318 LI. MYRTACEiE [Eugenia 



large, white, 3-9 in a shortly pedunoled inflorescence. Fr. 2 in. diam., greenish-yellow 

 when ripe, crowned with the inflexed calyx-lohes. Closely allied to this is a large tree 

 (Dacca, C. B. Clarke, April, 1872) with 9-27-fld. lax panicles from the axils of fallen 1., 

 petals yellow, anthers yellow, stigma yellow-green. 



5. E. Munronii, Wight, Ic. t. 546 ; Bedd. Manual 109. 



A middle-sized very beautiful tree, glabrous, 1. coriaceous, from a cordate 

 base lanceolate, blade 6-9, petiole stout channelled, ^ in., sec. n. 18-24 pair, 

 slender but prominent beneath, joined by consj>icuous intramarginal veins. 

 Fl. white, 1-1 1 in. across in terminal many-fld. trichotomous compound cymes, 

 calyx-tube obconic, § in. long, tapering into the piedicel which is as long as 

 the calyx- tube. 



Western Ghats from South Kanara to Cape Comorin, Nilgiris. Fl. Dec.-Feb. A 

 variety with broader leaves found by Bourdillon on the lower hills of Travancore. 6. 

 E. diospyrifolia, Wall. Khasi and Garo hills. Upper Burma, near streams. A small or 

 middle-sized tree, branchlets sharply quadrangular, 1. from a narrow cordate base 

 oblong-lanceolate, fl. solitary or in terminal 3-5-fld. cymes, calyx-tube turbinate, J-f in. 

 long, free portion above the ovary shallow-cupshaped, fr. globose 1-2 in. diam., red. 



7. E. Rama Varma, Bourdillon MSS. 



A middle-sized or large tree, 1. from a cordate base gradually narrowed into 

 a long acumen, blade 5-7 in. long, petiole stout, very short, midrib impressed on 

 the upper surface, very prominent beneath, as well as the 15-20 pair of sec. n. 

 which are joined by straight intramarginal veins. Fl. white, on the old wood, 

 solitary or in few-fld. racemes, pedicels longer than calyx. Calyx-tube J in. 

 long and as wide at the mouth, segments semicircular, petals orbicular h in. 

 ■diam. Fr. greenish-pink, globose, lh in. diam. 



Travancore, evergreen forests at high elevations 4-4,500 ft. Fl. March. Called 

 after His Highness the Maharajah of Travancore, who wisely insists on a good manage- 

 ment of his forests in the interest of future generations. 



/3. Leaves more or less elliptic, narrowed towards both ends. 



8. E. Jambos, Linn. ; Kurz F. Fl. i. 495. — Syn. Jambosa vulgaris DC ; 

 Wight Ic. t. 435. The Rose Apple. Vern. Guldb Jaman, Hind. ; Thabyc, 

 Burm. 



A middle-sized tree, 1. thinly coriaceous, oblong- or elliptic-lanceolate, taper- 

 ing to both ends, blade 4-7, petiole \ in., sec. n. and intramarginal veins slender 

 but distinct. Fl. greenish-white, 2-3 in. across, in short terminal corymbs, 

 composed of 2-4 pair of opposite fl., those of the uppermost pair often opening 

 first. Calyx-tube obconical, i in. long, stamens If in. long, pedicel often as 

 long as calyx-tube. Fr. globose or pear-shaped, lf-2 in. long, yellow or pink, 

 ■edible. 



Indigenous in the Malay Archipelago and Upper Burma (Shwebo district, 1,000 ft. 

 on stream banks). Cultivated throughout India and Burma, run wild in places. Fl. 

 Feb.-April, but also at other times. 9. E. laeta, Ham. (K pauciflora, Wight Ic. t. 526.) 

 Western Ghats from Bombay southwards. L. chartaceous, elliptic-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, blade 4-5, petiole \-\ in., sec. n. slender, distant. Fl. large, crimson, sometimes 

 white, solitary or in 3-5-fld. cymes, calyx-tube J in. almost cylindrical, slightly widen- 

 ing upwards, free portion shallow-campanulate, pedicel often longer than tube, ovary- 

 cells in the middle of tube, petals J in. diam., stamens 1 in. long. Fr. ovoid 1 in. long, 

 crowned by the calyx-segments. 10. E. javanica, Lamk. (E. alba, Boxb. ; Wight Ic. t. 

 548.) Andamans and'Nicobars, Sundriban (C. B. Clarke). A middle-sized tree, 1. thinly 

 coriaceous, fl. large white pedicellate, in many-fld. terminal and lateral compound 

 cymes, some fl. occasionally sessile, calyx-tube turbinate, ^ in. long, cylindrical below. 

 Fr. white, shining, depressed-turbinate, almost flat, 2 in. diameter, crowned by the 

 fleshy incurved calyx-lobes. 



11. E. hemisphaerica, Wight Ic. t. 525. ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 203. Vern. 

 Yen nydra, Mai. 



A large tree, 1. elliptic-lanceolate, blade 3-6, narrowed into petiole | in. long, 

 sec. b. faint, distant, 8-10 pair. Fl. white, in ample compound terminal and 



