220 ME HIERN, ON EBENACE^E. 



95. DIOSPTROS SQUAMOSA, Boj. ex Alph. DC. Prodr. vm. p. 232. n. 49 (1844). 



D. foliis altemis, ovalibus, utrinque obtusis, glaberrimis, coriaceis, petiolatis ; flonbus 

 masculis, 1 3- scepius B-nis, sessilibus, bracteis amplis ovato-rotundatis imbricatis calyce vix 

 brevioribus, calyce campanulato 4 5-fido, corolld breviter k-fida infundibuliformi, staminibus 

 22, corollce basi insertis, filamentis pubescentibus ; fructibus cubico-globosis glabris, apice excepto 

 calyce k-fido aucto ferrugineo-sericeo occultis, stylis 4 brevibus glabris. 



Branches glabrous. Leaves alternate, oval, rather obtuse at both ends especially at 

 base, coriaceous, quite glabrous, flat, 3^ 5 in. long by ! If in. wide; petioles Jin. long; 

 venation delicate, in relief on upper surface. 



<J . Flowers 1 3 together, sessile, rather more than in. long, arising from points on 

 the branchlets rather above the (scars of the fallen) leaves ; bracts 5 6, imbricated, -fa J in. 

 long, the outer ones the shorter, roundly ovate, scarcely falling short of the calyx, ferru- 

 ginous-tomentose at the margins. Calyx campanulate 4 5-fid or shortly lobed, ^ ^ in. 

 long, ferruginous-pilose outside, lobes widely ovate, erect-patent. Corolla funnel-shaped, shortly 

 4 5-fid (?), subglabrous, exceeding the calyx, lobes obtuse. Stamens 22, inserted at the 

 base of the corolla ; filaments short, pubescent, frequently united in pairs. 



9 . Fruit cubic-globose, glabrous, f in. high, concealed except at apex by accrescent 

 calyx; styles 4, short, glabrous. Fruiting calyx crass, ferruginous-sericeous, 4-fid, fin. across, 

 tube tetragonal fin. high, lobes shortly ovate spreading. 



Madagascar, near Foul-pointe, Helsonberg ! ; Chapelier / Local name, Valanguiran. 



96. DIOSPYEOS COMOEENSIS, sp. nov. 



D. foliis alternis, ellipticis, apice scepius acuminatis, basi angustatis, coriaceis, glabrescen- 

 tibus; floribus masculis 3 4-ra's, breviter cymosis, tetrameris, calyce laxe cyathiformi, 4t-Jido, 

 corolld urceolatd glabrd carnosd breviter 4<-lobd, staminibus 16 geminatis glabris corolla basi 

 insertis, ovarii rudimento glabro. 



Young parts pilosely pubescent ; branches brown, scarcely terete. Leaves alternate, ellip- 

 tical, coriaceous, narrowed at base and usually acuminate at apex, bluish brown above with 

 cleanly depressed midrib and inconspicuous lateral veins, brown beneath with inconspicuous 

 veins, nearly or quite glabrous, 2 2J in. long by f 1 in. wide including petiole J in., often 

 conduplicate in specimen. 



& . Cymes axillary 3 4-flowered, about J in. long, pilose, subferruginous, recurved, pedicels 

 ^ in. long ; flowers -fa | in. long, tetramerous, ovoid in buds ; calyx \ \ in. long, pubescent 

 on both sides, 4-fid, lobes erect-patent, deltoid ; corolla -$, f in. long, narrowly ovoid in bud, 

 glabrous, fleshy, lobes much imbricated; stamens 16, placed in pairs in two rows at base of 

 corolla, glabrous, j /jin- long; anthers linear longer than the filaments, pollen somewhat 

 4- (?) sidedly ellipsoidal. Ovary rudimentary, glabrous. Female plant at present unknown. 



Comoro Islands, Mayotte, Boimn! 



97. DIOSPYROS MONTANA, Eoxb. Coromand. p. 37. t. 48 (1795). 



D. trunco ramisque interdum spinosis, foliis alternis, ovalibus ml ovatis, apice 

 obtusis vel acutis, basi interdum cordatis, tenuiter coriaceis, pubescentibus vel glabrescentibus, 



