1 84 Myrtacece. {Eugenia 



A small tree, with brown cracked bark, branchlets terete, 

 densely covered with soft brown tomentum ; 1. large, 4-7 in., 

 lanceolate-oblong, acute at base, long- acuminate, acute at 

 apex, densely brown-tomentose when young, becoming gla- 

 brous when old, lat. veins fine, not conspicuous, petiole f in. ; 

 fl. rather large, nearly 1 in., on very short tomentose ped., 

 solitary or in fascicles of 2-4, axillary; cal. densely fulvous- 

 tomentose, segm. over \ in., linear-lanceolate, acute, reflexed ; 

 pet. about as long, oval, obtuse ; fruit not seen. 



Moist low country ; very rare. Reigam Korale (Thwaites). Fl. bluish- 

 white. 



Endemic. 



33. ES. rivulorum, Thw. Enum. 115 (1859). 

 C. P. 3440. 



Fl. B. Ind. ii. 504. 



A small tree, bark smooth, quite white, branchlets cylin- 

 drical, glabrous, young parts with a very minute purplish 

 tomentum ; 1. very large, 6-12 in., oval or ovate-oval, rounded 

 at base, acuminate, bright green above, pale yellowish-green 

 beneath, thick and leathery, veins strongly marked, indented 

 on upper surface, prominent beneath, especially the intra- 

 marginal one, petiole \-\ in., very thick ; fl. large, over 1 in., 

 sessile, few in axillary fascicles, chiefly on old wood ; cal.- 

 tube campanulate, faintly pilose, segm. broad, rotundate, 

 spreading ; pet. nearly \ in., oblong ; fruit large, 1 in., irregu- 

 larly globose, pericarp thick fleshy, dark brown, wrinkled. 



Wet forests in the moist low country ; very rare. Singhe Rajah Forest ; 

 Pelawatte Forest. Fl. March, April ; pet. pale violet-pink, stam. white. 



Endemic. 



The large flowers are often borne even at the very base of the old 

 stems, close to the ground, giving the plant a singular appearance. 



34. E. fulva, Thw. Enum. 115 (1859). 

 C. P. 3008. 



Fl. B. Ind. ii. 504. 



A small tree, young shoots cylindrical, compressed, clothed 

 with fine orange tomentum ; 1. 4-5 in., oval, acute or rounded 

 at base, shortly acuminate, glabrous and shining above, finely 

 yellow-tomentose, becoming glabrous beneath, lat. veins few, 

 conspicuous, uniting much within the margin, petiole Jin., 

 channelled ; fl. % in. wide, sessile, solitary or 2 or 3 together 

 in axils of present or fallen 1. ; cal. fulvous-hairy, segm. ovate- 

 triangular, acute ; fruit globose, fulvous-tomentose, crowned 

 with enlarged cal.-segm. 



Moist low country ; very rare. Hewesse ; Morowak Korale. Fl. 

 Sept.-Dec; white. 

 Endemic. 



