542 Lxxxix. sAPOTACEa;. (0. B. Clarke.) IDichopsis. 



** Species of Malabar. 



8. D. elliptica, BentJi. in Gen. PI. ii. 658; leaves elliptic or somewliat 

 obovate sutobtuse glabrous, pedicels If in. minutely tomentose, stamens 12-18 

 (usually 14-17). Bassia elliptica, Dak. in Hook. Kexo Joum. iii. 36 ; Dalz. 8( 

 Gibs. Bomh. Fl. 139 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 43. Basaia sp., Miq. PL Hohenach. n. 

 397. Isonandra acuminata, Drury Utefvl PI. Ind. 260, not of Gardner. 



BoHBAY and Canara ; Dalsdl. Mangalobe ; HohenacTcer. Cakaea ; StocTcs, 

 "Westekn Ghats, up to 4000 ft. ; common, Seddome. 



A tree, 100 ft., trunk often straight, unbranched to a great height; branchlets 

 and shoots minutely adpressedly pilose. Leaves 4 by 2 in., obtuse or with a short 

 obtuse triangular point, base euneate ; petiole § in. Pedicels 4-8 together, axillary or 

 terminal. Calyx-lobes J in., ovate, subacute, minutely adpressed-pilose. Corolla^ia., 

 segments fulvous-silky on the back. FUammits short, hairy ; anthers narrow-lanceo- 

 late, acute, sometimes tips hairy. Ovary 6-celled. Berry Ij in., ellipsoid. — Indian 

 Grutta-pereha. 



**• Species of East Bengal and the Malay Peninsula. 



9. D. poljrantlia, Be/nth. in Gen. PI. ii. 658 ; leaves obovate-oblong; 

 subobtuse closely silky-tomentose beneath or mature nearly glabrous, pedicels 

 If in., filaments hairy hardly as long as the anthers. Bassia polyantha, Wall. 

 Cat. 4166; A. DC. Prodr. viii. 198. Sideroxylon regium, Wall. Cat. 4156, 



partly. Isonandra polyantha, Kwz For. Fl. ii. 119, and in Joum. As. Soc. 1877, 

 pt. ii. 230. 



SitHET ; Waliich, H. f. ^ T. Cachab ; Keenan. Chittagong ; H. f. S; T. 

 Pegu ; Waliich. Abeacak ; Kurz, 



A tree, 30-40 ft. Leaves 6\ by 2J in., base euneate, silvery or rich brown glossy 

 beneath ; petiole \-\\ in. Pedicels in lax clusters towards the ends of the branches, 

 tomentose. Calyx-lobes J-J in., ovate, hardly acute. Corolla nearly ^ in., cream- 

 coloured. Stamens 12, sometimes more. Berry IJ in., obovoid, scaly brown, 1- 

 seeded. — ^Yields good gutta-percha in large quantity {Kurz). Flowers eaten {Keenan). 



10. D. obovata, Clarice ; leaves obovate-oblong glauceseent glabrous 

 beneath secondary nerves obscure, pedicels f in. densely clustered, filaments 

 glabrous at least as long as the anthers. Isonandra obovata, Griff. Notul. iv. 

 293 ; Kurz For. Fl. ii. 120, and in Joum. As. Soc. ii. 230. Bassia ? hypoleuea, 

 Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Suppl. 682 {fide Kurz). 



Malacca; GW^iA (Kew Distrib. n. S%Q6), Maingay (n. 985, 996). Singapore; 

 T. Anderson. 



A tree ; branches thick, leaves clustered towards their extremities ; shoots rusty- 

 tomentose. Leaves 8| by 3-4 in., obtuse or very shortly acute, base euneate, primary 

 nerves 12 on each side, much raised beneath ; petiole 4 in. Clusters densely covering 

 the branches below the terminal leaves. Calyx-lobes ^-J in., ovate, subobtuse. 

 Corolla ^ in., nearly glabrous without, segments narrow acute. Stamens 12. Berries 

 ^ in. diam., globose. — Kurz says that there is another species collected in Martaban 

 by Falconer closely allied to this. The imperfect specimen collected by Falconer at 

 JVIoulmein appears identical. 



11. D. Kelferi, Clarke ; leaves obovate-lanceolate obtuse glabrous secon- 

 dary nerves distinct, pedicels j ih. densely clustered. 



Tbnasseeim ; Heifer (Kew Distrib. n. 3616). Tavot ; Packman. 



Closely allied to B.. obovata ; and is perhaps Heifer's Tenasserim plant referred to 

 D. obovata by Kurz ; but the nervation of the leaves is different. Leaves 8J by 3 in., 

 base euneate, primary nerves 8-9 on each .side, f-1 in, apart, inarching not con- 

 spicuously parallel. — Corolla not seen. 



