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EUCALYPTUS. 

 Eucalyptus globulus Lah. ; Vol. I p. 149, t. 333. 



RHODOMYRTUS. 

 Rhodomyrtus tomcntosa Wight; Vol. I p. 150 and II 

 t. 108. Foliage of a grey-green colour, the youngest 

 leaves almost white. Petals pale pink, stamens deeper 

 pink. 



SYZYGIUM. 



See Vol. I p. 151, under name EUGENIA, and in each 

 species described, for the name EUGENIA substitute 

 SYZYGIUM thus : 



Syzygium arnottianum Wall in Vol. I p. 151 and 

 II tt. 109 and IIO. 



Syzygium montanum Gamble, in Vol. I p. 152 and II 

 t. III. 



Syzygium calophyllifolium Walp. in Vol. I p. 153 

 and lit. 112. 



Syzygium jambolana DC. ; F.B.L II 499 VIII 106. 

 Sometimes quite a large spreading tree. Leaves 

 oblong, ovate to lanceolate, obtuse or slightly acuminate, 

 coriaceous, smooth and shiny. Panicles small open with 

 rather widely diverging branches, in the axils of the 

 uppermost leaves. Flowers numerous, ultimately in 

 cymes. Calyx lobes and petals 4, the latter coming off 

 as a cap, white. Stamens white. Fruit purple, variable 

 in size. t. 334. 



Nilgiris : Coonoor at 6,000 feet, common ; below Kotagiri- 

 Pulneys : below Kodaikanal. 



Gen. Dist. Wild and cultivated throughout India, Malaya, Australia. 



MELASTOMACEyE. 

 See Vol. I p. 154. 



