522 FLORA OF MADRAS. [Homalium. 



persistent. Petals 5-7, inserted in the throat of the calyx, per- 

 sistent. Stamens opposite the petals, solitary or in fascicles, 

 alternating with glandular staminodes. Ovary half-superior, 

 1-celled; ovules many, on parietal placentas near the top ; styles 

 2-5, filiform ; stigmas capitellate. Fruit a coriaceous capsule, 

 2-5-valved at the apex. Seeds small, oblong or angular ; albumen 

 fleshy ; cotyledons foliaceous. 



Stamens solitary opposite each petal : 

 Racemes simple, elongate : 



Leaves obovate, obtuse or emarginate and very shortly apiculate 

 at apex, tomentose beneath, repand-crenate, main nerves about 

 12 pairs, parallel and with parallel transverse nervules ; sepals 



and petals very similar 1 . tomentosum. 



Leaves elliptic, abruptly acuminate at apex, glabrous beneath, 

 coarsely crenate, main nerves 6-8 pairs, arching and rather 

 irregular, reticulate between ; petals larger than the sepals 



2. zeylanicum. 



Racemes in panicles ; leaves ovate or elliptic, acuminate at apex,, 

 puberulous beneath, crenate, main nerves about 8 pairs, rather 

 irregular and reticulate between ; petals longer and broader than 



the sepals 3. nepalense. 



Stamens in fascicles of 3-4 opposite each petal ; racemes simple, up 

 to 6 in. long ; leaves ovate, bluntly acute or acuminate at apex, 

 glabrous, crenate, main nerves about 7-8 pairs, irregular ; petals 

 much longer than the sepals 4. travancoricum. 



1. HOMALIUM TOMENTOSUM, Benth. ; F. B. I. ii. 596. 



N. Circars, in the forests of Ganjam (Gamble). 

 A large deciduous tree, the flowers in long racemes, the 

 leaves in young trees' and shoots sometimes up to 10 in. 

 long and 5 in. broad. Bark thin, greyish-white ; wood 

 brown, hard and heavy. 



2. HOMALIUM ZEYLANICUM, Benth. ; F. B. I. ii. 596 ; Bedd. Fl. 

 t. 210. Blackwellia tetrandra, Wt. Ic. t. 1851. 



W. Ghats, in evergreen forests up to 3,000 ft., common on 

 old coffee estates. 



A large evergreen tree, the young leaves bright red, the 

 flowers fragrant. Bark pale, rough ; wood brownish-red, 

 hard. Yern. Mai. Manthala mukki. 



3. HOMALIUM NEPALENSE, Benth. ; F. B. I. ii. 596. BlackweUia 

 napalensis, Wall. PL As. Ear. t. 179. 



