are of a deep green colour ; cotyledons white, 20 mm. long, 

 12 mm. wide ; hypocotyl white, thinner than D. Moonii, 85-90 

 mm. long; epicotyledonary stem pubescent, a trifle longer than 

 D. Moonii, 6-10 mm. long ; epicotyledonary leaves form an 

 opposite pair, cordate, tapering acute apex, midrib hairy 

 beneath, 25 mm. long, 20 mm. broad. Three traces per 

 cotyledon, xylem of median trace abortive and liable to be 

 overlooked in sections not horizontal ; one trace per epico- 

 tyledonary leaf, continued into the root but in old seedlings 

 absent from the apical part of the root. 



Timber. The sapwood when freshly cut presents a dirty 

 appearance while the heartwood is light red. There is no real 

 black heartwood, only small black traces here and there. The 

 coloured materials in the various elements are small in 

 quantity ; fibres are abundant and medullary rays poor, hence 

 an even-grained timber results. Rings of growth some- 

 times conspicuous, the light narrow rings measuring 0-2-1*2 

 mm. radial diameter and being distanced 2-8 mm. radially 

 from one another. (See pi. II., Fig. 9). 



Distribution. This species is found in the moist low- 

 country forests, rather rarely; it grows well on moist, rocky, or 

 sandy soils, and under close canopy usually measures 4-5-6 

 metres (15-20 feet) to first branch, and has a total height of 6- 

 9 metres (20-30 feet), the average circumference being about 

 320 mm. The largest trees occur at Hiniduma at an elevation 

 of 800 feet, measurements already quoted. Ratnapura, Hini- 

 duma. Sinha Raja forest. Hewess, Palaketi. 



- Diospyros Moonii, Thw. Enum. Ceyl. PI., p. 182., n. 16 

 (1860) Kadumberiya, Kaluwella,S. 



Thw. Enum. 182, C. P. 2,833. Hiern, Mon. Eben. 164. Fl. B. 

 Ind. III., 566. Bedd. Ic.Fl. Ind. Or. 1. 138. 



A moderate-sized tree, evergreen, dioecious ; small trees 

 have a relatively smooth black stem, but larger specimens are 

 deeply grooved and buttressed at the base ; average height 

 from 7*6-10-6 metres mm. (25-30 f eet),<maximum 13'8 metres 

 (45 feet), breast height circumference 760 mm. (2-| feet) ; 



