N. 0. OLAOINEjE. 
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Ovary ovoid-oblong, l-celled, 1-rarely 2-ovuled Drupe ovoid, a 
globoae, yellow, f covered by the accrescent membranous calyx, 
apiculate. 
Vse:— In Chutia Nagpur, a preparation of the bark is 
given for proverty of blood during fevers (Campbell). 
277. 0. Nana, Wall. h. f. b. i., i. 576. 
Vern . : — Merone met (Santal) (Porebunder and Quj.) 
Sudi ; Himi. Tadholi, called Shigroti at Junagadh (J. Indraji). 
Habitat Hot valleys of the Western Himalaya, from 
Nipal westward and in the Punjab, Porebunder. 
An undershruR, with a woody root-stock, from which annual 
shoots, about 2ft. high, spring up during the rains. Stems 
ribbed. Leaves alternate, lj-2| by |-Jin., oblong lanceolate, 
subsessile, glabrftus and light green above, glaucous beneath ; 
margins recurved ; midrib prominent beneath, straight ; lateral 
nerves indistinct. Flowers solitary, fin. across ; buds ovoid. 
Calyx minute, accrescent. Petals 3, oblong-lanceolate ; fertile 
stamens 3, opposite to the petals. Staminodes 5-6, bifid, longer 
than the fertile Stamfins. Ovary l-celled. Style simple, termi- 
nal. Fruit the size of a pea, globular, (Kanjilal). 
On the crest of the Saharanpur, Sewalik, behind Rampur. 
Hot valleys of the Western Himalaya. From Nepal westward 
and in the Punjab. Bengal, in the grass lands of the sub- 
Himalayan tract. 
Use : — The fruit is used medicinally by the Santals 
(Campbell). 
278. Sarcostigma Kleinii, W. and A. h. f b i 
i. 594. 
Vern:— Puvana, puvenagah ( = the plank) adul, odul 
( = the oil). 
Habitat : — Eastern and , Western Peninsulas; Cochin, 
Malacca, Maingay, and Travancore, the Concan, in evergreen 
parts. 
A climbing, branched shrub. Wood without zones. Bran- 
ches terete. Leaves alternate simple, coriaceous, 4-10 by 2-4in., 
glabrous, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, pale on both 
