1890.] D. Praiii — A71 additional species of ElH[)antlms. 209 



3. E. CALOPHYLLUS Knrz.— Andamaiis. 

 ** Leaves pubescent or tomentose beneath. (F. B. I.) 



4. E. TOMENTOSUS Kurz. — Pegu, Martaban, Tenasse- 



rim ; Siam. 



5. E, Griffithii Hook. f. — Malacca; Borneo. 



ft Capsule glabrous, surface ridged ; staminal tube smooth witliin. 



6. E STERCULi^FOLius Prain. — Arakan. 



ElLIPANTHUS STERCULIJIFOLIUS Sp. nOV. 



Racemis glabris; foliis subtus supraque glaberrimis ; foliolulis 

 petiolis subaequilongis late ovatis basi truncatis apice acuminatis ; tubo 

 filamentorurn glabro ; capsula apice aviculari glabra extus nervis ex- 

 sculptis reticulata. 



Burma : in Arakan australi in sylvis sublittoralibus insulse " Dia- 

 mond Island " nuncupatse; (ipse!). 



Arbuscula 4-6 metr. alta foliis alternis exstipulatis 1-foliatis petio- 

 lis 5-8 cm. longis laminis 8-12 cm. longis, his 5-7 cm. latis, margine in- 

 tegerrimis su^Dra olivaceis subtus prasinis nervis 5-7-paribus arcuatis, 

 floribus racemosis racemis glabris, calycis 5-partiti segmentis valvatis 

 suberectis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis persistentibus 3 mm. longis, 

 his 0*75 mm. latis, post anthesin non auctis sed fructus basin amplecten- 

 tibus, pedicellis propriis fructigeris 4 mm. longis, staminibus 10 hypo- 

 gynis 5 sepalis oppositis 2-25 mm. longis totidem alternis 1"75 mm. 

 longis filamentis filiformibus basi monadelphis in tubum vix 0*25 mm. 

 altum conjunctis, disco tenui, gynaecii carpello 1, capsula solitaria 

 longius stipitata apice aviculari folHculari falcata ventre convexa dorso 

 subrecta 30 mm. longa (stipite 7 mm. rostro 6 mm. longis), hac antice 

 10 mm. a latere 6 mm. tantum lata, extus viridi nervis exsculptis meri- 

 dionalibus plus minus tarnen anastomosantibus Sub-10, intus pallida 

 laevi 1-sperma semine erecto 14 mm. longo, hoc 8 mm. lato, funiculo 

 viridi 7 mm. longo basi arillato arillo carnoso cupulari 4 mm. alto colore 

 luteo margine pectinato trientem testae imum amplectente, testa crassa 

 nigro-brunnea medio antice ala parvula facie endocarpio simillima or- 

 nata, tegmine puniceo tenui trienti embryonis summo affixo, embryone 

 exalbuminoso cotyledonibus plano-convexis colore olivaceis amygdalinis 

 8 mm. longis, his 5 mm. latis, radicula supera alba. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE VIIL 



ElLIPANTHUS STERCULI^FOLIUS PrAIN, 



Fig. I. Calyx laid opeu. 

 Fig. 2. Sepal, from outside. 



