Machilus.] cxxvui. LAURINE^:. (J. D. Hooker.) 137 



fruit. Perfect stamens 9, filaments of the 1st and 2nd series eglandular 

 with introrse 4-celled anthers ; of the 3rd series ^glandular with extrorse 

 4-celled anthers ; staminodes of the 4th series cordate. Berry globose or 

 oblong, seated on the persistent perianth. Species about 15, Eastern 

 Asiatic. 



A. Species of Northern India, Himalaya, Assam and the Khasia Mts. 

 * Flotvers quite or nearly glabrous. (See also M. odoratissima.} 



1. 1H. parviflora, Meissn. in DC. Prodr. xv. 1. 505 ; quite glabrous, 

 leaves linear-oblong or oblanceolate obtuse subacute or obtusely acuminate 

 glaucous beneath minutely reticulate on both surfaces, panicles shorter than 

 the leaves few-fid., perianth subglobose ^ in. diam. glabrous, lobes broad 

 short, pedicels about twice as long stout, fruit f-1 in. long elliptic-oblong. 



KHASIA MTS., alt. 4-5000 ft., Griffith (Kew Distrib. 4263), J. D. H. $ T. T. 



A small tree ; bark of flowering branches whitish, rough. Leaves very variable 

 in breadth, youngest faintly silky, firmly coriaceous, base acute ; nerves 8-12 pair ; 

 petiole -f iu. Panicles narrow, long-peduncled ; flowers small for the genus, ob- 

 scurely puberulous within. Filaments nearly glabrous ; anthers very short. Ovary 

 glabrous. 



2. PI. Gammieana, King in Herb. Calcutt. ; quite glabrous, leaves 

 linear- or ob-lanceolate finely acuminate brown beneath when dry, nerves 

 very slender oblique, pajiicles longer than the leaves with spreading branches, 

 perianth in. diam., pedicels twice as long, fruit 1 in. diam. globose. 



SIKKIM HIMALAYA, Herb. King ; Darjeeling, alt. 7500 ft., J. D. H. 



Branches with pale bark. Leaves 5-7 in., hardly shining above, base much 

 attenuated ; petiole f in. ; nerves 10-20 pair, very slender. Panicles long-peduucled, 

 branches spreading, corymbosely few-fid. Perianth short, lobes obtuse, silky within. 

 Filaments very hairy. Anthers oblong. King's flowering specimen has much fewer 

 (10-12 pair) nerves than the fruiting (15-20). 



3. m. Clarkeana, King in Herb. Calcutt. ; quite glabrous, leaves 

 6-10 in. narrowly elliptic -lanceolate acuminate brown on both surfaces when 

 dryi panicles few-fid, shorter than the leaves, peduncles and pedicels stout, 

 perianth g in. diam. nearly glabrous, fruit globose. M. odoratissima y., 

 Herb. Ind. Or. H.f. Sf T. (not of Meissn.). 



SIKKIM HIMALAYA; alt. 5-8000 ft., J. D. H., Treutler, King. 



Branches stout, black when dry. Leaves 1-1 in. broad, young glabrous except 

 the densely silky very young ones which resemble bud-scales j petiole very short. 

 Panicle 22% in., black and subglaucous when dry ; flowers the largest of the genus. 

 Sepals linear-oblong, nearly glabrous within. Filaments long, hairy towards the 

 base; anthers linear-oblong. Fruit (detached) f in. diam. The long narrow leaves, 

 very robust few-fld. panicles and thickly pedicelled large flowers are prominent cha- 

 racters of this very distinct-looking plant. 



4. RX. ? K.hasyana, Meissn. in DC. Prodr. xv. 1. 42; leaves mem- 

 branous glabrous lanceolate or oblanceolate or obovate acute dark brown 

 above when dry blue-glaucous beneath reticulate on both surfaces, nerves 

 strong arched, panicles usually long-peduncled hoary shorter than the 

 leaves, perianth-lobes rounded. 



KHASIA MTS., Griffith. 



Branches very short, rough with the scars of fallen leaves. Leaves 6-10 by 

 1J-3 in. ; nerves 10-15 pair ; petiole 1-1 i n > stout. Panicles 3-6 in. ; flowers 

 corymbose, in. diam., more globose than usual in the genus. Filaments very short 

 indeed ; anthers broad. Ovary glabrous ; style long, slender. Fruit unknown. 

 The subglobose buds, with broad almost rounded perianth'lobes, and very dark mem- 

 branous leaves, are unlike those of any other species. 



