Aetinodaphne.] cxxvut. tavrinex. (J. D. Hooker.) 153 
late ; the common peduncle is 1—1 in. long, and the pedicels rather longer.—Being found 
at Quillon, this is probably a coast species. l 
** Leaves in interrupted whorls, or the lower opposite, triple-nerved at 
the base, the lateral nerves reaching beyond the middle of the leaf. 
: 20. A. speciosa, Nees Syst. Laurin. 602; branchlets stout and leaves 
beneath densely rusty-tomentose, leaves opposite and whorled triple-nerved 
ong-petioled very thickly coriaceous orbicular rugose above, nerves 4-6 pair 
very strong beneath with strong eross-venules, clusters globose small silkily 
tomentose. Meissn. in DC. Prodr. xv. 1. 219; Wight Ic. t. 1842; Thwaites 
Enum. 257 ; Bedd. For. FL 187. 
CEYLON; Central Province, ascending to 8000 ft. . 
A small tree, 30-40 ft. ; branches very stout. Leaves 6-10 in. diam., 3—4 in a whorl 
and opposite, abruptly acuminate, base rounded or subacute, shining brown above 
iie eeply impressed nerves and nervules, the former tomentose beneath almost 
velvety With rusty-brown hairs ; petiole 1-2 in., very stout. Clusters of flowers 
il m; diam. ; pedicels very short. Male perianth } in. diam. ; tube very short ; 
obes glabrous within ; fem. longer pedicelled. Filaments villous. Style woolly. 
2t “ subspherical, seated on the enlarged truncate base of the perianth," Thwaites. 
ar. B. Candolleana, Thwaites 1. c. ; leaves less coriaceous more sparingly hairy ovate 
p. oblong-lanceolate acuminate base acute. A. Candolleana, Meissn. l. c.—Centra 
vince, at about 4000 ft., T'waites. 
21. A. obovata, Blume Mus. Bot. i. 949; branchlets and leaves 
rusty-pubescent, leaves whorled triple-nerved 10-18 in. long-petioled thinly 
coriaceous broadly elliptic-oblong or obovate acuminate smooth and shining 
#ove often glaucous beneath, nerves 3-4 pairs slender beneath, male fl. 
£e clustered, fem. panicled, fruit ellipsoid seated on the thickened cupular 
ob ° Perianth-tube. Meissn. in DC. Prodr. xv. 1. 219. Tetranthera 
s ovata, Wall. Cat. 2562. Tetradenia obovata, Nees in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. 
Hon Litseea obovata, Nees Syst. Laurin. 636. Laurus obovata, Herb. 
SEIN Hnrataya, alt. 1-2000 ft., J. D. H, Clarke. Assast, Jenkins, SILHET 
and Kuasra Mrs., ascending to 3000 ft.—DzsrRrs. Munnipore. able in size and 
Small tree; branches stout. Leaves 4-12 in. diam., very variable in siz 
T ambi x leaves subverticillate 
1-31 - Sua, Hook. f., nearly glabrous, le | 
a deg orbicular or broadly ‘plone (rarely oblong-lanceolate) obtuse or Dp 
Ses il ed triple-nerved glaucous beneath margins recurved, umbels Ron 
molselifary or clustered, bracts 6-8, fruit ellipsoid subovoid or subglobose. 
ab olochina, Y. Subtriplinervis, Meissn. in DC. Prodr. xv. 1. 211. itese 
ves Meisen, l e, p. zeylanica, var. B., Thwaites Enum, 257, in part. 
7, arg eris, Thwaites Enum. 258; Meissn. l. c. 222 (C. P. 2699, 3155, 2280, 
- i 7 T dner 
Thwaites? Ambagamowa district and Central Province, alt. 4-7000 ft; Gardner, 
A small tree; b tellous,” Thwaites, Leaves 
101 3 branchlet lly black, ** brown-tomentellous, artes, 
nery esl coriaceous, pale brown convex above and shining with 6-8 pair of impressed 
the 2 glaucous (white and pruinose, Thwaites) beneath with rather slender nery a 
te; petia ^ Ching about the middle of the leaf, vase rounded or ed rar i ened 
` Petiole 4} in, (and midrib hairy at the base, Thwaites), Umbels, unop 
