lOO EbenacecB. \piospyros. 



Forests in moist low country, rather rare. Kukul Korale ; Gallej 

 about Ratnapura, &c., frequent ; Nowadun Korale (Lewis). First col- 

 lected by Thunberg in 1777. Fl. March, April; pale brownish-yellow. 



Endemic. 



Thwaites notes that fern. fl. are sometimes intermixed with the male. 

 A variety from Bambarabotuwa has the 1. less pubescent beneath, the 

 fruit larger, and the seeds 5 in. long. 



15. D. inslg-nis, Thw. Enum. 180 (i860). G-ona, Poruwa- 

 mara, Wal-m^diriya, S. 



Thw. Enum. 180. Hiern, Mon. Eben. 157. C. P. 2730 (3477). 

 Fl. B. Ind. iii. 564. Bedd. Ic. Fl. Ind. Or. t. 130. 



A large tree, young parts adpressed-pubescent, 1. (often 

 sub-opposite) 4-12 in., oval- or lanceolate-oblong, rounded or 

 acute at base, tapering to acute apex, glabrous, paler beneath, 

 not coriaceous, venation conspicuous, prominent beneath, lat. 

 veins 9-13, connected by fine parallel transverse veinlets, 

 petiole short, very stout; fl. nearly sessile, male numerous, in 

 crowded clusters, fem. larger, solitary or 2 together ; cal. 

 pubescent, segm. 4, deep, ovate, acute; cor. pubescent outside, 

 tube cylindrical, lobes 4, much shorter than tube, acute,, 

 spreading; stam. 16-20, very unequal; ov. 8-celled ; fruit 

 large, f-r^ in., subglobose, depressed and somewhat 4-lobed 

 on top, glabrous but rather rough with small prominences, 

 enlarged cal. very hard and woody, deeply cupped with a 

 sharp edge, quadrangular; seeds |-i in., much compressed, 

 purplish-brown, embryo large, endosperm ruminate. 



Moist low country up to 2000 ft., rather common. Near Kandy ; near 

 Polgahawela; Ambagamuwa; Avisawella; Kuruwiti Korale; Hewesse; 

 Kalutara (Moon); Kottawa, near Galle. Fl. March and September; 

 white. 



Also in Anamalai Hills, S. India. 



The fruit is much like a large acorn in outward appearance, and ii> 

 size nearly equals that of D. quccsita. The heart-wood is very small, black 

 with paler streaks, and is one of those called ' Kalumediriya.' 



16. D. oppositifolia, Thiv. Enum. 181 (i860). Kalumddl- 

 riya, 5. 



Thw. Enum. 181. Hiern, Mon. Eben. 157. C. P. 301 1. 

 Fl. B. Ind. iii. 565. Bedd. Ic. Fl. Ind. Or. t. 131. 



A moderate-sized tree, young parts fulvous-pubescent ; 1. 

 opp., rather small, 3-5 in., oval, obtuse at base, very shortly 

 acuminate, obtuse at apex, glabrous, rather thick, lat. veins 

 inconspicuous, the small connecting ones parallel, petiole very 

 short; male fl. sessile, 1-3 together; cal. small, hairy, segm. 4, 

 narrowly triangular, acute; cor. hairy, tube narrow, lobes 4, 

 acute, stam. 8, unequal, anth. apiculate ; fem. fl. and fruit not 

 seen. 



