. Indian trees : an account of trees, shrubs, woody climbers, bamboos, and palms indigenous or commonly cultivated in the British Indian Empire. Trees. Greiria] XXI. TILIAC E1*'E DD Dry region of XortliAVest India and tlie Decoan. Fl. Jtine-Septenibei\ Tropica] Africa. 20. G. abutilifolia, Jiisri.; Kurzj F. FL i. 161, Yern. Pef-ok^ Tayaiv-a^ Upper Burma. A shrub (decidnonsj Smalesl, simetimes only 2 ft. liigH, branclilets, leaves and inflorescence i^on^dily stellate-tomentose. Leaves 4-8 in. longj broadly ovate, almost orbicular, often slightly loLed, tertiary nerves distinct beneath. Peduncle
. Indian trees : an account of trees, shrubs, woody climbers, bamboos, and palms indigenous or commonly cultivated in the British Indian Empire. Trees. Greiria] XXI. TILIAC E1*'E DD Dry region of XortliAVest India and tlie Decoan. Fl. Jtine-Septenibei\ Tropica] Africa. 20. G. abutilifolia, Jiisri.; Kurzj F. FL i. 161, Yern. Pef-ok^ Tayaiv-a^ Upper Burma. A shrub (decidnonsj Smalesl, simetimes only 2 ft. liigH, branclilets, leaves and inflorescence i^on^dily stellate-tomentose. Leaves 4-8 in. longj broadly ovate, almost orbicular, often slightly loLed, tertiary nerves distinct beneath. Peduncles very short, in compact axillary clusters. Sepals \-\^ petals \ in., blade shorter than or as long as claw. Gronophore glabrous," edge villous, small tufts of hair at base between petals. Drupe slightly 2-J:-lobed, J-^- in. diam., edible. Sikkim, Afesam, IManipnr, Chittagong-, Burma, chiefly in Eng foiest, but al&o on Taungya clearings. Chanda district. Peninsula, chiefly on the west side, Fl. E. H. Oocbinchina, 21. G. scabrophylla, —Svn. G. ^derophylla^ Eoxb. Hort. Beng. 42 ; Wight Ic. t. 89 ; Brandis F. Vern. PetsJmf, Burm. A shrub, branchlets, under side of leaves and inflorescence ^^^ clothed with soft tawny tomen- tum. Leaves 4-9 in. long, ovote or obovate, tertiary nerves dis- tinct beneath. Peduncles short. Fl. large, blade of petals obovate, longer than, often twice the length of claw. Gonophore glabrous, edge villous, 5 small tufts of hair at base between petals. Fruit globose, not lobed, J~| in. diam,, lind crustaceous, hairy, stones 4, 1-2 seeded in sweet gelatinous pulp. Biibhimalayan tract and outer valleys, from the Jumna eastward. Oudh forebts, northern Circarb, Assam, Pegu, Upper Burma. In Engdain and grass landb a small shiub 3 ft. high, burnt down every year (Smales). A similar habit in the giabs lands of the Duars (Haines). Fl. April - September. Ct. scleropJiylla is the older name, but G, ^cahrophyJla is supported by full description
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