54S Lxxxix. SAPOTACE^. (C. B. Clarke.) IPayena. 



serioea, Miq., ■which, from the authentic example, is seen to be quite differe'nt, though 

 prohably a true Bassia, 



Vae. Wightii ; leaves larger very coriaceous gradually or abruptly shorter acumi-- 

 nate, pedicels stouter, sepals larger rusty-tomentose. Isonandra polyandra, Wight Ic. 

 t. 1589. Keratophorus Wightii, Hassk. in Retz. 101. — Malacca; Griffith (Kew 

 Distrib. n. 3605), Maingay. — This is perhaps specifically distinct from P. lucdda ; and 

 of this there are two forms having the flowers alike but leaves somewhat differing, 

 viz. (1) Wight Ic. t. 1589, leaves 6y by 2f in. obovate-oblong suddenly shortly acumi' 

 nate ; (2) Griffith u. 3605, leaves 5 by If in. oblong-lanceolate long-acuminate. 

 Griffith and Maingay have 'each collected both forms, and have each kept them apart 

 as being distinct species. 



4. P. paralleloneura, Kurz in Jawrn. 'As. Soc. 1871, pt. ii. 70, and 

 For. Fl. ii. 121 ; leaves narrowly elliptic-acuminate, primary nerves nearly 

 horizontal, filaments and anthers glabrous, connective excurrent tipped with 

 fiilvoiis hairs. 



Meegui; ZfeZ/ir (Kew Distrib. n. 3611). 



Leaves 3^ by IJ in., base broadly rhomboid, primary nerves very slender; petiole' 

 i in. Pedicels ^-| in. — This seems exceedingly near P. lucida and Bassia sericea, 

 Blume. 



8. laXDITrSOPS, Idnn. 



Trees. Leaves elliptic or ohovate, coriaceous ; primary nerves numerous, 

 spreading, slender or obscure. Pet^tceZs clustered or solitary, axillary. Calyx-' 

 segments 6-8, 2-seriate, outer aeries valvate in hud, including the inner im' 

 hricated series. Corolla-tvhe short, lobes 18-24, 2-8-seriate. Stamens 6-8 (in 

 M. Uttoralis 12-16), inserted near the base of the coroUa, opposite its interior 

 series of lobes ; filaments short ; anthers lanceolate, connective excurrent ; 

 staminodes as many as the stamens, entire serrate or lobed. Ovary hairy, 6-8' 

 celled. FVuit globose, 6-1-seeded ; endocarp crustaceous. Seeds compressed, 

 ellipsoid ; albumen fleshy ; cotyledons flat, often nearly as wide as the seed. — 

 DisiEiB. Species 30 ; in the tropics of both hemispheres. 



1. nx. Sleng-i, Idrm. ; Roxb. Cor. PI. i. 15, 1. 14, andl^/. Ind. ii. 236 ; leaves- 

 elliptic shortly acuminate, stamens 8, berry 1-seeded. Gaertn. Fruet. i. 198, t. 

 42 ; LamTi. lU. t. 300 ; Wall. Cat. 4146 ; A. DC. Prodr. viii. 202 ; Grah. Cat. 

 Bomb. PI. 106 ; Dalz. ^ Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 140 ; Wight Ic. t. 1686 ; Sedd. FL 

 Sylv. t. 40 ; Kv/rz in Journ. As. Soo. 1877, pt. ii. 231, and For. Fl. 128.— JRheede 

 Hart. Mai i. t. 20. Rumph. Herb. Amb. ii. t. 63. 



Deccan and Malay Peninsulas ; common. In North India frequently cultivated, 

 DisTKiB. Cultivated in the Tropics. 



A tree, 50 ft. Leaves 3 J by 1| in., base rhomboid, glabrous, nerves slender 

 numerous nearly horizontal ; petiole f in. Pedicels i-f in., rusty-tomentose. Calyx- 

 lobes 8, ^ in., elliptic, acute, rusty-tomentose. Corolla-lobes 16-20, narrow-lanceolate, 

 ■white. Staminodes 8, pilose, acute, serrate or subeutire. Berry f-l in., ovoid, 1' 

 (rarely 2-) seeded, yellow. 



2. DI. Xtoxbur^hlana, Wight Ic. t. 1588 ; leaves broadly elliptic very 

 obtuse at both ends, stamens 6 (rarely 7), berry 6-3-seeded. Bedd. For. Man. 

 143 ; Brand. For. Fl. 293. 



Shevaghebet and Ayamallat Hills ; Wight. 



A large tree. Leaves 3 by If in., coriaceous, glabrous, nerves very slender; 

 petiole J-| in. Pedicels 2-4 together, 1 in., nearly glabrous, near the ends of the 

 branches. Calyx-lobes 6, | in., triangular-lanceolate, mealy tomentose. Corolla 

 nearly as of M. Elengi, but segments rather fewer. Staminodes 6 (rarely 7), laricec 

 late serrate. Berry 5 in. diam., depressed-globose, shining. — Flowers as large as, and 

 like those of M. Elengi ; but the caly;x is only 6-lobed. There are no specimens at 



