Cinchona] LXI. EUBIACE^ B73 



Culture, Parih, 15^)00.) 2. C. Calisaya, "Wedclell. Peru and Bolivia (I30-I603O S. L.) 

 4,800-6,000 ft. L. glabroub, shining above, obtuse, oblong-lanceolate or -obovate, blade 

 3-6, pet. \-~\ m. loiig, axillary pits indistinct. PL pale flesli-coloured, cymes few-M., 

 arranged hi a terminal pyramidal panicle, the lower brandies in the axils of leaves. 

 Corolla l-l in. long, lobes lanceolate, robe-coloured, fringe of liairs pure white. Capsule 

 ovoid-oblong ^^--j in. long. The bark of stems contains up to 4 ^ of Quinine. 3. C. 

 Ledgeriana, :Moens, De Kina cultuur in Azie, 1882, 73, tab. 12, 13, 23. North Bolivia. 

 L. glabrous, lanceolate or eUiptic-oblong, acute, blade 3-6, pet. J-J in. long, those of 



' ^ scented, yellowush-white on pedicels J ii'i- long, 

 >•, tube pentagoiiousj lobes same colour as tube, 

 ip&ule ovoid-lanceolate \-^ in. long on pedicels 

 ^-\ m. long. The baidj of stems contains from 1 to 13 ^ of Quinine. 4. C. micrantlia, 

 Buiz et Pavon. Peru and Bolivia. L. glabrous, broadl,y elliptic or obovate, acute, blade 

 3-7 in., narrowed intoamargiiiate petiole ^-1 in. long, those of coppice shoots much 

 larger. PL sweetly scented^ yellowisli--white, corolla \ in. long, tube enlarged at base, 

 not pentagonous. Capsule ovoid-lanceolate -J-l in. long. Bark only contains traces 

 of Quinine. 3. C. succirubra, Pavon. Ecuador : a large tree, attaining 80 ft., 1. soft 

 pubescent or tomentose, and often red beneath, elliptic, acute at both ends, blade 

 6-12, pet. 1-1 ]; in. long, no pits in the axils of sec. 11. PL rose-coloured, cymes com- 

 pact in a large pyramidal thj-rsus, corolla l~l in. Capsule oblong, narrowed towards 

 the apex, 1-lj^ in.'long. The bark of stems contains from 82 to 1*37 % of Quinine and 

 from 3*20 to 5*13 % of Cinehonidine. 



10. LUCULIA, Sweet ; M. Brit. Ind, iii. 36. 



Species 2. 



1. L. gratissima, Sweet. Doivarl, Nep. Himalaya 4-6,000 ft., from Nepal eastwards. 

 Shan hills and hills east of Bhamo 4-6,000 ft. yunnan. A tall shrub, branches lenti- 

 cellate. L. lanceolate, blade 5-7, narrowed into pet. J-J in. long, sec. n. 9-12 pair. PL 

 pink, scented, 2~1 in. across, in many-M. generally pubescent corymbs, calyx-lobes 

 deciduous, corolla tube 1-lJ in. long, style slender, included, stigmas 2, linear. 

 Capsule septicidally 2-valvecl. Seeds 00, imbricate upwards, with a long wing at 

 each end. 2. L. Plnceana, Hook. Kha&i and Mishmi hills. Yunnan. Yery similar, 

 sec. 11. more numerous, inflorescence perfectly glabrous, fl. larger, l-J-2 in. across, with 

 a pair of raised tubercles in the sinus between the lobes. 



11. WENDLANDIA, Bartl.; M. Brit Ind. iii. 87. 



Shrubs or small trees, L entire, opposite or in whorls of ^3. M. 4- or 5- 

 merous, small, white or pink, in the axils of linear bracts, in large terminal 

 compoimd trichotomoiis cymes. Oalyx-lobes j^ersistent, nearly equal. ^ Corolla 

 funnel-shaped or tubular, lobes imbricate in bud. Stamens alternating with 

 the corolla-lobes, anthers exserted. Ovary 2-celled, style filiform, stigma 

 entire or 2-fid. Ovules 00 on small globose placentas adnate to the dissepiment. 

 Capsule 2-valved, many-seeded. Seeds minute, testa obscurely winged. 



A. L. opposite, corolla-tube short, less than twice the length of lobes. 



1. W. exserta, DO. Vern. Chaulai^ Chila^ CMlkiya^ Tilki, Hind. ; T^7, 

 Tila, Mar. 



A small tree, grey tomentose. L. lanceolate or ovate lanceolate, entire, 

 pubescent above, clothed with short soft grey tomentum beneath, blade 4-9, 

 petiole |~1 in. long, sec. n. 12-16 pair, stipules recui'ved. M. sessile, white, 

 fragrant, in large pyramidal terminal panicles, calyx grey-h^iry, corolla-lobes 

 equal to tube, anthers exserted. 



Bubhimalayan tract and Sinalik hills from the Chenab to SikMm. Gregarious in 

 places. Central Provinces, Oribsa, Northern Konkan and Deccan. M. March-April. 

 Usually deciduous. Will probably be found useful in afforesting waste lands. 2. "W. 

 pubenxla, DO. IDehra Biin. Jaunsar. Garhwal. Kumaon. ITepal. L. glabrous 

 above except along midrib and nerves, brown-pubescent beneath with long hairs, 

 stipules erect, persistent. Fl. small, blueish white, corolla-lobes shorter than tube, 

 anthers linear exserted. 3. W. WaUicM, W. et A. Sikkim Terai and lower hill 

 forests. Khasi and Naga hills, Manipur. A small tree, stipules caducous, calyx 

 glabrous, corolla-lobes a little shorter than tube, anthers linear exserted. 



