Palagutum.'] SapOtaceCB. Z}) 



top; fl. 2-5 or more together, from closely placed woody- 

 bosses in axils of fallen L, ped. \-\ in., thickened above, 

 densely rufous-pubescent ; cal. rufous-pubescent, segm. very 

 deep, ovate-lanceolate, acute; cor. nearly twice as long as 

 cal., tube hairy within, lobes oblong, obtuse ; fil. nearly 

 equal in length; fruit over i^ in., nearly globose, on a much 

 thickened stalk which is swollen upwards, strongly apiculate, 

 smooth, purple ; seeds six, over i in. long, oblong-ovoid, 

 brown, shining. 



Var. /3, parvifolium, Clarke, I. c. C. P. 2402 (part). 



L. smaller, 2-4 in., usually obovate and with a rusty- 

 orange or pink pubescence beneath ; fruit more ovoid. 



Var. y, ang'ustatum, Trim. Syst. Cat. Ceyl. PL 51. C. P. 2402 (part). 



L. smaller, ii-2| in., narrowly obovate or oblong-lanceo- 

 late, slightly spathulate, rounded at apex, lat. veins not 

 distinct from general reticulate venation ; cal. -segm. linear- 

 lanceolate, very acute. 



Moist region in forests, especially from 3000-5000 ft.; rather common. 

 Var. /3 from 4000-6000 ft.; var. y in the N.E. mountain block, rather rare. 

 Matale East; Kalupahana; Lagalla; Uma-oya (.''). Fl. March-May and 

 Sept. -Nov. ; pale yellow. 



Endemic. 



An extremely variable tree in size of leaves and character of pubes- 

 •cence beneath. The latter is often bright rusty-orange, or pink or 

 purplish, or absent altogether. I have another form collected in forest at 

 Porey, near Colombo, by Ferguson (also included by Thwaites under 

 C. P. 2402), which may be a distinct species, but the material is not 

 sufficient to decide ; the flowers (buds) are on very short pedicels, and 

 the leaves small and rufous-silky beneath. 



From the S. name given, this seems to be the Bassia lafifolia of Moon 

 Cat. Additions. 



Wood rather heavy, yellowish-brown. The oil from the seeds is used 

 with food. 



3. P. rubig-inosum, E7igler, I. c. (1890). 



Isonandra riibigi7iosa., Thw. Enum. 177. Dichopsis rubiginosa, Trim. 

 Syst. Cat. 51. C. P. 3447, 394- 

 Fl. B. Ind. iii. 541 {Dichopsis). 



A large tree with spreading branches, branchlets very 

 stout, marked with scars of 1. and inflor., bark dark brown; 

 1. crowded at summit of branchlets, on very short finely 

 pubescent petioles |-| in. long, obovate-oval, tapering to base, 

 usually obtuse or rounded (rarely acute) at apex, glabrous 

 and dark green above, densely clothed with fine orange-red 

 pubescence beneath, thick and leathery, lat. veins rather 

 obscure ; fl. on stout, drooping or deflexed pubescent ped. 

 ^-f in. long, 2-7 together in axils of lower 1. ; cal. about | in., 



