480 



LXXYI. BOEAGIXAGE.E 



[Corclia 



Fl. middle-sized, nearly sessile, in lateral compact j shortl}^ pedunculate or nearly 

 sessile cymes, calyx turbinate, J in. long, corolla-lobes spatliulate, spreading 

 or reflexed. Drupe *^-| in. long, ovoid, acute, not edible. 



Eajpntana. Central Provinc^^s. Cli. Nagpur, Orisba. Western Peninsula, in 

 deciduoub forests. PL Marcli-May. 10. C. vestita, Hook. f. & Thorns. Vern. Kumh, 

 Ph. 5 Rarola^ Bctirola, Ajania, Hind. Subliimalayan tract, Jlielam to Sarda. Oudli 

 Porests. Similar to 9, but less densely tomentose, sonietimeb quite glabrous, 1. with a 

 cuneate or rounded not cordate base, fl. pedicelled in unilateral raceme&, arranged in 

 pedunculate jDanicles, calyx clavate I in. Drupe \-\ in. long, edible, il. c. fulvosa, 

 Wight Ic, t. 1380. Deccan, Karnatik. Similar to 10, but 1. smaller, inflorescence 

 of 9. 



B. Leaves often nearly opposite, no distinct basal nein^es. 



12. C. Rothii, Eoem. &. Scbult. ; "Wight Ic. t. 1379. Vern. Liar, Sind ; 

 Gondii Guncli^ Rajpiitana. 



A small or middle-sized tree, bands o£ wood parenchyma broad, heartwood 



dark brown, not scented. L. 

 nearly opposite, cuneate-ob- 

 long, obtuse, entire, stellate 

 pubescent beneath, rough 

 above, blade 3-4, narrowed 

 into petiole |- in. long, sec. n. 

 faint, 4-6 pair. PL white, 

 generally tetrandrous. Drupe 

 ovoid, mucronate, *^ in. long, 

 glabrous, longitudinally stri- 

 ate, yellow or reddish-brown 

 when ripe, with gelatinous 

 pellucid edible pnlp. 



Sind, Punjab, Rajjoutana, Guze- 

 rat and tlie Deccan. PI. April- 

 Sept. Coppices well. — Ceylon. 

 Arabia, Abj^ssinia. 13. 0. Per- 

 rottetii, "Wight Ic. 1. 1381, Deccan. 

 Closely allied to 12 and probably 

 not specifically distinct, 1. clus- 

 tered, often alternate, elliptic- 

 oblong. 



II. El. large, white, yellow 

 or red, corolla-tube longer than 

 calyx. 



14. C. octaEdra, A. DC. C serrata^ Roxb. ; "Wight Ic. t. 469. Travancore, open forest 

 at 1,000 ft. A small or middle-sized tree, almost glabrous, 1. ovate, acuminate, more 

 or less serrate, blade 8-6, pet. 1-2 in, PL white, calyx cylindric-campanulate, corolla- 

 tube slightly longer than calyx, lobes 7-9, stamens usually 8. 15. 0. suljcordata, Lamk. 

 Sea coast of the Andamans and Soutb Tenasserim. A littoral species. Malay Peninsula 

 and Archipelago, Australia and islands of the Pacific. Often cultivated in gardens. 

 A large evergreen shrub or small tree, 1. nearly glabrous, ovate, very shortly acumi- 

 nate, blade 3-6, pet. 1-1§ in. PL showy, brick-red or orange, calyx cylindric, corolla- 

 tube twice the length of calyx, limb 6-lobed, nearly 1 in. across, stamens 6, style 6-olef t, 

 drupe 1 in. long, entirely enclosed in the calyx. 



Pig. 172. Cordia Rothii, Roem. et Schult. J. 



2. EHRETIA, Linn. ; FL Brit. Ind. iv, 141, 



Shrubs or trees, 1. alternate. PL small, white, bisexual, pentamerous,^ in 

 axillary or terminal corymbs or panicles. Calyx small, in bud not enclosing 

 the corolla, in fr. persistent, but not as a rule accrescent. Ovary 2-celled, 

 cells 2-ovuled, style terminal, bifid. Cotyledons ovate, not plaited, in scanty 

 albumen, Species 40-50, tropics of the Old "World, a few in America. 



A. Leaves serrate or with a few teeth at the apex, corolla rotate. 



