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MACHILUS. F.B.I. 128 vni. 



Evergreen trees with alternate feather-veined leaves 

 and bisexual flowers in axillary panicles. Perianth 

 segments six. Three whorls of stamens perfect, 9 in all, 

 outer and next whorl without glands and anthers opening 

 inwards ; third whorl with a pair of glands each and 

 anthers opening outwards ; staminodes (of fourth whorl) 

 cordate. Perianth segments in fruit deflexed (difference 

 from next genus). 



Species about 15. 



Machilus macrantha Neesr, F.B.l. v 140, XIII 13. A 

 large tree, branches brown when dry. Leaves 3 to 9 by 

 1 5^ to 2 to 3 J^ inches oblong rounded or elliptic, acute at 

 both ends ; long-petioled. Panicles grouped in a sub- 

 terminal corymb, anthers pubescent. Pedicels Yz inch. 

 Flower 54 inch. Fruit black J^ to % inch diam. Wight 

 Ic. t. 1,824. 



Nilgiris on the Ghats below Coonoor. J^yson 6400. 



PHOEBE. 



Evergreen shrubs and trees with alternate penni- 

 nerved leaves, and flowers in open panicles. Stamens 

 as in the last genus. Perianth segments in fruit erect. 



Phoebe paniculata Nees. ; F.B.L v 142, IX 5. A tree. 

 Young shoots covered with rusty tomentum, leaves 

 elliptic or obovate, acute at both ends, rusty tomentose 

 underneath. Panicles axillary, long peduncled. Pedicels 

 14 to 5^ inch. Flowers Vs inch. 



Species about 30, in India and Malaya. 



PulneyS: Shembaganur, Fyson 2571. Fir. May. 



Gen. Dist. Central Himalayas and the Nilgiris. 



THYMELEACE/E. 



LASIOSIPHON. 

 Lasiosiphon eriocephalus Decaisne; Vol. I p. 351. 

 t. 480. 



