

Plate 1763. 



EUONYMUS MACROCARPUS, Gamble. 



Celastrace^j. Tribe Celastre^. 



E. macrocarpus, Gamble, MS. in Herb. Kew. ; frutex glaber alte 

 scandens, foliis coriaceis ovali-oblongis ssepius acnminatis obttise eal- 

 loso-serrulatis, nervis titrinque 7-8, cymis axillaribus breviter pedun- 

 cnlatis paucifloris pedicellis flore subgequilongis, petalis rotundatis 

 crispato-denticulatis, ovario basi lato disco cupuliformi crassiusculo 

 cincto, capsulis coriaceis majusculis valvis 3-5 apiculatis. 



Hab. Khumpung, Bhotan, nr. Darjiling, alt. 7500 ft. /. S. Gamble. 



Folia 3-4 poll, longa, l-l^(-lf ) poll, lata ; petiolus \ poll, longus. 

 Pedunculi ssepius 3-flori ^-1 poll, longus. Flores £-§ poll. diam. ; 

 ovula 3 v. 2. Fructus 1^ poll, longus, 1 poll, latns. 



Mr. Gamble describes this species as acquiring a thick stem and 

 branches, attaining the tops of the trees Mike ordinary big climbers/ 

 i.e. not Mike F. echinatus and E. vagans, which root like ivy. 



D. Oliver. 



Fig. 1. Flower, vertical section. 2. Petal. 3. Seed and arillus. 4. Seed, trans- 

 verse section. Enlarged, 



