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XVI. POLYGALEiE. (A. W. Bennett.) [Xanthophyllum. 



Blender habit, and glaucous membranous leaves, whlcli are very pale beneath, with 

 numerous slender much reticulated veins. 



4. X. Griffitbii, Hooh, f. ; branches usually robust, leaves very coria- 

 ceous elliptic or elliptic lanceolate acute or acuminate with few {b-Q) prin- 

 cipal nerves on each side glaucous beneath, panicle spreading tomentose, 

 calyx pubescent, ovary and style strigose. 



BIergui, Griffith, Heifer; Malacca, Jlaingai/. 



Very much more robust than X. glaucum, with very coriaceous leaves, 3-5 in. 

 long; branches very dark brown, smooth, terete ; branchlets often extra-axillary with 

 two opposite lateral coriaceous oblong scales at the base (persistent first leaves ot 

 the bud). Flowers nearly ^ in. long, on short stout pedicels, smaller in the Mergui 

 specimens, and darker when dry. Hepals orbicular ovate, subequal. PetaU Iinear- 

 spathulate, glabrous, except the pubescent keel. Ovary sessile and style strigose, 

 ovules 4, Fruit in a Mergui species the size of a pea, slightly pubescent,^ shmiog 

 (perhaps immature). 



Large leaved specituens of this or a closely allied species, gatliered in the Andamans 

 by Heifer, but without flowers, resemble the leaves of X, acuminatissimnm, Miguel. 



5. X. Maing-ayi, Iloohf. ; branches very slender, leaves membranous 

 elliptic-lanceolate obtusely caudate-acuminate not glaucous beneath, pnii- 

 cipal nerves 5-6 on each side, racemes slender simple and panicled, calyx 

 pubescent, ovary and style strigose, fruit densely pubescent. 



Malacca, Griffith, Maingay, ii U 



Branches glabrous, pale yellow-brown, branchlets tomentose. Leaves 2-3 by it" « 

 in., pale green when dry, sometimes almost white beneath, but scarcely glaucous , 

 petiole very slender, ^^^^ in. Bacemes 1-2 in., axillary and terminal, the latter ot e 

 panicled, branches very slender finely pubescent with pale buff down. Flowers a , 

 I in. long ; pedicels short, slender. Sepals unequal, orbicular-ovate, obtuse, buffpabescen . 

 Petals glabrous, except the keel. Ovary and style strigose, ovules 4. Fruit 3 1 

 diaiu., globose ; walls thick, rugose when dry. 



** Ovules numerous. (See also 2. X affine.) 

 t Flowers panicled, 



6. X. stipitatum, A. W. Btnn. ; branclies very slender, leaves^ mem- 

 branous elliptic obtusely caudate-acuminate glaucous beneath, ^^.^'^^^^^.^j.y 

 tinct, racemes sparingly branched pubescent, calyx puberulous ciliate,ov > ^ 

 cottony stipitate. ■ ' ' ] 



Maingi 



when 



Branchlets glabrous, dull brown. Leaves 2 by | in., dull pale leaden-brown ^^^^^ 

 dry, rather coriaceous, shinitig above, opaque beneath, with very obscure n j 



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puberulous. 

 the middle, 

 with white cottony hairs; ovules 10-12. 



etiole yV in- Panicle sparingly branched ; branches long, slender. Flowers 3 |^ ' ^j.gty 

 ull red, shorter than the slender pedicels. Sepals subequal, broadly oblong, ^^^^^ 

 "^"~"'""" Petals about twice as long, ciliate when young. Filaments ^^^j j^^iieJ 



Ovary naiTOwed into a glabrous stipes, and base of style loosely 



X. rufu 



., A. W. Benn. ; branchlets stoutand leaves beneath ri^^s^^^^^ 



7. A. ruzum, ^. \Y, tienn. ; Dranchiets stoutand leaves ueuc^^- ninatei 

 rufous pubescent, leaves very coriaceous elliptic-ovate or oblong ^^^^ ^^q^q^ 

 nerves beneath few very stout, panicle large and calycea red-torn 

 ovary and style densely villous, fruit pubescent. 



Malacca, Maingay, 



A large tiu.ber tree; branchlets very stout, densely tomentose. ^^^^^L^ta' ^"^ 

 1^-3 in., clothed beneath with soft spreading pubescence, especially on ^ij. paler; 

 nerveb (6 on each side), pale yellow when dry, upper surface opaque, u° 



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