Euonymus] XXXIV. CELASTRACEvE 159 



hills. Shan hills, Upper Burma, 4,000 ft. L. serrulate. eymes solitary, 3-5-fld., peduncles 

 as long as leaves. Fl. .1 in. across. Fr. nearly globose, 4-angled, calyx persistent, 

 prominent. Hi. E. bullatus, Wall. Sikkim, Assam, Khasia. Manipur to 1,000 ft. A 

 small tree. 1. ovate-lanceolate nearly entire, blade HO, petiole \ in. sec. n. 7-10 pair 



very prominent beneath. Fr. J-A in. diam., as long as broad. 



17. E. pendulus, Wall. : Brandis, F. Fl. 70. Tulli, Hazara ; Bhambela, 

 Jauns. 



A middle-sized tree, young shoots reddish-brown, shining. L. sharply 

 serrate, blade 2-5, petiole \-\ in. sec. n. slender. Cymes frequently from the 

 axils of bracts below the leaves, peduncle long, branches short. Fl. I in. 

 Fr. broader than long, 3-4-lobed, angles often winged. 



Locally (nowhere common) in the Himalaya, from Hazara to Assam, not known from 

 Sikkim." PI. April, May. Is. e. frigidus, '"Wall. Sikkim 7-12,000 it. A straggling 

 shrub. L. exceedingly variable, from narrow-linear to elliptic-lanceolate, serrate, 

 blade 3-7, petiole J-J in. Fr. as broad as lone;, winged or not. A remarkable variety 

 Bhutan, Griffith ; Khasi hills. C. R. Clarke) with 4 wings J in. long is E. Lawsonii, 

 C.B.Clarke. 19. EL Grifflthii, Kurz. Martaban hills, not unfrequent. A shrub (scandent, 

 1 1 riff.). Branches -J— angular, almost winged. L. sessile, slightly toothed, cymes short, 

 branches filiform, divaricating. 20. E. theaefolius, Wall. Nepal, Assam, Khasi hills, 

 Manipur. A shrub, branches with raised lines. 1. sinuate-toothed, blade 2-3|, petiole 

 } in. Fr. nearly globo-e. ..l.msely 1-angled. J in. diam. 



21. E. Hamiltonianus,Wall.: Brandis. F. Fl. t. 16. Vern. Tritu, Chamba ; 

 Papar, Pangi; Batal, Punjab; DadUl, Jauns. 



A small deciduous tree, bark often corky. L. membranous, serrulate, blade 

 3-6, petiole 5-^ in. Cymes axillary, or below the leaves, often on arrested 

 brancHets, peduncles short. Fl. \-\ in. across, numerous. Fr. deeply 4-lobed, 

 angles obtuse. 



Outer Himalaya. ::..si'ki -s..">imi ft., common in places. Khasi hills. Manipur. Fl.Mareh- 

 June. China (wood.used for carving and engraving). 22. E. vagans, Wall. Nepal, 

 Sikkim. A climbing shrub, 1. serrate, blade 2—3, petiole h in., cymes 1—2 in. long. 

 Fr. nearly globose, ', 1 11- 'I tarn. 



2. GLYPTOPETALUM, Tlrwaites ; Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 612. 



Differs from Euonymus by cymes generally supra-axillary, ovules solitary 

 and pendulous from the top of the cell. Species 7, Indo-Malayan region. 



1. G. zeylanicum, Thwaites ; Trinien Handb. Ceylon i. 208. 



A small tree. L. ellipl ic or elliptic-lanceolate, serrate or nearly entire, blade 

 3-6, petiole \ in. (.'vines supra-axillary, shorter than leaves. Fl. .',- in. across, 

 ovary conical, conspicuous, petals spreading or reflexed, with 2 oval shallow 

 pits on the upper surface. Fr. green, depressed globose. ]— 1-lobed. 



Anamalais. Tinnevelli Ghats. Travancore. Fl. Feb. Ceylon. _'. G. grandiflorum. IV.ld. 

 Ic. PI. Ind. Or. 1. 102. Wainad, 2-3,000 ft. A large shrub. L. 1-7 in. Cymessupra- 



axillary, peduncles slender.! ii in. long, il-llowered. Fl. bright yellow. J— ] in., petals 

 without pits. :!. G. calocarpum. l'rain 1 Euonymut calocarpua, Kurzi. Tenasserim, North 



Andaman, Nicobars, (' 9 Islands, A shrub or small tree, similar to O. zeylanicum, 



differs by entire leaves, cymes axillary or Dot, and smaller Bowers. I. G. Grifflthii, 

 I'l.iin. Mislimi. Very similar, supposed to differ bj verj shori cymes, peduncle 

 shorter than petiole and pedicels, 6. G. sclerocarpum, Kurz (E1101 erocarpus, 



Km/, i'. PI. i. 250), Kambalu hill, Pegu Soma. A tree. L. 6-12 in., entire or faintly 

 Berrate. Fr. Dearly globose, h in. diam., rough. 



3. MICROTROPIS, Wall.; Fl. Brit. End. i. 613. 



( Habrous evergreen trees or shrubs. L. opposite, coriaceous, stipules 1 1. Fl. 

 sometimes unisexual, usually pentamerous. Calyx more or less campanulate, 

 disk lining the calys tube or none, petals mostly connate al the base, Sta: 

 often inserted on the base of petals. Ovary free, 2-3-celled, 2 collateral 

 ovules in each cell. Capsule coriac s, 2-valved, I -celled, l-> led, supported 



by t lie 1 ersistent eal\ \. 



