Myrtacem^ ceylom plants. 117 



abrupte acuminatis, baRi angnstatis vel rarius rotundatis, petiolatis ; 

 cymis ad apices ramuloruiu confertis, folio dimidio brevioribua ; haccis 

 spliaericis.— An Eug, (S,) ArnoUiana, AVight, Icon. t. 999, varietas? 

 c.p. 46, 634, 2449 (291, 1582, 2495). 



Hab. Central Province, up to an elevation of 5000 feet, in open 

 places. 



Arbor mediocris. Folia 2-5 poll, longa, li-2 poll, lata, peilolo 2-5 lia. longo. 

 Baeca atro-purpurese, circiter f poll, in diam. 



This closely resembles in general appearance Dr. "Wight's figure of Eug. (S.J 

 Jrnottiaria, quoted above, but the petals in our plant seem generally to fall off with- 

 out eipandingj and the fruit is spherical instead of being oblong. 



7. S. Weesianum, Arn. Pug. (335) Vl.—Eug, (S,J Neesiana, Wight, 

 Icon. I, 533 ; Illust. ii. p. 15. Calypiranthes cordifoUa, Moon's Cat. 



p. 39. An Myrtus androscemoideSs Vahl, Fl. ZeyL n, 184? — c.p, 

 735 (763). 



Hab. Common up to an elevation of 3000 feet. Nom. vulg. 

 '' Panookaara-gass.*' 



8. S. caryophyllseum, Gsertn. (W. et A. Prod. i. 329.)— ^m^. fS,J 



earyophyllcEa, Wight, Illust. ii. p. 15 ; Icones, t. 540.— c.p. 1583. 



Hab. Common up to an elevation of 3000 feet. ^om. vulg. ** Dang- 

 gass." 



The berries, whicrh are of about the size of a pea^ are eaten by the Cinghalese. 



9. S. revolutum. — _Eug. (SJ revoluta, Wight, Illust. ii. p. 17 ; 

 Icones, t. 534.— c.p. 2521. 



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



. Ardor mediocris. Hamuli aliquando obscure tetragoni. Bacca sphjcricEC, rubi- 

 ginosa;, ceraai paivi magnitudine. 



.10. S, micrantlium, T\xw,',foUis ovatls vel ellipticis, obtuse rostrato- 

 acuminatis, venosis, obscure punctulatis, basi angustatis, petiolatis ; 

 cymis folio subsequilongis ; Jlorihiis parvulis ; calyce acute 4-acntato. — 

 c.p. 1580, 



Hab. Central Province, at an elevation of 3000 to 5000 feet. 



Arhor mediocris. Tolia (acaminc |-| poll, longo) 2-4 poll, longa, |-2 poll, lata, 

 petioio 2-5 liu. longo. Baccce sphajricse, rubiginosae, pisi magnitudine. 



11. S. Gardueri, Thw. ; foliiis ovato-lauccolatis, rostrato-acuminatis, 

 brevissimis, subtus delicatnle parallelo-venosis, pellucido-punctatis ; 

 cymis folio brevioribus ; calyce obscure 4-deutato. — c.p. 2496. ^ 



Hab. Central Province, at an elevation of 2000 to 4000 feet. 



Arbor mediocris. Folia 2i-4 poll. longa, 1-li poll, lata, petiolo tenui 4-5 lin. 

 longo. 



*♦ 



Ramulis junioribus tetragonis. 



12. S. lissopliyUum, Thw. ; /o/zV^ ovato-lanceolatis, acuminatis, laj- 

 vissimis, subtus delicatnle venosis, punctulatis ; cypiis folio sa^pisslme 

 longioribus ; dentihus eatycinis brcvibus, rotundatis.— An " Eitg. (S.) 

 eymosa, Lam." Wii^ht, Icon. t. 555?— c.p. 2452, 2453. 



•ovmce 



5000 feet. 



Arbor mediocris. Folia 1 J-3 poll, longa, 6^13 lin. lata, peliolo 2-3 lin. longo. 



Closely resembling the preceding species in the shape and venation of the leaves, 

 but these are smaller and more shortly ])etioIed in the present plant, whichjs more- 

 over at once distinguished from the other by its quadrangular ranmli. Bug. (SJ 



