16 11. GUTTiFERiE. \^GalophyUum' 



C. tomentosum, Wjrt. Ic. t. 110; Fl. Br. I. 1. 274; Bedd. FI. Sjlv. 

 22; C.angnstifoUum, Dalz. &Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 82; of Roxb. (?). G. elatum, 

 Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 1. c. 22. Poon spar tree. Nagari, M. ; surhoni, K. In 

 many of the ghat evei'green forests of North Kanara. Common on 

 the Nilkund and Gairsoppah ghats ; attains a great size. Fl. H.S. Fr. 

 July. The prominent close set veins on both surfaces of the leaves are 

 characteristic. 



C. Wightianum, Wall. Cat. 4847 ; Fl. Br. I. 1 . 274 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 

 t. 90; Q sfurium, Choisy; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 32. Bohbi, M. ; 

 Irai, K. Very common along the banks of North KAnara rivers ; it has 

 a very characteristic yellow bai'k. Fl. Dec. Fr. Mch. 



ME SUA, L, 

 Trees. Leaves opposite, rigidly coriaceous, veins inconspicuous, 

 very numerous. Flowers large, polygamous, of hermaphrodite axil- 

 lary solitary. Sepals and petals 4 each, imbricate. Stamens nu- 

 merous, free or connate at the base. Ovary 2-celled ; style long, 

 stigma peltate. Ovules 2 in each cell, erect. Fruit woody, 1-4- 

 seeded ; seeds with a thin fragile testa. 



M. ferrea, Linn. Fl. B. I. 1. 277; Dalz. ct Gibs, Bomb. Fl. 31, 

 M. coromandellna, Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 64. Nagchampa, M. ; nagasam.pige, 

 K. Sparingly throughout the evergreens of North Kanara and South 

 Konkan. Fl. Mch. Fr. May. Very ornamental when in full bloom. 



Order 12. TERNSTRCEMIACEiE. 



Shrubs or trees. Leaves simple, alternate, usually coriaceous. 

 Flowers regular, hermaphrodite or rarely unisexual. Sepals 5, 

 rarely 4-7, free or slightly connate. Petals 5, rarely 4-9. Stamens 

 numerous, free or shortly connate at the base, usually adnate to 

 the base of the deciduous corolla. Ovary free, sessile 3-5-celIed ; 

 styles as mauj^, free or connate ; ovules 2 or many in each cell. Fruit 

 baccate or capsular. Seeds few or numerous, placentas a^ile. 

 Albumen scanty or 0. 



Fruit a berry ; albumen fleshy. Anthers basifixed Eury.\. 



Fruit a capsule ; albumen 0. Anthers versatile Gordonia. 



EURYA, Thunb. 

 Shrubs. Leaves crenate-serrate. Flowers dioecious in axillary 

 fascicles, bracteoles persistent. Sepals 5. Petals 5 united at the 

 base. Stamens 15 or less. Ovary usually 3- celled. Styles 3, free 

 or united; ovules many in the inner angle of each cell. Fruit a 

 berry. Albumen fleshy. 



E, japonica, Thunb. Fl. Jap. 191, t. 25 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 92 ; Fl. 

 Br. I. 1. 284. Konkan, Stocks. Fl. May, Sept. 



GORDONIA, Ellis. 

 Evergreen trees. Leaves usually crenate. Flowers large, white, 

 fragrant, solitary axillary or collected at the ends of the branches, 



