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6. B. MACEOSTACHTA, {Carcya macrostacJiya, Jack Mai. Misc. 47. ; 

 DC. Prod. III. 295 ; Doxomma macrostacliyum, Miers in Linn. Trans. 2nd 

 ser. I. 104. ; B. cylindrostachya, Griff. Not. Dicot. G55 ; Doxomma cylin- 

 drostachyum, Miers 1. c. 100 ; Stravadium sarcostachys, Bl. in v. Houtt, 

 n. d. serr. VII. 24. ; B. sarcostachys, Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. I. 490 ; Doxom- 

 ma sarcostachys, Miers 1. c. 102 ; Doxomma acuminatum, Miers 1. c. ?). 



Hab. Tenasserim, in the forests of Mergui (Griff. 2421/2) ; (Ava, 

 accord. Miers). 



7. B. PENDFLA, {Doxomma pendulum, Miers in Linn. Trans. 2nd 

 ser. I. 99. t. 15. f. 9—15 ; Careya pendula, Griff. Not. Dicot. 661. t. 634.) 



Hab. Tenasserim, Mergui {teste Miers). 



8. B. ACUTANGTJLA, Ggertn. Fruct. II. 96. t. 101 ; WA. Prod. I. 

 333 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. L 488 ; Bedd. FL Sylv. t. 204 ; Eoxb. Fl. Ind. 11. 

 635. {Eugenia acutangula, L. sp. pi. 673 ; Stravadium acutangulum, Miers. 

 in Linn. Proc. 2nd ser. I. 80j t. 17. f . 1 — 14 ; Stravadium ohtusangulum, 

 Bl. inv. Houtt. Fl.d. serr. VII. 24; Miers 1. c. 81.; Stravadium demissum, 

 Miers 1. c. 81 ; Stravadium Bheedii, Bl. in v. Houtt. Fl. d. serr. VII. 

 24 ; Miers 1. c. 82 ; Stravadium puhescens, Miers 1. c. 83 ; Stt^avadium 

 coccineum, DC. Prod. III. 289 ? ; Miers. 1. c. 83 ?). 



Hae. Frequent in the mixed forests, especially the lower ones and 

 the savannahs, common in the swamp-forests, all over Burma from Chitta- 

 gong and Ava down to Tenasserim. — Fl. April, May ; Fr. June, July. 



Careya, Roxb. 



Conspectus of Species. 



Subg. I. CAREYA, Eoxb. Outermost and innermost series of stamens reduced 

 to filaments. Embryo consolidate. 



* Flowers long-pedicelled. 



Undershrub ; berries only an in. thick ; seeds about 3 lin. long, C. herbacea. 



* * Floivers sessile. Trees. 



Petals blunt or rounded, concave. Ovules in 2 rows in each cell, C. arborea. 



Petals acute, the borders revolute. Ovules in 6 rows in each cell, C. sphaerica. 



Subg. II. PLANCHOJSflA, Bl. Only the innermost row of stamens reduced to 

 filaments. Embryo of 2 distinct cotyledons. 

 Fruits elHpsoid, angular-ribbed, C. valida. 



1. C. AEBOEEA, Eoxb. Corom. PI. III. 13. t. 218 and Fl. Ind. IL 

 638 ; Wight Icon. t. 556, sub nom. erron. C. splicer icae, and lUust. II. t. 

 99 and 100 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. I. 494 ; Miers in Linn. Trans. 2nd ser. 

 I. 97 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 205 {G. orliculata, Miers 1. c. 98. t. 16. f. 

 6—8). 



Hab. Frequent in the open forest and the lower mixed and savannah- 

 forests, all over Burma from Chittagong, Pegu, and Martaban down to 

 Tenasserim. — Fl. April, May ; Fr. June, July. 



