Symplocos.] XCI. STYRACEZ, (C. B. Clarke.) 577 
Var. composita, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1877, pt. ii. 288; flowers clustered in 
small cymes subterminal on the elongate branches, stamens about 40. S. rigida, 
Wall. Cat. 4422 partly.—Moulmein ; Wallich. Darjeeling Terai; frequent, C. B. 
Clarke. 
13. S. glomerata, King; Gamble, Darjeeling List 54; leaves elongate- 
lanceolate acuminate gland-serrate glabrous, petioles glandular, flowers and 
fruits fascicled axillary, dise glabrous. Symplocos, n. 900, Griff. Itin. Notes, 
177. Symplocos, n. 55, Herb. Ind. Or. Hk. f. § T. Incerta, n. 448, Griff. 
Itin. Notes, 125. 
Sixxrw and Buoray, alt. 1-8000 ft., frequent; Griffith, J. D. H., &c. Knasta, 
alt. 2-5500 ft.; H.. f. & T., Simons. 
A shrub; ora tree 10 ft. high (J. D. Hi: nearly wholly glabrous. Leaves 6 by 
13 in., base cuneate, coriaceons ` midrib impressed above, nerves distant, conspicuous 
beneath; petiole 4 in. Bracts and bracteoles ovate, somewhat woolly, but obscured 
by the densely fascicled flowers. Calya-tube nearly glabrous; lobes j5 in., broad, 
rounded. Corolla nearly 4 in. Stamens 25. Fruit +-4 by 4-4 in., subcylindrie, 
smooth ; calyx-rim nearly as wide as the fruit, teeth erect. Embryo straight. 
14. S. ramosissima, Wall. Cat, 4425 ; leaves oblong lanceolate acumi- 
nate membranous serrulate glabrous, racemes numerous scattered few-flowered 
minutely pubescent longer than the petioles, disc glabrous. 4. DC. Prodr. viii. 
257 ; Brand. For. Fi. 299. 
TEMPERATE Himaraya, alt. 4-8000 ft.; from Gurwhal to Bhotan, common 
Krasu ; alt. 4000 ft., H. f. 4 T. 
A shrub, or tree 30-40 ft. ; branchlets glabrous. Leaves 4 by 1} in. (occasionally 
much larger) base cuneate; nerves somewhat distant, slender, distinct beneath ; 
petiole } in. Racemes 1-1 in., 1-6-flowered, often from lower leafless axils; bracts 
deciduous ` pedicels 0-4 in. ; bracteoles Ae in., ovate, pubescent, adpressed to the 
ealyx-tube. Calya-teeth 3. in., ovate. Corolla 4-4 in. Stamens 20. Fruit more 
than i in. long, ellipsoid (accompanying subglobose fruits are probably insect-pune- 
tured); calyx-rim narrower than the fruits. Embryo straight.—In Kew Distrib. n. 
3667 (Panukka, in Bhotan, Griffith) many of the branches have the racemes reduced 
to solitary flowers. 
15. S. caudata, Wall. Cat. 4113; leaves lanceolate caudate subentire 
glabrous, racemes lax hairy much longer than the petioles, calyx-tube obconic 
glabrous, disc glabrous. 4. DC. Prodr. viii. 256. S. prunifolia, Sieb. E Zucc. 
PI. Jap. Fam. Nat. ii. 9; Miq. in Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. ii. 101. S. Swin- 
hoeana, Hance in Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. 4, xv. 226. 
SixxrM ` Darjeeling, Gamble. Kuasta (alt. 3000 ft.) ; Wallich, Ee, CHITTAGONG ; 
Seetakoond, H. f. 4 7.—Disrris. China, Japan. 
Attains sometimes 15 ft., usually a shrub. Leaves 3 by ł in., base cuneate, stoutly 
chartaceous; nerves distinct, distant, not easily separable from the secondary ; petiole 
iin. Racemes 1-1} in., sparingly pilose or fulvous-subhirsute ; bracts and bracteoles 
inconspicuous ; pedicels 0-4 in.  Calyz-tube i; in., teeth nearly as long, ovate, sub- 
acute. Corolla } in. Stamens 25. Fruit (untipe) 4 in., ovoid-cylindric, shining, 
smooth, crowned by the patent somewhat-enlarged calyx-teeth.—From the form of 
the unripe fruit, the embryo is presumed to be curved. 
16. S. lancifolia, Sieb. § Zuce. Fl. Jap. Fam. Nat. ii. 9; leaves lanceo- 
late acuminate crenate-serrulate glabrous, spikes slender fulvous-pubescent, disc 
glabrous. Mig. in Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. ài. 101. S. leptostachya, Sieb. & 
Zuce, l.c. S. microcarpa, Bth. in Hook. Kew Journ. iv. 303. 
Assam; Patkoye Mts., alt. 2500 ft., Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3659).—Japan. 
Hongkong. 
A shrub or small tree; branchlets nearly glabrous. Leaves 3} by 1 in., base 
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