Litsaa,] 



75. LAUlUNEyE. 



285 



introrse, 4-collccl. Fuit a succulent drupe, seated on the slightly or 

 much enlarged perianth-tube, which is 6-toothed or irregularly lobed. 



Porianth-scgmcnts incomplete or 0, tube not or slightly accrescent in fruit. Stamens 

 often more than 12. 



Urabols solitary, many-flowered 1, L. tomentosa. 



Umbels corymbose or racemed, few-flowered .. 2. L. sebijera, 



ri^riauth-segments 6, tube enlarged, cupular in 

 fruit. Stamens about 12. 



Leaves glaucous beneath. Umbels on short ped- 



duncles or in sessile clusters ... ... 3. L. Stoclcaii* 



Leaves rusty-tomentose beneath. Umbels in 



stout racemes ... ... 4. Zr. WigJdiana. 



Perianth-segments 4, deciduous. Tube not enlarged in fruit. Stamens G. 

 Leaves strongly triple-nerved at the base, glau- 

 cous beneath. Fruit globose, situated on a 

 disciform perianth- tube, pedicel thickened ... 5. L. zet/lanica. 



1. L. tomentosa, Herb. Heyiic, ex Wall. Oat. 2550; PI. Br. I. 5. 157, 

 Tetranthcra apetala, Dalz. & Gibs. Bom. FL 222. Ghikna, M. 



Deccan ; Western Peninsula on the ghats from the Konkan southwards, 

 Ceylon, ascending to 4000 ft. Throughout the Konkan and North Kauara 

 in evergreen forests, not so common as the next species, from v^hich it 

 scarcely differs. Fl. Dec. Fr. Feb.-Mch. Stamens 18-20. A small tree. 

 Bark smooth. Wood grey, smooth, hard, compact. Pores small, often 

 in radial lines. Medullary rays moderately broad or fine, distinct. Weighs 

 about 45 lbs. to the cub. ft. 



2. L. sebifera, Pers. Syn. II. 4; var. 3. tomentosa, Fl. Br. I. 5.158. 



Tetranthera laurifoUa, Jacq. Brandis For. Fl. 379. Maidalahri, M. 



Throughout the hotter parts of India. Throughout the Konkan and 

 North K^inara, in moist forests, common on the southern gh^ts of the 

 Kumta and Siddapur talukas. Fl. May-Jaly. Fr. Jany.-Feb. Stamens 

 9-20. 



A small tree. Bark smooth. Wood greyish -brown, moderately hard, 

 shining, close-grained, durable. Annual rings distinct. Pores medium 

 sized, usually sub-divided, equally distributed. Medullary rays fine or 

 very fine. Concentric lines of white tissue at unequal distances cross 

 the rays at right angles. Weighs 46 lbs. to the cub. ft. The bark is a 

 popular native drug. 



3. L. StocksiiHook. f. Fl. Br. I. 5. 176. Tetranthera lancecefoUa, 

 Grab. Cat. Bomb. Pl% 174 (Var. acutata). Feesahf goolchce^ Vern. 



Evergreen forests of the Konkan and North K^nara, common on the 

 ghdts from Ainshi southwards. Fl. Aug.-Nov. Fr. Mch.-Apl. A large 

 or small evergreen glabrous tree, Graham says the fruit ripens at 

 Mahabaleshwar in June and is of a red colour. The Kanara tree has black 

 purple fruit ripe in Apl. 



4. L. Wightiana, Wall. Cat. 2557; Fl. Br. L 5. 177. Tetranthera 

 Wightiana, Bedd. Fl. Sylv, t, 293. Oylicodaphne Wightiana^ Dalz. & 

 Gibs. Bomb, Fl. 222, 



