404 xxvin. TILIACEJE. (Maxwell T. Masters.) \Elceocarpus. 



MALACCA, Mamgay. 



A tree; herbaceous portions downy. Leaves 3 by 1 in., acute at both ends, gla- 

 brescent, or with a few hairs beneath; petiole 1^ in., with two glands at the apex. 

 Peduncle as long or longer than the petiole, pedicels & in., hairy. Flowers .'. in. diam. 

 Sepals ovate-lanceolate. Petals oblong. Anthers puberulous. Ovary 3-celled. Drupe. 

 the size of a cherry ; stone 1-celled, 1-seeded. 



16. E. stipularis, Blume Bijdr. 121 ; leaves elliptic-oblong acuminate 

 serrulate pubescent beneath, stipules.ovate incised, drupe globose 1-celled. 



From BIRMA, Wallich, toM.vi.Arcv, J/<//'//// ///. I>isn:ii!. Java, Borneo. 



A tree, herbaceous portions pubescent. Leaves i'> 1 y '_' in.: petiole 1 in. Racemes 

 nearly as long as the leaves, pubescent, /''lowers i in. diam. Hiul.-t (.void. 

 lanceolate, silky-pubescent. Disk 5-lobed. Anthers bearded or beardless, 15-20. 

 Ovary downy, 5 celled. 



17. E. amoenus, Tlv ,>. 32 ; leaves glabrous lanceolate acumi- 

 nate serrate, serratures aristulate, anthers beardk-ss, drupe globose l-a-lK-d. 

 BeddomeFlor. fylcat. t. 1ITT 



Southern provinces of the WESTERN PENP !<hme; CEYLON, Central pro- 



vince, alt. 4000 ft., Tlnni '' 



A tree. Leaves 2-4 by f-2 in., glandular l>en"ath; petiole A-| in. Leaf-linl* 

 pilose. Racemes from the axils of the fallen leaves. J-'lo/ri r-fa/og ovate-Ian 

 Sepals lanceolate. Ovary 5-celled. Drupe the size of a large cherry; stone 1-celled. 



18. E. obovatus, Arn. in Ad. Acad. Nat. Cur. xviii. 323 \^'.\^\ ; leaves 

 glabrous obovate, racemes longer than the leaves, anthers lieanllrss, drupe 

 globose 1-celled. Thwaitct EH inn. ;',-2. E. coriaceus, Hook. Ic. PL t. l.Vi ; 

 Wight III. i. 83 (1840). 



CEYLON, Newera Ellia, alt. 6-8000 ft. 



A shrub. Leaves 2A-3 by 1J-2 in., coriaceous, obtuse, serrulate. 

 dular, base cuneate ; petiole in. Flowers f in. diam., droojiiiiL:. Segals lanceolate, 

 tomentose. Stamens 15-25. Ovary minutely villous, 3-celled. Drupe spherical ; 

 stone rugulose, tubercled. 



19. E. montanus, Thwaites Enum. 32 ; leaves ovate-oblong or orbicular 

 obtuse denticulate glandular beneath, anthers beardless, drupes spherical. 



CEYLON ; loftier parts of the island, alt. 6-8000 ft., 77//< 



A middle-sized tree. leaves 2-34 by lf-2 in., coriaceous, younger ones pubescent be- 

 neath ; petiole -1 in. Racemes nearly as long as the leaves, pubescent. Flowers in. 

 diam. Sepals oblong. Petals silky, longer than the sepals. 



20. E. subvillosus, Arn. in Act. Acad. Nat. Cur. xviii. 323 (1836); leaves 

 oval obtuse abruptly and shortly acuminate crenate-serrate glabrescent, 

 bracts pectinate, anthers pubescent, drupe oblong 1-celled. Thwaites 

 Enum. 33. E. pubescens, 7/o,,/-. Ic. PL 155, (1837). 



CEYLON; Saffragam district, Thwaites; MALACCA, Mainaay DISTRIB. Borneo. 



Arborescent; herbaceous portions densely pubescent, at length -iaorescent. Leaves 

 4 by 2 in. ; petiole 14 in. Stipules subulate. Racemes downy, from the axils of the 

 fallen leaves. $ lower-buds ovate, acute. Petals oblong, clawed, fimbriate at the 

 apex. Stamem 15-25. Anthers densely pubescent. Ovary villous. Drupe olive- 

 enaped ; stone tubercled, sharply pointed. 



SECT. III. Blonocera, Jack (Gen.). Flowers bisexual. AntJie.rs termi- 

 nated by a long awn. Ovary 2-3- rarely 5-celled. Drupe 1-celled, 1-2-seeded. 



* Petals narrowed toward the base, dilated toward the apex. 

 t Anther-tails erect. 



21. E. tuberculatus, Roxh. Fl. Ind. ii. 594 ; leaves glabrous above 

 hairy along the nerves beneath obovate minutely serrate base cuneate, 



