Myrtus. icosandria monogynia. 497 



umbelliferous. Calyx five-toolhed, and with tlie germs 

 and pedicells glandular, 

 A native of Sumatra. 



36. E. macrocarpa. R. 



Leaves subsessile, lanceolate, acuminate, base narrow- 

 cordate. Peduncles terminal, few-flowered. Berries sphe- 

 rical, of the size of a large orange, crowned with the four- 

 lohed permanent calyx. 



Chalta-jarab, the vernacular name in Chittagong, where 

 it is indi;;enous in the forests amongst the timber trees. 

 Flowering in April, and the immensely large fruit, resem- 

 bling that of the Chalta, (Dillenia indica now called 

 speciosa,) which is eaten by the natives, ripens in August 

 and September. 



37. E. corymhosa. R. 



Leaves ovate-lanceolate, entire, smooth. Corymbs iex- 

 minal, decompound. Calyx with large round divisions. 

 Berries globular. 



A native of the Moluccas. 



MYRTUS. Schreh.gen. n. 844. 



Calyx five-cleft ; petals five. Berry inferior, from two 

 to five-celled, with a few gibbous seeds in each. 



l.M. communis. Willd. 2, ^Q7. 



Flowers sub-solitary. Livolucre two-leaved. 



Arab. Isbor. 



Hind. Belatee mendee. 



Common in gardens, it flowers during the cold season. 

 I am not certain that this species is found indigenous 

 in any part of India. 



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