Dichopsis. | LXXXIX. SAPOTACEX. (C. B. Clarke.) 941 
densely clustered, sometimes near the end of the branches, more often distant there- 
from. Calyx-lobes 4-4 in., ovate, subacute, rusty-tomentose. Corolla % in., white. 
Stamens 12, filaments as long as the anthers; anthers apiculate, extrorse. Ovary 
6-celled. Berry 1-1} in., ovoid, black. Seeds used for oil. 
Van, parvifolia ; leaves 2 by 1 in., pedicels 4-4 in.— There are numerous examples 
intermediate between this and D. grandis type. 
3. D. rubiginosa, Benth. in Gen. Pl. ii. 658; leaves obovate-oblong 
obtuse rusty-tomentose beneath, pedicels 1-1 in. rusty-tomentose. Isonandra 
rubiginosa, Thwaites Enum. 177. Bassia rubiginosa, Bedd. For. Man. 141. 
Creton ` up to 4000 ft., Saffragam district and Hinidoon Corle, Thwaites. 
A huge tree. Leaves 34 by 14-1} in., base cuneate, very coriaceous, ultimately 
nearly glabrous; petiole į in. Pedicels 6-10 together, stout, subterminal or lateral. 
Calyx-lobes 4 in. and upwards, ovate, subacute. Stamens 12; filaments shorter than 
the apiculate anthers. Ovary 6-celled. Berry ovoid.— Flowers rather larger than in 
the two foregoing species. 
4. D. canaliculata, Benth. in Gen. Pi. ii. 658; leaves oblong shortly 
cuneate at both ends, pedicels 1 in. hardly crowded sparingly fulvous-tomentose. 
Isonandra canaliculata, Thwaites Enum. 177. Bassia canaliculata, Bedd. For. 
Man. 141. 
Cryton ; Caltura district, Thwaites, Gen. Walker. 
A medium-sized tree. Leaves 10 by 4} in. to 25 by 14 in., glabrous, midrib 
channelled above or nearly plane; petiole 3-2 in. Pedicels 2-4 together, lateral or 
terminal, less crowded than in the three foregoing species. Calya-lobes } in., broad-tri- 
angular. Ovary 6-celled. Berry ellipsoid.—The channelling of the midrib of the 
leaf above, characteristic of Thwaites’ large specimens, entirely disappears in some 
of the small examples, 
5. D. paucifiora, Benth. in Gen. Pl. ii. 658; leaves narrowly elliptic 
obtusely acuminate, pedicels 0-3 in. rusty-tomentose. Isonandra pauciflora, 
Thwaites Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 177. Bassia pauciflora, Bedd. For. Man. 141. 
CzvrowN; near Ratnapoora, at no great elevation, Thwaites. 
A medium-sized tree. Leaves 7 by 2} in., base cuneate, glabrous, primary nerves 
distinctly inarching; petiole 3 in. Calyx-lobes 4-4 in., elliptic, rusty-tomentose. 
Corolla din. Ovary 3-4-celled. Berry oblong. 
6. D. levifolia, Benth. in Gen. PL ii, 658; leaves narrowly obovate- 
oblong obtuse or subacute, pedicels } in. closely pilose. Isonandra leevifolia, 
Thwaites Enum. 177. Bassia levifolia, Bedd. For. Man. 141. 
Cryton ` Saffragam district and Reigam Corle, at no great elevation, Thwaites. 
A medium-sized tree; branchlets adpressedly pilose. Leaves 42 by 14 in., base 
cuneate, glabrous, very smooth beneath from the primary nerves not being elevated, 
secondary nerves slender but very distinct; petiole i in. Fascicles 4—6-fld.; axillary 
or 1-2 near the ends of the branches,  Calyz-lobes + in., ovate, acute, closely pilose. 
Anther-tips pilose (Thwaites). Ovary 6-celled. Berries oblong, acute. 
7. D. lanceolata, Hei, in Gen. Pl. ii. 658; young leaves and shoots 
rusty-tomentose, leaves lanceolate narrowed at both ends tip very obtuse, 
pedicels 3-2 in. obscurely tomentose. Isonandra lanceolata, Thwaites Enum. 
442, not of Wight. Bassia lanceolata, Bedd. For. Man. 141. 
Creos: Caltura, Thwaites, 
A middle-sized tree. Leaves 4} by 13 in., coriaceous, densely closely silky-tomen- 
tose beneath when young, glabrescent when mature, nerves obscure; petiole 4—4 in. 
Pedicels 3-6 together. Calyx-lobes } in. or rather more, ovate, subacute, obscurely 
tomentose. 
