116 Cr. King — Now Indian frees. [No. 2, 



Nat. Okd. Sabiaceae. 



Meliosma Colletiana, n. spec. A tree ; young branches decidu- 

 ously rusty-puberulous, lenticellate. Leaves unequally pinnate, tbe 

 rachises coarsely puberulous ; leaflets about 7, coriaceous, oblong or 

 elliptic- oblong, shortly acuminate, the edges coarsely remotely and 

 sharply serrate, the bases oblique, cuneate ; upper surface glabrous 

 except the rusty, pubescent midrib, when dry minutely pitted ; lower 

 surface much reticulate, pale brown when dry, sparsely puberulous, the 

 midrib and 7 to 9 pairs of rather prominent ascending main nerves 

 rusty-pubescent, length 2 - 5 to 4 in., breadth 1*2 to 1'8 in. ; petiolules 

 •35, the terminal One about '6 in. Panicles terminal, pedunculate, 

 about as long as the leaves while in flower, longer while in fruit, many- 

 branched, spreading. Flowers minute, (less than "05 in. diam.) solitary 

 or in pairs, shortly pedicellate ; bracteole single. Sepals 4, broadly ovate, 

 concave, puberulous externally. Petals and stamens not seen. Ovary 

 broadly ovoid, tomentose, not so long as the cylindric glabrous style. 

 Young fruit sub-globular, compressed, keeled, subglabrous except at 

 the gibbous pubescent base. 



Borma : Maymyo Hill, 40 miles from Mandalay ; native collectors. 



This has, so far as I know, been collected only by the native col- 

 lectors of the Botanic Garden, Calcutta, whose work was kindly super- 

 vised by Major- General Sir Henry Collett, K. C. B., who commanded 

 the troops in Upper Burma during 1888. 



Meliosma ferruginea, Kurz MSS. in Herb. Calc. A large tree ; the 

 young branches petioles under surfaces of the leaves and the inflorescence 

 densely and minutely rusty-tomentose. Leaves simple, coriaceous, elliptic- 

 oblong to oblanceolate-elliptic, shortly and abruptly acuminate, the edges 

 with a short tooth at the end of each of the main nerves, the base cuneate : 

 upper surface glabrous except the minutely tomentose midrib and 

 nerves ; the lower rusty-pubescent except on the midrib nerves and 

 veins, conspicuously reticulate ; main nerves 18 to 24 pairs, spreading, 

 prominent on the lower surface; length 7 to 12 in., breadth 2 - 25 to 

 4'25 in., petiole "8 to 15 in. Panicle terminal, erect, longer than 

 the leaves, much-branched, many-flowered. Floivers '05 in. in diam., 

 sessile in the short ultimate spicules ; bracteoles 2 to 4, oblong, concave, 

 unequal, the larger about the size of the sepals. Sepals 5, concave, 

 sub- orbicular, larger than the petals, pubescent outside. Petals 5, the 

 outer three sub-orbicular, valvate, glabrous ; the inner two small and 

 irregular, each with a stamen opposite to it. Perfect stamens 2 or 3, the 

 anthers broad and hooded, the filament short. Fruit sub-orbicular, 

 slightly compressed, sub-gibbous at the base, keeled, "35 in. in diam. 

 Sikkim : at Lebong T. Thomson : at Ging, Gamble No. 320 ; Phub- 

 sering, Gamble No. 9704 : Ryang Valley at 2,000 feet, King. 



