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10. DlOSPYROS ROTUNDIFLOBA, sp. nov. 



D. foliis ovali-oblongis, alternis, apice acuminatis, basi rotundatis, tenuiter coriaceis, supra 

 nitentibus ylabris, subtus subglabris, breviter petiolatis ; floribiis masculis paniculatis, sub- 

 globosis vel ovoideis, 4 3-meris, pubescentibus; staminibus 14 16, biserialibus, glabris, ovario 

 rudimentario hirsute. 



Young parts and inflorescence subtomentose ; branches cinereous, terete. Leaves oval- 

 oblong, alternate, acuminate at apex, rounded at base, thinly coriaceous, of rich brown colour 

 when dry, shining and glabrous above with veins inconspicuous, nearly glabrous beneath, 

 3 7 in. long by 1| 2in. wide; petioles shortly pubescent, in. long; lateral veins 

 about 10 on each side the midrib. 



$ . Cymes axillary and lateral, many-flowered, less than 1 in. long ; ultimate pedicels 

 very short or obsolete ; bracts ovate, sometimes larger than the flowers ; flowers subglobose 

 or ovoid, ^ |in. in diameter, pubescent; calyx subhemispherical or widely campanulate, 

 4- occasionally 3-fid ; lobes deltoid; corolla shortly 4 3-fid, lobes rounded; stamens 14 

 16, biseriate, subequal, glabrous ; ovary rudimentary, hairy. 



Borneo, 0. Beccari ! n. 3567. 



Near D. ehretioides, Wall. 



11. DIOSPYROS HIRSUTA, Linn. Ml. Suppl. p. 440 (1781). 



D. foliis alternis, ellipticis oblongis vel ovatis, tenuiter coriaceis, breviter petiolatis, nervis 

 lateralibus scepitis inconspicuis ; floribus masculis dense cymosis, oblongis, pubescentibus, 4 5- 

 meris; staminibus 5 16, subglabris; floribus femineis 1 G-nis ; staminodiis 5 10; ovario 

 4 "LO-loculari, loculis I-ovulatis ; stylis 2 5, brevibus ; fructibus globosis vel ellipsoideis, 

 tomentosis vel glabratis, calyce fructifero, stellato- vel depresso-cupuliformi ; seminibus oblongis, 

 albumine ruminato. 



Alph. DC. Prodr. vill. p. 223. n. 5 (1844), Thw. Enum. Ceyl. PI. p. 181. n. 15 (I860), 

 Bedd. Icon. PL Ind. Orient. (Part vn.) p. 28. t. 137 (1871), non Desf. 



A tree of moderate size, dioecious or occasionally monoecious ; produces an ebony. 

 Buds inflorescence and in some cases the young branches and underside of leaves pubes- 

 cent. Leaves alternate, more or less elliptical oblong or ovate, thinly coriaceous, obtusely 

 or acutely acuminate at apex, narrowed or rounded at base, glabrous and shining above, 

 sometimes pubescent beneath, 2 12 in. long by 1 4 in. wide ; petioles -i | in. long ; mid- 

 rib depressed on upper side ; lateral veins usually inconspicuous beneath. Flowers subsessile, 

 axillary, 4 5-merous ; bracts rounded, caducous. According to Dr Thwaites female flowers 

 are occasionally intermixed in the male cymes and in that case are much smaller than 

 when occurring alone. 



ff. Flowers | Jin. long, oblong, in dense cymes. Calyx hairy on both sides, 4 5- 

 fid ; lobes acute. Corolla tubular, at least double the length of the calyx, 4 5-fid, glabrous 

 inside. Stamens 5 16, glabrous or mainly so, when numerous often united by the filaments 

 in pairs. Ovary rudimentary, hairy. 



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