178 FLO PA OF MADRAS. [Dysoxylnm. 



capitate ; ovules 1-2 in each cell, superposed or collateral. Fruit 

 a globose or pyriform 1-4-celled loculicidal capsule ; valves 

 coriaceous. Seeds without, rarely with, an arillus ; testa cori- 

 aceous ; albumen ; cotyledons thick, fleshy ; plumule often 

 hirsute, enclosed between the cotyledons. 



Calyx cupshaped, subentire, nearly half the length of the petals; leaflets 

 reticulately nerved ; disk tubular, acutely lobed ; ovary 3-5-celled ; 



capsule reddish 1. binectariferum. 



Calyx very shortly 4 -lobed ; leaflets not prominently nerved and 

 reticulate ; disk tubular, slightly toothed : 



Ovary 2-celled ; capsule yellow, rough 2. Beddomei. 



Ovary 4-celled ; capsule purple, smooth 3. ficiforme. 



Calyx deeply 4-lobed ; leaflets with impressed nerves not prominently 

 reticulate but with regular main nerves; disk cupshaped, entire, only 

 just enclosing the 4-celled ovary ; capsule yellow, longitudinally 

 furrowed 4 . ma labaricum. 



1. DYSOXYLUM BINECTARIFERUM, Hook. f. ; F. B. I. i. 546. 

 D. macrocar^tum, Bedd. Fl. t. 150. 



W. Ghats from Coorg to the Anamalais and Tinnevelly, in 

 moist forests, but apparently absent from Travancore. 

 A tree with leaves up to 18 in. long and flowers in 

 racemiform panicles. Vern. Kan. Agil. 



2. DYSOXYLUM BEDDOMEI. Hiern ; F. B. I. i. 548. 



Evergreen forests of Peermerd and the Cardamom Hills in 

 Travancore, up to 3,400 ft. 



A large tree with leaves 12-15 in. long and yellow ribbed 

 capsule. Vern. Tarn. Adanthei. 



3. DYSOXYLUM FICIFORME, Gamble. D. purpureum, Bourd. in 

 Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xii. 349, t. 2. Amooraficiformis, 

 Wt. 111. 147 ; F. B. I. i. 546 in note under D. binectariferum. 



Evergreen forests of the Koni and Rani valleys in 

 Travancore, at 1,000 to 2,000 ft. 



A large tree with leaves 12-15 in. long and purple smooth 

 capsule. Wood reddish-brown, close-grained. Vern. Mai. 

 Kar agil, Puvil agil. 



4. DYSOXYLUM MALABARICUM, Bedd. ; F. B. I. i. 548. 



W. Ghats from Mysore to the Anamalais and Travancore, 



up to 3,000 ft. White Cedar. 



A very large tree, reaching 120 ft. in height and 5 ft. in 



