Syzygium.j MYRTACEAE. 479 



W. Ghats, in the Nilgiri, Pulney and Travancore Hills, at 

 2,000-4,000 ft. 



A moderate-sized tree, with white flowers and scarlet fruit, 

 showy when in full flower and fruit. 



5. SYZYGIUM ZEYLANICTJM, DC.; W. & A. 330; Wt. Ic. t. 73. 

 Eugenia zeylanica, Wt. ; F. B. I. ii. 485. 



W. Ghats, from S. Canara to Travancore, in the lower 

 country, on the banks of streams. 



A handsome little tree with white flowers and edible white 

 fruit. Yern. Mai Pula. 



6. SYZYGIUM LINEARE, Wall. Eugenia linearis, Duthie in 

 F. B. I. ii. 486. E. zeylanica, Bedd. Fl. t. 202. 



W. Ghats, in the S. Tinnevelly Hills, on river beds up to 



3,500 ft. 



A small tree, with white flowers. 



7. SYZYGIUM MICROPHYLLUM, Gamble n. comb. Eugenia 



micropliylla, Bedd. ; F. B. I. ii. 505. 



W. Ghats, in S. Travancore, on river banks, at 4,000- 

 5,000 ft. (Beddome). 

 A small much-branched tree with very small leaves. 



8. SYZYGIUM MONTANUM, Gamble n. comb. Eugenia montana, 

 Wt. Ic. t. 1060 ; F. B. I. ii. 488. 



W. Ghats, Shola forests of the Nilgiri Hills, above 5,000 ft., 



common. 



A large evergreen tree with small white flowers in terminal 



corymbs, large leaves and purple fruit. Bark brown, 



granulated and peeling off in small flakes ; w T ood greyish - 



brown, moderately hard, used for building. Yern. Badaga, 



Poo nagay. 



9. SYZYGIUM RUBICUNDUM, W. & A. 330. Eugenia rubicunda, 

 Wt. ; F. B. I. ii. 495 ; Wt. Ic. t. 538. E. lissophylla, Duthie 

 in F. B. I. ii. 488. 



W. Ghats, in the Nilgiri Hills (G. Thomson), south to Tin- 

 nevelly and Travancore, up to 3,000ft. in ever green forests. 

 A medium-sized tree with rough branchlets, narrow leaves 

 and small fruit. Bark thin, smooth, pale brown ; wood 

 reddish-brown, rough. 

 10. SYZYGIUM GARDNERI, Thw. Eugenia Gardneri, Duthie in 



F. B. I. ii. 489. E. cymosa, Lam. var. rostrata, Duthie in 



F. B. I. ii. 482. 



