grained, brown, mottled with yellow and dark streaks. 

 L. aromatic, imparl- or pari-pinnate, finely pubescent while young, 

 leaflets 4-5 pair, usually opposite, lanceolate from an oblique base, blade 3-6 

 in. long, petiolule very short. Drupe broader than long, \ in. diam. 



Hills of Trans-Indus territory. Salt range, Punjab. Outer ranges of Nortb-West 

 Himalaya, 1,500 to 8,000 ft. PL March-May. Irregularly shaped galls (Kakri-sinr/i), 

 often 6-7 in. long, form on the leaves. 2. P. coccinea, Coll. et Hemsl. Shan hills, 

 Upper Burma, 4,000 ft. A small tree. Leaves paripinnate, leaflets 5-6 pair, coriaceous, 

 1-lJ in. long, usually alternate. 



3. P. mutica, Msch. et Mey. ; Engler in DC. Monogr. Phan. iv. 287 ; 

 Lace in Journ. Linn. Soc, xxviii. 308.~-Syn. P. cabulica, Stocks. Vern. 

 Gwan^ Baluch ; Khanjak^ Peshin ; Badwar^ Hurnai district. 



A small tree, often gregarious, attains 20-25 ft. and 6-10 ft. in girth, bark 

 dark brown with longitudinal fissures, heartwood small, dark brown, very 

 hard. L. imparipinnate, common petiole minutely hairy, marginate or 

 narrowly winged, leaflets 2-3 pair, ovate-oblong, obtuse. 



Baluchistan, 4-9,000 ft., at lower elevations associated with Aoaeia modesta, higher up 

 occasionally with the Juniper. Afghanistan, Kuram valley, Gilgit. FL March-April. 



