Symplocos.] xci. stteacej!. (0. B. Clarke.) 577 



Va.b. composita, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1877, pt. ii. 238 ; flowers clustered in 

 small cymes subterminal on the elongate branches, stamens about 40. S. rigida. 

 Wall. Cat. 4422 ^ar%.— Monlmein ; Walliofi. Darjfeeling Terai ; frequent, C. B. 

 Clarke. 



. 13. S. g^Iomerata, King ; Qamhle, Darjeding lAst 54 ; leaves elongate- 

 lanceolate acuminate gland-serrate glabrous, petioles glandular, flowers and 

 fruits fascicled axillary, disc glabrous. Symplocos, n. 900, Griff. Itwi. Notes, 

 177. Symplocos, n. 55, Herh. Ind. Or. Hk. f. ^ T. Incerta, n. 448, Oriff. 

 Itin. Notes, 125. 



, SiKKiM and Bhotan, alt. l-800a ft., frequent ; Griffith, J. D. H., &c. Khasia, 

 alt. 2-5500 ft.; H.f. ^ T., Simons. 



A shrub; or a tree 10 ft. high {J. D. H.); nearly wholly glabrous. Leaves 6 by 

 1 J in., base cuneate, coriaceous ; midrib impressed above, nerves distant, conspicuous 

 beneath ; petiole i in. Bracts and braoteoles ovate, somewhat woolly, but obscured 

 by the densely fascicled flowers. Calyx-tnhe nearly glabrous ; lobes 55 in., broad, 

 rounded. Corolla nearly ^ in. Stamms 25. Fruit ^^ by ^-^ in., subcylindric, 

 smooth ; calyx-rim nearly as wide as the fruit, teeth erect. FMm/o straight. 



14. S. ramoslssima, WaU. Cat. 4425 ; leaves oblong lanceolate acumi- 

 nate membranous serrulate glabrous, racemes numerous scattered few-flowered 

 minutely pubescent longer than the petioles, disc glabrous. A. DC. Prodr. viii. 

 257 ; Brand. For. Fl. 299. 



Tempeeatb Himalaya, alt. 4-8000 ft. ; from Gurwhal to Bhotan, common 

 Khasia ; alt. 4000 ft., H. f. # T. 



A shrub, or tree 30-40 ft. ; branchlets glabrous. Leaves 4 by 1 J in. (occasionally 

 much larger), base cuneate ; nerves somewhat distant, slender, distinct beneath ; 

 petiole J in. Bacemes \-\ in., 1-G-flowered, often from lower leafless axils ; bracts 

 deciduous ; pedicels 0-^ in. ; braoteoles j^j in., ovate, pubescent, adpressed to the 

 calyx-tube. Calyx-teeth ^ in., ovate. Corolla ^-^ in. Stamens 20. Fruit more 

 than J in. long, ellipsoid (accompanying subglobose fruits are probably in3ect-punC7 

 tured) ; calyx-rim narrower than the fruits. Embryo straight. — In Kew Distrib. n. 

 3667 (Panukka, in Bhotan, Griffith) many of the branches have the racemes reduced 

 to solitary flowers. 



15. S> caudata, Wall. Cat. 4113; leaves lanceolate caudate subentire 

 glabrous, racemes lax hairy much longer than the petioles, calyx-tube obconic 

 glabrous, disc glabrous. A. DC. Prodr. viii. 256. S. prunifolia, Sieh. Sr Zucc. 

 PL Jap. Fam. Nat. ii. 9 ; Miq. in Ann. Mvs. Lugd. Bat. iii. 101. S. Swin- 

 boeana, Hance in Ann. So. Nat. Ser. 4, xv. 226. 



SiKKiM ; Darjeeling, Gamble. Khasia (alt. 3000 ft.) ; Wallich, &c. Chittagohq ; 

 Seetakoond, H.f. ^ T. — Distkib. China, Japan. 



Attains sometimes 15 ft., usually a shrub. Leaves 3 by f in., base cuneate, stoutly 

 chartaceous ; nerves distinct, distant, not easily separable from the secondary ; petiole 

 i in. Bacemes \-\\ in., sparingly pilose or fulvous-subhirsute ; bracts and bracteoles 

 inconspicuous ; pedicels 0-J in. Calyx-tube ^ in., teeth nearly as long, ovate, sub- 

 acute. Corolla i in. Stamens 25. Fruit (unripe) ^ in., ovoid-cylindric, shining, 

 smooth, crowned by the patent somewhat-enlarged ealyx-teeth. — From the fbrm of 

 the unripe fruit, the embryo is presumed to be curved. 



16. S> lancifolia, Sieh. Sf Zucc. Fl. Jaip. Fam. Nat. ii. 9; leaves lanceo- 

 late acuminate crenate-serrulate glabrous, spikes slender fulvous-pubescent, disc 

 glabrous. Miq. in Ann. Mm. Lugd. Bat. iii. 101. S. leptostacbya, Sieh. Sf 

 Zacc. I. c. S. miorocarpa, Bth. in Hooh. Kew Journ. iv. 303, , 



Assam; Patkoye Mts., alt. 2500 ft., Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3659).— Japan. 

 Hongkong. 



A shrub or small tree ; branchlets nearly glabrous. Leaves SJ by 1 in., base 

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