Calophyttum.] xxm. GUTTIFERS. (T. Anderson.) 2?5 



Fruit in. long, ellipsoid. I have never found petals in any of the buds 1 have 

 opened. 



** Racemes longer than the leaves, or equalling them. (See also C. poly- 

 anthura.) 



16. C. trapezifolium, Thwaites Enum. 51; glabrous, leaves small ovate 

 or rhomboid, racemes few-flowered glabrous 2-3 times longer than the 

 leaves. Planch. & Trian. Mem. Guttif. 254 ; Beddome Flor. Sylvat. Gen. xxii. 



Central province of CEYLON, from 4-5000 ft., Thwaites. 



A tall tree. Leaves 1^-2 by 1 in., coriaceous, tip rounded retuse or shortly acumi- 

 nate ; veins fine, equally prominent on both surfaces ; petiole in. Racemes in the 

 upper axils ; pedicels | in. Flowers % in. diam. Outer sepals smaller than the inner. 

 Petals 4, 2 outer larger than the inner. Fruit f in. diam., subspherical. 



17. C. Thwaitesii, Planch. & Trian. Mem. Guttif. 232 ; glabrous, leaves 

 obovate or orbicular base rounded or cordate, racemes axillary glabrous 

 several times longer than the leaves. Thwaites Enum. 407 ; Beddome Flor. 

 Sylvat. Gen. xxii. C. decipiens, Thwaites Enum. 51, not of Wight. 



Mountains of CEYLON, ascending to 3000 ft., Thwaites. 



Twigs stout, 4-angled. Leaves 2-3 by 1-2 in., very thick and leathery; veins 

 coarse, very prominent above, less so beneath; petiole ^ in. Racemes rather 

 slender, few-flowered. Sepals 4, obovate. Petals 34, oblong, longer than the sepals. 

 Anthers half the size of those of C. Wightianum. Fruit subspherical. 



18. C. cordato-oblong-um, Thwaites Enum. 407 ; young parts pilose, 

 leaves oblong-cordate obtuse, panicles terminal as long as the leaves 

 pubescent, outer sepals twice as long as the inner. Beddome Flor. Sylvat. 

 Gen. xxii. 



At Hinidoon Pattoo in CEYLON, Thwaites. 



A lofty tree ; twigs stout, 4-angled ; young shoots petiole and pedicels covered with 

 deciduous rusty hairs. Leaves 4-6 by 2-3 in., very thickly coriaceous, obtuse, equally 

 veined on both surfaces ; petiole - in. Peduncles and pedicels pubescent. Flowers 

 1 in. diam. Sepals rounded, outer \ in. long, inner petaloid, twice as long. Petals 4-8, 

 % in., orbicular. 



19. C. cuneifolium, Thwaites Enum. 51 ; glabrous except the buds, 

 leaves small obovate or cuneate-spathulate obtuse or retuse, racemes axillary 

 equalling or exceeding the leaves glabrous, outer sepals smaller than the 

 inner. Planch. & Trian. Mem. Guttif. 26 \ ; Beddome Flor. Sylvat. Gen. xxii. 



At Madamabanewera in CEYLON, alt. 3-4000 ft., Thwaites. 



A large tree ; leaf-buds and rachis of racemes covered with short brown down. Leaves 

 1-1 1 by |-1 in., thick and leathery; veins stout and prominent on both surfaces; 

 petiole ^-| in. Racemes 10 or more-flowered. Flowers about \ in. diam. Sepals 4. 

 Petals 4-8, inner the smallest. Fruit spherical, f in. diam. 



20. C. Walkeri, Wight III i. 128, t. 45 ; quite glabrous, leaves obovate 

 tip rounded or retuse, racemes in the axils of the upper leaves often 

 collected into a terminal panicle glabrous, outer sepals shorter than the 

 inner. Planch. & Trian. Mem. Guttif. 263; Beddome Flor. Sylvat. Gen. 

 xxii. C. decipiens, Wight III. i. 128. 



A large tree; twigs stout, terete, erect. Leaves 1-14 ' n l n g> almost as broad, ri- 

 gidly coriaceous, crowded, veins strong ; petiole & in., very stout. Flowers large, pale 

 rose-coloured or white; pedicels 1 in., very stout ; buds globose. Outer sepals very 

 small. Petals usually 8, larger than the sepals; iuuer smaller. Styl- equalling 



