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1. Litsea tomentosaj Heyne, in Walh Cat. (1828) 2550. A 

 moderate-sized tree, densely and softly tomentose except the upper side 

 of the leaves ; bark thin, smooth. Leaves coriaceous, crowded towards 

 the ends of the branches, 4-9 by 2-3| in., elliptic-lanceolate or obovate, 

 shortly acuminate, glabrous above, finely tomentose and yellowish-white 

 beneath, base acute ; main nerves 10-1.5 pairs, prominent beneath ; 

 petioles |-| in. long. Flowers pale-yellow, in solitary pedunculate 

 many-flowered umbellate heads, globose before expansion ; peduncles 

 reaching \ in. long, hairy, drooping ; pedicels ^ in, long, hairy ; bracts 4, 

 broadly ovate or suboibicular, concave, tomentose. Perianth-tube very 

 short, hairy outside ; segments varying from 0-6 (commonly 0). Sta- 

 mens 18-20 ; filaments long, slender, densely villous, the glands with 

 long stalks. Staminodes of the female long, strap-shaped, numerous. 

 Fruit |-| in. in diam., globose, black when ripe. Fl. B. I. v. 5, p. 157 ; 

 Trim. Fl. Ceyl. v. 3, p. 449 ; Talb. Trees, Bomb. ed. 2, p. 285 : A\^oodr. 

 in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1899) p. 367. Tetranthera ajyetala. Grab. 

 Cat. p. 174 (7wt of lloxb.) ; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 222. Tetranthera tomentosa, 

 Eoxb. ex Wall. Cat. {I c.) ; Wight, Icon. t. 1834.— Flowers : Nov.- 

 Dec. Veen. CJiikna. 



Balzell without locality in Herb. Kew. ! Konkan : Law ! ; Vingorla, Balzdl cf- 

 Gihson\ evergreen forests, Talhot ; Parel Hill, Bombay, 6r';-ff^ajH. Deccan: Eotiinda 

 Ghat, Mahableshwar, Cooke \, H. M. Birdwoocl. S. M. Country : Castlerock, CooJiel, 

 Bhiva\, Woodrow. Kanara : Siocksl; in evergreen forests, Talbot — Distrib. India 

 (W. Peninsula) ; Ceylon. 



2. Litsea chinensis. Lam. Encyc. Method, v. 3 (1789) p. 574. A 

 small or moderate-sized e\'ergreen, very variable tree ; inner bark viscid ; 

 branchlets, inflorescence and underside of leaves more or less pubes- 

 cent. Leaves 5-81 by 2|-3g in., thinly coriaceous, ovate or elliptic- 

 lanceolate, usually obtuse, glabrous above, pale beneath, base acute ; 

 main nerves 8-12 pairs with finely reticulate venation between ; petioles 

 |-1 in. long. Flowers white or yellowish, globose, \ in. in diam. before 

 expansion, in axillary stalked corymbose or racemose few-flowered 

 umbels. Perianth-tube long, siU^y ; segments usually 0. Stamens 

 reaching 20 or more in number ; filaments clothed with long soft hairs, the 

 glands with long stalks. Fruit globose, \ in. in diam., purple when ripe. 

 Lamarck's name has long priority over Persoon's. Trim. Fl. Ceyl, v. 3, 

 p. 449. Litscm sehifera, Pers. Syn. v. 2 (1807) p. 4 ; Hook. f. Fl. B. I. 

 V. 5, p. 157 ; Talb. Trees, Bomb. ed. 2, p. 284; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. 

 Xat. V. 12 (1899) p. 367 ; Prain, Beng. PI. p. 902 ; Watt, Diet. Econ. 

 Prod. V. 5, p. 83. Tetranthera apetala, Eoxb. Cor. PI. v. 2, p. 25, 1. 147. 

 — Flowers : Mar.-July. Yern, Maidlalxli. 



S. M. Country: Belgauiu, Biichie, 1317! Kanara: Ritchie, 1320!, StocJcs\; 

 Southern Ghats of the Kumpta and Siddapur talukas, Talhot; Yellapur, Talbot \; 

 Yacoiubi, Woodrow. — Distrib, Throughout the hotter parts of India; Ceylon, Malay 

 Islands, Australia. 



The wood is excellent, durable, and not attacked by insects ; the oil from the berries 

 is used in rbeumatism and the mucilaginous bark is largely used in native medicine. 

 See Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. 1. c. 



3. Litsea Stocksii, Bool: f. Fl. B. I. v. 5 (1886) p. 176. A small 

 tree. Leaves coriaceous, alternate or subopposite, 4-8 by 2-3 in., 

 elliptic-oblong, obtuse or subacute, glabrous above, glaucous beneath, 



