234 MR HIERN, ON EBENACE^E. 



109. DlOSPYROS(?) PEEGAMENA, Sp. nOV. 



D. glabra, foliis obovato-oblongis, alternis, basi leviter angustatis, apice anguste et abrupte 

 acuminatis, firmiter pergamenis, petiolatis, floribus masculis in ramis vetustis dense aggregates 

 sessilibus et breve-cymosis, pentameris pubescentibus parvis, staminibus 20 binis, ovarii rudi- 

 mento hirsuto ; fructibus peduncuiatis globosis uncialibus glabratis 3-locularibus 3-spermis ; 

 albumine radiatim striato. 



Glabrous, young shoots terete ; leaves alternate, obovate-oblong, narrowly and suddenly 

 acuminate at apex, slightly narrowed at base, of the texture of firm parchment, dark brown 

 above with depressed veins, paler with raised veins loosely reticulated beneath, 8 9 in. 

 long by 2-^j 3 in. wide ; petioles J in. long. 



c$. Flowers densely clustered on the older branches, sessile and in short cymes, penta- 

 merous, hirsute, subglobose (?), -^ in. in diameter (immature) ; calyx 5-fid, glabrous inside, 

 lobes ovate ; corolla 5-fid, lobes obtuse ; stamens 20 in 10 pairs hispid, ovaiy rudimentary 

 hairy. 



V . Fruit solitary (?), glabrate, subglobose, about 1 in. in diameter, 3-celled, 3-seeded 

 (in one case) ; peduncle nearly J in. long ; calyx 5-partite, in. in diameter, closely hairy 

 on both sides, reflexed ; lobes involute ; seeds f in. long by f in. thick ; albumen radiately 

 striate, not ruminated, 



Borneo, Beccari! n. 1787. 



110. DIOSPYEOS CAULIFLORA, Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. p. 668 (1825). 



D. foliis alternis, ovalibus, utrinque attenuatis, nitidis, glabris, breviter petiolatis ; floribus 

 masculis axillaribus tetrameris, staminibus 16, geminatis, incequalibus ; floribus femineis late- 

 ralibus secus ramos vetustiores paniculatis, calyce profunde 4<-o-lobo, lobis basi margine sinuato 

 reflexis nigrescentibus, corolla urceolatd, 4-fidd, fauce constrictd, fructibus globosis, glabris, 

 edulibus, 4 8-locularibus, albumine radiatim slriato. 



Alph. DC. Prodr. vni. p. 238. n. 81 (1844) ; Hasselt in Hasskarl PL Javan. p. 767. n. 351 

 (1848) ; non Mart. 



A lofty dioecious tree. Leaves alternate, elliptical or oblong, attenuate at both ends, 

 4 9 in. long by 1 3^ in. wide, shining, glabrous ; midrib and lateral veins depressed 

 above ; petioles % i i n - l n g- 



<J. Flowers axillary; calyx 4-fid; corolla 4-fid; stamens 16, in pairs, unequal in the pairs. 



9 . Flowers crowded in dense lateral panicles on the older wood, racemose ; racemes 

 3 5 flowered, with bracteoles at the ramifications; peduncles nearly 1 in. long, thickened 

 at the apex, turning black. Calyx deeply 4 5-lobed ; lobes turning black, narrow, reflexed, 

 at the base with wavy margin. Corolla urceolate, 4-fid, much constricted at the top of the 

 tube ; tube tetragonal, covered with black hairs especially at the angles ; lobes pale yellow, 

 horizontal. 



Fruit fleshy, globose, glabrous, edible, 1 in. in diameter, 4 8-celled, green ; seeds soli- 

 tary in the cells, some imperfect; albumen radiately striate; embryo turning yellow. 



Java, Bantam, 500 ft. alt. Hasselt, Reinwardt !, Blume ! 



