22 AnonaceCB. [Umna. 



smooth, fleshy, and juicy, yellow ; seeds 2 in each carp., j in. 

 long, plano-convex, testa pale brown, smooth. 



Dry low country, in forests, rather common, forming often dense 

 masses of matted woody stems overhead. Dambulla ; Sigiri ; Atakalan 

 Korale ; Kolonna Korale. Moon's locality is Wellasse. Fl. July ; pale 

 green ; fruit yellow. 



Also in India, Java, and S. China. 



I rather doubt this gigantic creeper of our dry forests being the cul- 

 tivated species, yi. odo^-atissimus, Br., which is described as an elegant 

 shrub. It is not cultivated in Ceylon gardens, as is said to be the case in 

 India. 



2. A. zeylanicus, Hk. f. and Th. Fl. Ind. 128 (1855). Petika- 

 wel, Yakada-wel, S. 



Thw. Enum. 9. C. P. 1043. 



Fl. B. Ind. i. 54. Bedd. Ic. t. 48. 



A woody climber, stems much compressed, young shoots 

 slightly pubescent ; 1. shortly stalked, 4-7 in., oval or lan- 

 ceolate-oval, bluntly acuminate, slightly tapering at base, 

 glabrous on both sides, shining above ; fl. 3 or 4 together, 

 arranged (as in the last) on hooked branchlets or peduncles, 

 pedicels densely tomentose ; sep. densely tomentose ; pet. 

 lanceolate-oblong tapering, densely pubescent-tomentose, the 

 inner row narrower ; fr. of 7-10 carp., \-\ in. long, sessile on 

 a woody recept., broadly obovate-ovoid, shortly apiculate, 

 slightly tapering at base, densely covered with hair which is 

 easily removed, slightly fleshy; seeds if in., oblong-ovoid, 

 brown, rough. 



Moist region in low country and e.xtending into lower montane zone, in 

 forests ; rather common. Kottawa, S. Prov. ; Ambagamuwa ; Lunn- 

 gala ; Heneratgoda. There are specimens from Moon in Mus. Brit. 

 (1819). Fl. December ; pale green. 



Also in Malabar, Travancore, and on the W. coast of India. 



Very near A. odoratisstimcs, but smaller, with broader leaves, less 

 tapering to the base, more hairy flowers, and more rounded carpels which 

 are hairy. 



The stems are much used for tying buildings, iS:c., and for foot-ropes 

 when climbing trees. 



Cana/iga odorata, Hk. f and Th., though not native, is so commonly 

 met with in an apparently wild state in the moist low country that it 

 requires notice. It is a tall, quick-growing, straight tree with very large 

 drooping strongly sweet-scented yellow flowers. It is a native of Burma, 

 Java, and the Philippines. The scent known by the Malay name Ilang- 

 ilang is said to be obtained from its flowers. The tree is often called 

 'Wana-sapu' or 'Rata-sapu' by the Singalese. 



4. UNONA, L. 



Small trees or shrubs ; fl. solitary or 2 ; pet. in 2 series, 

 valvatc, nearly equal, flat ; carp, numerous, ovules 2-8 ; ripe 



