Materia. 



XXV. BIPTEROCARPE^. (W 



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i^lien dry; petiole | in., slender. Peduncles ^ in., axillary, usually 1-flowered. Cahjx- 

 tegments subacute, hoary externally. 



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'• ^" lanceolata, Thwaites Emim. 403 ; leaves elliptic-oblong shortly 

 caudate-acuminate base acute midrib slightly prominent above lateral and 

 imnsverse nerves depressed when dry. iStemonoporus lanceolatus, Thwaites 

 ^num.ZQ, Vatica lanceolata, A. DC. Prodr. xvi. 2, 621. 



Ceylon; near Eatnapoora, Thwaites. 



A small tree; young parts glabrescent. Leaves 54-7^ by 2-3 in., glabrous above, 

 giabrescent beneath, lateral nerves about 8 pairs, prominent beneath ; petiole |-l in., 

 ^'^' ^ u ^^*'^^' -Pe Jw>icfe I in., slightly supra-axillary, 1-flowered. Petals J in. long, 

 "iptic, obtuse, pale yellow. Calyx-segments in fruit linear, acute. 



8. V, canaliculata, Thwaites Bnuin, 403 ; leaves elliptic-oblong ob- 

 «*sely acuminate base ohtiisp. or aoufp-. mirlrib diannelled above lateral 



with intramai 



Vatica canalicu 



-y, ^-^iijiuuun ana lieigam Uorles, Ttiwaites. 

 ji j?^?^®^^^e-8ized tree ; young parts and petioles striate, scabrous. 

 Proni ^°'' ^^^^^ous and opaque above, scabrous beneath, latenil nei 



wps. btemonoponis canaliculatus, Thwaites Enum. 38. 



'ata, i, DC. Prodr. xvi. 2, 621. 



Ceylon; Hinidoon and Reigam Corles, Thwaites. 



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Bmn"* ' &'""^"uo aiiu Opaque auove, scabrous beneatn, latenii nerves about 10 pairs, 

 Znt'^f beneath ; petiole 1-1^ in., thickened at the apex. Peduncles r\ in., axillary, 

 coW .i T^ ^^y^-»^g^ents oblong, obtuse, densely pubescent externally, buff- 

 diam X ' ^^^J^ers linear-lanceolate, minutely apiculate, puberulous. Fruit l-\\ in. 

 •> k m. deep, flattened-spheroidal, pale chocolate-coloured, mottled. 



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short?^' P®*^*olarls, Thwaites Enum. 403 \ leaves oblong or elliptic-oblong 

 niy acuminate base rounded or subacute midrib elevated above, lateral 

 \Zf ^f?k, petiole 1^3 in. Stemonoporus petiolaris, Thwaites Enum. 38. 

 7^ petiolaris, A. DC. Prodr. xvi. 2, 621. 



■ k^ ' f * ^^^^^'^^ Clalle, Thwaites. 



^^^^uioaerate-sized tree ; young parts and petioles scarcely scabrous. Leaves 6-10 by 



, .4 »u., glabrous abovp snnKr.M.. i.^Y.^afli io+^>.a] ri^rvpa i^hf\ut 12 nairs. Peduncles 



\^ ^°''.if^^'"^^8 above, scabrous beneath, lateral nerves about 12 pairs. Pedancl 

 ^WmiSn ■^T'3'^'''''^''^*i- Calyx-segments ovate-oblong, obtuse. Anthers lance 



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minutely apiculate, puberuloul 



acu?; y* '^fflda, Thwaites Enum. 403 : leaves obovate emarginate base 

 aboS J narrowly elliptic obtuse base rounded midrib slightly ^elevated 

 PoriH l^^ ^^^^ beneath lateral nerves depressed when dry. btemono- 

 "^^ ngidus, Thwaites Enum. 38. Vatica rigida, A. DC Prodr. xvi. 2, 



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Ambagamowa district, alt. about 3000 ft., Thwaites. 



Leaver f I ITl ^"""S P'^rts petioles and uuder-surface of the leaves minutely scabrous 

 H in P f ^. ^^ "'- gltibrescent and opaque above ; lateral nerves about 10 ; petioU 

 *'9"ienUnU '"^''y '''""■^' axillary, about 3-flowered. Flowers f m. diam Calyx 



»»^ retn« '^' '''''"«^- ^«<«^ elUptie, subacute. Anthers linear-lanceolate, with i 



*pei, minutely hairy puberulous. 



^mil;» J^^^'^S^**"®"** Thwaites Enum. 403 ; leaves ell'ptic-oblong sub- 



^teSonn^^' .''^""ded midrib and lateral nerves elightly elevated above. 



Prodr llf^T oblongifoliua, Thwaites Enum. 38. Vatica oblouga. A. Vt. 



r^*^- xvi. 2, 621. 



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A 

 ai'ge tree 



nibagamowa district, alt about '4000 ft., Thwaites. 



Leaves i-i ^7 1 1-2 J in., 



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ua onrTk -'"""^ P'''"f8 tawny pulverulent-scabrous. Leaves 6-0 uy 1, ^, -^ 

 "a^^ both surfaces, midnb stout Ld prominent beneath ; petiole j m. Peduack* 



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