578 xoi. STTEACEji. (0. B. Clarke.) [Sym^plocos. 



cuneate or rhomljoid, subcoriaceous ; nerves distant, not conspicuous ; petiole |-|- in. 

 Sp,kes J-1 J in., subracemose ; flowers small, the minute pedicels and calyx-tube 

 enveloped by persistent fulvous-villous imbricated bracteoles. CaVyx-segments ^ in., 

 ovate. Corolla JL in. Stamens 15-25. Ovary 3-celled. Frwit J in. diam., cuboid- 

 globose ; calyx-rim less ttan one quarter the width of the fruit. Embryo curved. — 

 The simple spikes are in one example sometimes changed into dense panicles of 

 abortive flowers with numerous bracteoles. 



Vae. fulvipes ; midrib of the leaves beneath fulvous- pilose, spikes villous. S. 

 miorocarpa, var.?, Bth. Fl. HongJc. 212. Symplocos, n. 657, Griff. Itin. Notes, 41. 

 Symploeos, n. 60, Serb. Ind. Or. HJc. f. ^ T. — Khasia ; Cherra, Griffith (Kew Distrib. 

 Borpani, H. f. ^ T. Assam ; Masters. 



17. S. Kookeri, ClarTce; leaves lajge oTjovate-oblong acute minutely 

 toothed glabrous, nerves parallel much elevated beneath, racemes stout minutely 

 rusty. Symplocos, n. 49, Herh. Ind. Or. IIk.f. Sr T. 



Khasia; Nunklow, H.f. ^ T. 



Branches thick, glabrous. Leaves 12 by 4J in., base cuneate, thickly chartaceous; 

 midrib and nerves impressed on the upper surface ; petiole 1-1 J in. Flowers not 

 seen. Eacemes (in fruit) from thick branehlets, 2-3 in., simple; pedicels j in., 

 distant. Fruit f by ^ in., elongate ellipsoid, smooth. Embryo straight. — From the 

 leaves this appears allied to 8. rubigirtosa, Wall., which has much smaller fruits. 



18. S. luacropliylla, Wall. Cat. 4431 ; leaves large elliptic acute from 

 a rounded base minutely toothed hirsute beneath, spikes 2 in. stout densely 

 rusty-villous. 



Khasia Mts. ; Be Silva. 



BrancMet stout, rusty-hirsute. Leaves 8 by 3^ in., base obtuse or subcordate, 

 thickly coriaceous, rugose from the deeply impressed nerves ; nerves 11 on each side, 

 strongly elevated beneath, secondary distinct ; petiole f in., densely hirsute. Bi'acts 

 and bracteoles eubsimilar, | in., ovate, very hairy. Cah/x-tube i in., glabrescent ; 

 teeth i in., ovate, closely hairy. Petals i in., elliptic. Frwitnot seen. 



19. S. dryophlla, Clarke ; leaves narrowly obovate-lanceolate shortly 

 cuspidate subentire glabrous, racemes long lax sparsely fiilvous-hirsute, disc 

 glabrous. Symplocos, n. 63, Herb. Ind. Or. Sk.f. Sr T. 



Eastern Nipal and Sikkim, alt. 8-10,000 ft. ; in oak forests, J. D. H. ; Simonbong, 

 alt. 9000 ft., Gamble. 



A tree {Gamble); branehlets glabrous. Leaves 6 by If in., base cuneate, densely 

 villous beneath when young, soon glabrous, coriaceous ; nerves many, slender, midrib 

 impressed above ; petiole J in. Bacemes S^ in. ; bracts caducous, outermost orbicular 

 glabrous, inner oblong villous; pedicels |-1 in., bracteoles obsolete. Calyx-ttibe 

 i in., nearly glabrous ; teeth ^ in., ovate. Corolla f in. Fruit 1 in. diam., sub- 

 globose, smooth ; calyx-rim much narrower than the fruit. Embryo curved. 



20. S. ^randiflora, Wall. Cat. 4421 ; leaves lanceolate subentire gla- 

 brous, nerves much elevated beneath, racemes elongate lax nearly glabrous, disc 

 glabrous. A. DC. Prodr. viii. 257. 



Khasia Mts. ; Be Silva, Griffith. Assam ; Griffith. 



Branehlets glabrous. Leaves 5 by 1| in., base cuneate or subobtuse, thickly 

 chartaceous; midrib impressed, nerves subpaiallel, secondary distinct beneath; 

 petiole |-J in. Eacemes 2-3^ in. ; bracts caducous ; pedicels many, O-l in., glabrous 

 or nearly so; bracteoles i in., lanceolate, subciliate. Calyx-tube Jj in., obconic, 

 glabrous ; teeth i in., ovate. Corolla i-i in. Stamens 80. Fruit ^ by J in., sub- 

 cylindric, smooth; calyx-rim little narrower than the fruit. Embryo probably 

 straight, 



21. S. Sumuntia, Ham. ms.; Don Prodr. 144; leaves oblong-laiiceolate 

 acuminate crenulate glabrous comceous, racemes 1^ in. hirsute, calyx-teeth 



