324 LI. MYRTACE^E [Eugenia 



54. E. oblata, Roxb. ; Wight Ic. t. 622 ; Kiirz F. Fl. i. 488. 



A middle-sized tree, 1. coriaceous, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, shortly acrani- 

 rate, blade 3-5, petiole \-\ in. long, sec. n. numerous, anastomosing close to the 

 margin. Fl. white, sessile, or very shortly pedicellate, in many-fid. compound 

 trichotomous terminal and axillary cymes. Calyx-tube \ in. long and as wide 

 at mouth, lower portion cylindrical, shorter than the upper free hemispherical 

 portion. 'Petals united in a large calyptra, stamens \ in. long. Fr. globose, 

 |- in. diam. Seed one. 



Khasi hills, Cliittagcmg. Forests east of Toungoo. Tenasserim. Fl. Feb.-May. 

 Nearly allied, probably a distinct species, is a tree of the evergreen forests of North 

 Travancore (Bourdillon 899). L. elliptic, shortly acuminate, blade 3-6, petiole J-J in. 

 long. Fl. sessile in axillary and terminal compound cymes, shorter than 1. Calyx- 

 tube turbinate, truncate, |-$ in. long and as vide in the mouth, petals calyptrate, 

 stamens longer than tube. 



55. E. montana, Wight Ic. t. 1060. Nilgiris. A large tree, branchlets stout, acutely 

 quadrangular, often narrowly winged. L. occasionally alternate, thickly coriaceous, 

 broadly elliptic or obovate, 3-6 in. long, narrowed into a short thick channelled petiole, 

 sec. n. 12-18 pair, alternating with shorter intermediate nerves, joined by intra- 

 marginal veins at a distance from margin. Fl. sessile in 3-flcl. cymes terminating the 

 ramifications of broad compound trichotomous cymes, calyx-tube funnel-shaped ^ in. 

 long, petals calyptrate, stamens shorter than tube. Fr. nearly globose, J in. diam. A 

 remarkable tree, common in swampy places in the low country, Travancore (Bour- 

 dillon, 450), has branchlets 4-angled but more slender and differs further from E. mon- 

 tana by thinner leaves, intramarginal veins indistinct, petioles i in. long, compound 

 cymes, axillary on peduncles 2-4 in. long. Possibly a new sp. 



56. E. rubicunda Wight Ic. t. 538 (E. Ussophylla, Thwaites) Western G-hats from the 

 Konkan southwards. A middle-sized tree, branchlets obtusely quadrangular, 1. elliptic 

 or elliptic-lanceolate, 2-4 in. long, narrowed into a short petiole, sec. n. fine, numerous, 

 closely parallel. Calyx-tube § in., stamens longer than calyx-tube. Fr. nearly globose 

 £ in. diam. 57. E. frondosa, Wall. Nepal, probably also Kumaon. L. coriaceous, 

 elliptic-lanceolate, blade 3-5, petiole J in., sec. n. numerous, joined by intramarginal 

 veins at some distance from the leaf edge. Fl. usualty sessile, sometimes shortly pedi- 

 cellate, in compound trichotomous cymes, terminal and from the axils of the upper- 

 most 1. Calyx-tube nearly truncate, broadly turbinate, $ in. long and broader at the 

 mouth than long, petals united, stamens J in. long. E. areolata, DC. Nepal, probably 

 is the same species. 58. E. Khasiana, Duthie. Maimensingh, Assam, Khasi hills. 

 Tenasserim. A middle-sized spreading tree, 1. lanceolate, blade 3-4, petiole J in. long, 

 sec. n. numerous slender, more distinct above than beneath, ramifications of panicle 

 angular, calyx-tube J in., stamens longer than tube. Fr. cylindric, J in. long, crowned 

 by the cup-shaped calyx-limb. 



59. E. corymbosa, Lam.; Trimen Handb. Ceylon ii. 174. (E. caryophyllaia, Wight 

 Ic. t. 540). Western Peninsula on the west side, from the Konkan southwards, near 

 river banks, also near the coast. Cej'lon. A large shrub or small tree, 1. obovate or 

 elliptic, 2-4 in., narrowed into a short petiole, sec. n. numerous, joined by reticulate 

 veins. Fl. sessile, in terminal compound trichotomous cymes, calyx-tube broadly tur- 

 binate, J in. loi:g, limb nearly truncate, petals calyptrate, fr. depressed globose, g in. 

 diam., nearly black, shining, edible. 60. E. utilis, Talbot in Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. 

 Soc. xi. 235, t. 3. Hennerl, Kan. A large tree, with a straight cylindrical trunk and 

 grey scaly bark, evergreen forest in the southern parts of N. Kanara. L. coriaceous, 

 elliptic, acuminate, blade 2-3, petiole J in. long, sec. n. slender, very numerous and 

 close. Fl. sessile, small, supported by small bracteoles, in compound cymes, terminal 

 and axillary, calyx-tube ^ in. long, almost truncate. Fr. small, black, succulent. 



61. E. bracteolata, Wight Ic. t. 531. Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula. A middle-sized 

 tree, 1. from a cuneate base elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, blade 3-6, petiole J-i in. long. 

 Fl. in 3-fld. cymes at the ends of the ramifications of terminal trichotomous broadly 

 corymbiform compound cymes, ovate bracts at the base of ramifications, and similar 

 bracteoles supporting the flowers. Calyx-tube ^ in., almost truncate, teeth obscure, 

 pedicels nearly as long, stamens longer than tube. 62. E. pseudosubtilis, King (E. 

 cinerea, Kurz F. Fl. i. 483; E. brach lata, Duthie, Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 496 in part). Southern 

 portion of Pegu Yoma. Martaban, Tenasserim. A middle-sized tree, branches pale, 

 almost white, 1. thinly coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, blade 4-6, narrowed into petiole J in. 

 long, sec. n. slender, 5-7 ]i>air. Fl. very small, sessile in compound trichotomous ter- 

 minal and axillary cymes, ramifications slender, at right angles to rachis, calyx-tube 

 3^ in. Fr. J in. diam. 



63. E. calophyllifolia, Wight Ic. t. 1000. Nilgiris. A large tree with spreading 

 branches, 1. thickly coriaceous, obovate or broadly-elliptic A-1J in., petiole very short, 

 prominent reticulate veins between the numerous sec. n. Fl. sessile in dense clusters 



