Eugenia] LI. MYRTACEjE 319 



axillary, usually three-fld. cymes at the ends of ramifications, the ceutral fl. 

 nearly sessile, the 2 lateral pedicelled. Calyx-tube A in. long, almost hemi- 

 spherical on a short cylindrical base, free' portion a very shallow cup. Petals 

 free, orbicular, glandular-dotted. Stamens J— J in. long. Fr. globose, 1 in. 

 diam., crowned by the persistent calyx-lobes. 



Western Ghats in evergreen forests from the Konkan southwards. Fl. March, April. 

 12. E. Kurzli, Duthie ; Kurz F. Fl. i. 491. Sikkim 3-6,000 ft., common, chiefly in moist 

 places. Assam, Cachar. Andamans. Hills east of Toungoo. A large tree, 1. charta- 

 ceous, blade 4-8, petiole J-l in., sec. n. distinct. 8-10 pair. Fl. in confound trichoto- 

 mous, terminal and axillary cymes, pedicels slender, as long as calyx-tube. Calyx- 

 tube J in. long, cylindrical below, widening in the upper part, free portion shallow- 

 campanulate, segments broad, continuous with tube. Petals white, free. Fr. 

 globose, h in. diam. 13. E. bifaria, Wall. PI. As. Ear. 1. 161 (E. laurifolia, Roxb. : Wight 

 Ic. t. 609). Khasi hills. L. ehartaceous, bifarious, elliptic, blade 3-5, petiole $ in. 

 Fl. white, in trichotomous few-fid. pedunculate cymes, peduncles and pedicels slender. 

 Calyx-tube punctate witli raised dnts, funnel-shaped, the free portion above the ovary 

 cam pan u hit.'. segments id it use. continuous with tube, with a smooth membranous edge, 

 petals orbicular. Fr. yellow, oblong, 1 in. long, crowned with the incurved calyx-lobes. 

 11. E. ramosissima, Wall. Sikkim Terai, ascending to 3,000 ft. Khasi hills. Probablv 

 Tenasserim. A middle-sized tree, 1. elliptic lanceolate, acuminate, blade 4-5. narrowed 

 into petiole J in. Imig. Fl. in compound, pedunculate, usually terminal cymes, pedicels 

 generally as long as calyx-tube. Calyx-tube obconical, J in., petals free, orbicular, 

 glandulose-punctate, stain. ?, in. 15. E. Helferi, Duthie. Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula. 

 very similar, tl. often sessile or shortly pedicellate. Calyx-tube J in., lobes very short, 

 much shorter than petals. Stam. J in. long. 



y. Leaves linear-lanceolate or obovate. 



Hi. E. polypetala, Wight Ic t. 610. Vera. Yesaga, Burnt. 



A large shrub or small tree, 1. usually temate, linear-lanceolate, blade 4-6, 

 petiole stout, ,'■ in , sec. n. distinct. Fl. white, scented, 1-2 in. across, solitary 

 or in few-fld. cymes, axillary or from above the scars of fallen leaves, calyx- 

 tube at its base supported by small deciduous bracteoles, obconical, A in. long. 

 Eree portion campanulate, lobes 4 or 6, petals 4-16, pedicel as long as calyx- 

 tube. 



Khasi hills, Chittagong. Upper Burma, on edges <>f rivers. Fl. March-April. 



Eunnan. 17. E. occidentalis, Rourdillon MSS. A .-mall tree in tl yergreen forests of 



Travancore, I. opposite, thinly coriai us, linear-lanceolate, fl. 2— 2J in. across, in terminal 



opposite- 1 Id. racei n.'s, pedicels as long as or longer than calyx, calyx-tube from a cylin- 

 drical base funnel-shaped. I in. long, lobes I, ovate-oblong, petals I. on a broad claw. 



stamens I \- 2 in. lone, 

 ib. [''lowers sessile. 



is. E. claviflora, Roxb. ; Wight lo. t. 606. j Kurz F. Fl. i. Isn. s V n. 

 K. leptantha, Wight Ic t. 528. 



A large shrub or small tree. 1. thinly coriaceous elliptic-lanceolate, shortly 

 acuminate, blade 1 6, petiole ,\ in. long, sec. n. slender, numerous, with reticu- 

 late intermediate nerves between. Fl. sessile, in compact axillary sessile or 

 shortly pedunculate clusters. Calyx-tube \ , in. Ion--, cylindrical below, 

 gradually widening upwards. Petals tor 5, white, free stamens !, in. long. 

 Fr. ovoid-oblong :| in. lono, crowned by the short Lnflexed calyx-segments. 



Sikkim. to 1,000 fi. Klci-i lulls. Chittagong. Andamans. Lower Burma. Fl, 



Kci.. April. Malay Peninsula. 19. E. Wlghtlana, Wight Ic t. 529 /. I 



Wighl let, 580). Western Ghats from the Konkan southwards. Ceylon. Similar, 



petals e numerous, up to 12. 20. E. andanianica, King, Andar u -. A small t 



I. coria >us, broadly elliptic, blade 2 8, petiole | in. Fl. in fasciculate compound 



cymes, terminal and from the a\il-ot the uppermost leaves, calyx tube ', ' in. 



pel a Is ea I \ pi rate. 



21. E. malaccensis, I. inn. The Malay Apple, indigenous in the \lala\ Axchip., 

 cultivated in India. A beautiful tree with deep green glossj Foliage. L. thinbj ■ 



■ us, elliptic-la olate or oblanceolate, blade 6 11, petiole thick, J-j i L0-12 



pair, arching. Fl sessile, crimson, I I '. in. across, in fasciculate, • ssile or shortly 

 pedunculate usually 8-fld. cymes from il Id wood. Calyx-tube funnel-shaped, 



