504 LIX. MYRTACE-E. (J. F. Duthie.) [Eugenia. 



Flowers sessile or subsessile. 



121. E. floccifera, Thwaites Enum. 115; leaves oblong-lanceolate acutely 

 acuminate, young parts and inflorescence densely clothed with yellow tomen- 

 tuni, pedicels axillary short clustered, calyx-lobes 4 lanceolate much longer than 

 the tube. Bedd. FL Sylv. Anal Gen. cxi. 



CEYLON ; Eeigam Corle, at no great elevation, Thwaites. 



A small tree ; branchlets terete. Leaves acutely acuminate, 4-8 by 1-2 in., at 

 length glabrous ; primary nerves rather prominent beneath, joined into a marginal 

 looping one ; petiole \- in. Petals white, equalling the calyx-lobes, | in. 



122. E. fulva, Thwaites Enum. 115 5 leaves elliptic or oblong abruptly 

 and shortly acuminate rounded at the base smooth above prominently nerved 

 beneath young parts and inflorescence clothed with yellow tonientuin, flowers 

 axillary and cauline small sessile crowded. Bedd. FL Sylv. Anal. Gen. cxi. 



CEYLON ; Pasdoon Corle, at no great elevation, Thwaites. 



A small tree with terete branchlets. Leaves coriaceous, 4-6 by 2-3 in., the 

 young ones rusty-tomentose beneath ; petiole about - in. 



123. ZS. rivulorum, Thwaites Enum. 115 ; leaves rather large lanceolate 

 acuminate narrow at the base covered very slightly beneath with fulvous pubes- 

 cence at length glabrous, flowers rather large sessile axillary and cauline, calyx- 

 lobes 4 pilose externally rounded equalling the tube. Bedd. Fl. Sylv. Anal. 

 Gen. cxi. 



CEYLON ; banks of streams in the Singherajah forest between Gralle and Katna- 

 poora, at no great elevation, Thwaites. 



A small tree with terete branchlets. Leaves 10-14 by 3-4 in.; midrib stout 

 longitudinally striated ; principal nerves very prominent below and uniting to form a 

 conspicuous intramarginal one ; petiole about in. Petals oblong,' pale purple, 

 r-i in - 



124. X*. insig'nis, TJnvaites Enum. 416 ; young parts covered with white 

 fugacious down, leaves rather large glabrous oblong acuminate smooth above ribs 

 channelled paler beneath, primary nerves about 12 prominent anastomosing 

 near the margin, interspaces smooth, flowers axillary and on the branches few 

 sessile small, calyx with white hairs or floccose, fruit spherical. Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 

 Anal. Gen. cxi. 



CEYLON ; Galpara in the Reigam Corle, Thwaites. 



A low branching tree. Leaves 6-8 by 2-3 in., rather acute at the base ; petiole 

 ^- in. Calyx-lobes in. Petals rather longer than the calyx, ciliate. Fruit clothed 

 with white hairs or floccose. 



* Whole plant nearly glabrous. 

 t Flowers sessile. 



125. . decora, Thwaites Enum. 115 ; leaves oblong acuminate rounded 

 at the base glabrous shining above paler beneath minutely reticulate, flowers 

 sessile crowded axillary and cauline, berries transversely oblong 2-seeded. 

 Bedd. Fl. Sylv. Anal. Gen. cxii. ; not of Wall. Cat. 3608. 



CEYLON ; Galle, at no great elevation, Thwaites, Champion. 



A small tree ; young branches terete. Leaves 4-5 by about 2 in. ; petiole | in. 

 Flowers white. Birries red or nearly black, ^ by $ in. Champion's single specimen 

 from Galle has only one flower terminating a lateral branch; the calyx-tube is spa- 



