580 xci. STYEACEJ;. (C. B. Clarke.) [Symplocos* 



rhomboid, often unequal sided ; midrib and nerves strongly raised beneath, nerves 

 13 pairs sub-parallel; petiole in. Pedicels 0-^ in.; bracts and bracteoles sub- 

 similar, ^ in., obovate-oblong, pubescent. Calyx-tube nearly glabrous ; lobes ^ in., 

 ovate-lanceolate, subobtuse, pubescent. Petals % in. Stamens numerous. Fruit ^ by 

 in., rusty, calyx-rim much narrower than the fruit, teeth accrescent. Embryo 

 straight. 



26. S. leiostachya, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1873, pt. ii. 89; leaves 

 oblong acuminate serrulate fulvous-pilose on the midrib and primary nerves 

 beneath, racemes numerous 2-4 in. very narrow nearly glabrous many-flowered. 

 S. leiostachya, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1877, pt. ii. 239, and For. FL ii. 144 (as 

 to flowers only). 



TENASSERIM ; Heifer (Kew Distrib. n. 3656). 



A large tree (Heifer}. Leaves 4 by 1 in., base obtuse or rounded, coriaceous; 

 midrib and nerves impressed above, prominent beneath ; petiole in. Racemes axil- 

 lary, and 10-15 crowded at the ends of the branchlets, 20-40-flowered, when young 

 densely spicate; pedicels later sometimes attaining in.; bracteoles ^ in, ovate, 

 glabrous. Calyx-tube ^ in., teeth ^ in., ovate, glabrous. Petals in. Stamens 40. 

 small. Fruit not known. Kurz mistook the fruit of a Nicobar Symplocos (S. Nico- 

 baricd) for that of this species. 



27. S. nicobarica, Clarke; leaves broadly oblong shortly acuminate 

 serrulate coriaceous nearly glabrous, fruiting racemes 2-3 in. nearly glabrous, 

 fruits ovoid-conic. S. leiostachya, Kurz For. Fl. ii. 144, partly. 



NICOBARS; Kamorta, Kurz. 



Young branchlets fulvous-hirsute. Leaves 5 by If in., base rhomboid, obscurely 

 fulvous-pilose on the midrib beneath ; nerves prominently raised beneath, not quite 

 parallel; petiole |-H| in. Racemes stout; lower pedicels i in. Fruit % by i'in., 

 smooth; calyx-rim as wide as the upper part of the fruit, teeth erect. Embryo 

 straight. Flowers not known. From the fruit this appears to be allied to 8. race- 

 mosa, Eoxb. 



28. S. cerasifolia, Wall. Cat. 4434; leaves oblong acute at both ends 

 crenate pilose on the midrib beneath, spikes 1 in. villous, calyx-teeth large, 

 fruit ellipsoid large. A. DC. Prodr. viii. 257. 



PENANG ; Wallich. MALACCA ; Maingay (Kew Distrib. n. 962). 



Branchlets glabrescent. Leaves 5^ by l in., coriaceous ; nerves very oblique,, 

 distant, obscure above, elevated beneath ; petiole ^ in. Spikes solitary, axillary and 

 crowded, subterminal ; bracts \ in., ovate, very hairy ; pedicels ; bracteoles caducous. 

 Calyx-tube ~ in., subglabrous ; teeth ^ in., ovate, subacute, pilose. Petals ^ in. 

 Stamens 30. Disc and lower part of style with a few hairs. Fruit 1 by in., 

 smooth ; calyx-rim | in. broad. Embryo straight. 



29. S. rubig-inosa, Wall. Cat. 4432 ; leaves large obovate-oblong acute, 

 nerves parallel much raised beneath, spikes 2 in. silky-villous, fruit ellipsoid 

 small. A. DC. Prodr. viii. 257. 



PENANG ; Wallich. MALAY PENINSULA ; Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3652). MA- 

 LACCA ; Maingay (Kew Distrib. n. 955). 



Branchlets rusty-hirsute. Leaves 10^ by 4 in., cuneate at the base, minutely 

 toothed, mbiginous-villous on the nerves beneath or ultimately glabrous, coriaceous ; 

 secondary nerves transverse, subparallel, not strongly reticulated; petiole -j in. 

 Spikes axillary, subremote ; bracts and bracteoles subsimilar, - in., ovate, densely 

 villous. Calyx sessile, closely silky-villous, tube ^ in. ; lobes ~ in., elliptic, subacute. 

 Petals - in. Stamens 30. Disc and style glabrous. Fruit by in., smooth ; 

 calyx-rim in. wide, teeth erect. Embryo straight. 



30. S. crassipes, Clarke-, leaves large elliptic-lanceolate subentire gla- 

 brous short-petioled, racemes in. rusty-villous. 



