502 FLORA OF MADRAS. [Memecylon. 



Leaves ovate, acute or obtuse or emarginate at apex, acute or 

 obtuse at base, shining above, up to 4 in. long by 1/5 in. broad, 

 when dry the upper surface greenish, the lower brown, intra- 

 marginal nerve and about 8-10 pairs of nerves faintly visible ; 

 peduncles about *25 in. long ; calyx campanulate, the disk rays 



slightly raised* . . 8. edule* 



Leaves ovate, acute or acuminate at apex, acute or obtuse at 

 base, sometimes shining above, up to 7 in. long by 2 in. broad, 

 nerves and intramarginal nerves slightly visible when dry ; 

 peduncles about *5 in. long, pedicels filiform ; calyx cup- shaped, 



the disk rays conspicuous 9. grande. 



Cymes branched, the ultimate branches not distinctly umbel- 

 late : 



Cyme^ axillary, 3 -flowered, pedicels filiform with bracteoles 

 above the base, peduncles '25-' 5 in. long ; leaves ovate-lanceo- 

 late, caudate-acuminate, up to 2 in. long, '7 in. broad; calyx 



cup-shaped, white, disk distinctly rayed 10. gracile. 



Cymes lateral, short, few-flowered : 



Leaves green when dry, ovate-lanceolate, caudate-acuminate, 

 2-3'5 in. long, '75-1 '5 in. broad, the intramarginal nerve and 

 about 8 pairs of nerves visible but faint j cymes scarcely 



'2 in. long 11. madgolense. 



Leaves yellow when dry, narrowly ovate-oblong, obtuse or 

 emarginate, under 2 in. long, '75 in. broad, intramarginal 

 nerve and about 6-8 pairs of nerves faintly visible ; cymes 

 5 in. in diam. ; calyx in fruit saucer-shaped, disk rays 



apparent; branchlets quadrangular 12. molestum. 



Leaves sessile or nearly so, cordate or sometimes rounded at base : 

 Flowers fascicled, singly or in very short-peduncled cymes on 

 lateral tubercles, or rarely axillary : 



Leaves shortly ('1 in.) -petioled, rounded or slightly cordate at 

 base, ovate- oblong, obtuse at apex, up to 3' 5 in. long by 1 '5 in. 

 broad, intramarginal nerves and about 10 nerves visible ; pedicels 

 2 in. long ; calyx campanulate above the ovary, the teeth acute, 



disk rays faint 13. sisparense. 



Leav.es sessile, cordate at base, ovate, obtusely acute, up to 2'5 in. 

 long by 1*5 in. broad; pedicels '15 in. long; calyx campanulate 

 above the ovary, the teeth acute, disk rays faint 



14. malabaricum. 



Leaves sessile or very shortly (scarcely '1 in.) -petioled, cordate, 

 oblong-lanceolate, aciiminate, up to 6 in. long by 1*5 in. broad ; 



