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shining, crowned by the remains of the united stylos, about 1 in. in diam I r. — 

 Ind. Timb. 386; Hoik. fil. FL Br. In I. v. 608.— $. Andersoni. Kin- MS- in Jo 



Linn. Soc. xv. 125 (name only). 



Sikkim, Himalaya, at elevations of from 6,500 to ^,000 fee , — Andcrton, Thot 

 Maim, Gamble, King. 



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Var. fruticosa, Watt in Munipur Demarcation Rcjwrt, in>d. 



Leaves ovate-elliptic, acute ; glans half exserted from the cupule ; a bosh. 



Japoo, Ching Sow, and Sirhoifurar at ele> itions of from 8 to 9, ><H) foet on the 

 Burma-Munipur Frontier, — G. Watt 



Leaf specimens which appear to belong to this spec s were collected in th< Duffle. 

 Hills in Assam by Mr. J. L. Lister. 



In Sikkim this forms a magnificent tall tree, but on the East era Munipur Frontier 

 Dr. Watt found it only as a bush — a singular variation in habit within limits so narrow 

 and under climatic conditions so similar. The tendency to ag-OmeratiOQ in the acorns 

 is very strong in this species. Originally the female flowers are always in -roups of 

 three ; but as the fruits ripen, neighbouring groups often coalesce, so that large masses 

 of from 6 to 9 aggomerate acorns are frequently to be met with. 



Plate 38. — Q. pachyphylla, Kurz. 1, branch with male and androgynous spikes; 

 2, young fruit; 3, mature fruit, — all of natural size; 4, male flower: enlarged. 



31. Quercus FENESTRATE, Eoxb. FL Ind. iii. 633 



Young shoots deciduously tawny-pubescent or glabrous; all other parts, except tin 

 inflorescence, glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, from narrowly oblong- lanceolate to elliptic 

 lanceolate, acuminate, entire; the base much narrowed; main nerves 10 to 12 pairs 

 rather thin, but prominent on the under surface; midrib sometimes slightly adpres 1 

 pubescent below; length of blade 6 to 8 in., breadth 1*15 to 3 in.; petiole -\ in. to '6 in. 

 long; stipules linear-lanceolate, pilose, '35 in. long. Inflorescence in terminal panicles or 

 fascicles as long as the leaves, or longer, bearing both male and female flowers, 

 minutely tomentose. Male flowers in 2 to 3-flowered, minutely 3 bracteolate, glo 



perianth 5 or 6-lobed, tomentose externally; anthers about 12. Female flowers in 



bracteolate glomerules of 3. Ripe fruit solitary by abortion, or in threes, much 

 crowded. Cupules almost completely enveloping the sub-globular, apiculate glans thin 



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and crustaceous in texture ; the scales ovate-acute ; their bases completely 

 rufous-pubescent externally; their apices free, subulate, and hooked. Glans -G5 in. to 

 •8 in. in diameter, smooth.— Wight Ic 219; DC. Prod. xvi. ii. 84; Kurz Mbr. FL Bum. 



• Gamble Ind. Timb. 385; Hook. fil. FL Br. Ind. v. 008; Wenzig (excl. yn. 



483 



dealbata and acuminata) Jahrb. Bot. Gart. Bed. iv. 224 ; Wall. Cat. 2784 (in part). 

 Q. callicarpifolia, Griff. Itin. Notes ii. 87, No. 1268 (in part). 



tern Himalaya; Khasia and Naga Hills; Burmah (Brand*), at elevations of fro 



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4.500 to 8,000 feet. 



A tall evergreen tree, very common in Sikkim and in the Khasia Hills. 1 



considerable variation in the amount of the glans covered by the cupule. In most 



cases 



the conjoined styles and the very apex of the glans are uncovered by the 



