Urticacea.'] ceylo^s plants, 267 



cum syn. ; Walp. 1, c. C, Assamica, Miq. 1. c. p. 464 ; Walp. 1. c. C. 

 dasycarpa, Miq. 1. c. p. 465 ; Walp. 1, c. p. 729, Ficus oppositifolia, 

 Wiild. ; Wight, Ic. t. 638. F. Dmmonum, Vahl.— p.p. 2230. 



Hab. Very abundant in tlie warmer parts of tlie island. Nom. vulg. 

 " Kota-dimboola-gass." 



2. C. g-lomerata, Miq. 1. c, ; Walp. 1. c. — Ficus glomerata, Willd. ; 



Eoxb. PL Corom. ii. t. 123 ; Wight, Ic. t. 667.— c.p. 3305.^ 



Hab. Common on the banks of rivers, up to an elevation of 2000 



feet. Nom. vulg. " Atteekka-gass. 



>> 



TRIE. CELTIBEjE, 



26. ULMUS, Linn. 



1. U. integrifolia, Eoxb. PL Corom. i. t. 78; Wight, Ic. t. 1968. 

 Soloptel(Ba integrifolia, Planch, Ann. des Sci. Nat. ser. iii. vol, x, p. 



266.— c.p. 2381. 



Hab. Hot drier parts of the island. 



27. CELTIS, Tourn. 



Sectio Sponioceltis^ Planch. 



1, C. dysodoxylon, Thw. ; parfibus juniorihts ferrugineo-pllosis ; 

 foliis integris vel rarius obscure sinuato-dentatis, ovatis, plus minus ab- 



rupte acuminatis, firmis, trinerviis, glabris, basi parum_ obliquis angua- 

 tatisque, costa venisque subtus puberulis ; cymis brevibus, paucifloris, 

 ferruginco-pilosis ; drupis parvis, subsphaericis, parum acuminatis 

 c.p. 2563. 



Hab. Central Province, up to an elevation of 5000 feet. Nom. vulg. 



" Gooranda-gass." 



Arbor mediocris. Folia superne leevia, intense viridia, subtus pallidiora, incon- 

 spicae venosa (sicca fiiscesceutia), 2^-3^ poll, louga, li-2 poll, hia, petioh li-3 

 lin. longo. Fiores 5-nieri, interne ad basin dense pilosi. Ovarium versus apicein 

 ferrugineo-strigosum. Stigmata elongata, acutata. 



The freshly cut timber of this tree possesses" a powerful and very disgusting odour. 



Sectio Solenostigma, Planch. 



2, C. "Wightii, Planch. 1. c, p, 307 ; Wight, Ic. t. 1969.— c.p. 50 



(331). 

 Hab. Not uncommon in the hot drier parts of the island. 



28. SPONIA, Comm. 



1. S. orientaHs, Planch. Ann. des Sci. Nat. ser. iii. vol. x. p. 323 

 r^.i^* . . ,. -r. ™ rr 1 . 1.7/^ /„„.■! „„« partim) 



vulg 



immnn on the banks of rivers and on cleared ground 



29. GIRONNIEBA, Gaudich. 



Nemafostigma, Planchon. Helminthospermum, Thw. 



1. O. snhseaualis, Planch. Ann. des Sci. Nat. ser. iii. vol. x. p. 339; 

 Blume, Mas. Bot. Lugd. Bat. ii. p. 73, t. 25. 



