242 BUIOfA, ITS PEOPLE AND PRODUCTIONS. 



-|-+ Ciipsiiles deep!// S-Iohcd. 

 C. Ciiiococcus, Kz. <S'. Rangoon. 



Leaves 3-nerved at the base, pubescent. Capsule the size of a pea, densely 

 tubercltd, stellate-liispid. 



J I S/dmens in hud erect. 

 f Petals in males as maiti/ as ealy.c serjments. Ovary-rudimetit none. Btamens 

 central. 



iSuMBAViA, Baillon. 



Flowers monaseious. Cahjx in males 5-partito and valvate, in females G-partite 

 and slightly imbricate. Petals in the mules conspicuous, in the females minute, 

 gland-like or obsolete. Stamens central, numerous. Ant/iers erect, basifixcd, 2-rimose, 

 the colls adnate. Ovary 3-celled, each l-ovuled. Capsule 3-coccous. Seeds arillate. 



S. M-iCEornYLLA, Muell. Arg. E.T. Pegu Range and Tenasserim. 



Leaves 2-glanded at base, acuminate, 6-9 inches long, thickened at the apex, on 

 a silvery petiole 1-2 inches long. 



\ \ Calijx reyularhj ralrafc in bud. 3Lile Jlowers icitlt twice as many petals as 

 sepals in females. 



Agrostistachts, JJak. 



Flowers dioecious. Stamens 8-12 in two whorls, the upper whorl 4-6-androus, 

 the lower with as many anthers as petals. Antlier-eells unequally 2-valved. Ovary- 

 rudiment none. Ovary 3-cellod, each cell l-ovuled. Capsule 3-coccous, dry. 



A. LOXGiFOLiA, Muell. Arg. Tenasserim (or the Andamans). 



All parts glalirous. Flijwers in 6-3 or 2-stic]iousI_v-braoted axillary spikes. 



I J I Calyx irregularly bursting in 2 or 3 lobes. Petals [at least in the males) mort 

 than calyx-segments. Ovary-rudiment none. Stamens coitral. 



Aleueites, Forsfer. 



Flowers monoecious. Petals in both sexes 5. Pislc present in both sexes, in 

 males urceolate, or reduced to 5 glands. Stamens numerous, on a conical naked torus. 

 Anther bi-rimose, the connective not produced. Ovary-rudiment none. Ovary 2-5- 

 celled, cells l-ovuled. Styles as many as cells, deeply 2-cleft. Fruits large, 2-5- 

 coccous. Cocci bony. Seeds spuriously white-arillcd. Albumen oily. 



* A. MoLuccANA, Willd. F.T. Cultivated in Pegu and Tenasserim. 



Drupes up to 2J- inches in iliameter, fleshy, containing 1 or 2 hard irregularly 

 furrowed nuts. Seeds very oily. The fruits exude gum, and the seeds yield half 

 their weight of oil, which is excellent for culinary uses or for burning. The nuts 

 are jileasant and edible, eitlier raw or roasted. The tree is a native of the Moluccas, 

 but introduced into India, Australia and elsewhere. 



4- -\- JVo petals. 

 I Stamens round an ovary-rudiment. 



Stjiphtllia, Baillon. 



Flowers monoecious. Calyx 3-5-parted, the males valvate, the females imbricate 

 in bud. Pisk none. Stamens free, alternating with the sepals round a columnar 

 Ovary-rndimcnt. Ovary 3- (rarely 2-)celled, cells l-ovuled. Shrubs with simjsle 

 penuinerved leaves. 



S. SiLHET.ANA, Bail. F.S. Tenasserim. 



J I Ovary-rudiment none. Stamens central and polyadelphous. 

 f Floiccrs diacious. 

 § Capsule drupaceous. 



Teewia, Linnmis. 



Calyx 3-4-parled, iu Inid valvate in males, imbricate in females. Bisk none. 



