Machilus.'] LauracecE. 443 



Endemic. 



The bark is quite inodorous (Thwaites). I have not met with this, 

 and have seen only the C. P. specimens. 



5. C. citriodorum, Thw. Enum. 253 (1861). Peng-iri- 

 kurundu, S. 



Meissn. 1. c. 22. C. P. 393. 

 Fl. B. Ind. V. 134. 



A moderate-sized tree with spreading branches, young 

 parts puberulous; bark thick, rather smooth, orange-grey; 

 1. rather small, 1J-3 in., lanceolate or oval, acute or rounded 

 at base, obtuse, glabrous, very hard and coriaceous, shining 

 above, penninerved, veins very obscure, petiole \ in. ; fl. nume- 

 rous, on short ped., panicles lax, spreading, longer than 1., 

 per.-segm. oblong-oval, obtuse, deciduous ; fruit \ in., oblong- 

 ovoid, surrounded at base by shallow, truncate, woody cup of 

 per.-tube, dark purple. 



Moist low country; very rare. Sabaragamuwa Dist. and near Gala- 

 gama, between 1000-2000 ft. (Thw.). Fl. April ; greenish-white. 



Endemic. 



The bark and leaves have a very agreeable odour of lemon and 

 cinnamon combined. Wood rather heavy, close-grained, yellowish. 



4. MACIIIIiUS, Nees. 



Tree, 1. alt, penninerved, fl. rather large (for Order), in 

 axillary or subterminal panicles; per.-tube very short, segm. 6, 

 long, persistent with fruit ; stam. 9, in 3 rows, anth. 4-celled, 

 fil. of first and second rows without glands, anth. introrse, 

 fil. of third row with two glands, anth. extrorse, staminodes 

 (fourth row) 3, stalked, cordate ; fruit globose, seated on 

 spreading or reflexed enlarged perianth. — Sp. 15 ; 13 i"^ 

 Fl. B. Ind. 



INC. macrantha, Nees in Wall. PI. As. Ear. ii. 70 (1831). 

 Ululu, S. 



Thw. Enum. 254. M. glaucescens, var. zeylanica, Meissn. 1. c. 40. 

 Trim. Syst. Cat. 75. C. P. 2270. 



Fl. B. Ind. V. 140. Wight, Ic. 1824 and(M; olaucescois) 1825. Bedd. 

 Fl. Sylv. t. 264. 



A large tree, young parts glabrous, 1. 3-6 in., oblong-oval, 

 rounded, often unequal at base, slightly acuminate, obtuse, 

 glabrous, rather coriaceous, pale or rather glaucous beneath, 

 venation finely reticulate, not conspicuous, petiole long, \-\\ 

 in. ; fl. numerous, on pubescent ped., panicles several, near end 

 of branch, 6-8 in., stout, puberulous; perianth silky-pubescent, 



