Lilli jgj&f
509. Stbophanihitji pichotomi s (J)C jnE c riim
caudatum Roxb.) shrubby, scandent leaves obloug,'
smooth cj mcs terminal segments of theiftfprfir a*^end-Je
ing ip a lorg fiUfoinl p o in t—Roxb £1 Ind. 2. p 10.
X Flowering branch—2 cal\x, style and stigma—stamens
detached—4 portion of a toiolla seen from within.
GOO. Apenema hyssopifolium (G. Don.—Gentiana
verticellata Linn fl. Roxb Lxatum h \ .sopifoliuni \\ llld») ^
G en. C har. ‘ Calyx { parted corolla funnel shaped,
5 ilett. Stamens>5 enclosed, filament. shoit, furnished^
with a gland at the insertion < f each anthers incumbent *
Stigma 2 lobed, seeds scobiform
' An 'erect perennial plant with iriopini? rbots, 'sessile,
ltnce late, decussate, 3 n«r ifl'faeiives, Jtctngonal,
simple stems, and axillary sessile Slrwlltiwhife’ flowers,
grneiall) 3 in each axil and therefore ippearing verti-
cellate.”—Dons Gardeners Diltiopary. ''■■■
This i the only .pecieS of tHDisrtTu'F whu.ll ^nritil sepal
at ed by Don had bethl’conlbmuled with Gentiana and
Examirn. j
1 1 lowering branch—2 dissected flowtr-*-S detached
stamen—1 capsule natural ttze—5 the .Jine cut trulls-*
Tersely magnified,
JiOl. IIvonoteA / byj w i n (Linn.—Nanva Zeylanica
Roxb.) herhaceou1., glabrous,ditfiusefi toting at the joints ,-
floriferous branches ascending: h'.ites from oval obtuse
to lanccol ite aeute flowers iai cinusc on thefends ofcthe
rainuli,;,oceasioiially solitary and h a f opposed between
■ ' thenStsinOw erhlv d ^ ^ b l tt ^ : !
Obs. rrThis is 1 helieve(ine.-gnTy,Indian, spceii’s, ^hel
ab fvp TiiTiht theiefore. bejjiewed as a brief'.description fa ther
than, a sjrecjfic^'ehaHte! er;
1 Flowering hraneh—,2 expanded flower, front view—
3 back view of the same—4 calyx and ovary— 5 capsule
c u t transversely.
4»ii 602-603... Celtis Orientalis (Willd.) polygamous
jirboreous : lea*eBe(6i|^i&us, ojilupiely eoidatc, sen a te ,.
fine pointed, villous underneath.—Roxb. 11 Ind 2 p. fi5S
Tile male and tcmili of this, plant a r e - o s u < 1 « M |
on uiffirelit trees. I h u e there tore followcd lloxbuigh
in giving figuresof each on separate plates. '
* 602. 1 Male plant flowering branch—2 a male flower—
3 a leaf and «duster of female flowers.
'^■(lOTe 1 female plintflowcringbianih- 2 adisscetcd
flower—3 a fruit enclosed in its 'calyx—4 fruit cuff
^transversely—5 the si&ejletaeh'ed.^ .
,604. Carallia lance iefolia (Roxb. * RC.) leaves
Llaneeolar, acutely serrulate; nbrvud, shining ^ ppddncl^s
ilriany-flowered.—Roxb'. Fh.Ind. .2. p .4 8 1 .
l|p£.;FJl'<jwerihg branch—2 disseei ed flower, allowing the
thickened ba.c of the style, resembling a superior maiy
with'lwhidh’the trueioyary is crowned—'3 an" advaneid
ovary eut.trahsversely, 5 celled—4 cut vertically.
- Obs. n it seems probable this must constitute a new
genus the'ovary being .truly. 5’ celled with 2 collateral
ovules in,each. The one figured has three o f the cells with
a single ot ulc in each, the otheis having aboi ti d, the
remaining 2 cells have each two ovules but apparently
both aborted,.
. , 605. Carali.ia lucid a (Roxb.) leave ^.opposite, ob-
long, serrulate, peduncles many-flowered.—Rox. Ijl. Ind.
2. 0. 4 £ L ,
- 1 Flowering branch—2 dissected flower—3 a fruit—
4 cut vertically, showing the solitary curved seed m situ
—5 seed; detached,
606. Eugenia (A); CLAVIFLQRA'(Roxb,) leaves lan-
ceolar : corymbs lateral, subsessile, umbelliform: flowers
clavale : berries long oyate, crowned with the cya-
thifonn base of the calyx.—Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2. p. 488.
1 Flowering branch—2 flower cut vertically, showing
the position of the ovary—3 ovary cut transversely—4 a
berry full'growu—5 out vertically—6 the embryo detached.
607. E ugenia (A) acuminata (Roxb.) leaves broad
lanceolar, acuminate, polished, finely veined : peduncles
axillary, terminal, many-flowered: corolla apiculate:
berries round.—Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2. p. 492.
} Obs. This species ranks with E . grata and E . oblata
from the last of which it seems principally to differ in
the size of the fruit and apiculate, not expanding, corolla.
I have not seen the plant and only know it through the
figure and Roxburgh’s short character above quoted.
X Flowering branch—2 flower—3 berry,
608. E ugenia ( J ) amplexicaulis (Roxb.) leaves
stem-clasping, oblong, obtuse : peduncles lateral, 3 or 9
flowered : berry spherical.-—Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2. 483.
A stately tree, “ the cultivation of which cannot well
be recommended on account of its fruit but the tree is
one of the most handsome of the genus.’’ It is only
known to me by. the figure and Roxburgh’s description.
1 Flowering branch—2 a full grown fruit—3 the same
cut transv srsely—4 a detached seed—5 the same, the
lobes'separafed tb show'fhe embryo.
609s Kugubnia ( J ) laujufolia (Roxb.) leaves sub-
sessile, oblong, glossy, obtusely acuminate: peduncles
lateral three flowered ; pedicels clavate, length o f the
peduncles ■ bernes oblong. Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2. p. 489.
“ T he pnlp of the frui£ is in small quantity, and scarce
eatable ; the iShaRe.-however o f the berries in this species
together w ithafeffirk brown bark immediately point it
i ioUF,V^.llraJqifif4^
^3®?h'e figure' differs somewhat from the specimens sent
to me<by D r.'^ a lh e b but ppt'specificaJIy.
1 Flowering branch—2 a vertically—4 a
seed lobe showing the embryo'.
6X0,'. E ugenia (J)?L polypetal a (Wall.—FI. Angusti-
folia Roxb. not Lamaick) leaves tern linear-lanceolar:
p td y n tIts lateral,Jiom three to four flowered: corolla
j,mapy ^etaled.-r -'Rpxb.-El.> Ind. 2. p. 490.
' O n 'I forma h:(Illustrations’ 2. p. 14) expressed a
d o u to b f till, spe i u s biiuB-ju-tly rtlei ible to the "
further expr nonce docs not confirm that suggestion nilF
mi rous petals 1« mg found in sc \ oral other' species. ■
1 Flowering branch—2 ovdry ent verticjIL—3 cut
transversely, showing an accidental variety with three
cells—4 anotherppjesehting‘|h e'u su a l 2 celled form.
!:’’W Ei oema (.X) ternifGua (Ru^b.) leaves tem
sessile, oblong: flowers late&alv^-Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2. p. 489.
, A large }ree a JSativeof CMitagongand Assam “ there
fteig, tw0 vanetieSipne’with-SjtdLi'ffijjlowers called by the
p oplo win rc\.thi tree grows Phool-jamb th ^ g g S e g
,-w ^ , lovely rpsyflowajs .fhey^all Lai phodl-jamb. Their
lia ic s irr among till 1 ngest of the gemil^being from 6
to ISjJnehe’C'long and from® to -6 broad.” —Roxb.
1 tJl.owerin^.’lyaneh - 2 ovary* c u t tra'nsvefselr, *
* I ugbma (T) m icrocarpa (Roxb.) leaves sub-
se:*uli, lanceolate icuminati, b tse.harrow cordate : peduncles
terminal, few-flowered : berries Spherical, of the
sije of a large orange,-, crowned with the 4 lobed perman
en t ealy? -f^ioxb. Fl lu d . 2. p, 497
Native of Chittagong where it is called Chalta-jamb
the fruit ripens in August and is eaten by the natives. '
1 Flowering ijranch—2 ovary cu t transversely—3 full
grown fruit—4 fruit cut transversely, several seeded,
wliiclj.h, utmspalinthe genus.
6m. E ugenia ( J ) lanceolaria (Roxb ) leaves short
petioled, narrow ^an6&lart: flowers terminal about X5,
corymbose fascicled : berries irregularly round lobate.—
Rox' 1‘ 1. IriiL 2 p. 494.
Flowers very largeK rosy, and somewhat fragrant, which
with the elegant foliage renders it one of the prettiest o f
the gei^s.! the frnit though as large as » small apple is
not eaten, the pnlp being,small in quantity and tough.:—’
1 Flowering branch—2 ovary cut transversely—8 fail
grown fruit—4 out transversely, apparently several seeded,
but probably with but one, many lobed seed all unit»
ing in a single, central embryo.
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