Polyalthia.] AnoUaceCB. 



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broader; carp. 7-12, i in. long, on stalks about | in., ovoid, 

 bluntly pointed, fleshy, smooth and shining, dark inky-purple ; 

 seed grey, furrowed along one side. 



Dry low country forests ; common ; extending up to 1500 ft. Near 

 Kandy ; Haragama : Anuradhapura. Fl. Jan. -March ; apple-green. 



Also in Wynaad, S. India. 



The shining undulate leaves are very like those of coffee ; they are 

 not pellucid-dotted as stated in Fl. B. Ind. 



3. P. acuminata, Thw. E7ium. 399 (1864). 

 Thw. Enum. 399. C. P. 3653. 

 Fl. B. Ind. i. 63. Bedd. Ic. t. 57. 



A tree, bark dark grey, twigs with yellowish tomentum ; 

 1. large, 7-10 in., broad- or obovate-oval, abruptly caudate- 

 acuminate, narrowed at base, smooth above, hairy on veins 

 beneath, petiole short, stout, densely pubescent ; fl. large, 

 1-3 together on the old wood, ped. \-\\ in. long, tomentose ; 

 sep. ovate, fulvous tomentose outside ; pet. i-i|^ in. long, 

 ovate, obtuse, thick, finely tomentose, the inner broader ; 

 carp, about 12, about i in., on stalks about the same length, 

 ovoid, densely covered with yellowish tomentum. 



Low moist country below 1000 ft.; rare. Pasdun Korale ; near 

 Ratnapura. Fl. Aug., Sept. ; ochreous-yellow. 

 Endemic. A handsome plant. 



4. P. Korinti,-^ B. and Hk. f. in Thw. Enum. 394 (1864). Itti- 

 Tirenna, S. ITluvintai, T. 



Guatterza Korinti^ Dun., Moon Cat. 43 ; Thw. Enum. 10. C. P. 1034. 

 Fl. B. Ind. i. 64. Wight, Ic. t. 398. 



A shrub with spreading branches, young shoots pubescent; 

 1. 3-5 in., very shortly stalked, lanceolate or oval, acuminate 

 or caudate, often slightly unequal at base, glabrous ; fl. small, 

 axillary, solitar}^ or 2 together, ped. ^-i in., pubescent, with 

 2 or 3 small, distant bractlets ; pet. \-\ in., ovate, acute, thick 

 and rigid, glabrous, the inner rather the larger; carp, numerous, 

 shortly stalked, small, ~ in. or rather more, globular-ovoid, 

 smooth, scarlet-crimson. 



Low country up to 1500 ft. ; very common. Fl. Sept. ; bright green ; 

 fruit bright crimson. 



Also in Southern India. 



5. P. suberosa, B. andHk.f. in Thw. Enum. 398(1864). Kalati, S. 

 Guatteria suberosa, Dun., Moon Cat. 43; Thw. Enum. 10. C.P. 1053. 

 Fl. B. Ind. i. 65. Bedd. Ic. t. 56. 



A small tree or a shrub, branches with thick ridges ot 

 cork, young shoots pubescent ; 1. small, 2^-4 in., shortly 



* Korinti is said to be a Hindu name for the plant by Rheede in 

 Hort. Malab. v. t. 14. 



