17. TriJACEiE. 



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Eastern Bengal, Khasia Mountains, Burma, W. Peninsula from tho 

 Koukan southwards to Ceylon, common in N. K^nara from the sea-level 

 np to 2,500 ft. either in evergreen forests, deciduous forests or opea 

 places ; in waste places near Khanapore, Belgaum, on granitic soil ; 

 nev^r more than a large shrub. Fl. E, S. Fr. C. S. 



2. ERINOCARPUS, Nlmmo. 

 A tree. Le-aves large, cordate, toothed, 5-7-nerved ; stipules deci-- 

 duous. Flowers large, yellow, in terminal panicles. Sepals 5, long, 

 narrow, lignlate, brown, glandular tomentosa outside. Petals 5, 

 clawed, glandular at the base. Stamens many on a raised torus, free, 

 or united at the base. Ovary 3-celled, cells 2-ovuIed, style filiform, 

 ^stigma minute. Fruit woody, triangular, spiny, 1-celled, indehiscent. 

 Seed pendulous ; albumen fleshy ; cotyledons ovate, flat. 



E. Nimmoanus, Grah. Cat. Bomb. Pi. 21 ; Fl. Br. I. 1. 394 ; Dalz. & 

 Oibs. Bomb. Fl. 27; Bedd. Fh Sylv. t. 110. Giior, choura, chira, 

 halcidi, M. ; Adwi hhendy, K. 



Deccan, Konkan and IST, Kanara, common in the forests of the Bel- 

 gaum District. Fl. Aug. -Oct. Fr. C. & H. seasons, A small or moderate 

 sized tree. Bark grey, smooth, scaly. Wood dark grey, moderately hard, 

 smooth ; annual rings distinct. Pores medium or small in groups sur- 

 rounded with white tissue. Med. rays broad aud fine, 4-5 fine between 

 each pair of broad. Weighs above 60 lbs. to the cub. ft. Used for yokes 

 and rafters. Watt. The obovoid, dark-brown flower buds are in threes 

 enclosed in 3-4 deciduous bracts, and are crowned with 5 green, linear, 

 ■stigma-like extensions of the sepals. The bark is said to yield an excellent 

 fibre for ropes. 



B. ELJEOCARPUS, Linn. 



Trees. Leaves simple, alternate. Flowers in axillary racemes, 

 generally bisexual. Sepals 5, Petals 5, fringed or lobed, inserted 

 round the base of the thick glandular disk. Stamens numerous, 

 inserted on the disk between the glands ; anthers linear, opening by 

 a terminal pore. Ovary sessile, 2-5 celled; style columnar. Fruit a 

 drupe with a bony stone, 1-5 celled. Seeds pendulous, 1 in each cell, 

 albumen fleshy ; cotyledons flat. 



Drupe 5-cellecl, 5- seeded (Sec. Ganitrus) 1, E, Ganifrus* 



Drupe 1-3-celled. Anthers not prolonged at the 

 apex, (Sec, Dicera.) 



Petiole glandular at the apex. Anthers tipped 

 with a few hairs. Drupe oblong, sometimes 



slightly falcate ... 2. serratus. 



Petiole sometimes glandular at the apex. 

 Anthers without hairs. Drupe ovoid, straight, 



i-celled 1-2-sceded 3, E, ohlongus. 



Drupe 1-celled, 1-2-secded. Anthers terminated 

 with a long awn. ( -ec, Monocera.) 



Stamens 70-80. Awns erect 4. F. tuberculafus. 



Stamens 20. Awas ultimately reflcxed .., 5, E. Munroiu 



