192 Malpighiacece. 



An erect, branched shrub ; 1. 2^-4 in., narrowly lanceolate,, 

 tapering at both ends, obtuse, shining above, midrib very- 

 prominent beneath, lat. veins somewhat oblique, petiole very 

 short, stip. caducous ; fl. solitary, axillary ; styles united for 

 I of their length ; drupe not seen. 



Lower montane zone; rare. Galagama, on the banks of streams • 

 Raxawa. Fl. Feb. 



Also at Courtallum in S. India. 



I have very insufficient material for this species, which seems scarcely 

 separable from E. huiduni. 



4. E. obtusifoliuzn, Hk.f. Fl. B. hid. i. 415 (1874). 

 SetJiia obticsifolia., Thw. Enum. 54. C. P. 25, 2613. 

 Fl. B. Ind. i. 415. 



A much - branched shrub, twigs angular ; 1. variable,, 

 l|-4 in., oblong-lanceolate or oblong-oval or oval, tapering 

 to short petiole, rounded or obtuse or retuse at apex, rather 

 thick, paler beneath, shining on both surfaces, lat. veins 

 prominent beneath, slightly oblique, stip. caducous, leaving 

 conspicuous scars ; fl. nearly |- in., solitary, axillary, ped. 

 \-\ in., stifl", thickened upwards ; pet. obtuse ; styles nearly 

 free ; drupe \ in., scarlet. 



Lower montane zone ; rather common, up to 4000 ft. Dimbula ; 

 Ambagamuwa ; Hunasgiria ; Hantane ; Ritigala, N.C. Prov. (2500 ft.) 

 abundant ; Fl. March-May ; greenish-white. Fruit scarlet. 



Endemic. 



Scarcely a distinct species from E. lucidum and E. lanceolattan, but 

 the flowers are larger and the styles almost entirely distinct. 



XXVI.— MALPIGHIACE.^.* 



Climbing shrubs ; 1. opposite, entire, without stip. ; fl. slightly 

 irregular, bisexual, in racemes ; sep. 5, connate at base ; 

 pet. 5, distinct, cla\ved, imbricate, the uppermost larger ; 

 stam. 10, distinct, declinate, i much longer than the rest ; 

 ov. 3-celled, with I ovule in each cell ; fruit of 1-3, dry, 

 indehiscent, winged, i -seeded nuts; seed without endosperm. 



* A very large Order, mainly American, and sparingly represented in 

 the Old World. 



