AJ^stonia] LXXIII. APOCYIS'ACE.E 459 



A. L. coriaceous; obtuse or acute, in wkorls of 5-lOj follicles 12-24 in. long. 



1. A. scholaris, E. Brown ; Wight Ic. t. 422 ; Bedd. M. Sylv. t. 242. Vern. 

 Safuij Chafmnj Hind. ; Safiancij Ass. ; Satiiin^ Mar. ; Mydhoh Kan. ; Eda 

 Kula^ Tel. ; Palai, Tarn. ; Lettdl'^ Taungmeok^ Burm. 



A large tree with bitter milky juice, stem tail, base often fluted or buttressed^ 

 branches spreading in tiers of whorls. L. glabrous, coriaceous, in whorls of 

 5-10, shining above, opaque and pale underneath, oblong or obovate-oblong, 

 blade 4-8, narrowed into petiole ^-.\ in. long. Fl. greenish- white, in compact 

 many-fid . pedunculate pubescent cymes, peduncles whorled, 1-2 in. long, 

 corolla-tube \-\ in. long. Follicles slender, numerous, pendulous. 



Snbliimalayaii tract, ascending to 3,000 ft., from the Jumna eastwards. Western 

 Peninsula and Burma, mostly m deciduous forests. Fl. Dec. — Ceylon, Malay Peninsula 

 and Arcliipelago. China. A. Kurzii, Hook. f. {A. specfahilis, Kurz not E. Br.) Anda- 

 mans, probably belongs to this specieb. 



B. L. membranous, acuminate, opposite or in whorls of 3-G, follicles 4-7 in. 

 long. 



2. A. venenata, Br. ; "Wight Ic. t. 436. AVestern Ghats, from North Ivanara south- 

 wards, in evergreen forests. Nilgiris, Palnis. Surada, Ganjam (Gamble 13973). A 

 shrub, sometimes a small ti^ee, corolla-tube slender, ^-1 in. long, follicles narrowed 

 into a stalk |~1 in. and into a sti'aight beak equally long, Seeds with a wmg-like 

 margin all round or at both ends, hairs shorter than seed. B. A. neriifolia, Don. 

 East Nepal. Sivoke, Sikkim (D. B. Dec. 1879). Bhutan. Corolla-tube cylindric, widened 

 upwards, l-\ in. long, follicles sessile, 5-7 in., beak shorty seeds not marginate, haii's 

 as long as seeds. It seems doubtful whether 2 and 8 are distinct fepeeies, the 1. vary 

 from glabrous to j)ubescent, shape and length of corolla also vanes. The subject is 

 well worth further study. 



7. HOLARRHEN A, R. Br. ; FL Brit. Ind. iii, 644 

 Species 7, tropical Africa and Asia. 



H. antidysenterica, Wall. ; Brandis P. FL t. 40.— -Syn. II. Codaga, 

 G. Don : Wight Ic. t. 1297 ; Chonemorpha anfklysenterka, G. Don ; Alight 

 Ic. t. 439. Vern. Zczrar, Pb. ; Dudhi\ Knra^Koira^ Kachri, Seeds: Indar- 

 jau, Hind. ; Kudla^ Mar. ; Kodaga, Tel. ; Letfokgyi\ Burm. 



A small or middle-sized deciduous tree, glabrous or pubescent, young shoots 

 sometimes tomentose, wood white soft. L. nearly sessile, 6-12 in. long, elliptic- 

 or ovate-oblong, sec. n. 10-16 pair. FL white, 1-1.^ in. across^ on slender 

 pedicels in terminal sessile cymose corymbs, corolla-tube slender, lyj in., 

 follicles distinct, smooth, 8-14 in. long, \ in. diam. Seeds linear, i in. long, 

 numerous, pendulous, a tuft of long silky hairs (twice the length of seed) at 

 the upper end, radicle superior, shorter than the plaited and involute cotyledons, 

 albumen thin. 



Subhimalayan tract, ascending to 3,500 ft., from the Chenab eastwards, common in 

 Sal forest, Aravali hills south of the Bewair pass. Behar, Centi-al Provinces. 

 "Western Peninsula, common in deciduous forests, often gi^egarious. Upper and Lower 

 Burma, often in Eng forest. PL April- Jul v. Boot suckers abundant. One of the 

 trees to be employed in reclaiming waste lands. The pubescent form is known to me 

 from Rajputana, Gauhati, Bellary and the dry country of Ui)per Burma. Bedd. 

 (Manual 161) states that it is more common on the Western side of the Peninsula. 



8. TABERNiEMONTANA, Linn. ; FL Brit. Ind. iii. 645. 



Trees or shrubs, 1. opposite, stipules axillary. FL usually white in pedun- 

 culate cymes from the axils of the uppermost leaves, often apparently terminal. 

 Calyx frequently persistent, usually divided to the base into segments (sepals) 

 bearing on the inside above the base 2-5 minute glands. Corolla salver- 

 shaped, tube inflated over the acuminate anthers, lobes usually overlapping to 

 tbe left. Carpels distinct, ovules numerous. Fr. of 2 dry or fleshy follicles, 

 usually many-seeded. 



