Semecarpus.~] XLVI. ANACAKDIACE^. (J. D. Hooker.) 33 



rachis very stout. Flowers ~ in. diam., sessile, clustered. Nut 1 in. diam., obliquely 

 cordate, compressed, apiculate ; cup short, narrow. 



11. S. STiibpeltata, Thwaites Enum. 75 ; leaves peltate 10-15 in. 

 oblong or ovate- or obovate-oblong abruptly obtusely acuminate thickly coria- 

 ceous broadly margined shining and reticulate above opaque and minutely 

 closely dotted beneath, panicle terminal stout, nuts transversely oblong. 



CEYLON ; forests between Galle and Eatnapoora, Thwaites. 



A large tree, glabrous throughout ; branchlets as thick as the finger. Leaves 

 4-6^ in. broad, very thick, polished above and reticulate on both surfaces, base 

 rounded with the petiole inserted i in. within it ; nerves 1 6-20 pairs, nearly horizontal ; 

 midrib grooved on both surfaces ; petiole l|-2 in., very stout indeed. Panicle small 

 for the size of the plant, branches spreading. Flowers in. diam. Nut 1| in. broad, 

 much shorter ; cup large, kidney-shaped, fleshy. A very handsome plant. 



12. S. G-ardneri, TJnvaites Enum. 76 & 410; leaves 6-15 in. lanceo- 

 late or elliptic or linear-lanceolate obtusely acuminate strongly closely reticulate 

 and dark beneath, midrib broad above, petiole 1-2 in., panicles axillary and 

 terminal, nuts in. obliquely oblong broader than long. 



CEYLON, common in the central province, ascending to 3000 ft. 



A moderate-sized tree, glabrous throughout ; branchlets not very stout. Leaves 

 usually narrowly elliptic-lanceolate, coriaceous, o.paque above, dark and densely 

 reticulate beneath ; base not decurrent on the petiole ; margin cartilaginous, waved ; 

 midrib very broad and flat; nerves 10-15 pairs, nearly horizontal or arched and 

 ascending ; ultimate venules curved with free ends, pale on a dark green ground. 

 Panicles numerous, axillary and terminal. Nuts oblique, broader than long; cup 

 shallow. The minute reticulation of the undersurface of the leaf of this species is 

 quite peculiar. Thwaites' original 1257 (of first distribution) has leaves of the 

 following species and fruit of this. Marchand (Eev. Anacard. 169) refers this to S. 

 Anacardium var. angustifolium DC. (Prodr. ii. 62), an Amboyna plant, I know not on 

 what authority. 



13. S. Walkeri, Hook. f. ; leaves 4-7 in. elliptic or oblong-lanceolate 

 acuminate transversely strongly reticulate and pale beneath, midrib slender 

 above, petiole 1-2 in., panicles terminal axillary and on the old wood, nut ovoid- 

 oblong erect half sunk in the cup. S. obscura, Thwaites Enum. 410. 



CEYLON ; Walker, Thwaites (C. P. 2940). 



This, which was first sent out by Thwaites with S. Gardner i, and afterwards- 

 referred by him to 8. obscura, differs from the latter in the leaves not being decurrent 

 and the long petioles, and from the former in the very different reticulation of the 

 pale undersurface of the leaf, as well as in the form of the nut. 



14. S. obscura, Thwaites Enum. 76 : leaves 3-0 in. obovate-oblong 

 narrowed into the very short petiole tip obtuse or rounded pale and strongly 

 reticulate beneath, midrib slender above, panicles terminal, nut ovoid-oblong. 

 ? S. zeylanica, JBlume Mm. Bot. i. 189. S. oblongifolia, var. Thwaites, C.P. 

 1258 ; Marchand Rev. Anacard. 169, var. 3. 



CEYLON ; in the central province alt. 3000 ft., Macrae, Thwaites, Gardner. 



A moderate-sized tree, glabrous throughout. Leaves l|-2 in. broad, gradually 

 decurrent on the petiole, undersurface and its reticulations like those of S. Walkeri ; 

 petiole in. Nut ~ in., half sunk in the cup. 



15. S. acuminata, Thwaites Enum. 76 ; leaves 4-12 in. elliptic- ovate- 

 or oblong-lanceolate finely caudate-acuminate closely reticulate and dark beneath, 

 petiole f in., panicles terminal and axillary, nut 1 in. obcordate broader than 

 long. S. oblongifolia, Thwaites Enum. I.e. J3. oblongifolia, var. 2, Marchand Rev. 

 Anacard. 169. 



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