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Pistil large, 13 mm. long ; stigmas 2-3, reddish-brown, 

 spathulate, glabrous, and 1-5 mm. long; style densely 

 pubescent, 4 mm. long ; ovary globular, apiculate, brown, 

 densely pubescent, 4-6-celled. (See pi. VII., fig. 14.) 



Fruit ovoid-attenuate, tapering strongly towards stigmas. 

 30 mm. long, 15 mm. diameter ; fruiting calyx enlarged, 

 segments 15 mm. long, intersegmental groove and reflexed 

 margin pronounced. (See pi. VII., fig. 13.) 



Seeds 4-6 per fruit, flattened-elliptical, strongly acuminate 

 at micropylar end, 22 mm. long, 7 mm. diameter ; testa 

 umber-brown, smooth and shiny, endosperm copious, 

 equable ; embryo white, 12 mm. long. 



Seedlings epigeal, cotyledons detached early, 3 traces per 

 cotyledon. 



Timber when freshly cut is dirty white, but on exposure 

 turns red ; small trunk, no black heartwood, heavy, compact. 



The narrow lumined fibres form 88 per cent, of the 

 elements in many parts, and the rings of growth are very 

 inconspicuous. 



The elements are never abundantly supplied with 

 contents, the majority being not more than quarter filled : 

 in the sapwood the contents are always yellow and in the 

 form of globules ; in the heartwood they are of a deeper 

 colour, occasionally granular, but never abundant. (See 

 pi. III., fig. 11.) 



Uses. Only the timber is used. 



Distribution. This is a very rare endemic species found 

 with D. attenuata in the Wewella, Wirakanda, and Hewessa 

 forests, Pasdun korale. It has not been found outside this 

 very wet area. 



The trees usually vary from 4 10 6 metres (20 to 30 feet) 

 in height and 25-75 mm. in diameter, the maximum size being 

 quoted above ; they thrive best in clayey or boggy patches 

 and like D. attenuata frequently occur in clumps of 3-14 

 trees, the leaders being matted together by dense woody 

 roots at the base. The leaves and large stems are very 

 similar, microscopically, to D. Moouii. 



