548 LXXXIX. SAPOTACE&. (C. B. Clarke.) [Payena. 



sericea, Miq., which, from the authentic example, is seen to be quite different, thougb 

 probably a true Bassia. 



VAR. Wightii ; leaves larger very coriaceous gradually or abruptly shorter acumi- 

 nate, pedicels stouter, sepals larger rusty-tomentose. Isonandra polyandra, Wight Ic. 

 t. 1589. Keratophorus Wightii, Hassk. in Eetz. 101. Malacca; Griffith (Kew 

 Distrib. n. 3605), Maingay. This is perhaps specifically distinct from P. lucida ; and 

 of this there are two forms having the flowers alike but leaves somewhat differing, 

 viz. (1) "Wight Ic. t. 1589, leaves 6^ by 2 in. obovate-oblong suddenly shortly acumi- 

 nate ; (2) Griffith n. 3605, leaves 5 by If in. oblong-lanceolate long-acuminate. 

 Griffith and Maingay have each collected both forms, and have each kept them apart 

 as being distinct species. 



4. P. paralleloneura, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1871, pt. ii. 70, and 

 For. Fl. ii. 121 ; leaves narrowly elliptic-acuminate, primary nerves nearly 

 horizontal, filaments and anthers glabrous, connective excurrent tipped with 

 fulvous hairs. 



MERGUI; Heifer (Kew Distrib. n. 3611). 



Leaves 3^ by 1 in., base broadly rhomboid, primary nerves very slender; petiole 

 i in. Pedicels %- in. This seems exceedingly near P. lucida and Bassia sericea, 

 Blume. 



8. XKXIKUSOPS, Linn. 



Trees. Leaves elliptic or obovate, coriaceous ; primary nerves numerous, 

 spreading, slender or obscure. Pedicels clustered or solitary, axillary. Calyx* 

 segments 6-8, 2-seriate, outer series valvate in bud, including the inner im- 

 bricated series. Corolla-tube short, lobes 18-24, 2-3-seriate. Stamens 6-8 (in 

 M. littoralis 12-16), inserted near the base of the corolla, opposite its interior 

 series of lobes ; filaments short ; anthers lanceolate, connective excurrent ; 

 staminodes as many as the stamens, entire serrate or lobed. Ovary hairy, 6-8- 

 celled. Fruit globose, 6-1-seeded ; endocarp crustaceous. Seeds compressed, 

 ellipsoid ; albumen fleshy ; cotyledons flat, often nearly as wide as the seed. 

 DISTKIB. Species 30 ; in the tropics of both hemispheres. 



1. Itt. Eleng-i, Linn. ; Roxb. Cor. PL i. 15, 1. 14, and^/. Ind. ii. 236 ; leaves 

 elliptic shortly acuminate, stamens 8, berry 1-seeded. Gaertn, Fruct. i. 198, t, 

 42; Lamk. III. t. 300; Wall. Cat. 4146; A. DC. Prodr. viii. 202: Grah. Cat. 

 Bomb. PL 106; Dais. $ Gibs. Bomb. FL 140; Wight Ic. t. 1586; Bedd. FL 

 Sylv. t. 40 ; Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1877, pt. ii. 231, and For. FL IZS.Rheede 

 Hort. Mai. i. t. 20. Humph. Herb. Ami. ii. t. 63. 



DECCAN and MALAY PENINSULAS ; common. In North India frequently cultivated. 

 DISTRIB. Cultivated in the Tropics. 



A tree, 50 ft. Leaves 3^ by 1| in., base rhomboid, glabrous, nerves slender 

 numerous nearly horizontal ; petiole f in. Pedicels i-f in., rusty-tomentose. Calyx- 

 lobes 8, in., elliptic, acute, rusty-tomentose. Corolla-lobes 16-20, narrow-lanceolate, 

 white. Staminodes 8, pilose, acute, serrate or subentire. Berry f-1 in., ovoid, 1- 

 (rarely 2-) seeded, yellow. 



2. XH. Roxburg-hiana, Wight Ic. t. 1588 ; leaves broadly elliptic very 

 obtuse at both ends, stamens 6 (rarely 7), berry 6-3-seeded. Bedd. For. Man, 

 143 ; Brand. For.-FL 293. 



SHEVAGHERRY and AYAMALLAY HILLS ; Wight. 



A large tree. Leaves 3 by If in., coriaceous, glabrous, nerves very slender ; 

 petiole -f in. Pedicels 2-4 together, 1 in., nearly glabrous, near the ends of the 

 branches. Calyx-lobes 6, f in., triangular-lanceolate, mealy -tomentose. Corolla 

 nearly as of M. Elengi, but segments rather fewer. Staminodes 6 (rarely 7), lanceo- 

 late serrate. Berry ^ in. diam., depressed-globose, shining. Flowers as large as, and 

 Jike those of M. Elcngi; but the calyx is only 6-lobed. There are no specimens at 



