540 LXXXIX. SAPOTACEX. (C. B. Clarke.) [ Jsonandra. 
secondary nerves subparallel.— Thwaites n. 45.—This approaches Z. lanceolata in the 
acuminate leaves, but otherwise is not like it. A smaller form of this has the 
leaves 5} by $ in., rostrate. 
Van. angustata ; leaves 33 by A in. obtuse.— Thwaites nn. 179, 191. 
Van. acuminata, Gardn. ms.; leaves broadly obovate-oblong abruptly obtusely 
aeuminate.— This is perhaps near J. lanceolata var. anfractuosa. 
Var. montana, Thwaites Enum. 177; leaves elliptic-obovate obtuse coriaceous, 
secondary nerves reticulated not subparallel.— Thwaites n. 3092.— Hardly differs from 
I. Wightiana type. 
Van. compta, Thwaites ms. ; mature leaves densely silky beneath with rich brown 
hair,— Thwaites n. 3912, 
ANOMALOUS SPECIES, 
7. I. prerosremon, Clarke; leaves elliptic-obovate obtuse glabrous, stamens 15-18. 
—Diospyros obovata, Wight Ic. t. 1226. 
Deccan PExiNsULA ; Wight. 
Leaves 5 by 23 in., base obtuse or rounded ; petiole J in. Flowers small, minutely 
rusty-villose, in axillary fascicles. Calyx-lobes 4, } in., imbricate. Corolla-lobes 
5-6. Stamens 15-18, 1-seriate, filaments short hairy ; anthers lanceolate, acuminate. 
—Wight’s examples are good, but have buds only ` these so closely resemble those of 
Isonandra that Beddome (in For. Man. 238) considers this species as merely an 
anomalous state of 7sonandra Wightiana. The figure of Wight accurately shows the 
style; there is hardly any trace of a cavity in the ovary, far less of an embryo; but 
in this respect it agrees with the neighbouring species of Sapotacee at the same early 
stage of development : there is no ground for supposing these buds male. 
5. DICHOPSIS, Thwaites. 
Trees; shoots rusty-tomentose. Leaves obovate or oblong, petioled, coriaceous. 
Flowers fascicled, axillary, or on the naked branchlets below a terminal tuft of 
leaves. Calya-lobes 6, 2-seriate, outer 3 valvate, inner 3 imbricate. Corolla- 
lobes 6, imbricated or contorted. Stamens 12-18 (usually 12), attached near 
the base of the corolla, 1-seriate or the alternate a little higher up, filaments 
short or long; anthers lanceolate, dehiscence extrorse or lateral, connective 
roduced acute or bifid; staminodes 0. Ovary villous, 6-celled or (fide 
hwaites) rarely 4—3-celled; style linear. Berry fleshy, ellipsoid or ovoid, 
2-l-seeded. Seed exalbuminous, testa crustaceous; cotyledons large, fleshy. 
—Species 30, in S. India, the Malay peninsula and islands; 1 in Samoa. 
* Species of Ceylon. 
l. D. petiolaris, 7/waites Enum. 176; leaves long-petioled elliptic 
cuneate at both ends, pedicels 1 in. rusty-tomentose, Bassia petiolaris, Bedd. 
For, Man. 140, and FI. Sylv. t. 254. 
Ceyrox ; Ambagamowa district, Hinidoon and Reigam Corles, Thwaites. 
A large tree. Leaves 4 by 1-3 in., broadly or narrowly elliptic, glabrous, coria- 
ceous, primary nerves distinct oblique, secondary laxly irregularly reticulated, not 
prominent; petiole 3-1} in. Pedicels 2-5 together, clustered near the end of the 
branches. Calyx-lobes 3-} in., ovate, subacute, rusty-tomentose. Corolla % in., 
white, tube hairy within. Stamens 12; filaments short; anthers minutely 2-horned 
at the apex, 6 opposite the corolla-lobes subextrorse, 6 alternate subintrorse. Ovar 
6-celled. Fruit 1} in. diam., on erect much thickened pedicels, subspherical, 1-seeded. 
2. D. grandis, Benth. in Gen. Pl. ii. 658; leaves obovate obtuse or 
abruptly shortly acuminate, pedicels 4-1 in. rusty-tomentose. Isonandra grandis, 
Thwaites Enum, Pl. Zeyl. 176. Bassia grandis, Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 254. 
Cryton; alt, 6000 feet, Walker, &c. 
A huge tree. Leaves 10 by 4} in., base cuneate, glabrous; petiole $ in. Pedicels | 
