Elaeocarpus. polyandri.v monogynia. 593 



of the Malay Archipelago. Tlie following description 

 of the tree was made from one growing^ in the vicinity of 

 Dacca, which was brought to that place by a faker some 

 years ago, and there planted in his garden, and is now 

 according to the information of the Honourable Charles 

 Andrew Bruce, about the size of a large apple tree. It 

 blossoms in February and March, and the fruit ripens in 

 November. 



Leaves alternate, approximate, short-petioled, lanceo- 

 lar, serrulate, smooth on both sides, Init while very young 

 slightly sericeous, about six inches long, and about one 

 and a half broad. Stipules minute, conical, caducous. 

 Racemes from the former years branchlets below the 

 leaves, and rather shorter than them, simple, drooping, 

 one-flowered. Flowers of a middle size, drooping, white. 

 Bractes of the pedicel solitary, one-flowered ; of the calyx 

 two, opposite, oblong, villous, having the anterior mar- 

 gins dentate and all dropping ofi" at an early period. Ca- 

 lyx five-leaved, leaflets lanceolate, acute, the length of the 

 petals, slightly villous on both sides ; on the inner a 

 small longitudinal rib runs do^vn the middle. Petals five, 

 sessile, oblong, the length of the stamina ; the exterior 

 half divided into numerous, subulate segments, somewhat 

 villous. Nectary none, unless the receptacle of the germ 

 and stamina can be so called, it projects into five obscure 

 lobes, between the insertions of the petals. Filaments 

 about forty, short, inserted on a large, convex receptacle 

 on which the germ sits. Anthers linear, two-celled, gap- 

 ing at the apex, where there are sometimes a few distinct 

 hairs. Germ superior, ovate, villous, five-lobed, five- 

 celled, with about four seeds in each; attached to the up- 

 per end of the axis. Style longer than the stamina, five- 

 groved. Stigma simple, small, acute. Drupe perfectly 

 round, smooth, of the size of a large cherry, and of a deep 

 purple colour ; pulp firm, rather dry and of a dull brownish 

 jellow colour. Nut spherical, thick, very hard, having 



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