448 
XC. EUPHORBIACEiE 
between them entire or toothed. Styles united about half their 
length; Capsule in. diam., smooth ; seeds smooth. 
Valleys below Simla ; April- June. — N. India, ascending to 6000 ft. 
2. SARC0C0CCA. From the Greek sarx, sarkos , flesh, and 
kokkos, a berry ; alluding to the fleshy fruit.— -Asia. 
Sarcocoeca pruniformis, Lindl. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 266. A 
glabrous shrub, 2-4 ft. Leaves alternate, shortly stalked, nar- 
rowly lanceolate, 3-4 x ^-1 in., long-pointed, entire. Mowers pale 
yellow, ^ in. long, in short, erect, axillary racemes, a few female 
towards the base, the rest male. Male flowers : sepals 4, oblong, 
obtuse ; stamens 4, free, opposite the sepals, protruding. Female 
flowers : sepals reduced to several small, overlapping scales ; 
ovary 2-3-celled, terminating in 2 long, recurved, flattened styles. 
Drupe dark purple, ovoid, about J in. long, containing 2-3 stones. 
(Fig. 146.) 
Simla, the Glen, common ; March-May. — Temperate Himalaya, 5000-9000 
ft. ; hills in S. India. — W. Asia. 
3. BTJXUS. Name of Greek origin; application uncertain. — 
Asia, Africa, Europe, W. Indies. 
Buxus sempervirens, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 267. A much 
branched shrub or small tree. Leaves nearly sessile, opposite, 
narrowly lanceolate or ovate, 1-3 in., entire, usually obtuse. 
Flowers small, yellow-green, strongly scented, in small, axillary 
heads or spikes ; the terminal flower usually female, the rest male. 
Male flowers : sepals 4 ; stamens 4, opposite to the sepals, far 
protruding ; ovary rudimentary. Female flowers : sepals 6 ; ovary 
triangular, 3-celled, top flat, the 3 corners ending in thick, short 
styles. Capsule ovoid, \ in. long, 3-horned ; seeds 3-6, small. 
Simla, Mushobra, Mahasu ; March-May.— Temperate Himalaya, 5000-9000 
ft. W. Asia, N. Africa, Europe, including Britain (Common Box). 
4. BRIDELIA. In honour of S. E. Bridel-Brideri, a Swiss 
botanist of the eighteenth century. — Tropical regions of Asia, 
Africa and Australia. 
*Bridelia montana, Willd . ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 269. A glabrous 
tree. Leaves alternate, shortly stalked, entire, ovate or obovate, 
3-6 x 2-4 in. Flowers minute, pale green, nearly sessile, in small, 
dense, axillary clusters, male and female together ; bracts small, 
numerous, pubescent. Calyx 5-parted ; segments broadly lanceo- 
late, acute. Petals 5, orbicular, shortly clawed. Male flowers : 
stamens 5, the lower portion of the filaments united in an erect 
column rising from a flat, sinuately margined disk ; pistil rudi- 
mentary enclosed by the staminal column, tip protruding. 
Female flowers : ovary ovoid, 2- sometimes 3-celled, nearly 
