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rachis very stout. Flowers 1 in. diam., sessile, clustered. Nut 1-^ in. diam., oLliijiiely 

 cordate, compressed, apiculate ; cup short, narrow. 



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U.S. subpeltata, Thivaites Enum. 75; leaves peltate 10-15 in. 

 oblong- or ovate- or oLovate-oblong abruptly obtusely acuiuinate thickly coria- 

 ceous broadly margined shining aud reticulate above opaque and minutely 

 closely dotted beneath, panicle terminal stout^ nuts transversely oblong. 



Cetlox; forests between Galle and Eatnapoora, Thwaiies, 



A large tree, glabrous throughout ; branchlets as thick as the finger. Leaves 

 ^62 in. broad, very thick, polished above and reticulate on both surfaces, base 

 ^M -v*^ ^'^^^^ ^^^^ petiole inserted | in. -within it ; nerves 1 6-20 pairs, nearly horizontal ; 

 midnbgi-ooved on both surfaces ; petiole l|-2 in., very stout indeed. I^anich small 

 lor the size of the plant, branches spreading. Flowers ^ in. diam. Nut l\ in. broad, 

 auch shorter ; cup large, kidney-sliaped, fleshy.— A very handsome plant. 



, ^v S» G-ardneri, TJnvaites Enum, 76 Sc 410 j leaves 6-15 in. lanceo- 

 late or elliptic or linear-lanceolate obtusely acuminate strongly closely reticulate 

 and dark beneath, midrib broad above, petiole 1-2 in., panicles axillary and 

 terminal^ nuts § in. obliquely oblong broader than long. /; / ,/, 



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Cetion, common in the central province, ascending to 3000 ft. . 



A moderate-sized tree, glabrous throughout; branchlets not very stout. Leaves 

 usually narrowly elliptic-lanceolate, coriaceous, opaque above, dark and densely 

 retici^te beneath; base not decurrent on the petiole; margin cartilaginous, Tvaved ; 

 miUnb very broad and flat; nen-es 10-15 pairs, nearly horizontal or arched and 

 ascending ; ultimate venules canned "uuth free ends, pale on a dark green ground. 

 Ji!\\ ^^^^rous, axillary and terminal. Nuts oblique, broader than long ; cup 

 aliow. — The minute reticulation of the undersurface of the leaf of this species is 

 miQ peculiar. Thwaites' original 1257 (of first distribution) has leaves of the 

 j^^'^ft species and fruit of this. JMarchand (Rev. Anacard. 169) refers this to S. 

 ^nacardium var. angustifollu7n DC. (Prodr, ii. 62), an Amboyna plant, I know not on 

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-^3. S> Walkeri, IIooL /. ; leaves 4-7 in. elliptic or oblong-lanceolate 

 alio^^^"^^^- ^^^^v^^scly strongly reticulate and pale beneath, midrib slender 

 ,^% petiole 1-2 in.,'^panicles terminal axillary and on the old wood, nut ovoid- 

 ooxong erect half sunk in the cup.— S. obscm-a, r/iuW/J^ ^mmi. 410. : ;{ 



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referr r?V -^ was first sent out by Thwaites with S. Gardneri, and afterwards 

 and th 1 ^™ *^ ^' *^*^^«''«^ differs from the latter in the leaves not being decurrent 

 ^.i/^®/^^g petioles, and from the former in the very different reticulation of the 

 ^ linaersurface of the leaf, as well as in the form of the nut. 



nanl^^' ****scura, Thicaites Enum, 76: leaves 3-6 in. obovate-oblong 

 retie iT l^^^ ^^^^ ^'^"^^^ ®^^^^ petiole tip obtuse or rounded pale and strongly 

 iciuate beneath, midrib slender above, panicles terminal, nut ovoid-oblong, 

 io^a^^yj^^ca, Blume Miis. Bat, i. 180. S, oblongilblia, var. Thicaites, ai\ 

 '^"^ -WarcAa;^/ 7^^^,^ Anacard, 160, var. 3. 



BYLON; in the central province alt. 3000 ft., Macrae, Thwaites, Gardner. 

 ^ecurr^f ^^^^'^^^^'^^ ^^^^' glabrous throughout. Leaves U-2 in. broad, gradually 

 petiole 1-^ petiole, undersurfiicc and its reticulations like those of >S'. Walicri; 



5 ifl. , ^^t 2 in.^ half sunk in the cup. 



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^^oblon?] ^^^»inata, Thwaites Enum. 76 ; leaves^ 4-12 in. elliptic- ovate- 

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W <^ ^^-'^ panicles terminal an3 axillarr, nut 1 in. ^^^^.^»..^ ^w«^vx .^^ 

 -lis ^1 /.n^^i^^^^j Thicaites Enum, Ic S. oblongifolia, var. 2, MarchandEev. 



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