8 DilleniaceCB. [Acrotrema. 



Var. S. rugatum, Thw. MS. (sp.). C. P. 3899, 3905 (a large villous 

 form). L. bullate above, hispid or villous, ped. and cal. very villous. 



Var. 6. sylvaiiaon, Hk. f. and Th. A. sylvaticwn^ Thw. Enum. 2. 

 C. P. 2659. L. large, membranous, pilose. 



Var. I. Walkeri, Trim. A. Walkeri, Wight in Thw. Enum. 3. C. P. 

 694, 3831 (var. argyroneurum, Thw. Enum. 398) Bot. Mag. t. 5353 (poor 

 specimen). L. la.xly hairy on both sides, often bullate, frequently varie- 

 gated with white along the veins ; raceme short ; stam. 15-24. 



Var. t]. me)!ibra}7aceu7n, Thw. MS. (sp.). C. P. 3897 (several forms), 

 3898 (var. villosulum, Thw. MS.). L. large, serrate-dentate, usually 

 auriculate at base, finely pilose-hispid above. 



Var. e. nppcndiculatum, Thw. MS. (sp.). C. P. 3880. L. with 2 or 3 

 pairs of deeply incised often stalked leaflets at base, very bullate above, 

 the bulla; slightly rough with prickly hairs ; stam. 50. Probably a hybrid. 



Var. 1. dentatum, Thw. MS. (sp.). C. P. 3881. L. coarsely crenate- 

 dentate in upper part, teeth becoming larger and deeper downwards, 

 forming at the base i or 2 pairs of separate leaflets ; racemes short, 

 distinctly stalked, fls. 6 or 7 ; stam. 27. This may be a distinct species, 

 but is more probably a hybrid. 



Moist low country, and extending up to 4000 ft. on shady and rocky 

 banks, rather common. Var. 9, Kitulgala ; Var. t, Morowak Korale. 

 Fl. Feb. to April, and Aug. and September. 



Endemic. 



The name nniflorian is unfortunate, as there are nearly always more 

 than one fl. in the raceme. The original figure represents a weak, un- 

 healthy plant with very few and small flowers, and with only 5 or 10 stam., 

 a form I have never met with. 



2. A. intermedium, Thw. Enum. 3 (1858). 

 C. P. 31 14. 



Fl. B. Ind. i. i^. 



Rootstock elongated ; 1. large, 4-12 in,, obovate-lanceolate, 

 acute, much attenuate below, the actual base auriculate, 

 strongly serrate, more or less hairy chiefly on the veins beneath 

 and between them above ; fl. numerous, rather large ; ped. and 

 cal. coarsely hairy ; stam. about 40. 



Moist low country ; rare. Kitulgala ; Ambagamuwa. Fl. Jan-March 



Endemic. 



This may be merely another form oi A. nmflortcin. 



3. £l. lanceolatum, Hook. Ic. Plant, sub t. iS7 (1837). 

 Hk. i. and Th. Fl. Ind. 65. Thw. Enum. 3. C. P. 2660. 

 Fl. B. Ind. i. 3^. 



Rootstock short ; 1. large, linear-lanceolate, acute, coarsely 

 sinuate-serrate, nearly glabrous above, hairy on the veins 

 beneath ; racemes erect, fl. it\w, ped. with spreading hairs ; 

 stam. about 40. 



Moist low country ; rare. Adam's Peak (Walker) ; near Kitulgala. 

 Fl. March. 



Endemic. 



4. A. Gardneri, Thiu. Enum. 3 (1858). 

 C. P. 253. 



Fl. B. Ind. i. zz- 



