316 



80. ETJPHORBTACE^. 



. 2. M. stenanthus, Mnell. Arg. in Linnsea XXXIV. i9l ; Fl. Br. I. 5. 

 437. 



In the evergreen forests of North Kanara, on the ghats from Yellapnr 

 southwards. Fl. Sept.-Nov. Fr. ripe C. S. A small shrub. Leaves 

 sinuate, toothed and glandular at the base. 



3. M. Lawii, Muell. Arg. in Linnsea. XXXIY. 192 ; Fl. Br. I. 5. 43S ; 

 Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 209. Bottlera aureojounctata^ Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 

 230. 



Throughout the evergreen forests of the Konkan and North Kanara, 

 common in the forests near the Devimone and Nilkund ghats. Fl. 

 Oct.-Dec. Fr. ripe Feb.-Mch. A small shrub. Leaves penninerved, 

 repand dentate. 



4. M. repandus, Muell. Arg. in Linnasa. XXXIV. 197 ; Fl. Br. T. 5, 



442 ; Brandis For. Fl. 444 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 210. Rottlera tricocca, Roxb. 

 Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 230. 



Throughout India from the tropical Himalaya in Bhotan to Assam and 

 southwards to Ceylon. Throughout the Konkan and North Kdnara in 

 moist forests, common in the South Konkan, also in the evergreen 

 forests near Yellapur. Fl. ^ept.-Oct. Fr. ripe 0. S. A large and 

 extensive climber. Stem, fluted with very rough bark at the base, 

 covered sparingly with large Bj)ines 1-3 in. long, single or 3-4 from a 

 tubercle. Bark white, scaly, yellowish fibrous within. 



5. M. philippinensis, Muell. Arg. in Linnaea. XXXIV. 196 ; Brandis 

 For. Fl. 444; Fl. Br. L 5. 442 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 289. Bottlera tinctoriay 

 Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. F]. 230. The Monkey-face Tree. Kunhuma, K. ; 

 Boeny kapila, shendri, Vem. 



Throughout tropical India from Kashmir (Murree-Srinuggar Road) 

 to Burma and southwards to Ceylon. Throughout the dry forests of the 

 presidency and in Sind. Fl. Nov. -Jan. Fr. ripe Feb. -May. A small 

 tree. Bark thin, grey, irregularly cracked ; inner bark red. Wood 

 reddish grey, hard, close-grained, smooth. Pores small, equally dis- 

 tributed. Medullary rays fine and very fine, closely packed. Weighs. 

 54 lbs. to the cub. ft. Used only for fuel. The powder from the fruit 

 yields the kamela dye, used for colouring silk. 



26. CLEIDION, Blume. 



Glabrous trees. Leaves simple^ alternate. Flowers dioeeious, males 

 in long axillary racemes, females solitary, axillary on a long peduncle* 

 Male fi. Calyx globose, 3-5 -partite, valvate. Stamens numerous, on 

 a conical, central receptacle ; anthers peltately attached, 4-celled j 

 connective produced. Fern. fl. Sepals 3-5^ imbricate. Ovary 2-3- 

 celled j cells 1-ovuled ; styles long, filiform, 2-cleft. Capsule 2-3- 

 ccccous. Seeds with fleshy albumen ; cotyledons broad, flat. 



C. javanicum, Blume Bijd. 613; Fl. Br. 1.-5. 444; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 

 '272. Botlkra uranda, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 230. 



