The Flora of British India Volume 4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ... referred by Kurz to Selerophragma, because the calyx is irregularly lobed, not spathaceous; but in one example of Kurz the calyx is split to the base on one side, and the tree appears a Dolichandrone. 2. K. Roxburg-Lil, DC. Prodr. ix. 210; leaflets elliptic entire or crenate mature nearly glabrous, corolla rose, tube 14 in., capsule straight narrowly oblong slightly compressed smooth. Dalz. ($" Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 160; Bedd. For. Fl. 169. Bignonia quadrilocularis, Boxb. Cor. PL ii. 24, t, lto, and Fl. Ind. iii. 107; Wall. Cat. 6507. Spathodea Roxburghii, Spreng. Syst. ii. 835; Brand. For. Fl. 350. W. Dbccan Peninsula; from Bombay southwards, Wight, Bitchie, &c. CenTEAl India; Godavery Forests, tide Brandi. A large tree; innovations woolly. Leaves 1-2 ft.; leaflets 7-9, 4J by 2 in., obtuse with a short poiut; petiolule 0-J in. Corymbs compound, dense, many-fld.; pedicels short, stout, woolly. Calyx in., irregularly lobed half-way down, or on one side more deeply or obscurely 2-lipped. Corolla floccose, ultimately glabrnte, mouth 2 in. diam., lobes crisped. Anther-cells elliptic, divaricate at hase. Capsule 8-12 by 1J-2 in., divided into 4 cells by tbe 4-ridged septum. Seeds l by j-1 in. 3. K. adenophyllum, Seem.; Benth. in Gen. PI. ii. 1047; leaflets large broadly elliptic mature pubescent, corolla brown-yellow densely tomentose, tube 1 in., capsule long linear cylindric ribbed twisted. Kurz For. Fl. ii. 236. Bignonia adenophvlla, Wall. Cat. 6502. Spathodea adenophylla, A. DC. Prodr. ix. 206; Wight III. t. 160. From Assam and E. Bengal to Tenassebim and the Andamans; frequent.--Dibtiib. Ava. A tree, 30-50 ft.; innovations tomentose. Leaves 1-1 foot; leaflets 5-7, 7 by 5 in. (or in some examples 12-14 in. long), acute or obtuse, subsessile. P...