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IV. BERBERIDACE^ 
few, distant. Racemes long-stalked, compound, corymbose or 
umbellate, drooping, much longer than the leaves. Style short but 
distinct. Young fruit cylindric ; berry oblong-ovoid, red. (Fig. 8.) 
Simla, common; May, June. — Temperate Himalaya, 6000-7000 ft. — S. 
India. 
4. Berberis coriaria, Boyle ; FI. Br. hid. i. 110, under B. aris- 
tata. Bark white. Leaves nearly* sessile, broadly lanceolate, 
lf-3i x J-l in., entire or the teeth few and distant. Racemes 
shortly stalked, simple, barely longer than the leaves ; flower- 
stalks thick, \ in. long. Style short but distinct. Berry globose, 
purple-blue, covered with bloom. 
Narkunda ; May, June. — Kumaon to Simla, 7000-10,000 ft. 
5. Berberis Lycium, Boyle ; FI. Br. I?id. i. 110. Bark pale 
grey. Branches angular. Leaves sessile, tough, narrowly lanceo- 
late, 1J x £ in., acute, entire or the teeth few and small ; upper 
surface bright green, lower paler. Racemes shortly stalked, 
simple, barely longer than the leaves. Flowers pale yellow, 
stalks slender, \ in. Style short but distinct. Berry ovoid, violet, 
covered with bloom. 
Simla, common ; April. — W. Himalaya, 3000-9000 ft. 
2. PODOPHYLLUM. From the Greek pous, podos, a foot, and 
phyllum, a leaf, referring to the shape of the leaves. — N. Asia, N. 
America. 
Podophyllum Emodi, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 112. A glabrous, 
succulent ; erect herb. Scape 6-18 in., leafy at the top. Leaves 2, 
often purple-spotted', alternate, peltate, orbicular, 6-10 in. across, 
v 3-parted, segments lobed, sharply toothed. Flower solitary, rarely 
2, cup-shaped, 1^ in. diam., white, sometimes pink. Sepals 3, 
petal-like, soon falling off. Petals 6. Stamens 6, anthers open- 
ing by lateral slits. Ovules many. Style short, stigma crest-like, 
ridged. Berry ovoid, 1-2 in., scarlet. Seeds many, small, 
enveloped in pulp. 
Matiana, Narkunda, rare ; April-June. — Temperate Himalaya, 8000-14,000 ft. 
