Jasminac6<B,'] ' ceylok plants. 189 



Hab. Abundant in the hotter parts of the island, Nom. vulg. 

 " Gherriatta-gass." 



Corolla alba, siccitate subpurpurascens. 



As remarked by Blume, there seems to be scarcely sufficient ground for separating 

 Litiociera as a genus distinct from Chionanthus, Of Ckion, cotinifoHa, Willd., 

 founded on Plukenet's description, quoted by Burmann in Thes. Zeyl. p. 31, I know 

 nothing, nor am I acquainted with any species of this genus, indigenous to Ceylon, 

 which has the under side of its leaves villous. 



2. C. albidifiora;, Thw. ;/olits subcoriaceis, oblongis, abrupte rostrato- 

 acuminatis, paucissime venosia, basi acutis ; c;ymts asillaribus, subrace- 

 moideis, paueifloris, folio multum brevioribus, glabris ; hracteis minu- 

 tissime pilosulis ; Jloribus brevi-pedicellatis ; calyce glabro, lobis rotun- 

 datis, subacutis ; petalis elongatulis, canaliculato-linearibus ; nuculaniis 

 obovoideis, apiculatis^ glabris, putamine crustaceo. — c.p. 472. 



Hab. Not uncommon at an elevation of 1000 to 3000 feet. Nom. 

 vulg. " Taceada-gass." 



Jrbor parva. Folia 2a-5 poll, longa, f-lf poll, loi^ipetiolo 2 lin. longo. Fetala 

 3 lin. longa, pallide llava. Nncidanla 6 lin. longa, purpurea. . 



This may possibly be a variety of Linociera Malaharica, Wall., Wight, Tc. 1. 1246, 

 which it very much resembles, but the leaves of that species are represented with a 

 shorter acumination, and the flowers are described as sessile, with the pedicels and 

 calyces hairy, in all which respects it diflfers from the present plant. 



3. C- leprocarpai Thw. ; foliis subcoriaceis, glabris, oblongis, acumi- 

 natis, subeveniis, basi acutis j cymis axillaribus, racemoideis, paueifloris, 

 folio^ multum brevioribus, minutissime glanduloso-pilosulis ; Jloribus 

 brevi-pedicellatis; calyce lobis latis, subtruncatis, ciliatis; petalis (im- 

 maturis) margine involutis; nuculaniis ovoideis, parce leprosis, puta- 

 mine lignoso-chartaceo. — c.p, 2475. 



Hab. Central Province, at an elevation of 3000 to 4000 feet; rather 

 rare. 



Arbor mediocris. Folia 2^5^ poll, longa, 1-1|- poll, lata ;^(?/tf?/£? 2-3 lin. longo. 

 Nuculania purpurea, 1 poll, longa, 6-7 lin. lata. 



4. C. rostrata; Th.\{ .-, foliis subcoriaceis, glabris, oblongis, longiuscule 

 rostrato-acuminatis, basi acutis ; cymis axillaribus, racemoideis, brevibus, 

 paueifloris, minutissime pilosulis ^^oWiw^ brevi-pedicellatis ; calycelohm 

 rotundatis, ciliatis ; nuculaniis glabris, subfusiformibus, putamine lig- 

 noso-chartaceo.— c.p. 3472. 



Hab. Hinidoon Corle. 



Folia 2J-i poll, longa, f-li poll, kta; petiolo 3-3^ lin. longo. Nuculania 14 

 lin. longa, 6 lin. lata. 



CI. JASMINACE^. 



1. JASMINUM, Toura. 



(Nom.vulg. "Pitcha.") 

 Sect. 1. Unifoliaia, A. DC. Prod. viii. p. 301 



c.p. 1812. 



Wight, Ic. t. 704 



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