22 Indian Forest Records. [Vol, IV. 
Petals valvate, 5, subequal, oblong to narrow-elliptic, ultimately 
free to base, 0*1 —0*13 in., more or less villous within, 
especially towards the apex, glabrescent without. 
Stamens 10, free, shortly exserted. 
Anthers 0*03 in., versatile, crowned with a stipitate deci¬ 
duous gland at apex. 
Ovary stipitate, densely villous with long white hairs,, stigma 
minute, terminal. 
Ovules about 17. 
Fruit -—Linear, straight or falcate, at first compressed, ultimately 
subterete, slightly constricted between the seeds, apex 
long acuminate, stipe 0'2—0'7 in. 
Length 5—8 in. (excluding stipe). 
Width 0’25—0*35 in. 
Indehiscent, exocarp thin, rigidly coriaceous, mesocarp 
pulpy, endocarp cartilaginous surrounding each seed sepa¬ 
rately and thus forming distinct nut-like joints. 
Seeds albuminous. 
Explanation of Plate. 
distribution 
and conditions 
of habitat 
outside India. 
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15. 
Flowering twig X •§•. 
Immature pod x 
Mature pod x -J. 
Flower x 3. 
Calyx x 3. 
Petal x 3 ; (a) upper surface, (b) lower surface. 
Stamens x 5. 
Ovary x 3. 
Interior of pod showing nut-like joints X -f. 
A single nut-like joint of endocarp x 
The same, open, showing the contained seed x -j-. 
Longitudinal section of seed showing albumen x y approx. 
Embryo X y approx. 
Leaflet { W upper surface | f 
(, (6) lower surface J 5 
Bentham ( l.c.)» taking the wide view of the species, gives its distri¬ 
bution as “ West tropical and subtropical North and South America; 
very abundant from Buenos Ayres and Chile, along the Andes, to 
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