Santalacece,} ceylo^ plants. 251 



Var. ^, Zeylanicus, Meisn. 1. c. ; Gnidia {Dingia) insularis, Gardner, 

 1. c— c.p. 29i3. 



Hab. Drier parts of the island, up to an elevation of 4000 feet. Nom, 

 Tnlg. "Naha-gass." 



The two vai'ieties of this species merge insensibly into one another. The bark is 

 used for poisoning fish ; a very excelleut fibre is also obtained from it. 



3. GYRINOPS, Gsertn. 



1. G. "Walla, Gsertn. (Meisn. in DC. Prod. xiv. p. 602, cum syn. j 

 Wi^ht, Ic. 1. 1850.)— c.p. 1828. 



Hab. Common in the warmer parts of the island. Nom. vulg 

 " Walla-gass," 



The bark of this plant yields a very strong fibre. 



4. DRYMISPEEMUM, Eeinw. 



1, D. canliflorum, Thw. ; arborea, glabra ;^Ki5 nitidis, oblongo-lan- ' 

 eeolatis, longiuscule acuminatis, basi acutis, brevi-petiolatis ; capitulis 

 caulinis, brevissime pedunculatis; calyce glabro, Idbis ab marginem vil- 

 loaulis; staminihus biserialibus ; filamentis subsequilongis. — c.p. 3459. 



Hab. Hewessee, in the Pasdoon Corle, on the banks of a stream. 



Arbor parva, elegans; ramis elongatis, subpendulis. Folia 6-9 poll, longa, li-3J 

 .>ol]. lata. Bracteola ovatse, acutse, circiter 3 lin. longse. Tlores albidi, 8 hn. 

 longi; lohis cahjeinis rotundatis, obtusis. Fructus ovoidei, parum acuminatij nucis 

 avelianae magaitudine, carnosi, sanguinei. 



5. CANSJEBA, Juss. 



1, C. Rheedeii, Gmel. (Meisn. in DC. Prod. xiv. p. 519, cum syn. ; 



Wight, Ic. t. 1861.)— c.p. 189. 

 Hab. Very common in the warmer parts of the island. 



CXXIX. SANTALACE^. 



1 . P YRULARI A, Mich. 



ntca^ 

 2555. 



"Wallichiana, A. DC. Prod, xiv, p. 629, cum syn. — P. 

 DC. 1. c. Sj^limrocarya Wallichiana, Wight, Ic. t. 241 



4000 to 6000 



Partes juniores, cum iuflorescentia, rubrse. 



2. OSYBIS, Linn. 



2. O. arborea. Wall. (A. DC. Prod. xiv. p. 633.)— O. Wight lana, 

 Wall ; A. DC. L c. ; Wight, Ic. 1. 1853.— c.p. 53 (206, 502.) 



Hab. Oova, in the Central Province, at an elevation of 5000 to 6000 

 feet ; abundant. 



