Symplocos.'] Styracece. 107 



The flowers are often 4-merous. The remark in FI. B. Ind. as to 

 confusion with regard to the fruit is incorrect as apphed to Thwaites. 

 The fruit described by him is undoubtedly that of S. acuta, and there is 

 no confusion with S. cuneata in Herb. Perad. 



7. S. cuneata, Thw. Enum. 186 (i860). 

 C. P. 2920. 



Fl. B. Ind. iii. 584. 



A tree, twigs densely adpressed-hairy ; 1. somewhat crowded 

 at end of year's growth, 3-5 1 in., lanceolate, attenuate at both 

 ends, very acute, entire but ciliate on margin, glabrous above, 

 densely adpressed-hairy on veins beneath, rather coriaceous, 

 veins impressed above, very prominent beneath, petiole very 

 short, densely hairy; fl. almost sessile, spikes short, i-i| in., 

 bracts rounded, silky; cal. densely silky, segm. oval-oblong, 

 obtuse; cor. under \ in. diam. ; drupe | in,, oblong, densely 

 adpressed-hairy, purple. 



Moist low country below 1500 ft.; rather rare. Hewesse; Ratnapura; 

 Nillowe Kande; Morowak Korale. Fl. March; pinkish-white. 



Endemic. 



Very near S. acuta, and scarcely to be distinguished by its shorter 

 petioles and l.-veins more strongly impressed on upper surface. Moon 

 collected this, according to Fl. B. Ind. 



8. S. hispidula, Thw. Enum. 186 (i860). 

 C. P. 407. 



Fl. B. Ind. iii. 585. 



A tree, branchlets hispid with long spreading hair; 1. 

 3|-5^ in., oblong-ovate or subrotundate, subcordate at base, 

 shortly acuminate, acute, entire, glabrous above, hispid with 

 spreading hair on veins beneath, thin, venation reticulate, 

 prominent beneath, petiole short, hispid; fl. few, pedicellate, 

 raceme usually short, but sometimes reaching 4 in., elongating 

 and drooping in fruit, hairy, bracts long-lanceolate, acute, 

 hairy, persistent; cal.-segm. oval, obtuse, very hairy; cor. 

 \ in, diam. ; drupe about \ in,, narrowly ovoid, crowned with 

 enlarged cal.-segm., covered with long spreading hair. 



Lower montane zone, 3000-5000 ft. ; rare. Ambagamuwa Dist.; Alu- 

 oya, Sabaragamuwa Dist. Fl. March; pinkish-white. 

 Endemic. 



9. S. jucunda, Thw. Enuin. 186 (i860). 

 C. P. 2435 (3454). 



Fl. B. Ind, iii. 585. 



A tree, twigs and young parts densely covered with long 

 spreading fulvous tomentum; 1. 3-5 in., oblong-lanceolate, 

 rounded at base, tapering to very acute apex, entire or very 

 faintly denticulate-serrate, glabrous above, densely fulvous- 



