Anonacea;.'] CEYLON plants. 7 



Ardor mediocris, circiter 30-pedalis. Folia 6-13 poll, longa, 2|-4| poll. lata; 

 petiolo i-f poll, longo. Flores pallide virides^ parcissime rufo-hirsuti. Sepala 

 rotundato-acuta, f poll, longa. Petala exferiora circiter 2 poll, longa, f poll, lata, 

 basi rotundata, supra medium paree contracta ; interiora in mitrara pyramidalem, 

 intus toraentosamj circiter f poll, altam coalita. Car^eUa nnmerosa, fabee minoris 

 magnitudine, brevissime pedicellata. Semina nitida; (esta brunnea. 



2. G. Thwaitesii, H.f. et T., 1. c. p. 106.— c.p. 1040. 



Hab. Not uncommon in the Central Province, at an elevation of 2000 

 to 4000 feet, Norn. vulg. "Caloocaara." 



Arbor mediocris. Flores virides. 



3. G. Gardner!, H.f. et T., 1. c. p. 107,— C.P. 1029. 



Hab. In similar localities witli tlie preceding, not uncommon. 



Frutex erectus, 8-10-pedalis. Flores virides, flavesceutes. Carpella brevi-pedi- 

 cellata, ssepissime 2-sperma, subpoUicaria, oblonga. 



Sect, 2. — Sej>alis persistentihus ; stylo in se^mentis 2 longis 



jilifornnhus diviso. 



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4 G. Thomson!, Thw. (c.p. 3398) ; foliis otovatis, longe et abrupte 

 acuminatis, supra medium ad petiolum brevem graduatim angustatis ; 

 pedunculis eaulinis, solitariis vel binis. 



Hab. Forests in the district between Galle and Eatnapoora, April, 



Fnitez erectns, 1^-3-pedalis. Folia flavescentia, 5-12 poll, longa, 1|~3 poll, 

 lata; acumuie ^-\\ jioQ.. \ petiolo circiter^ poll, longo. Fedunculi ^ ]io\\Aoxi^\, 

 adscendentes, prope apicem decurvati. Flores ochracei. Sepala lanceolata, \ poll, 

 longa. Petala exteriora lanceolata, apicem versus valde angustata, basi rotundata, 

 1^ poll, longa ; interiora in raitram ovalcm acutam 6 lin. altam coalita. Ovaria 

 elongata, stj/lis sequilonga, Carpella monosperma, ovalia, apiculata, \ poU. longa ; 

 pedicello 2 lin. longo. 



A very distinct species, remarkable for the small size of the plant, its cauline 

 flowers often close to the ground, and its deeply bisected styles. 



Sect. 3, — Sepalis dccidui's. Stylo cylindrico vel clavato; stigmate 



dilatatOf bilobo, 



5. G. saUcinus, H.f. et T., Lc. p. 106,— C.P. 373. 



Hab. Forests in the neighbourhood of "Adam's Peak/' at an eleva- 

 tion of 2000 to 3000 feet. 



Frutex erectus, 10-12-pedali9. Flores ochraceo-rufesceutes vel fuscesceutes. 



6. G. reticulatus, Thw, (c.P- 3397) ; foliis lanceolatis vel lineari- 

 lanceolatis, plus minus abrupte acuminatis, basi subrotundatis, subtus 

 conspicue reticulatis. 



Hab. Carawitta Kanda and other forests between Galle and 

 Hatnapoora. 



Frutex erectus^ 6-8-pedalis. Eanmli nigricantes, juniores strigosi. Folia mem- 

 branacea, densisslme glanduloso-punctafa, subtus sparse rufro-uigro-pilosa, 6-11 

 poll, longa, 1-2:^ poll, lata. Fetioli nigricantes, subtumidi, 2-3 lin. longi, snperne 

 sulcati, alati (lamina decurreute), subtus cum costa minute tuberculati. Fediinculi 

 nniflori, paullo supra-axillares, decurvati, \ poll, longi, basi bracteati. Stf/li clavati, 

 ovariis oblongis dense rufo-strigosis dimidio longiores. Carpella glofcose 1-spcrma, 

 oblonge 2-sperma, rubiginosa ; pedicello \ lin. longo. 



Closely allied to G. saliciniis^ but diflPering in its very much larger and differently- 

 shaped leaves. I have not seen the sepals and petals of G. reticulatus, as they had 

 lallen when the specimens v^ere gathered. 



