N. 0. URl'lOACEiE. 
1199 
A dried specimen submitted by the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Angu 
Division, shewed the following composition : — 
Water 
... 18-5 
Albuminoids * 
... 
... 
... 8-7 
Oil 
... 5-7 
Carbohydrates f 
... 43-1 
Fibre 
... 
... 1-77 
Ash ]: 
... 11-3 
1000 
(Agricul. Ledger 1904— No. 4). 
1186. F. Ribes, Reimodt., h.f.b.i., v. 524. 
Sijn. : — F. policarpa, Roxb. 645. 
Vern. : ■— Chhota-junglf-anjfr (H ) ; Chiria-pe-atti (Tam ); 
Chinna-verri-atti-pandu (Tel.); Cheriya-kat-tatti (Mai.) 
Habitat : — Tenasserim to Penang and Singapore. 
A small tree, the young branches sparsely strigose, slightly 
swollen at the insertion of the leaves. Leaves alternate, petiol- 
ate, membranous, lanceolate or oblanceolate ; the edges entire ; 
lateral primary nerves 7 to 9 pairs, not prominent, both sides 
glabrous, except the lower which, on the midrib, and larger 
nerves, is appressed, 'pubescent ; lenglh of blade 2-5 to 4 5in., 
petioles strigose, £in. long ; stipule linear-lanceolate, convolute, 
fin. long. Receptacles rising from elongated, ramous, leafless, 
(sometimes stipulate towards the apex), glabrous branches which 
issue from the stem near the ground, pedunculate, sub-globose, 
strongly ribbed when young, verrucose, pubescent, about |in. 
across when ripe ; umbilicus closed by 5 bread scales ; the base 
constricted into a stalk about yVn. long, at the junction of which 
with the peduncle are 3 small bracts ; peduncle proper ilin. 
long. Male flowers numerous, the perianth of 2 large, inflated, 
roundish pieces, anther single, almost sessile, very broad. Gall 
flowers mostly sessile, without perianth, the ovary broad, obli- 
quely obovoid, sub-rhomboid, with terminal thick style. Fertile 
female flowers on separate receptacles, mostly pedicillate ; the 
* Containing nitrogen ... ... ... ... t'40 per cent, 
f Ditto colouring matter ... ... ... 9‘0 
, fDitto silica (Si O*) ... ... ... 1’65 
^ (.Ditto phosphoric acid (I’j 0 5 ) ... ... 112 
