580 XCI. STYRACEX. (C. B. Clarke.) [ Symplocos. 
rhomboid, often unequal sided; midrib and nerves strongly raised beneath, nerves 
13 pairs sub-parallel; petiole 3 in.  Pedicels 0-}; in.; bracts and bracteoles sub- 
similar, A in., obovate-oblong, pubescent.  Ca/ya-éube nearly glabrous; lobes 15 in., 
ovate-lanceolate, subobtuse, pubescent. Petals 4 in. Stamens numerous, Fruit 4 by 
à in. rusty, calyx-rim much narrower than tho fruit, teeth acerescent, Em ryo 
straight. 
26. S. leiostachya, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1873, pt. ii. 89; leaves 
oblong acuminate serrulate fulvous-pilose on the midrib and primary nerves 
beneath, racemes numerous 2-4 in. very narrow nearly glabrous many-flowered. 
S. leiostachya, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1877, pt. ii. 239, and For. FV. ii. 144 (as 
to flowers only). 
TeNAssERIM ; Helfer (Kew Distrib. n. 3656). 
A large tree (Helfer). Leaves 4i by l in., base obtuse or rounded, coriaceous ; 
midrib and nerves impressed above, prominent beneath; petiole} in. Racemes axil- 
lary, and 10-15 crowded at the ends of the branchlets, 20-40-flowered, when young 
densely spieate; pedicels later sometimes attaining à in.; bracteoles 4, in, ovate, 
glabrous, Caly«-tube d; in., teeth Je in., ovate, glabrous. Petals à in. Stamens 40, 
small. Fruit not known.—Kurz mistook the fruit of a Nicobar Symplocos (S. Nico- 
barica) for that of this species. 
27. S. nicobarica, Clarke; leaves broadly oblong shortly acuminate 
serrulate coriaceous nearly glabrous, fruiting racemes 2-3 in. nearly glabrous, 
' fruits ovoid-conic. S. leiostachya, Kurz For. Fl. ii. 144, partly. 
Niconars; Kamorta, Kurz. 
Young branchlets fulvous-hirsute, Leaves 5 by 1} in., base rhomboid, obscurely 
fulvous-pilose on the midrib beneath; nerves prominently raised beneath, not quite 
parallel; petiole 3-4 in. Racemes stout; lower pedicels } in. Fruit 4 by } in., 
smooth; calyx-rim as wide as the upper part of the fruit, teeth erect. Embryo 
straight.—Flowers.not known. From the fruit this appears to be allied to S. race- 
mosa, Roxb. » 
28. S. cerasifolia, Wall. Cat. 4434; leaves oblong acute at both ends 
crenate pilose on the midrib beneath, spikes 1j in. villous, calyx-teeth large, 
fruit ellipsoid large. A. DC. Prodr. viii. 257. 
Penane ; Wallich. Matacca; Maingay (Kew Distrib. n. 962). 
Branchlets glabrescent. Leaves 5} by 1} in., coriaceous; nerves very oblique, 
distant, obscure above, elevated beneath; petiole J in. Spikes solitary, axillary and 
crowded, subterminal ; bracts } in., ovate, very hairy ; pedicels 0; bracteoles caducous, 
Calyx-tube 3. in., subglabrous ; teeth 3, in., ovate, subacute, pilose. Petals A in. 
Stamens 30. „Disc and lower part of style with a few hairs. Fruit 1 by 4 in., 
smooth; ealyx-rim } in. broad. Embryo straight. 
29. S. rubiginosa, Wall. Cat. 4432; leaves large obovate-oblong acute, 
nerves parallel much raised beneath, spikes 2 in. silky-villous, fruit ellipsoid 
small, A. DC. Prodr. viii, 257. 
Pexaxa ; Wallich. Maray PzawiNsULA; Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3652). Ma- 
LACCA; Maingay (Kew Distrib. n. 956). 
Branchlets rusty-hirsute. Leaves 103 by 44 in., cuneate at the base, minutely 
toothed, rubiginous-villous on the nerves beneath or ultimately glabrous, coriaceous ; 
secondary nerves transverse, subparallol, not strongly reticulated ; petiole 1-1 in. 
Spikes axillary, subremote; bracts and bracteoles subsimilar, 1-1 in., ovate, densely 
villous. Calyx sessile, closely silky-villous, tube ju in.; lobes de in., elliptic, subacute. 
Petals $-$ in. Stamens 30. Disc and style glabrous. Fruit 4 by l in., smooth; 
calyx-rim d in. wide, teeth erect. Hmbryo straight. 
30. S. crassipes, Clarke; leaves large elliptic-lanceolate subentire gla- 
brous short-petioled, racemes A in, rusty-villous. 
