' 350. L sftadenia eeticül/mca (W .&A.) twining;bark
of thSf<513er branches febflfy glabrous, voung branches,
doitim! with cmircm- down md '■oinetimes with toinen- <
tiun Isatiés óvatc ;or PniLColatc* acute, usually smooth-
ish’ and sometimes clothed with short white down : hm-,
bel» Un lal^irfintj^dVcred'.yirHpSt < quai in. length to the
petioles segments if the core 111 with revblute edges, and
S Dearded pi oces« in f' tin point, si ales of ttie throat
simple qhort ; stigma blunt : follicles snlieylindripal
jrjGlfng, o/itjU^L, oft ii solitaii bi aboiuon —Might C on-
J trjb p 17.
T.now -.imput th s lVuot <q nrifballv ihstnut fioin th e
Bengal spinnes—L . which I now find is» also a
native of the I efim-mla.
1 Flow erangïbt,ani.Ii, natural iiz t—2 a 'f lo v ir—3 the
same dissec tid tilt ( f ulla>removed, the srlinen i lublv
thrown batk.SjÎTOhig'lhp’poUcïi-miia-''>> ajfd' flieiw jollyv
«»into view— t another fisurf showing thf invertidpo-ulirti
* b f »the pollen masses wihiie Jh^pr|'pe||:b|E^P^phHti()ii' is
going on— 1 the position otthejiojlcu before '»inlpregna-
tion—b lalyx and' ovary.
351. T yi.ovhohv r AKitnsv (Wail.) twilling, glabioijk; j
»'s terns' and btapcfies slendi 1 haves fleshy, ov-iiu’ni sub»
cordate, mneronate, shilling, p d t bi 111 n i l . ' j^eUutlîl s
llexuose bi anbg’iLfi}h’e Hex »ri s sever# lijifoim piditf Is.
flowers small, leaflets lo f th e crown1 fleshy, sub-orbicu-
lai : pollen masses aseejndnig . s '
.»glabrous,'usually solitary'by abortion —\tig h i’s Contrib.
*p 49 1
1 Flowering—2 a flower éfîowing the form oi tho coional
leaflet* as s i n from above—-3 front' vnw of the «tainPns
and stigma, the antherrf’forcibly thrown fc u h to show the
rjpollen masses and cells—4$JipstamiiM 'Column»as' seen
'afte r tenÆvjtig the eotolla—5 ovary—6 pollLn misses, 1
332. P bntathopis micbophylla (W. & A.) twining,
' glabrous : leaves rather fleshy; ovate, mut ronate, rbuudc d
a t the base or sub-cordate : umbels almost sessile,'' few
nflow&ëd: pedicels long, filiform : calyx minuté: .corolla
■’sprcàilrngly relit xr cl . segments a i1 itt, leaflets of the corona
broadf averse at the baSé', eiïspidate and incurvéd.'at
the apex, equal to the gy nostegum.—Wight’s Cbntrib.'p. 53.
1 Flowering branch—2 a partially dissected»' .flovver—
th e corolla removed to show the column of fructification
'jah d form of thé corót&d leaflets, one of w'11c h is removed,
and the other turned back to show the pollen masses in
fvMcfe—3 staminkl t’ööe,'‘removed showing’ èhe-ovary^styles
and stigma—4 pollen 'masses.
353. CebopechA titbkrosa (IJoxb.) herbaceous; gla-
hrous, twining: leaves frern nearly orbicular, to ovaljjjHir.
ovate, cuspidate, sometimes lanceolate, acuminated : peduncles
usually twin, few or many-flowered, longer or
- shoitc r than the lc avc, calyx small, with suhnlitc sraç||
ments : corolla ventrloose at the basé, having.-tne t,u|je|
"widened upwards, segments of the limb narrow, nearly
linear, villous,one half shorter than the tube»; gynosteginm
stipitate ; middle lobes of the lc aflet >» of the crown Jugulate,
lateial ones shoit, coheimg with the piiniary one,
Çibllicles slender —Wight’s Contrib*. p.»32.
1 I lowering branch—2 a dicvei ted flowci, 1 on.lla*re-
moved to show the stipitate gyhoStegium and form of the
crown—3 pollenea—4 calyx and ovary—5 ovary cut vertically—,
6-a follicle ini the act of shedding its 'seed—7 a
Seed with its pappus.
, 351 Ct \ vfti nt v PAuciirom w (R B r ) twining,
‘ glabrous : leaves ovate, acuminated, reniformly cordate at
the base, tile auricles diverging : umbels few-flowered ; pe-
duneles shorter than the p ro le s : flowers glabrous on short
pedicels : crown equaliug-the corolla with a 10-c left pli-
eate border, naked inside ; lobes opposite the anthers lan-
t ceolate acuminated, bifidigt thé point,. the alternate ones
very short and emarginate or truncate: pollen masses
attached beneath their apices |(®W§iieously represented
here) stigma apiculated, obtuse.—»-Wight’s Contrib. p 56.
S f e li Flowering branch— 2 .calyx and ovary—3' eotolla detached
and split open—4 crown similarly shown—5 sta.
minai column as seen after the removal of the crown—6
pollen masses.
355. HuTCBiirrA Ihhica (Wight’s Contrib. p. 34.)
The essential character of this genus is to ha ve the sta-
minai cfO.wn.jn a double series, the inner consisting of 5
simple lobes resting on the anthers, the outer of 5 lobes
alternate with the »inner series, but each 3-cleft, with the
middle segment, smaller,' thus making together a
20-lobed»* corona—This, being the only species of the
genus, has no specific character.» '
<J' 1 Flowering plant, naturcd\size—2 gynosteginm showing
the double corona, but- not well represented 3 ovary
■—4 stigma and1 anthers, the latter thrown back to show
Mérpoljèn masses in situ—-5 side view o f the gynosteginm
enclosed in the corona—6 and 7 different views from
above ofrthesame—8 pollenia showing the pellucid angle.
;■ 356. Mai»sispnia bruS'oman., (W. & A.) twining, glabrous
: leaves broad, cordate, acuminated: peduncles
shorter than the petioles : flower cymose,largish, glabrous :
segments of corolla obtuse : coronal leaflets attenuated,
about equal in length to'thegynosteginm, stigma bluntly
apiculated.—Wight's .Contrib. p. 40/ *
l;VlowiViBg br-ineh— 2 a dissected flower, calyx and
gynostegium as seen after remaval of the corolla—3 corolla
detached and split open— i stamina! tu b e ; the anthers
turned back to show the pollen masses in situ—S
pollenia. ,
357. Dichrostachys cinebba (W. &. A.) thorns solitary
piiin.e ot t/.i h iv e s 8-10 pair; leaflets ciliated,
Î2-T5 pair : petioles pubescent: spikes usually solitary,
rarely 2-3 tegethei drooping, somewhat cyjindric, rather
shorter than the leaves : petals scarcely cohering by their
1 njargins, and forming a 5-cleft corolla.—W. & A. Prod,
page 271.
1 Portion of a branch, showing both flowers and legumes
- 2 a flower—3 stamens showing their staked gland
■—4 a flower cut open to show.the insertions o f the stamens
and ov iry m.sitù—5 an ovary—6 cut transversely—
A 7(l'.eu t vertically—8 a seed natural sise—9 the same magnified,—
lp»cut transversely, albuminous..
3 .'8 .f iql“)» i t F »14 br acte ata (R. W.) arboreous :
' leaves from oval, ob,fuse to obovate, tapering towards the
;base, 1 rt 1 a ll. gl ibrous on both sides : peduncles axillary
i from the summits of the branches, several flowered, . pedi-
! cels pubi set nt, jointed, furnished with 2 cuneate bracts
below the joint : sepals coriaceous, obtuse, silky on the
back,, stamens all equal;.styles and carpels 5, many-seeded.
Balaghant mountains, niai Madras—This is a very
handsome species, nearly allied to D\ relusa, but I think
Ijce'rt'ainly différent. I
1 Flowering braneh; natural size—2 a-flower the petals
removed to show the ovary and styles, and unguiculate
petal—3 a stamen—4 the ovary with 1 carpel opened to
show the ovnles—5 a half grown fruit surrounded at the
b jsc by à ring o f pi rsistent filaments, tbe anthers having;
" fallen off—6 a filament magnified—7 a young fruit cut
transVerselyg-i&cüît vertically—9 a seed—10 cut verti-
c^lly—1'1'eut transversely—12 seed exarillate.
ISQHA’frDRA (-R Wl)-No. Sapotaceæ.
Gen. Char. Calyx deeply 4-parted : corolla 4-eleft :
stamens 8, all fertile, anthers posticous : ovary 4-celled,
with a solitary erect ôyùje; in each cell : nut chartaceous,
by abortion one celled, one-seeded : seed obovate, erect;
ep.tyled'pns foliaceons, enclosed in a copious albumen;
rnàïâëïiHferior—Trees with alternate somewhat coriaceous,
giabrohs or pubescent leaves, and small flowers.
Flowers forming axillary clusters or capitolæ, generally
found mixed- with fruit in nearly all stages, from the fall
» of the corolla to perfect maturity,flowers yellow or whitish.
This genus is readily distinguished from all others of the
order by its perfectly symetrifiaL flowers, and the stamens
all - perfect (hence the name) in place of one half sterile.
In habit and also in structure, it is allied-to Sideroxylon,
but the quaternary, not quinary, arrangement of the
flowers and the absence, of abortive stamens in any form,
sufficiently separate them.