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XLIV. OOXXARACE.E 





Malay Penhisnla. A lara«r' 

 Ntainlent Pver<rreHi '-hin]>. 

 leniiets oftwi biil)-o]>| osite, 

 3-S 111. loiii>\ 2-4 pn Ir. Iiistf^ad 

 of tlip teraiinal l^aflt't, rat liis, 

 oft<-^n pio]<mg:e(l. Tbelo%\est 

 "bracts of axillary biuls 

 often ligid, sulailate, simui- 

 1 at ill a; stipixle^. Sepals dil- 

 ate, ovary liairv on tiie inner 

 si<le 3. R. pulclieUa, Plan( li , 

 Teuasserini. 4. R. liumilis, 

 Bliinie, NicobaiN. 5. R. 

 caudata, Planeli. Assam, 

 Kliasi lulls. Leaflets 8-5 

 pair, lanceolate, candate- 

 aciiminat(% 2-3 in. loiic, 

 ]jetalb not iniicli exceeding- 

 sepals, capsule slia;litl3 

 cnrved, broader upwards. 



B. Leaflets nmneroiis, 

 sessile, small, 1-2 in.loiii!;. 



6. R. WallicMana, Plane In, 

 Tenasserim, from Maulmein 

 hOutli\\ ards. Petioleb and 

 panicles pubescent. Leaflets 

 glabious, 15-30 pair, linear- 

 oblong, 1-1 in long. Panicles 

 nairow, raceniiform, capsule 

 curved, ^-| in, long. 7. R. 

 stenopetala, Hook. f. Mergui. 

 Branclilets and petiole pu- 

 bescent, midrib of leaflets 

 pubescent beneath. Leaflets 

 6-10 pair, oblir[ue,emarginate 

 at tip Racemes sliort, sepals 

 spreading, petals linear, more 

 tban twice tlie lengtli of 

 sepals. 8. R. "villosa, Plancli. 

 Mergui. Sumatra. Brandies, 

 petioles and inflorescence 

 softly pubescent. Leaflets 

 hairy beneath, 12-20 pair, 

 I in. long, panicles narrow, 



Pig. 92.— -Eourea santaloides, W. et A. J. 



racemiform, shorter than the leaves. Petals more than twice the length of sepals. 

 Capsule J in,, curved. 



2. CONNARUS, Linn,; M. Brit. Ind. ii. 50. 



L. imparipinnate, leaflets mostly 5. M. small, in axillary and terminal 

 panicles. Sepals 5, imbricate, deciduous or persistent, not accrescent, petals 

 linear or ligulate and slightly dilated upwards. Ovaries densely pubescent, 

 usually one only fertile. Eipe carpels stipitate, inflated, albumen 0. Species 

 50-55, tropics of both hemispheres. 



A. Western species. Leaflets o[uite glabrous beneath, valves of the capsule 

 quite glabrous within. 



1. C. monocarpus, Linn.— Syn. (7. finnatus^ Lamk. ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 

 Man. t. xi. Vern. Sitndai^ Mar. 



An erect shrub. Leaflets B-4 in. long, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, glabrous 

 on both sides, shining, sec. n. 3-5 pair. Panicles rusty-pubescent, sepals ovate- 

 oblong, tomentose, petals { in. long, slightly pubescent outside. Capsule 

 l|-2 in., contracted into the stalk, not shining, not ribbed. 



