PODOCARPUS. 335 



at the Cape of Good Hope, and in Abyssinia, on the mountains 

 in the province of Goonjam, at an elevation of 0000 feet, where 

 it is called " Sigha " by the people. 

 It is rather tender. 



No, 15. Podocarpus Endlicheeian, Carriere, Endlicher's 



Podocarpus. 



Syn. Podocarpus nobilis, Hort. 



Leaves alternate, closely arranged on the branches, somewhat 

 two-rowed, straight, or very slightly falcate, undulated, and 

 not thickened in the margins on the adult trees ; those on the 

 branchlets are almost oval, or elliptic, with several leaves in a 

 whorl, more rounded at both extremities, and much shorter ; 

 from four to seven inches long, and from six to eight lines 

 broad, pale green on both sides, but frequently much yellower 

 on the under one, and with short stout foot-stalks. Branches, 

 mostly in whorls of three (very rarely scattered), ascending, 

 and little divided. Branchlets very short, stout, and covered 

 wMl a yellowish bark. Fruit unknown. 



A tall tree, covered with a yellowish-brown bark, smooth at 

 first, birt^fterwards much wrinkled when old, and of which 

 little is known, except that it is a very handsome and robust 

 kind, remarkable for its large ample foliage. It is supposed to 

 come from the northern parts of India, and most probably from 

 Nepal. 



No. 10. Podocarpus ensifolia, R. Brown, the Sword-leaved 



Podocarpus. 

 Leaves thinly scattered along the branchlets, spreading, 

 leathery in texture, straight or somewhat falcate, elongate- 

 lanceolate ; blunt at the points, tapering and somewhat twisted 

 at the base, with a single prominent nerve along the middle 

 terminating in a slender acute point at the apex, and from 

 three-fourths to an inch long and half an inch broad. Male 

 catkins solitary, cylindrical, obtuse, closely placed, and forming 



