Shorea. polyandria monogynia. 615 



6. D. pilosus. R. 



Tender shoots very hairy. Leaves petioled, oblong, 

 acuminate; base rounded, hairy uuderneath ; stipules vg- 

 markably long, and very hairy. 



A large tree, a native of Mascal Island. 



SHOREA, R. 



Gen. Char. Calyx, five-leaved, permanent, enlarg- 

 ing into five long wings. Corol five-petalled. Germ 

 superior, three-celled ; cells two-seeded ; attachment su- 

 perior. Nut one-seeded. Embryo inverse, without peris- 

 perm. 



In honour of the Right Honourable Lord Teignmouth, 

 late Governor General of Bengal. 



1. S. robusta. Gcert. Sem. 3. 1. 186. Cor. pi. 3. N. 212. 



Leaves short-petioled, cordate-oblong ; stipules falcate. 

 Panicles terminal and axillary. Stamina from twenty-five 

 to thirty. 



Sal«, Uswukurnika, the Sunscrit names. 



Beng. and Hind. Sal. 



An immense timber tree, a native of Morung. Flowers 

 during the hot season. Seed ripens in June. 



In April 1810, a young tree flowered in the Botanic 

 garden at Calcutta, and is the first that has blossomed, 

 though there are young trees in the garden of from twelve 

 to thirteen years growth. The original description of 

 this tree is very correct, all I can add is that the stipules 

 are large and falcate. The stamina about fifty. Stigma 

 three-toothed. Germ three-celled, with two ovula in each 

 attached to the top of the axis. The seed constantly 

 single. The Embryo inverse, and without perisperm. 

 Cary alobis. Gcert. Sem, 1. 215. t. 45. must at least be- 

 long to the same natural order of Hopea Dipterocarpus, 

 Shorea and Vateria. 



