60 ENUMERATION OF [Meliacece. 



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

 vulg. " Koli5niba-gass." 



The juice of the leaves of this plant is employed as an anthelmintic for cattle. 



4. MALLEA, Adr. Juss. 



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1. M. Rothii, Adr. Juss. (W. et A., 1. c. cum syn.) — c.p. 496 

 Hab. Very abundant, up to an elevation of 2000 feet. 



^ 5. MILNEA, Eoxb. 



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1. M. RoxburgHiana, W. et A. Prod. i. 119 ; Wight, Icon, t. 166. 

 c.p. 1148. 



• Hab. Common in the Central Province, up to an elevation of 3000 

 feet. 



This and the next species are polygamo-dioicous, the barren flowers being smaller 

 and in larger panicles than ihc fertile ones. 



2. M- apiocarpa, Thw. ; foliis imparipiimatis, foUolis 5-9, ovatis, 

 obtuse acuminatis, basi cuuediii^; junior ihics subtus spadiceo-furfuraceis; 

 florihus pedicellis brevioribus ; fructihus pyriformibus. — c.p. 405, 2448. 



Hab, Central Province, at an elevation of 3000 to 6000 feet. 



Arbor parva. Ramtili jnniores spadiceo-fnrfuracei. Feiala externe furfuracea. 

 Cotyledones siugulse in duas partes plus minus inaiqualcs fere ad basin divisee. 



Closely allied to the preceding, but differing in its larger and more furfuraceous 

 leaves and ilo^'ers. In the present species the flowers are shorter than their pedicels, 

 whereas in M, Hoxhurghiana they are longer. 



6. AMOORA, Eoxb. 



1. A- Rohituka, W. et A. Prod. i. 119— c.p. 558, 2479. 

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

 " Hingool-gass," 



Frudus subglobosus, rufescens, 1-1| poll, in diara., basi parnm attenuatus. Semina 

 oblonga, brunnea, arillo coccineo vestita. 



7, DYSOXYLON, Blume. 



1. D. macrocarpum, Blume, Bijdr. p, Vio,-^Guarea hinectarifera, 



Eoxb. Cat. P Amoora Jiciformis, Wight, Illust. i. 147.— c.p. 2637 

 (1150 in parte). 



Var. ; foliis minoribus, angustioribus. 



Hab. Central Province, up to an elevation of 3000 feet. Var. j3. 

 Batticaloa, Gardner, 



Arbor ingens. Poliola 5-8 poll, longa, lJ-3 poll. \^i^, ^peiioMo 4 lin. longo. 

 FamcuIcB supra-axillares, 3-5 poll, longfc, minutissime incano-tomentos£e, sparsi- 

 floree ; ^^^z^^//z> articnlatis, Flores pallide viridcs, octaudri, circiter 3 lin. loiigi. 

 Cafi/x cupuliformis, 4-emarginulatus. Fetaia reflesa, acuta, externe minute tomen- 

 tosa. Tubus stamineus 4'gonus, dentibus 8, obtusis, bifidis. Tubus interior ovario 

 rotundato, pilose a^quilongus, denticulatus. Frudus rubescens, rotundatus, 4-locu- 

 laris, 4.spcrmus, circiter U poll, in diam., brevi-pedimculatns. 



I suspect I have not seen the fertile flowers of this plant, for, judging from the 



