LXXIX. STYUACACE.E, 109 



j-^ in. long ; bracteoles 2, foliaceous, ovate, acuminate, haii\y, cilinte, ^ in. 

 long. Calyx ^ in. loDg. glabrous; lobes 5, ovate, -^^ in. long, subacute. 

 Corolla divided to the base, the segments scarcely connate ; petals | in. 

 long, oblong, obtuse, either 5 in one series or 6, 7 or even 8 in two 

 series. I'ilaments united in bundles attached to the very base of the 

 petals. Style thick, with a ring of hairs and orange-colored glands at 

 the base. Fruit ovoid-oblong, ^ by ^ in., dark-blue (becoming dirty- 

 yellow when dry), surmounted by the distinct calyx-lobes. Talb. Trees, 

 Bomb. ed. 2, p. 214 ; A\^oodr. in"journ. Bomb. Xat. v. 12 (1898) p. 164. 

 SympUcos reticulata, C. B. Clarke, in Hook. f. Fl. B. I. 1. c. (a misprint 

 for Symplocos racemosa) • Brand (Si/mploc), in Engl. Pflanzenreich (1901) 

 p. 59. S. racemosa, Grab. Cat. p. 104 (not of lioxb.). Hopea racemosa, 

 Dalz. & Cribs, p. 140. — Flowers : Nov.- Jan. Vern. Lenda. 



KoNKAN : Stocki^l, Law'.; Amboli Ghat, Kanifkarl DEcCA^f : Mahableshwar, 

 H. M. Birdivood, Cooke\, Woodrowl S. M. Country : Belgaum, Lnw\; Chorla Ghit, 

 Dahdl\\ Castlerock, Bhiva\ Kanaka: Lcnvl; Sujja, Ritchie, 1826!; N. Kanara, 

 Talbot. — DiSTRiB. India (W. Peuinsula). 



In the 'Flora oF British India' there is an evident misprint, S reticulata having 

 been erroneously substituted for *S'. racemosa, which is Graham's citation {I. c). Both 

 the 'Index JCeweasis ' and Brand, in Engl. Pflanzenreicli (I. c), have adopted the 

 erroneous citation, and have given S. reticulata, J. Grab. Cat. Bo. PI. p. 104, as a 

 species, whereas no such sjDecies exi.sts. 



3. Symplocos kanarana, Tcdb. in Joum. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Sac. 

 V. 11 (1897) p. 238, t. 9. A small tree. Leaves 3-G by 1-2^ in., ovate, 

 long-acuminate, crenate-seri'ate, chartaceous, glabrous, shining above ; 

 main nerves 5 pairs ; petioles ^ in. long. Flowers in short axillary 

 spikes. Fruit ovoid, siKOOtb, ridged, 1| by g in. ; stone 1 in. long, with 

 6 very deep longitudinal furro\\s and sharp narrow ridges between, 

 rough, surrounded by a copious olive-green pulp ; when dry the fruit 

 turns yellow and becomes obtusely angled. Talb. Trees, Bomb. ed. 2, 

 p. 214. 



Kanaka: evergreen forests of the Sirsi subdivision of N. Kanara, in fruit in May, 

 Talhot,mTSl 



There is but 1 specimen of the plant (in fruit) in Herb. Kew. The deep furrows 

 of the stone are remarkable. The description has been taken from that by Mr. Talbot 

 (l. c), who has not as yet found a dowering specimen. 



4. Symplocos Stocksii, Brand (Symploc), in Engl. Pflanzenreich 

 (1901) p. 59. A tree; young branches hirsute. Leaves 4-6 by 1^-2|- 

 in., elliptic, serrate, quite glabrous on both sides, shortly apiculate, base 

 cuneate. Spikes rusty-pubescent, 4-6 times as long as the petiole. 

 Bracts hirsute, the middle one ovate, the lateral lanceolate, all of the 

 same length and equalling or overto])ping the calyx. Calyx glabrous; 

 lobes rounded, slightly longer than the tube. Corolla twice as long as 

 the calyx, 5-6-partite. Stamens about 80, scarcely longer than the 

 corolla. Ovary puberulous. Fruit unknown. 



Brand described this species from a specimen collected by Stocks in the Konkan 

 and ticketed S. Gardneriana. There are no specimens in Herb. Kew., and the fruit 

 has not been seen by Brand. From Brand's description the plant seems to be very 

 close to if not actually S. Beddomci, the corolla of which is often 6-partite, and of 

 which Brand had apparently seen only 1 specimen. 



