SPECIES OF ALANGIUM. 
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A. begonicefolium 
in East Himalaya. 
A . alpinum 
in East Himalaya. 
Inflorescence. 
Inflorescence stiff short (up to 2 in.) 
much and regularly branched, with 
many flowers. 
Inflorescence lax and longer (3 in.— 4 in.) 
with only about 3 flowers, t hoi r pedi- 
cels arising from a point almost common 
to all, and lying almost parallel. 
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Flowers larger. Ilud much longer. 
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Stamen shaggy towards the base which 
is holldwed like a spoon ; bearded 
below anther. 
Stamen nearly glabrous, not bea’rdcd 
! below anther, a few hairs at the very 
base ; ba.-c not hollowed. 
Fruit rather ovate than ellipsoid in early 
stages. 
Fruit at first elongate turbinate, after- 
wards compressed ellipsoid. 
Longitudinal ridges absent or somewhat 
indistinct. 
J Longitudinal ridges distinct, especially 
j at base. 
Fruit smaller, 1 — 1’4 cm. long, 6 mm. 
broad. 
Fruit larger, 18 — 2 cm. long, 7 — 9 mm, 
broad. 
.Ripens in J uly- August • , , 
Ripens in October-November. 
In section ovate .... 
In section oblong. 
In cross section hardly compressed 
In cross section much flattened. 
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Style base often persistent and protrud- 
ing beyond calyx tube. 
Apex of ripe fruit usually with star- 
shaped hollow. 
Testa thicker and harder, brittle . 
Testa thinner, more liko parehinont 
splits off in 2 layers. 
Distinctly 2-celled, 1 cell larger thran the 
other. 
Only lcelled. 
Albumen* granulated .... 
Albumen somewhat convoluted. 
Embryo not distinct and not easily 
separable. 
Embryo distinct and easily separable. 
rhe veining of the cotyledons, which onn 
also be easily separated the one from 
the other, is very distinct. 
The habits of these two plants are very distinct. Alangium 
begonia folium has a very striking appearance in consequence of its 
horizontal zig-zag branches and large, pendent, angled leaves. Its out- 
line recalls to one's mind that of the old-fashioned sheeted turnip headed 
ghost. The upper level plant is not particularly distinct in habit from the 
