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XXXIII. ILICINEjE 



[Ilex 



tree, glabrous. L. elliptic-lanceolate, caudate-acuminate, with small scattered spinnlose 

 teeth along the margin, blade 1J-2, petiole J in. Fl. 4-merous in axillary clusters. 

 Drupe J in, stones 4, pedicel as long as drupe. 15. I. Thomsoni, Hook, f . (I. erenata, Thunb. 

 var. Thomsonii, Loesener, Monographia Aquifoliacearum, i. 202), Bhutan, Khasi hills. A 

 small bright green shrub, branchlets puberulous. L. J-l in., oblanceolate or obovate. Fl. 

 4-merous, <J in few fid. cymes or solitary. Drupe J in. diam., stones 4. 16. I. intricata, 

 Hoot, f., Sikkim and East Nepal, 10-11,000 ft. A rigid shrub, forming matted masses 

 with interlaced woody branches. L. J-J in., obovate. Sec. n. 4-5 pair, conspicuous 

 beneath. Fl. solitary, $ sessile. Drupes red, j in. diam., stones 4. 17. I. fragilis, Hook, 

 f., Sikkim and Bhutan, 7-10,000 ft. A small deciduous, wholly glabrous tree, with 

 brittle branches. L. membranous, elliptic or ovate, acuminate. Fl. 5-merous, J in. diam., 

 both 6" and ? fasciculate. Drupes red, jt in. diam., pedicels short, stout. 



0. Fl. umbellate, umbels often paniculate. L. entire. 



18. I. Wightiana, AVall. ; Wight Ic. t. 1216; Bedel. Fl. Sylv. t. 142. 



A very large tree, often attaining a great girth. L. elliptic, blade 1J-3 in., 

 petiole |-i in. Fl. 5-6-merous, J 1 and ? in peduncled puberulous umbels. 

 Drupe red, { in. diam. 



Mlgiris 6-8,000 ft. Fl. March, April. 19. I. Gardneriana, Wight Ic. t. 1217, Nilgiris 

 (west side). A shrub or small tree. L. ovate-lanceolate, caudate-acuminate, blade 3-4, 

 petiole A-f in. Fl. 5-merous. 



20. I. Godajam, Colebr. ; Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 604. 



A large deciduous tree, young shoots and inflorescence pubescent. L. mem- 

 branous, elliptic, pale 

 beneath, blade 2-4, 

 petiole \-h in. Fl. 

 fragrant, often appear- 

 ing before the leaves, 

 4-5-merous, polygam- 

 ous, cJ in long pedun- 

 culate umbels, these 

 often in lateral pani- 

 cles, pedicels as long 

 as flower. Fr. ovoid, 

 \-\ in., sulcate, stones 

 4-6. 



Sikkim Terai, "West 

 Duars, Assam, Silhet. 

 Fl. Feb.-April. Closely 

 allied21. I. sulcata, Wall. 

 (/. umbellulata, Loesen- 

 er), Silhet, Chittagong, 

 Pegu, Tenasserim. A 

 tree or shrub, 1. larger, 

 umbels not in panicles, 

 but on the low naked 

 part of leaf-bearing 

 branchlets. Drupes 

 ovoid, J in. long, deeply 

 8-furrowed, stones nu- 

 merous, generally 8. 

 This probably is the tree described as I. Godajam, by Kurz, F. Fl. i. 245. 22. 1, venu- 

 losa, Hook, f., Khasi and Naga hills. L. coriaceous shining, elliptic-oblong caudate- 

 acuminate, blade 5-7, petiole 1 in. long. Sec. n. 12-18 pair conspicuous, as well as 

 the intramarginal veins and the shorter intermediate nerves. Fl. polygamous, 4-6- 

 merous, arranged in dense round axillary panicles. Drupes red, J in. diam. 



23. I. excelsa, Wall. (I. exsulcq, Brandis F. Fl. 76.) Vern. Kanial, 

 Gadugad. 



A large evergreen, glabrous tree. L. chartaceous, elliptic, acuminate, blade 

 2-4, petiole |-1 in. Fl. 4-5-merous, 8-12, in shortly pedunculate umbels, 



Fig. 72. — Ilex Godajam, Colebr 



