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entire ; lobes pointed, the 2 basal smaller, sometimes obscure. 
Flowers long-stalked, in corymbs, appearing with the leaves. 
Wings of fruit widely divergent, forming a nearly straight line. 
Narkunda ; May.— Temperate Himalaya, 6000-9000 ft. 
The wings of the fruit of the Japanese A. pictitm , Thunb., are erect and 
almost touching. 
5. DQDONiEA. In honour of R. Dodoens, a Dutch herbalist 
of the sixteenth century. — Mostly in Australia. 
Dodonsea viscosa, Linn . ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 697. An evergreen 
shrub ; leaves and young shoots viscid with yellow, resinous dots. 
Leaves alternate, sessile, simple, glabrous, varying from oblong- 
lanceolate acute to oblanceolate obtuse, 2-4 in., entire or 
sinuate, tapering downwards ; stipules none. Flowers small, 
yellow, 1- and 2-sexual, often on different plants, in short, terminal 
panicles or racemes. Sepals 5, ovate, free. Petals and disk none. 
Stamens usually 8, filaments very short, anthers nearly as long as 
the sepals. Ovary usually 3-, sometimes 2- or 4-lobed and celled ; 
styles as many as the cells, long, united nearly to the top ; ovules 
2 in each cell. Capsule 3- (or 2- or 4-)celled ; valves winged on 
the back, ultimately separating from the axis, wings membranous 
broadly orbicular. Seeds 1-3. 
Valleys below Simla ; June-September. — Throughout India, ascending to 
4500 ft. — Most warm countries. 
Native name Sanatta ; commonly planted for hedges. 
6. STAPHYLEA. From the Greek staphyle, a cluster, refer- 
ring to the inflorescence. — N. America, Europe, Asia. 
Staphylea Emodi, Wall . ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 698. A shrub or small 
tree, glabrous ; bark spotted. Leaves opposite, long-stalked, 
pinnately compound ; leaflets 3, nearly equal, 2 lateral sessile, 
terminal stalked, ovate, 2-6 x 1-3 in., finely toothed, long-pointed, 
lower surface pale ; stipules long, linear, soon falling off. Flowers 
white, nearly \ in. long, in short panicles, appearing with the young 
leaves. Bracts stipule-like. Calyx white, 5-parted, segments ovate- 
oblong, obtuse, erect. Petals 5, oblong, erect, as long as the calyx. 
Disk complete, nearly filling up the calyx-tube, 5-lobed. Stamens 
5, erect, as long as the petals, inserted with them outside the edge 
of the disk. Ovary 3-lobed and 3-celled ; styles 3, as long as the 
petals, erect, free or united near the top, stigmas capitate ; ovules 
6-8 in each cell. Capsule membranous, inflated, broadly ovoid, 
2-3 in., yellow-white, narrowed to the base, shortly 3-pointed at 
the top. Seeds several, globose. 
Narkunda, in forest ; April, May. — W. Himalaya, 6000-8000 ft. 
Natives think that walking sticks made of the wood keep off snakes ; pro- 
bably on account of the spotted bark. The Afghan name is Marchob, serpent- 
stick. 
