310 XXV. TILIACE.E. [ElcBocarpus. 



iv. AcRONODiA. Flowers 4-merous ; anthers not awncd or bearded. 

 Leaves tomentose beneath, 6 in. long; panicles 



red-hairy . . . . (19) E. Jackianus 



Leaves sparsely tomentose or only the midrib, 



3 in. long ; flowers small .... (20) E. glabrescens 



Leaves minutely puberulous on nerves ; above 



and beneath ; racemes pale, pubescent . (21) E. polystachyas 



Leaves glabrous. 



Racemes 2 in. long, glabrous 

 Leaves elliptic blunt long-acuminate, thin 



3 in. long. . . . . (22) E. Mastersii 



Leaves lanceolate, 6 by i'75 in. . . . (23) E. eriobotryoides 



Leaves lanceolate acuminate serrate, coria- 

 ceous 5 by I in. . . . . (24) E. leptomischus 



Racemes 3 in. long, silk3^ 

 Leaves oblanceolate blunt coriaceous long- 

 acuminate. ...... {1^) E. reticulatus 



Leaves ovate very coriaceous, strongly reticu- 

 late on both sides. ..... (26) E. reticosus 



(i) E. Ganitrus Roxb. Hort. Beng. 42 ; Masteys, in Hook. fiL. 

 F.B.I, i. 400. E. cyanocarpa Maing. in Masters, I.e. 406. 



A big smooth-barked tree, 40 to 50 ft. tall. Leaves sub- 

 membranous, red when old, lanceolate acute at both ends, minutely 

 serrulate; nerves 10 to 12 pairs, slender, 3*5 to 5*5 in. long, 1-25 

 to 2'25 in. wide; petioles 3 to '5 in. long. Racemes pubescent 

 from below the leaves, many-flowered, 3*5 in. long. Flowers 

 white, secund, '5 in. long on pedicels "4 in. long. Sepals lanceolate 

 acuminate, pubescent. Petals longer, obovate, laciniate for half 

 the length. Torus short, fleshy. Anthers 30 to 35, the longer ones 

 with I to 2 hairs at tip. Ovary ovoid-conic, tomentose, S-celled; 

 ovules 4 in each cell. Drupe globose, 75 to 'g in. through ; bright 

 blue with oily pulp, stone 5-grooved, tubercled, 5-celled. Hab. 

 Malacca (Maingay). Perak, dense jungle at Goping (Kunstler). 

 Penang, Penara Bukit at 1000 ft. altitude (Curtis). Distrib. 

 Assam and Nepal. 



Very doubtfully wild here. The seed valued for necklaces. 



(2) E. parvifolius Wall. Cat. 2662 A. and B.; Masters, I.e. 

 i. 401 ; King, I.e. 123. 



Tree 20 to nearly 100 ft. tall. Branchlets pubescent. Leaves 

 membranous, ovate-oblong acuminate blunt, base cuneate, serrate, 

 glabrous except the pubescent mid-rib, brown beneath when dry; 

 nerves 6 pairs, elevate beneath, 2'5 to 4 in. long, i-i to 1-4 in. 

 wide ; petioles puberulous, slender, '6 to 75 in. long. Racemes 

 from below the leaves, 27 in. long, puberulous, silky, buds conic. 

 Flowers 'i in. long. Sepals lanceolate, silky. Petals about as 

 long, cuneiform cut half-wa}^ into laciniae. Torus of 5 separate 

 glands, velvety. Stamens 15, shorter than petals; anthers scabe- 

 rulous, sometimes with 2 or 3 hairs at tip. Ovary 5-celled, pubes- 

 cent. Fruit globose or ovoid, green, 75 to i in. through, 5-celled, 

 stone rugose. Seeds 2 or 3. Hab. Common in open country, and 



