AyoyACA\h: dillexiace.e. 667 



0. nuxANDRA, Bl. Tenasseriin. 



0. acuntinata, A. DC. 



Leaves along the nerves pubescent. Sepals densely pubescent. Carpels elongated, 

 oblong, sessile. 



** Flowers rather large, about an inch in diameter. 

 0. Katschallica, Kz. Katchall (Nicobars). 



'■ It comes nearest to 0. Brandisii " (Kurz). 



0. Beamdisii, H. f. et Th. Tropical forests of Tenasseriin. 



Leaves rather largo, pubescent beneath. 



SACCOrETALUM, BeiDictt. 

 S HoHSFiELDn, Binn. Katchall. 



MELirsA, Lescheuaidt. 



Flowers usually dicecious. Sfpals .3, minute, valvato, usually rcflexed. Petals 

 6, valvate, in 2 series, the outer ones minute and usually conform with the sepals, 

 the inner ones much longer, erect, connivent, sometimes cohering. Stamens few or 

 numerous, the connective hardly apiculate. Torus cylindiical. Ovaries numerous, 

 with 1 or 2, rarely more, ventral ovules in each. Style oblong. Berries globular or 

 oblong. Trees with solitary or clustered flowers. 



X Pedicels 2-4 inches ling. 



M. (TJvarta) villosa, Roxb. Ava. I'cgu. Rare in Tenasserim. 



M. velutina, H. f. et Th. 



Tha-bwot-gyi. 



Tomcntoso. Berries tomentose. Shortly stalked. 



X X Pedicels short, only C-10 linos long. 



M. (Hyat.ostkmiia) Roxburguiana, Wall. T. Chittagong. Tenasserim. 

 J/. ( Ucaria) dioica, Roxb. 

 Pheeanthus dioicus, Kz. 



Branchlets and leaves beneath rusty-pubescent. Flowers about A an inch long. 

 Pedicels bracted. 



M. TEisiis, Kz. E.T. Ava. Khakyen Hills. 



Loaves glabrous. Flowers nearly an inch long. Pedicels bracted. 



M. scLEuooATiPA, Kz. T. ilartabau. Tenasserim. 



Almost glabrous. Pedicels without bract. 



* Sepals ttsualhj 5 or fewer. Petals uni-scriate. 



Order DILLEXIACE.E. 



Sepals usually 5 (rarely 4 or 6), persistent, imbiicate in asstivation. Petals .'y, 

 rarely fewer, deciduous. Stamens usually indetlnite and free, rarely variously connate 

 at base. Anthers adnate, dehiscing by lateral slits or by terminal pores. Gyneceium 

 free, of 1 or many distinct or coherent carpels. Ovules solitary, or many in each 

 carpel. Styles distinct, terminated by a single stigma. Ripe carpels cither capsule- 

 like, and opening along the top edge, or succulent and indehiscent, rarely crustaceous. 

 Seeds solitary or many, with an arillus. Embryo very small at the base of a fleshy 

 alliumen. Most species of this Order possess astringent properties. Tlu^ very soabrous 

 leaves of some are used for polishing wood. The fruits of Dillenia cuvelopud in 

 the enlarged fle-ihy calyx are eaten eitlier raw or cooked. 



