DichopsisJ] LXXXIX. SAPOTACE^E. (C. B. Clarke.) 541 



densely clustered, sometimes near the end of the branches, more often distant there- 

 from. Calyx-lobes %-} t in., ovate, subacute, rusty-tomentose. Corolla in., white. 

 Stamens 12, filaments as long as the anthers; anthers apiculate, extrorse. Ovary 

 6-celled. Berry l-l in., ovoid, black. Seeds used for oil. 



VAR. parvifolia ; leaves 2 by 1 in., pedicels ^-^in. There are numerous examples 

 intermediate between this and I), grandis type. 



3. D. rubig-inosa, Benth. in Gen. PL ii. 658 ; leaves obovate-oblong- 

 obtuse rusty-tomentose beneath, pedicels f-1 in. rusty-tomentose. Isonandra 

 Tiibiginosa,* Thwaites Enum. 177. Bassia rubiginosa, Bedd. For. Man. 141. 



CBYI.ON ; up to 4000 ft., Saffragam district and Hinidoon Corle, Tkwaites. 



A huge tree. Leaves 3 by H-l-J in., base cuneate, very coriaceous, ultimately 

 nearly glabrous ; petiole g in. Pedicels 6-10 together, stout, subterminal or lateral. 

 Calyx-lobes 3 in. and upwards, ovate, subacute. Stamens 1 2 ; filaments shorter than 

 the apiculate anthers. Ovary 6-celled. Berry ovoid. Flowers rather larger than in 

 the two foregoing species. 



4. X>. canaliculata, Benth. in Gen. PI. ii. C58; leaves obloDg shortly 

 cuneate at both ends, pedicels 1 in. hardly crowded sparingly fulvous-tomentose. 

 Isonandra canaliculata, Thwaites Enum. 177. Bassia canaliculata, Bedd. Far. 

 Man. 141. 



CEYLON ; Caltura district, Thwaites, Gen. Walker. 



A medium-sized tree. Leaves 10 by 4J in. to 2^ by 1 in., glabrous, midrib 

 channelled above or nearly plane ; petiole f-2 in. Pedicels 2-4 together, lateral or 

 terminal, less crowded than in the three foregoing species. Calyx-lobes % in., broad-tri- 

 angular. Ovary 6-celled. Berry ellipsoid. The channelling of the midrib of the 

 leaf above, characteristic of Thwaites' large specimens, entirely disappears in some 

 of the small examples. 



6. D. pauciflora, Benth. in Gen. PI. ii. 658; leaves narrowly elliptic 

 obtusely acuminate, pedicels 0-^ in. rusty-tomentose. Isonandra p"auciflora, 

 Thu-aiies Enum. PL ZeyL 177. Bassia pauciflora, Bedd. For. Man. 141. 



CEYLON ; near Eatnapoora, at no great elevation, Thwaites. 



A medium-sized tree. Leaves 1 by 2 in., base cuneate, glabrous, primary nerves 

 distinctly inarching ; petiole in. Calyx-lobes -i in., elliptic, rusty-tomentoso. 

 Corolla \ in. Ovary 3-4-celled. Berry oblong. 



6. D. laevifolia, Benth. in Gen. PL ii. 658; leaves narrowly obovate- 

 oblong obtuse or subacute, pedicels f in. closely pilose. Isonandra Itevifolia, 

 Thwaites Enum. 177. Bassia Isevifolia, Bedd. For. Man. 141. 



CEYLON ; Saffragam district and Eeigam Corle, at no great ele ration, Thwaites. 



A medium-sized tree; branchlets adpressedly pilose. Leaves 4f by H in., base 

 cuneate, glabrous, very smooth beneath from the primary nerves not being elevated, 

 secondary nerves slender but very distinct ; petiole in. Fascicles 4-6-fld. ; axillary 

 or 1-2 near the ends of the branches. Calyx-lobes ~ in., ovate, acute, closely pilose. 

 Anther-tips pilose (Thwaites). Ovary 6-celled. Berries oblong, acute. 



7. X>. lanceolata, Benth. in Gen. PL ii. 658; young leaves and shoots 

 rusty-tornentose, leaves lanceolate narrowed at both ends tip very obtuse, 

 pedicels ^-f in. obscurely tomentose. Isonandra lanceolata, Thwaites Enum. 

 442, not of Wight. Bassia lanceolata, Bedd. For. Man. 141. 



CEYLON; Caltura, Thwaites. 



A middle-sized tree. Leaves 4^ by l in., coriaceous, densely closely silky-tomen- 

 tose beneath when young, glabrescent when mature, nerves obscure ; petiole ^- in. 

 Pedicels 3-6 together. Calyx-lobes \ in. or rathcT more, ovate, subacute, obscurely 

 tomentose. 



