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1. Grewia oppositifolia, Roxb. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 384. A tree, 
20-40 ft. Leaves rough, 2-4 in., toothed, base rounded, lower 
surface pale, pubescent. Flowers in stalked, 3-5-flowered cymes 
placed nearly or quite opposite a leaf ; buds cylindric. Sepals 
narrowly oblong, in. Petals half as long as the sepals, pale 
yellow. Drupe about | in. diam., olive-green, covered with 
scattered, stellate hairs, black and glabrous when ripe. (Fig. 20.) 
Simla, valleys below 6000 ft. ; May. — N.W. Himalaya. 
Frequently planted. The wood is used for oar-shafts, banghy poles, spears, 
bows, &c. ; the foliage is lopped for fodder and may often be seen stored between 
the branches ; the fibres of the inner bark are manufactured into ropes and nets ; 
and the fruit is eaten. Native name Bedl. 
*2. Grewia vestita, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 387, under G. asiatica. 
A tree, 20-25 ft. Leaves rough, 2-4 in., obscurely lobed, base 
rounded, wedge-shaped or cordate ; lower surface densely gray- 
tomentose. Flowers numerous, in axillary, shortly stalked, crowded 
cymes. Sepals yellow, narrowly lanceolate, in. Petals orange, 
hardly | the length of the sepals. Drupe about J in. diam., black 
and glabrous when ripe. 
Outer hills from Kumaon to the Indus, ascending to 4000 ft. ; February- 
May. — Bengal, Central Provinces. 
The wood, &c., is put to similar uses as that of G. oppositifolia. Native name 
DJiaman. 
2 . TRIUMFETTA. In honour of G. B. Triumfetti, an Italian 
botanical author of the 17th century. — Tropical regions. 
Erect herbs or shrubs, usually more or less rough with stellate 
hairs or pubescence. Leaves long-stalked, ovate or ovate-lanceo- 
late, sometimes lobed, toothed, long-pointed, base rounded or 
slightly cordate. Flowers usually numerous and crowded in 
nearly sessile, axillary clusters often forming long, interrupted, leafy 
spikes, rarely few or leaf-opposed. Sepals 5, oblong, hairy out- 
side, abruptly pointed. Petals 5, yellow or orange, nearly as long 
as the sepals, a hairy gland at the base. Receptacle elevated, 
fleshy, lobed. Stamens about 10. Ovary prickly, 3-5-celled ; 
stigma toothed. Capsule small, globose or ovoid, densely covered 
with hooked prickles, opening by 3-5 valves. Seeds 1 or 2 in 
each cell. 
Stems and leaves densely pubescent or bristly. Flowers 
yellow. Capsule woolly or hairy. 
Bristly. Flowers f in. long. Prickles of capsule I in. 1. T. pilosa. 
Pubescent. Flowers 4 in. long. Prickles of capsule TtT 
in. . . . . . . . . . 2. T. rhomboidea. 
Stems and leaves nearly glabrous. Flowers orange. Capsule 
glabrous . . . . . . . . 3. T. annua. 
1. Triumfetta pilosa, Roth ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 394. Perennial, 
rough with long bristles. Stems 1-3 ft. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 
