Eu^enia.l lix. mtrtacb^. (J. F. Dathie.) 499 



Peduncles 1-2 in. Flowers about J in. Calyx-lobes i, rounded or subacute. — Habit 

 of E. mlaamea, but the cymes are much longer peduncled and the leaves are not 

 pellucid-punctate, 



104, E. balsamea, Wight Ml. ii, 16 ; leaves ovate or ovate-lanceolate 

 narrowed below acuminate subcoriaceous pale pellucid-punctate, lateral nerves 

 prominpnt widely separated, cymes" lateral short compact, flowers small, berry 

 round, Kurz in Joum. As. Soc. Beng. vol. xlvi, pt, ii, 66 ; For. Fl. i, 485. 

 Syz. balsameum, Wall. Cat. 3592. Memecylon floriouudum. Wall. Cat. 4113, 



SfflKiM, alt. 2000 ft., J. D. H. ^ T.T.; E. Bengal, Griffith; Pbou, Kmz; Silhet, 

 Wallioh, J. D, H., ^ T. T. Assam, Masters. — Distbib. Yunan, 



Branchlets subterete or obscurely 4-gonous. Leaves 3-5 by 1-1^ in. ; petiole 

 I in. i».^e«oence-branches compressed, angular. Calyx-tube truncate. Petals united, 

 or sometimes becoming free, 



Vak. angustifoUa ; leaves narrowly elliptic-lanceolate, J-| in. wide, — Khasia Mts,, 

 2000 ft,, J. D. H. SfT.T. 



105, E. frutlcosa, Sjoxh. Hort. Beng. 37 ; Fl. Ind. ii. 487 ; shrubby, 

 leaves broadly oblong to oval acuminate finely nerved, flowers small in dense 

 lateral panicles, berries small ovoid. ■ Wight le. t. 624 ; Kurz in Jomm. As. Soc. 

 £mg. xlvi, pt, ii, 66 ; For. Fl. i, 486, S. fruticosum, DC. Prodr. iii. 260 ; 

 Mem. Myrt. 1. 19 ; Wall. Cat. 3559 in part. 



StLHBT and CniTTAGONe, Roxburgh, Wallioh ; Pegu, Kwrz ; TENASSBErm, Hel/er. 



A large shrub or small tree. Leaves variable as to size, very similar to those of 

 E. Jambolana ; petiole shorter. PawZe-branches divaricate, acutely angular. Calyx 

 Tery short. Corolla calyptrato. Berries size of pea, — Eesembles E. polyantha, Wight, 

 in its inflorescence, 



106, E. Jambolana, Lam. Diet, iii, 198 ; leaves ovate or oblong obtuse 

 •or more or less acuminate coriaceous closely nerved, panicles lateral below the 

 leaves rarely axillary or terminal, calyx shortly turbinate limb truncate or ob- 

 scurely 4-lobed, petals calyptrate, berry olive-shaped to globose purple from size 

 ■of a pea to a pigeon's egg; Ham. in. Wem. Soe. Trans, v, 342 ; Roxh. Fl. Ind. 

 ii, 484 ; Wight Ic. t. 635 ; Smth. Fl. Austral, iii. 283 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. i. t, 197 ; 

 Brandis For. Fl. 233 ; Kurz in Jowm. As. Soc. Beng. vol. xlvi, pt, ii, 67 ; 

 For. Fl. i. 485, Syz, Jamboknum, DC. Prodr. iii, 259; Wall. Cat. 3560; 

 W. ^ A. Prodr. i, 329 ; Dalz. Sf Gibs. Fl. Bomb. 93, E, frondosa. Wall. Cat. 



-3660 G ; not 3590. E, Moorei, F. Muell. Fragm. v. 33, Oalyptranthes Jam- 

 bolana, Wnid. Sp. PI. ii, 975, C, capitellata. Ham.. in Wall. Cat. 3560 B, 



Common (wild or cultivated) and generally distributed throughout India in both 

 .peninsulas and in Ceylon ; from the plains to 4-SOOO ft,— Disteib, Malay Archipelago 

 -to Australia. 



A tree, usually of considerable size with a thick and rather crooked trunk. Leaves 

 3-6 in., extremely variable in shape, smooth and shining, the numerous nerves 

 uniting within the margin ; petiole J-1 in. Cyme short and compact or laxly pani- 

 culate. Flowers numeirous, about the size of those of E. operctUata or much smaller, 

 sweet-scented. Berries often obliquely oblong. — The wood is whitish, close-grained, 

 and durable; the bark affords brown dyes, and a kind of gum kino. . The fruit is 

 -often eaten, Roxburgh mentions a variety having fruit of a superior quality, and as 

 -large as a pigeon's egg ; probably the result of cultivation, 



Vae. earyophyllifolia ; leaves ovate-lanceolate with a long acumen, calyx shortly 

 4-toothed, berry globose size of a large pea. E. caryophyllifolia. Lam. Diet, iii, 198 ; 

 Boxb. Sort. Beng. 37 ; Fl. Ind. ii. 486; Wight Ic. ii. 553. E. calyptrata, Boxb. Ic. 

 1142 ? Syz. caryophyllifolium, DC. Prod/r. iii. 259 ; Wall. Cat. 3562 partly, & 35Sl, 

 •C. ; Thwaites Emvm. 116. S. Jambolanum, var. microcarpum, Thwaites Ermm.,in ; 

 Wall. Cat. 3662 C, Syz, lateriflorum, Boyle. Myrtus Cumini, Unn. ; exclude 



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