A^odytes.] Olacifiece. 261 



I. G. axillaris, Wall. Cat. n. 3718 (1828), 



Stemonuriis zeylanicHs and S. Heytieantcs, Miers, Contrib. i. 91 and 93. 

 Platea axillaris., Thw. Enum. 44. C. P. 251. 



Fl. B. Ind. i. 586. Wight, Ic. t. 954 {G. polymorpJia 9), Miers, Contrib. 

 i. t. 14 f. I {S. zeylanicus). 



A shrub or small slender tree, young parts puberulous ; 

 1. variable from broadly oval to narrowly oblong-lanceolate or 

 slightly obovate, tapering at base, acuminate or caudate, 

 obtuse, entire, glabrous, thin, veins rather prominent beneath, 

 petiole about \ in.; fl. very small, 2-10, usually 3, in little, 

 axillary, paniculate clusters, or solitary, peduncle \-\ in., 

 puberulous, buds very blunt ; corolla-lobes shallow ; stam. 

 exserted, hairs conspicuous ; drupe \~% in., oblong, blunt at 

 both ends, smooth, white. 



Moist region, up to 4000ft.; common. Fl. May; pale green. 

 Also in Southern India and Silhet. 



2. G-. coriacea, Wight., III. 103 (1840). 



Stemonurus Walkeri., Miers, 1. c. 93. Platea coriacea., Thw. Enum. 

 44- C. P. 375. 



Fl. B. Ind. i. 586 [G. polymorpha). Wight, Ic. t. 953 {G. polyinorpha 

 i). Miers, Contrib. i. t. 14, f. 2 {S. Walkeri). 



A shrub ; 1. as in G. axillaris and equally variable but 

 coriaceous, with rather longer petioles ; fl. rather larger, more 

 numerous, sessile, panicle larger, dichotomous, leaf-opposed 

 or extra-axillary; corolla rather more deeply lobed; hairs on 

 stam. much shorter or quite absent; drupe as in the last. 



Montane zone up to 6000 ft.; rather common. Dimbula ; Maturata ; 

 Ambagamuwa ; Kellebokka ; Rangala, iS:c. Fl. March, April ; green. 



Also in South Indian mountains. 



A common and variable plant in wet forests in the hills, possibly only 

 a montane var. of G. axillaris. Wight's G. polymorpha seems to have 

 been made up of this and the last, and the name is better not maintained 

 for either of them. 



8. APODVTES, E. Meyer. 



Trees; fl. bisexual, in terminal panicles; cal. minute, cup- 

 shaped, 5-toothed ; pet. 5, distinct, valvate ; stam. 5, alt. with 

 pet, distinct, fil. not bearded ; ov. i -celled, with 2 collateral 

 pendulous ovules, style lateral, stigma small, capitate; fruit a 

 drupe, small, compressed, very gibbous, stone i -celled, i -seeded ; 

 seed with small embryo in apex of fleshy endosperm. — Sp. 9 ; 

 4 in Fl. B. Ind. 



