Eugenia?^ Myrtacece. 1 7 7 



§ in., globular, crowned with the broad neck-like cal.-tube 

 and spreading segm. 



Moist region, extending from the low country up to 4000 ft. or more ; 

 rather rare. Kalutara (Moon) ; Colombo (Ferguson) ; Ambagamuwa ; 

 Adam's Peak ; Ratnapura ; Pasdun Korale. Fl. March-June ; white. 



Endemic. 



A very distinct species, certainly Myrtus androscemoides of Linnaeus. 

 The plants from Pasdun Korale and (C. P. 2622) Adam's Peak have 

 longer and more pointed leaves than the type, and smaller flowers. 



Moon gives the native name ' Panu-ksera,' which really applies to 

 E. Neesianaj Hermann gives no native name. 



17. E. Neesiana, Wight, III. ii. 15 (1850). Panukera, S. 



Syzygium JVeesianum, Am. Pug. 17; Thw. Enum. 117. C. P. 735, 

 4013. 



Fl. B. Ind. ii. 493. Wight, Ic. t. 533. 



A very large tree, bark smooth, reddish-brown coming off 

 in very thin flakes, branchlets terete ; 1. 2^-4 in., nearly sessile, 

 lanceolate-oblong, rounded or somewhat cordate at base, shortly 

 acuminate, obtuse, glabrous and shining on both sides, lat. 

 veins numerous parallel ; fl. small, cymes terminal and axillary, 

 small, lax, with divaricate angular branches, ped. J as long as 

 cal. ; cal.-tube turbinate ; pet. calyptrate ; fruit about | in., 

 nearly globular. 



Moist low country ; common. Fl. March, April ; white. 

 Endemic. 



Rather variable in width of 1.; C. P. 4013 is a broader-leaved form 

 with somewhat larger flowers. Wood useful. 



18. E. cyclophylla, Thw. in Fl. B. Ind. ii. 494 (1878). 



C. P. 3915- 



Fl. B. Ind. ii. 494. 



A small tree, bark flaking off in small pieces, twigs stout, 

 cylindrical ; 1. 2-3 in., sub-sessile, rotundate, as broad as long, 

 rounded at base and apex, margin usually very strongly 

 revolute or cucullate (the end being also recurved), very thick, 

 stiffly coriaceous, midrib very broad and prominent beneath, 

 lat. veins coarse, conspicuous, marginal vein doubled, glands 

 black, conspicuous ; fl. sessile, in clusters, cymes terminal, 

 thorter than 1., peduncle very stout, quadrangular ; fruit small, 

 about \ in., globose, crowned with cal. -limb. 



Upper montane zone ; very rare. Only found on ascent to Adam's 

 Peak from Maskeliya; first collected in 1866. Fl. March; white. 

 Endemic 



10. E. rotundifolia, Wight, III. ii. 17 (1850). 



rotundifolium. Am. Pug. 17; Thw. Enum. 118. C. P. 1587. 

 I- 1. i;. Ind. ii. 494. 



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