16 ENTTMEBATiON OF [^FlacouvtiacecB, 



to 



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Hab. Hot, drier parts of the island, at no great elevation. 



Tetala albida. Ovarium obloiignm, atteuuatum ; placentis 5, pluriovulatis. Oviila 

 subsessilia. Nuciclania globosa. Semina numerosa. 



6'. O. Moonii, E. W. Illust. i. p. 35.— c.p. 2415. 



Hab. Central Province, up to an elevation of 3000 feet. 



Frutex scandens, maximus, glaberrimus ; stip^dis spinosis, unciuatis. Folia 4-6 

 poll. longa, l|-2^ lata, oblouga, acuminata, acumine reflexo, basi rotuudala, petiolo 

 circiter ^ poll, longo. Fetala alba, parce pilosa, sepalis rotundatis circiter 1 poll, 

 longis bis longiora. Stamina numerosa, filamentis albis, 3-4 poll, lougis. Ovarium 

 ampulLefornie, gynophoro 4 poll, longo, placentis 4, pluriovulatis. Ovula longe- 

 atipitata. Nuculania globosa, circiter 4 poll, in diam. Semina numerosa, fabse 

 magnse magnitudine. 



7. C, retusella^ Tkw. (c.p. 2550) ; ramis ramulisqae ferrugineo- 

 tomentosis, stipuUs spinosis uncinatis armatis ; foliis parvis, ovatis, 

 versus apicem retusum angustatis ; racemis terminalibus, 5-6-floris ; 

 pedicellis horizontalibus ; Jlorihas parvis. 



Hab. Lower BaduUa Eoad from Kandy, up to an elevation of 1500 

 feet. 



Fetioli 



_ . ^ , hractca minuta 



laiiceolata tomentosa suffulti. Sepala rotundata, albo-maiginata, glabra, parce 



ciliata, 2 liu. longa. Fetala alba, glabra, ciliata, oblonga, 3 lin. longa. Stamina 



circiter 30, gynophorum 4 liu. longum sequantia. Ovarium oblonguin, apice atte- 



nuatum j placentis 2, pluriovulatis. Ovula brevi-stipitata. Nuculania globosa, 3 

 lin. in diam. 



1 



Folia 1-2 poll, longa, 3-6 lin. lata, glabra, juniora ferrugineo-pilosa. 

 \ lin. longi, tomentosi. Fedicelli glabri, 6 lin. longi, basi bractci 



WaU 



feet. 



c.p. 1069. 

 a of 1500 



9. C. grandis, Hb. Heyne, (W. et A. Prod. i. 27.)— c.p. 1071. 

 Hab. North-east of the island, Gardner, 



10. O. sepiaria, Lin. (W. et A. Prod. i. 26, cum syn.)— c.p. 1063 

 Hab. Jaffna, Gardner. 



XIV. PLACOUETIACE^. 



BIXEJE. 



1. BIXA, Lin. 



Orellaua, Liu. (W 



c.p. 2821 

 wild. 



PnOCKEM 



2. PHOBEROS, Lour. 



Sect. 1. — Foliis ad petioli apicem hii 



1. P. Arnottianus, Thw. (c.P. 3526) ; ^-'-- ' 



obscure serratis ; sepalis 8-10, oblongis. 



Hab. I know of this species only from two not very old trees growing 

 the Botanic Garden, where there is no record of whence they were 



in 



procured. Norn, vulg 



Arbor niediocris. 



Hamuli 



