488 Lix. MYETACE2B. (J. F. Dathie.) [Eugenia. 



beneath wlien dried; lateral nerves slender, uniting close within the margin ; petiole 

 i in. Panicles lax, spreading; branches acutely angular. Cali/x with 4 nearly equal 

 shallow lobes.— The petals are probably free, though not expanding. The swollen 

 part of the calyx-tube is occupied by the ovary. 



ft Petals usually united and fallimj in one inece (to p. 49G). 

 § Cymes terminating the young slioots (to p. 405). 

 X Leaves broad ^ ohlony or lanceolate (to p. 494), 

 II Branchlets irgonoits, 



57.. E. montana, Wight Ic, t lOGO; young shoots acutely 4-augled, 

 leaves petioled corijiceous lanceolate with a short obtuse acumeu to obovate 

 or orbicular obtuse, cymes tei-iuinal very numerous corymbose many-flowerea 

 branches often leafy, flowers small sessile or subsessile, fruit globose size ot a 

 currant. Bedd, FL Sylv, Anal, Gen, cvii. 



NiLGHiRi Mts., Wight, Gardner, Schmidt, 



A very large tree ; branchlets winged at the angles. Leaves occasionally alternate 

 or su])alternate, 5-6 by 2\ in., smooth and shining above; primary nerves prominent 

 beneath, becoming less distinct towards their union within the margin ; midrib stout, 

 channelled above ; petiole ^-nearly ^ in. Peduncles angled, often very flat ana 

 broad. Flowers in threes at the apex of each extreme division. Calyx obtusely - 

 lobed. Petals calyptrate. Fruit purple, crowned with the calyx.— The wood is used 

 for building purposes, &c. 



58. E. bracteolata, Wight III, ii. 16 ; Ic t. 531 ; young branches 



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4-gonous angles subacute^ leaves short-petioled elliptic-lanceolate or oblauceolate 

 acute or slightly acuminate at both ends pellucid-dotted, cymes teniiinal ana 

 from^the upper axils shorter or not much longer than the leaves, the extreme 

 divisions termiuating in a cluster of G-0 sessile flo-wers, each division and eacn 



'^ ^ small acute bracteoles, calyx-tube conical 4-gonous, limb ^^P'"^^^^^ 

 'z in Journ. As. Soc. Beng, vol. xlvi. pt. ii. p. 66 ; For. FL i. 4W^. 



with 

 4^1obed. Kii7 



Tknassebim, Griffith, Heifer ; Mergtji, Griffith ; Malacca. Maingag. , 

 A shrub or small tree. Leaves 4^7 by l|--2i in. ; midrib rather prominent oe- 

 neath, primary nerves slender and uniting close within the margin, coriaceous, more 



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or less polished above, dots not conspicuous ; petiole about ^ in. Branches c 

 florescence with acute angles. Flowers conspicuous, white according to Maingay. 



lymes 



lanceolate aciuninate quite smooth faintly nerved beneath pellucid-punctate, 

 very often longer than the leaves, calvx-teeth short rounded, berry round 

 a pea. Bedd, FL Sglv. AnaL Gen. cviii. 



CoNCAx, Stocks \ NiLOHiRi Mts., Ilorb. G. Thomson; Ckvlox; forests m 

 Central Provinces, alt. 3-5000 ft., Thwaiies, , t 



A moderate-sized tree. Branchlets quadrangular. Leaves 1^-3 by t/'^,. ,.„' 



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in.; petiole ^- J in.— This plant much resembles E, Gardneri, hut 

 ished by its 4-slded branchlets, narrower leaves and shorter petioles. 



60. E. venusta 



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