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ALANGIACE^E.Nat. syst.ed. 2. p. 39.ALANGIUM.Calyx 5-10-toothed. Petals 5-10. Stamens twice or moretimes as many as the petals filaments very ; hairy towards thebase. Ovary 1-celled: ovule solitary. Drupe 1-seeded. Some ofthe branches occasionally become spinescent. Young branches,petioles, and nerves, puberulous. Leaves obtuse or acute, andnearly equal at the base, reticulated on the under side withtransverse veins. W. and A.148. A. decapetalum Lam. diet. i. 174. DC. prodr.iii. 203.Alangi and Angolam Rheede. iv. t. 17 Stony mountains ofMalabar.Leaves narrow, oblong, sometimes shortly and bluntly acuminated.Petals 6-10. See next species.14-9. A. hexapetalum Lam. 1. c. DC. prodr.iii. 203. Withthe last called Kara- Angolam and Namedou.Leaves elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, with a longish. sudden acumination.Petals 6-7. Roots aromatic said ; by the Malays to have a purgativehydragogue property.Royle.71

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