136 DipterocarpacecB. \stemonoporus. 



Sep. ovate, acute; fr. over \ in., nearly globular, with 3 grooves, 

 rough, sep. \ in. 



Lower montane zone ; very rare. Ambagamuwa, at about 4000 ft. 

 FI. May. 



Endemic. 



10. S. reticulatus, Thiu. Enum. 38 (1858). 

 Vateria reticulata^ Thw. Enum. 403. C. P. 3414. 

 Fl. B. Ind. i. 316. 



A moderate-sized tree, young parts puberulous ; 1. 2\^a,\ in., 

 ovate or oblong-ovate, rounded at base, more or less acuminate, 

 glabrous, thick, very rigid, lat. veins about 9, faintly prominent 

 on both surfaces, the finer reticulate venation prominent 

 beneath, petioles 1-2 in., thickened at end ; fl. i in., on short 

 ped., 3-5 in short axillary racemes, buds sharply pointed ; 

 sep. lanceolate, acute, glabrous; fr. large, ijin., globular- 

 ovoid, pointed, with 3 grooves, rough, sep. \ in. 



Moist low country ; very rare. Nillowe ; Hiniduma Pattu, at about 

 1000 ft. Fl. Sept.; pale yellow. 

 Endemic. 



11. S. nitidus, Thw. Enum. 39 (1858). 

 Vateria nitida., Thw. Enum. 403. C. P. 3483. 

 Fl. B. Ind. i. 316. 



A moderate-sized tree, with whitish bark, young parts 

 glabrous ; 1. 2^—3 in., ovate-oval, oval or lanceolate, acute or 

 obtuse or rounded at base, caudate-acuminate, glabrous and 

 shining on both sides, not coriaceous, chief lat. veins about 

 5 or 6, much curved, inconspicuous, petioles | in., slender ; 

 fl. solitary, axillary, ped. very short, stout ; sep. lanceolate, 

 acute, puberulous ; fr. nearly globular, '\ in. diam., sep. oblong, 

 I in. 



Var. j3. lancifolius, Dyer in Fl. B. Ind. i. 316. Monoporandra 

 lanci/olia, Thw. Enum. 39. Valeria latui/olia., Thw. Enum. 404. C. P. 

 3412. 



L. narrower, more gradually acuminate; ped. about ;} in., 

 very slender, sometimes 2-flowered ; sep. linear, very acute. 



Moist low country ; rare. Gilimale, Kuruwita Korale ; Fasdun 

 Korale ; var. /3. Hewesse. Fl. April. 



Endemic. 



Var. /3. certainly belongs to Stemonoportis, but should perhaps be 

 reckoned as distinct from 5. nitidus. 



12. S. nervosus, /'//ti-. in Trim. Journ. Bot. .\xiii. 206 (1885) (sub 

 Vateria). 



C. P. 3885. 



L. 3-4^ in., oblong-lanceolate, acute at base, gradually 



