452 IjX.XI. OLEACEiE [<J((suun?i)n 



G-labrous, 1. trifoliolate, leaflets thickly coriaceous, elliptic, shortly acuminate, the 

 tei-minal 3-4^ m. long, the lateral a little shorter, nerves obscure. Fh white, in 

 terminal compound trichotomous cyme^, calyx-teeth triangular, shorter than tube, 

 corolla-tube 1 in., lobes ^-J m long. Carpels on thickened pedicels, }-\ in. diani. 



E. L. opposite, imparipinnate. 



36. J. dispermtun, \A'^all. PI. As. Ear. t. 274. Duns and outer hills Irom the Jumna 

 eastwards, iii Sikkim at 6-7,000 tt. Khasi hills. Manipur. A glabrous climbei, 1. 

 imparipinnate, leaflets 1-2 pair, the upper 1. often unitoliolate, the tei'mmal leaflet 

 8-4 in., the lateral smaller, shortly stalked. PL ^\hite or lilac, fragrant, usually in an 

 elongated terminal thyrsus, pedicelb twice the length of calyx or less, calyx-teeth 

 minute. Berries dark purple, I in. long. 



37. J. officinale, Linn.; Brandis F. PL 313. Yern. Somi^ Sntlej ; Stmi^ 

 Muttiana. 



A large twining shrub, youngest shoots slightly pubescent, leaflets 2-3 pair, 

 the terminal largest, lanceolate, 2-3 in. long. PL white, fragi-ant, in few-fld. 

 terminal cymes, pedicels longer than calyx. Calyx- teeth 5, subulate, 3 or 4 

 times longer than tube. Corolla-tube 3 in. long, lobes acute. 



Afghanistan. Mount Tillah, Salt range at 3,000 ft. N. W. Himalaya, 3-9,000 It., 

 extending into the inner dry vallej^s. Pi. May-June. Persia, Caucasus. Commonl}" 

 cultivated. 88. J. excellens, ICing & Prain in Journ. As. Soc Bengal, 69. 169. Kachm 

 Hills 5.000 ft. Similar, cymes axillary. cal3"x-teeth as long as tube. 



B9.J.grandiflorum,Linn ;^YightIc, t. 1257; Kanjilal 227. Vern. ChampU. Hind. Joi, 

 G-arhw- Indigenous in Bashahr, Jaunsar, Garhwal, Kumaon, Nepal and on Mt. 

 Abu in Bajputana. Commonly cultivated m India and Burma (Mpatle, Burm.). A 

 large glabrous shrub, erect while young, usually climbing or scrambling when older, 

 branches ribbed, leaflets |~1 in. long, 2-4 pair, common petiole marginate. PL white 

 with a purple tinge, delightfully fragrant. Calyx-teeth twice the length of tube, 

 corolla-tube | in. long. 



F. L. alternate, rarely opposite. 



40. J. lieteropHyllum, Boxb. ; Wall. PI. As. Ear. t. 275. Nepal. Mishmi, Khasi and 

 Naga hills. Manipur. L. glabrous, uni- and trifoliolate, leaflets ovate or ovate-lanceo- 

 late, 8-4 in. long, nearly equal, the lateral shortly stalked. PI. yellow, in large terminal 

 compound corymbif orm minutely pilose cymes, calyx-teeth minute, corolla-tube l-\ in. 

 long. 41. J. caloptiyllxini, Wall. {X conrtaJlense, Wight Ic. t. 1252). Nilgiris, Cour- 

 tallum. Nearly allied, leaflets broadly ovate, 2 in., the lateral on slender stalks 1 in. 

 long, corolla- tube | in. long. 



42. J. humile, Linn. — Syn. J. revohitiim, Sims; Wight Ic. t. 1258; 

 Brandis F. Fl. 313. Vern. Chamda^ Haz. ; Simi, Pangi; Kurang^ Kun. ; 

 Shanjoi, Shunjai, Jauns. 



An erect, rigid, entirely glabrous sbrub, occasionally a small tree, branches 

 angled. L. alternate, imparipinnate, leaflets opposite, 1-5 pair, .^-2 in. long. 

 FL yellow, fragrant, in short terminal corymbose panicles, pedicels longer 

 than calyx, calyx- teeth 5, shorter than tube, corolla-lobes, 5, broad-ovate, obtuse, 

 shorter than tube. Fruit didymous, berries globose. 



Baluchistan, Afghanistan. Salt range. Himalaya, 2-10,000 ft., extending to the 

 inner dry valleys. Nilgiris. Travancore on the higher ranges at 7,000 ft. Fl. April- 

 June. Ceylon, rare. 43. X pubigerum, Bon, Baluchistan. Naldera near Simla and 

 elsewhere in the N. W. Himalaya, similar, but softly tomentose. 



Myxopyrum smilacifoHum, Bhime (Cho^idrosjpenmtQn smilacifolki'm^ Wall. ; Wight 111. 

 1. 1515). Sikkim Terai. Assam, Cachar, Chittagong. Pegu, Tenasserim. Anamalai 

 hills. Travancore. Malay Archip. Admiralty islds. A large twining glabrous 

 evergreen shrub, branches green, more or less quadrangular. L. coriaceous, elliptic, 

 entire or serrate, blade 6-9, pet. stout J in. long, 3 prominent basal nerves. PI, small, 

 yellowish, numerous in axillary and terminal trichotomous panicles, calyx deeply 

 4-oleftj corolla-tube longer than calyx. Pr. J in. diam., dark purple, in large hanging 

 bunches, pericarp crustaceous. 



