Embelia.] lxxxviii. myesine^. (C. B. Clarke.) 517 



16. E. vestita, Roxh. Fl. Ind. ed. Carey ^ Wall. ii. 288 ; leaves oblong 

 or ovate narrowed at both ends serrate glabrous, racemes short simple rusty 

 pubescent, petals twisted in the bud. Wall. Cat, 2306 ; Ddess. Ic. Sd. v. 

 t. 30; A. DC. JProdr. viii. 86 ; Kure For. Ft. ii. 103 parth/. Samara vestita, 

 Kun in Jaurn. As. Soc. 1877, pt. ii. 223 partly. — Ohoripetali sp., Griff. Itin. 

 iVbi(e« 168, n. 162. 



NiPAt,; Wallich. BHorAN ; Griffith (Ksw Distrib. n. 3547, 3549)-.. Assam; 

 Nowgong, Simons. Khasia Mts. ; Griffith; alt. 4-6000 ft., frequent, H. f. S[T., 

 Clarke. 



A scandent shrub ; branches glabrous. Leaves 3 by 1^ in., shining base, cuneate 

 or rhomboid, denticulations shallow but sharp, mostly in the upper part of the 

 leaf, nerves conspicuous ; petiole J-^ in., glabrous. Racemes ^-1 f in. Petals 

 ^ in., oblong, dotted. Ovary ^ in., ovoid-conic, beaked. Berry globose, J in. 

 diam. 



17. E. nutans, Wall, in Roxh. Fl. Ind. ed. Carey 8f Wall. ii. 291, and 

 Cat. 2303 ; leaves oblong subobtusely acuminate pubescent or rusty puberulous 

 on the midrib beneath entire or obscurely bluntly crenulate, base rounded, 

 racemes short simple rusty-pubescent, petals twisted in bud. A. DC. Prodr. 

 viii. 87. E. YBB^ta,, Kurz For. Fl. u. 103 partly. Samara vestita, iitrz m Jomtm, 

 As. Soe. 1877, pt. ii. 22'd pm-tly. 



Sn-HET ; WaUick, H.f. # T. Khasia Mts., alt. 0-5000 ft. ; H.f. # T. Assam ; 

 Griffith, Masters. Pegu; Kmrz. 



Branches rusty-pubescent, at least towards the tips. Petioles rusty-pilose, or 

 pubescent, or ultimately glabresoent. Bacemes flowers and fruits as in E. vestita, 

 with which it is united by Kuiz; but there is no dii£culty in distinguishing it. 



18. E. Gardnerlana, Wight Ic t. 1208; leaves ovate-lanceolate cre- 

 nate-serrate beautifully reticulated, racemes shortened almost to fascicles rusty- 

 hairy. 



NiLGHEEBT Mts. ; Sisparah, Gardner, &e. 



A large climber; branchlets rusty-hairy. Leaves 2^ by ^-If in., from ovate to 

 lanceolate, base rounded, rusty-pilose on the midrib beneath or altogether glabrous, 

 shining, coriaceous, nerves much raised on the upper surface ; petiole J in. Pedicels 

 ^i in., subumbellulate from imbricated small bracts. Petals ^ in., oblong, dotted. 

 Ova/ry ^ in., ovoid-eonic, long beaked. Berrt/ J-j in. diam., globose. — No buds seen, 

 but from the conically beaked ovary it may be inferred that the petals were twisted in 

 bud, and that the species is a near ally of E. vestita. 



IMFEBFECTLY KNOWK SPECIES. 



E. ? I.UCIDA, Wall. Cat. 2315 ; leaves 3 by IJ in, broadly oblong suddenly nar- 

 rowed at both ends entire glabrous coriaceous, racemes 1 in. axillary simple solitary 

 or paired rusty-villous. A. DC. Prodr. viii. 87. — Sinoapobe, Wallich. — Certainly of 

 this genus. 



Embelia, sp , Griff. Notul. iv. 223 ; leaves ovate-lanceolate glabrous in age sub- 

 spinosely toothed, panicles axillary and terminal, corolla rotate 5-partite. Moui.- 

 mbin; plentiful, Griffith. — Kwz in Joum. As. Soc. 1877, pt. ii. 223, proposes doubt- 

 fully to reduce this to E. Bibes ; but the subspinously toothed leaves will not allow 

 this. 



CH0BiPBrAi,rM, Griff. Ic. PI. Asiat. t. 499 ; branches pubescent, leaves lanceolate 

 acute at both ends entire pubescent, panicles axillary longer than the leaves. — Pat- 

 ZOYE Mts., south-east of Assam ; Griffith. — Assuming that the branches and leaves 

 are glabrous, this might be E, floribimda. 



CH0EIPBTAI.I7M Sp., Griff. Ic. PI. Asiat. t. 500 ; leaves lanceolate acuminate serrate, 

 base cuneate or rhomboid, panicles axillary shorter than the leaves, flowers 4-merou3, 

 several 6-merous. — Mishmeb; Griffith, 



