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402 XXVIII. TiLiACE^. (Maxwell T. Masters.) [Elceocar^us. 



venation obscure ; petiole If in., thickened at the top. Flower I in. diam. Pedicels 

 pilose;- &^aZ^ deltoid-lanceolate. Petals cuneate, cut halfway down, lobes innged. 

 Ouarj/ 3-celled. >Sfone pitted. 



.,6. B. robustus, ij!oa;6. Hort. Beng. 42; Fl. hid. ii. 597; leaves ovate- 

 oblong acuminate serrate, flower-buds oblong-ovoid, stamens 50, anthers 

 bearded rarely beardless, drupe ovoid 3-celled 1-seeded. WxrjM Jc. t. ()4; 

 ? Wall, Cat. 2664 A. E. ovalifolius, Wall. Gal. 2665 ; C AMI. Anot de fam. 

 Elarocarp. 21 E. araygdalinus, Wall. Cat. 6857. E. serratus, Wall. tat. 

 2666 C. E. oblonga,' Wall. Cat. 2677 1 (specimen imperfect). E. anstatus, 

 ■ Wall. Cat. 2C65 B. ? Wall. Cat. 9027 (a monstrous form, not m flower). 



From the Kastern Himalaya, Sikkim, alt. 2000 ft., and !he Khasia Mts. to Chit- 



TAGOXG, Tenasserim, Malacca and PENA^'G ; also in Caxara and Cevlon. ^' 



A tree or shrub? Young shoots pubescent. Leaves G-8 by 2^-3 in. and iipwaras 

 riabrous; petiole 1-2 in. Racemes shorter than the leaves. Flower-Uds acute. 

 Flowers J in. diam. Anthers pubcrulous. Ovary downy. Drupe 1-1 4 ^"-i !!*",. 

 hard crustaceous, yellow; stone furrowed deeply pitted. V. 



7. E. cuneatus, Wight III i. p. 83 ; leaves cuneate-obovate acuminate, 

 stamens 30-40, anthers bearded, ovary 3-celled, drupe olive-shaped, stone 

 3-celled. ] E. serratus, Boxb. Hort. Beng, 42 ; FL Ind. ii. 296 ; Miq. in dero. 

 Eohenach; Thwaitcs Enum. 32. 1 E. lacunosus, Wall. Cat. 6858, 9026. ^ • 



{Eastern Himalaya; Sikkim; Chittagong; Silhet; Birma and Tenapserim, 

 Western Peninsuiji, the Southern Provinces, Wight, Beddome ; Ceylon, -'^*"?^^^^^ 



A small "tree. Leaves 3 by I4 in., glabrous, serrulate, petiole J-f m- -tiG 

 shorter than the leaves. Buds conical. Petals sp'-ckled (in dried specimensj, gi^j 

 brous, cilioiate. -4«fAcr5 usually bearded or not, on the same specimen, i^f^i^^- 

 mate and form of an olive ; stone rugose, pitted, 3-celled.— The synonymy oHhis bpeci 

 is open to doubt. 



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8. E. lanceaBfoUuB, Roxb. Hort. Beng. 42 ; Fl. Ind. ii. 598 ; leaves 

 broad lanceolate serrulate, flower-buds ovate-lanceolate, stamens lo, ar » 

 oblong-ovoid 1-celled. Wight Ic. i. 65. E. lanceolata, Wall. Cat. 2667, paruy. 



Eastern Himalaya, Sikkim, alt. 5-6000 ft. : Bhotan, Griffith; Khasia Mts^ 

 alt. 4-5000 ft., Silhet and Tesasserim, Wullich, Griffith, &c. ; Canaea, i^aw. 



nearly 



DisTRiB. Java. 



_ A tree. Leaves 4-6 by 1 f-2 in., glabrous, base tapering ; petiole J-l ^^"/^^^^^brous, 

 as long as the leaves ; pedicels slender. Flowers about { in. diam. Nepali &' . |y 

 lanceolate. PeiaZ^ ciliate at the edges, shorter than the sepals. Anthers^ spar 5 J 

 or not at all bearded. Ovary 3-celled, downy. Drupe the size of a pigeon s eg^. 



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9. B. Helferl, Kurz ms. ; leaves oblong-lanceolate crenate-serrate, flower- 

 buds ovoid obtuse, anthers bearded. 



Tenasserim, Heifer; Andamans, Kurz. . Raceme 



A tree. Leaves 8-10 by 3 in., glabrous, base rounded; petiole 1-H |n- , ^^y. 

 half the length of the leaves. Flowers i in. diam. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, ac^; 



Petab wedee-shaped, laciniate halfway down, ciliatc at the edges. .V^^^l^ ^fg^^ 



downy, 3-celled.— Apparently very nearly allied to E. rohustus from which U ai 



the shorter petioles, smaller flowers and more broadly ovoid buds. .' ,^: 



10. E. slkkimensls, 3fast.; leaves elliptic acuminate creiate-serrat^ 

 serratures mucronulate, flower-buds ovate-lanceolate, anthers bearaea, r 

 ellipsoid. 





tree. Leaves 



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erect, half the length of the leaves; pedicels thinly pilose. i?'/ou-e/-« about 5 • ^^^ 

 S&pah lanceolate, pilose. \Pe<aZs cuneate, sligtitly silky af, the back. X{i«A' 







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