104 XXI. TILIACE.E [Elceocarpus 



D. Ovary 2- rarely 3-celled, each cell with 2 rows of superposed ovules. Fl. 

 middle-sized, sepals £—§ in., petals cuneate, deeply cut, anthers terminated by 

 a long awn or bristle. 



13. E. aristatus, Eoxb. ; Wight Ic. t. 63. — Vern. Garali, Assam. 

 Leaves obovate or oblanceolate, blade 5-12 in., gradually narrowed into a 



petiole 1-2 in., which is thickened and geniculate at the insertion of blade, 

 upper side glabrous, underside with a few hairs on nerves. Secondary nerves 

 10-20 pair, prominent beneath. Racemes pubescent, 10-15 fid., pedicels nearly 

 as long as sepals, sepals |-| in., densely pubescent outside. Petals yellow 

 (Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 600, white in Icones Roxburghianse), with long soft 

 hairs at the back. Stamens 45-50, awn equal or nearly equal to anther. 

 Ovary tomentose. Stone rugose with two raised ridges (deeply tuberculate in 

 a specimen from Sikkim). 



Subhimalayan tract from Sikkim eastward. Dwars (a large tree), Khasi hills, Chitta- 

 gong, Burma, Andamans. Fl. April, Mav. This probably is E. simplex-, Knrz, F. Fl. i. 

 165. 



14. E. tuberculatus, Roxb.: Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 113.— Syn. Monocera 

 tuberculata, Wight et Arn. ; Wight Ic. t. 62, 111. t. 35. 



Similar to 13, but leaves piubescent beneath, inflorescence rust y- tomentose. 

 Stamens more numerous, up to 80. Fl. white, stone compressed, deeply tuber- 

 culate. 



Common in the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats and adjoining hill ranges, 

 from Mahableshwar southwards. Fl. C. S. I am disposed to think that 13 and 14 are 

 one species. Glabrous specimens (called E. aristatus) have been collected in the Konkan, 

 while tomentose specimens (called E. tuberculatus) are known from Burma. The 

 other characters are not more reliable than the pubescence of leaves. 15. E. rugo- 

 sus, Eoxb. ; Wight Ic. t. 61. Chittagong, Makiini forest, Assam (D. B., April, 

 1879). Leaves approximate near the ends of branches, glabrous, obovate-spathu- 

 late, lower part narrow, with a- rounded base, widening gradually into a broad apex. 

 Blade 6-12 in., petiole 0, or very short and broad, inflorescence rusty-tomentose. 

 Sepals § in., pedicels longer than sepals. Petals pale yellow (Icones Boxburghianee), 

 silky on both sides. Stamens 45, ovary grooved, tomentose. Stone rugose. E. granili- 

 tolius, Kurz, F. Fl. 165, with larger leaves, gradually narrowed into petiole, and pubes- 

 cent beneath, may possibly belong to this. 



16. E. ferrugineus, Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 112. — Syn. Monocera ferruginea, 



Wight Ic. t. 205. 



Branchlets, petioles, under side of leaves and inflorescence densely rusty- 

 tomentose. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, the two halves bent back so as to be 

 boat-shaped. Blade 4-5, petiole f-1 in. long. Racemes 6-12-flowered, pedicels 

 as long as or shorter than sepals. Sepals \ in. long, silky outside, glabrous 

 inside, petals silky on both sides. Petals oblong-cuneate, upper edge with 

 10-12 villous teeth. Stamens 20, awns not half as long as anthers. Ovary 

 tomentose, 3-celled, ovules numerous, superposed. Drupe ovoid, f in. long. 



Nilgiris. Palni and Anamalai hills. Fl. April. 17. E. Munroii, Mast. Evergreen 

 forests of the Western Ghats from the Konkan southwards. Leaves perfectly glabrous, 

 ovate-lanceolate, chartaceous, crenate. Blade 2-4, petiole 1-1J in. Bacemes short, with 

 8-10 flowers. Sepals J in. long, slightly pubescent outside. Stamens 20, awn shorter 

 than anther. Ovary 2-celled, tomentose. 18. E. acuminatus, Wall. ; Fl. B. Ind. i. 406. 

 Assam and Khasi hills. , Leaves glabrous, lanceolate, narrowed into short petiole. 

 Bacemes short, pedicels twice the length of sepals, which are J-J in., midrib prominent 

 on inside. Petals cuneate, hairy on both faces, teeth 10-15, lanceolate, glabrous. Stamens 

 30-40, filaments glabrous, as long as anthers, thickened at the base. Awn short, hairy 

 like anther. Ovary 2-celled, glabrous. 



E. Ovary 2-celled, each cell with two rows of superposed ovules. Fl. large, 

 sepals f in. and longer. Petals cuneate, deeply cut. Anthers terminated by 

 a long awn or bristle, rarely mucronate. 



19. E. obtusus, Blume ; King in Jpurn. As. Soc. Beng. vol. 60 ii. 134, 



