152 XXVII. TILIACE^. 



p. 265; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 3, p. 205,— Flowers : Jan.-Feb. 

 Vern. Rudrdhsh. 



On tbe Western Ghiits, but not eoinmon. Konkan : W. Ghats, De Crespigny; 

 S Konkan, Graham ; on the higher Ghats, DaJ.:eIl cf- Gibson. — DisTuin. Malaya. 



The tubercled stones are uuide into rosaries and bracelets which are worn by 

 Brahmins and Fakirs. The stones are imported from Singapore where the tree is 

 abundant. 



2. Elseocarpus serratus, Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) p. 515. A small 

 tree ; young parts pubescent. Leaves 2-4| by 1-2 in., oblong or obovate, 

 obtuse, acute or shortly acuminate, irregularly crenate, glabrous, often 

 Avith glandular thickenings in the nerve-axils, base acute; petioles 

 2-| in. long, glabrous. Flowers in drooping racemes 2-3 in. loug, in 

 tbe axils of fallen leaves : buds ovoid ; pedicels j-g in. long. Sepals 

 \ in. long, lanceolate, acute. Petals y\ in. long, white, cuneate-obovate, 

 laciniate half way down. Stamens about 30 ; filaments short; anthers 

 linear, one valve tipped at the apex with a small tuft of glistening hairs. 

 Ovary pilose, 3-celled ; style slender, longer than the stamens, the basal 

 part hairy. Drupes 1-1^ in. long, oblong, narrowed at the base, bluntly 

 pointed at the apex, greenish yellow, smooth ; stone oblong, pointed, 

 much tubercled, 1-celled, 1-seeded. Fl. B. I. v. 1, p. 401 ; Trim. Fl. 

 Ceyl. V. 1, p. 184; Talb. Trees, Bomb. p. 27; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod, 

 v. 3, p. 206. — Flowers : Jan.-Feb. Vern. Ferinlcara. 



Kanaka : S. Ghats of N. Kanara in evergreen forests ; common near the falls of 

 Gairsoppa, Talbot ; Kadgal (N. Kanara), Talbot, 281 !— Distrib. Malaya, Ceylon. 



The fruit is pickled in oil and salt like olives, and the outer fleshy portion eaten in 

 curries ( Watt). 



3. Elaeocarpus oblongus, Gwrta. Fruct. v. 1 (1788) p. 202, t. 43. 

 A tree, the foliage often tinged with red. Leaves 3-4 by l|-2 in., 

 elliptic, acute or acuminate, creuate-serrate with a small glandular point 

 at each of the creuatures, quite glabrous, shining, base cuneate ; petioles 

 I-I5 in. long, more or less pubescent. Flowers in racemes from the axils 

 of fallen leaves ; buds ovoid or subglobose ; peduncles 3-5 in, long, red ; 

 pedicels |-| in. long, red. Sepals i in, long, ovate, acute, reddish 

 brown. Petals \~f^ in. long, white, fringed to about half way down or 

 a little less, ciliolate. Stamens about 45, in groups of about 9 opposite 

 each petal ; filaments long, curved outwards at the base, abruptly incurved 

 at the apex; anthers not (or rarely?) bearded at the apex, the valves 

 puberulous. Ovary pilose; style short, conical, hairy. Drupes 1-1 1 iu. 

 long, oblong, narrowed at both ends ; stone 2-celled, 2-seeded. Fl. 13. 1. 

 V. 1, p. 403; Grab. Cat. p. 21 ; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 27 ; Wight, Icon. t. 40 ; 

 Talb. Trees, Bomb. p. 27; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 1, p. 265 ; 

 Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod, v, 3, p. 206. — Flowers : 3Iay. Vern. Kdsav; 

 Kdsa, 



On the higher Gliats to the south. Konkan : Gihgonl, Law I Deccan : Wai Ghat, 

 Graham\\ Maliablesliwar, //. 3/. //ir(Z»'006?, C'(^oZ-e! ; nearSatara, Ji'oodrowl Kanara: 

 Rit'jfiie, 163.^).' N. Kanara in evergreen forests, Talbot. — Distrib. Malaya. 



4. Elseocarpus tuberculatus, lioxb. Ilort. Beng. (1814) p. 93 ; 

 Fl. Ind. v. 2, p. 594. A large tree. Leaves 5-8 by 2J-4 in., obovate- 

 cuneate, obtuse, obscurely crenate-dentate or subentire, strongly penni- 

 nerved, glabrous above, fulvous-pubescent on the )ierves beneath, base 

 usually rounded ; petioles 1 iu. loug, moi'e or less hairy. Flowers very 



