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axillary or lateral clusters. Perianth 4-6-parted. Male flowers : 
stamens 6-7 or 9-13, the inner ones 2-glandular near the base ; 
pistil rudimentary. Female flowers : stamens none ; stigma 
dilated and lobed. Drupe seated on the persistent bases of the 
perianth-segments . 
Perianth 5- or 6-parted. Stamens 9-13, not protruding . 1. L. polyaniha. 
Perianth 4-parted. Stamens 6 or 7, far protruding. 
Leaves 6-12 in., 3-nerved from the base. Glands of 
the inner stamens stalked . . . . . 2. L. lanuginosa. 
Leaves 3-6 in. ; nerves lateral. Glands of the inner 
stamens sessile . . . . . • . 3. L. consimilis. 
Fig. 139. Litsea consimilis. 
*1. Litsea polyantha, Juss. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 162. Leaves 
alternate, broadly oblong-ovate, 3-7 X2-4 in., base rounded or cor- 
date ; upper surface glabrous, lower tomentose ; stalks tomentose. 
Flowers white ; bracts 5, persistent in flower. Umbels forming 
clusters |-1 in. diam. in the axils of leaves or fallen leaves. 
Perianth 5-6-parted. Stamens 9-1 3 , not longer than the perianth , 
the 3 or 4 inner ones shorter than the outer, each with a pair of 
glands near its base. Drupe ovoid, J in. long, black when ripe. 
Burmah to the Ravi, ascending to 3000 ft., rare ; March-May. — Java, 
China. 
2. Litsea lanuginosa, Nees ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 178. Leaves usually 
crowded, sometimes alternate, tomentose on the lower surface, 
sometimes glabrous, lanceolate, 6-12x2-4 in., 3-nerved from the 
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