2 1 6 Melastomacece. [Memecylon. 



A small tree, twigs cylindrical ; 1. sessile or nearly so, 

 i \-2 in., orbicular, often rather wider than long, subcordate 

 at base, retuse, occasionally very obscurely acuminate, paler 

 beneath, veins inconspicuous; ft in dense axillary fascicles, 

 ped. equalling cal., peduncle very short or none ; disk not 

 rayed ; fruit under \ in. 



Moist low country ; very rare. Only found on Kalabowitiya Kande, 

 Hiniduma Pattu. Fl. April ; bright blue. 

 Endemic. 



13. XVI. procerum, Thw. Enum. 415 (1864). 

 Cogn. 1. c, 1 141. C. P. 3347. 



Fl. B. Ind. ii. 556 



A moderate-sized tree, 30-40 ft., twigs cylindrical ; 1. very 

 large, 6-10 in., ovate or lanceolate-ovate, rounded at base, 

 gradually acuminate, pale beneath, petiole f in., stout, chan- 

 nelled above ; fl. (not seen) nearly sessile, with large bracts, 

 cymes sessile ; disk (in fruit) faintly rayed ; fruit large, f in., 

 crowned with large erect cal. -limb. 



Moist low country; rare. Kalutara; Leenakande, Pasdun Korale. 

 Endemic. 



14. XVI. cuneatum, Thw. Enum. 112 (1859). 

 Cogn. 1. c. 1 162. C. P. 3528. 



Fl. B. Ind. ii. 564 (M. edule, var. 7). 



A small tree, much branched, branchlets thickened at 

 nodes, twigs cylindrical or sub-quadrangular ; 1. i\-2 in., 

 sessile or very shortly stalked, from obovate-oblong to almost 

 rotundate, tapering to cuneate base, rounded at apex, coriace- 

 ous, veins invisible ; fl. small, ped. shorter than cal, cymes 

 sessile in axils on old wood, buds acutely pointed ; disk with- 

 out rays ; fruit \m. 



Lower montane zone ; rare. Maturata; Mattettugama. Fl. August; 

 purplish-white. 

 Endemic. 



15. IKE. umbellatum, Burin, f. Fl. Ind. 87 (1768). Kora-kaha, 

 S. KLaya, Kurrekaya, Fandikaya, T. 



Herm. Mus. 40. Burm. Thes. 76. Samara Iceta, L. Mant. ii.; Moon 

 Cat. 11. M. ramiflorum, Lam. Enc. Meth. iv. 88. Thw. Enum. in. 

 C. P. 764, 1561, 1562. 



F. B. Ind. ii. 563 (M. edule, vars. 1 and 2?). Burm. Thes. t. 31. Wight, 

 111. t. 93 (M. tinctorium). 



A large bush with many branches, twigs cylindrical ; 1. 

 ij-2| in., oval or ovate-oval or oblong-oval, acute (rarely 

 rounded) at base, often slightly acuminate, obtuse at apex, 

 dull not shining, lat. veins almost invisible (in fresh speci- 



