ME HIERN, ON EBENACE^E. 



147 



I. MELONIA. 



Leaves opposite or subopposite, or frequently so. 

 Leaves deeply cordate at base ; fruit pyriform. 



1. D. calophylla. 

 fruit globular or ellipsoidal. 



2. D. insignia. 



3. D. oppositifolia. 



4. D. Tupru. 



5. D. melanoxylon. 



Leaves rounded or narrowed not cordate at base : 

 flowers subsessile; 9 flowers sessile. 

 Stamens 14 20 ; petioles J in. long. 

 Stamens about 8 ; petioles -j^ in. long. 



<J flowers in short cymes; 9 flowers subsessile or pedunculate. 



Leaves rounded or obtuse at base ; staminodes 6. 

 Leaves narrowed at base; staminodes 8 or 10. 

 Leaves all alternate. 



Fruiting calyx not much plicate ; tube without internal elevated rim at top. 

 Fruit terete, smooth. 



Flowers shortly urceolate or subglobose. 



Leaves of nearly the same colour on both surfaces. 



Leaves pubescent; staminodes 10. 

 Leaves glabrescent; staminodes 4. 



9 flowers solitary; ovary 8 6-celled. 



9 flowers about 3 together; ovary 4-celled. 



Leaves of different colours on the two surfaces. 



Stamens about 22 ; leaves elliptical. 

 Stamens 14 16 ; leaves oval-oblong. 



Flowers tubular or urceolate-oblong. 



Leaves without conspicuous lateral veins ; flowers axillary. 

 Leaves glabrous or quickly glabrescent. 



Leaves usually elliptical; flowers subsessile. 11. D. hirauta. 



Leaves usually oval-oblong ; flowers in short cymes. 12. D. mespiliformis. 



Leaves more or less tomentose, especially beneath. 13. D. burmanica. 



Leaves with clearly marked lateral veins; flowers lateral 



and axillary. 14. D. lateralis. 



Fruit somewhat tetragonal, verrucose. 15. D. verrucosa. 



Fruiting calyx not plicate; tube with internal elevated rim at top. 16. D. Korthalsiana. 

 Fruiting calyx much plicate ; tube without internal elevated rim at top. 



9 flowers solitary. 



9 calyx-lobes acuminate ; ovary 4 6-celled. 17. D. ajjmis. 



9 calyx-lobes obtuse or rounded and apiculate; ovary 8 -celled. 18. D. crumenata. 



9 cymes many-flowered. 



Leaves submembranous, 2J 5 in. long. 19. D. frutescens. 



Leaves coriaceous, 4 8 in. long. 20. D. densiflora. 



192 



6. D. decandra. 



7. D. sylvatica. 



8. D. Kurzii. 



9. D. ehretioides. 



10. D. rotundiflora. 



