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with black hairs : only rarely are the flowers solitary. (See 

 pi. XI., figs. 10 and 11.) 



Flowers long and narrow in bud measuring 9 mm. long 

 and I'D mm. diameter, smallest flower among Ceylon 

 species of Diospyros, dirty yellow in colour, usually turned 

 downwards, and easily detached. 



Calyx small, dark brown, pubescent, 2 mm. long ; 

 segments 4-5, deltoid, acuminate apex, 0*9 mm. long, 

 densely coated with dark hairs. 



Corolla small, dirty white, diameter of open flower 5 mm., 

 diameter at base 2 mm., covered externally with dark 

 adpressed hairs ; segments 4-5, acuminate, rotate, sub- 

 glabrous inside, 2 mm. long. 



Stamens epipetalous, 4-6, unequal in length, glabrous 

 (4-5 in one row, Hiern) ; anthers yellow, T6 mm. long, 

 tapering apex, occasionally apiculate ; filaments white, 

 O3-l-2mm. long ; pollen greenish-yellow, thin smooth wall, 

 circular, coarsely granular contents. 



Pistil rudimentary or as central flat hairy disc. 



Female flowers sessile and solitary in leaf axil ; in bud 

 four-sided, pyramidical, 7 mm. long, dirty yellow in colour; 

 when open measures 10 mm. in length, average diameter 



5 mm. (See pi. XI., fig. 14.) 



Calyx segments 3-4-5, accrescent, brown, feeble inter- 

 segmental groove and reflexed margin, deeply divided, 

 deltoid, thinly covered with black stiff hairs, 6 mm. long. 



Corolla dirty yellow when fresh, red when about to drop; 

 projects 3-4 mm. above calyx ; segments 3-4-5, rotate, with 

 under surface of exposed halves densely pubescent, tapering 

 acute apex, 4 mm. long. 



Staminodes 4-5, epipetalous, alternate with corolla seg- 

 ments ; anthers yellowish-brown, barren, glabrous, 1-2 mm. 

 long ; filaments yellowish-white, glabrous, 2 mm. long. 



Pistil yellow and covered with stiff black accrescent hairs ; 



6 mm. long in mature flower ; style short, stigmas 2, black, 

 short, each about I'l mm. long ; ovary pear-shaped, densely 

 pubescent, 4-celled, 3 mru. in length. 



