2 XLV. SABiACEJ!. (J. D. Hooker.) ISaMa. 



subglotose or eampanulate, green. Sepcds orKcular. Fetah |-J long, enlarging and 

 persistent after flowering. Anthers extrorse. Drupes 2J in., pale Hue, orbicular, 

 compressed. 



2. S. leptandra, Sook. f. ^ T. Fl. Ind. i. 209 ; leaves elliptic or 

 oblong acmmnate glabrous base rounded, petals elliptic-oblong obtuse, fila- 

 ments elongate. 



SiKKiM Himalaya ; alt. 5-7000, ft. J. D. S. 



A shrub. Leaves thinly coriaceous, very variable in size and usually 3-4 by 1-If 

 in., rarely 6 by 3 in., beautifally reticulated between the few oblique nerves. 

 Peduncles 1-2 in. Flowers eampanulate, greenish-purple. Sepals 5, rounded. 

 Petals 1 in. long, punctate. Filaments ligulate, anthers extrorse. Drwpe as in S. 



* Flowers in 5- or more-fiimered cymes or panicles. 



3. S. purpurea, Hook. f. 8r T. Fl. Ind. i. 209 ; leaves oblong long- 

 aoiuninate base usually rounded young puberulous, cymes 3-5-flowered, petals 

 acute, filaments broadly subulate. S. parviflora. Wall. Cat. 1001, in part. 



Khasia Mts. ; alt. 4-6000 ft. Wallich, etc. 



Leaves 2-3 by |-1 in., often 6 by 2| in. on the flowerless branches, glabrous, 

 thinly coriaceous ; nerves oblique, uniting far within the margin. Peduncles long, 

 irregularly branched. Flowers small, purplish. Sepals ovate, subacute. Petals 

 ovate-lanceolate, S -nerved. Drupe as in S. campanulata. 



4, S. xnalabarlca, Bedd. Ic PI. Ind. Or. t. 177; leaves elliptic- 

 oblong 'acuminate margins waved base rounded, cymes very short 2-6- 

 flowered, petals elliptic obtuse, filaments subulate. 



■Westebn Peninsula ; Anamallay hiUs, alt. 3-4000 ft., Beddome. 



A climbing shrub, quite glabrous. Leaves 3-5 by 1-lf in., thinly coriaceous, 

 pale, margin cartilaginous; nerves many, spreading, much reticulated beneath; 

 petiole ^-1 in. Peduncle \-^ in. Flowers i in. diam. Sepals small, ovate, acute, 

 ciliate. Petals glabrous. Stamens shorter than the petals. Filaments slender. 

 Aatkers didymous, cells diverging. Owles subcollateral. Drupe J in., reniform, 

 reticulated. — ^Beddome figures the petals as connate at the base. 



6. S. parviflora, Wall, in Eoxb. Fl.Ind. ed. Carey, ii. 310; Cat. 1001, in 

 part ; leaves ovate or oblong acuminate margins waved, cymes dichotomous 

 7-11-flowered, stamens imequal. Mook.f. Sr T. Fl. Ind. i. 210. 



SuBTEOPicAi and Tempekate Himalaya ; from Kumaon to Sikkim, alt. 3-6000 ft. 



A climbing shrub ; branches very slender, tips puberulous. Leaves 2-4 by 

 |-1§ in., thinly coriaceous, glabrous, pale beneath, nerves almost horizontal. Bracts 

 minute, cUiate. Flowers minute. Sepals ovate, ciliate. Petals narrowly oblong, 

 5-nerved. Filaments ligulate. Drupe |-J in., obovoid, oblong or subglobose ; stone 

 compressed. 



6. S. lanceolata, Colebrooke in Trans. lAnn. Sob. xii. 355 t. 14; 

 leaves oblong-lanceolate base acute or obtuse, cymes long-peduncled corym- 

 bose many-flowered, petals ovate-lanceolate, stamens included, WaU. in 

 Moxh. Fl. Ind. ed. Carey, ii. 309 ; Cat. 999 ; Blume Mus. Bot, 368 : Hook, 

 f. ^ T. Fl. Ind. i. 210. 



Khasia Mts., Sllhet and Assam, from the sea level to 4000 ft. 



A climbing shrub. Leaves 4-7 by_ 1^-2^ in., shining above, glaucous beneath, 

 thinly coriaceous, nerves nearly horizontal, petiole J-J in. Peduncles 1^2 in., 

 slender, sometimes supra-axillary. Flowers greenish, sweet-scented. Sepals ovate, 

 acute. Petals l in., subacute. FUaTnents subulate. Anthers introrse. Drupe § in ,. 

 pulpy, blue ; stone rugose, compressed. 



