Bymplocos.] xci. stteacb^. (C. B. Clarke.) 581 



Malacca ; Mount Ophir, Maingay (Kew Distrib. n. 960). 



Branohlet glabrous. Leaves 6J by 3 in., base rounded subcordate or obtusely 

 rhomboid, stoutly chartafteous ; nerves distinct, distant, irregular, not at all parallel ; 

 petiole \-^ in., very thick. Baceme 4-floiii'ered, axillary ; pedicels hardly j^ in. ; 

 bracteoles 3, -^ in., ovate, rufous-villous. Calyx rufous-villous, tube ^ in. ; teeth 

 ^ in., ovate. Petals J in. Stamens 30. Ovary 3-ceUed; disc minutely fulvous- 

 pilose. Fruit unknown. 



31. S. rig^lda, Clarhe {not of Wall.) ; leaves large lanceolate narrowed 

 !Lt l)oth ends subentire coriaceous glabrous, spikes 2 in. pubescent. Doxomma 

 aigidum, Miers in Trans. Lirm. Soe. ser. ii. Bot. i. 104. Barringtonia rigida, 



Clarice in Hook. f. Fl. Brit Ind. ii. 610. 



Maiacca ; Maingay (Kew Distrib. n. 767, 965). 



A large tree {Maingay); branohlets glabrous. Leaves 12 by 3 J in., early glabrate ; 

 nerves 13 pairs, much elevated beneath, subparallel; petiole l-lj in. i^ikes ap- 

 proximated among the penultimate leaves of the branch, erect, ultimately thick rigid ; 

 bracts and bracteoles similar, ^ in., ovate, densely grey hairy -without. Calyx-tvhe 

 ■^ in., glabrescent ; teeth i in., ovate, densely grey hairy. Petals ^ in. Stamens 60. 

 Vise glabrous. Fruit (imperfectly ripe) nearly 1 by |^ in., oblong-ellipsoid ; calyx-rim 

 ^ in. wide, teeth erect. — There may still be a doubt whether Boxomtna rigidum 

 (Maingay, n. 767) is the fruiting state of Sywploees sp. (Maingay, n. 965) in good 

 flower ; the petioles are longer, the fruiting spike extraordinarily thickened ; but it is 

 the fruit either of Maingay, ij. 965, or some dosely allied species. 



*** Species of the Deccan Feninsula (see also 12. S. racemosd). 



32. S. monantha, Wight Ic. t. 1236; leaves lanceolate acute or acumi- 

 nate at both ends glabrous, flowers solitary axillary sessile or very shortly 

 pediceUed. Bedd. For. Man. 150. 



Shevaghbret HitLS ; Wight. Tistneveixt Mts. ; Beddome. 



A leafy, very ramous shrub ( Wight) ; branchlets soon glabrate. Leaves If by § 

 in., base ouneate or subobtuse, subentire or minutely toothed, nerves inconspicuous ; 

 petiole ^ in. Peduncles 0-^ in. ; bracteoles small, sometimes numerous. Calyx-tube 

 ~ in., minutely tomentose, teeth i in., elliptic. Petals ^ in., or more. Stamens 40. 

 Sise minutely hairy. Fruit not seen. 



33. S. anamallayana, Bedd. Ic. PI. Ind. Or. t. 116, and For, Man. 

 150 ; leaves broadly elliptic subobtuse glabrous, flowers solitary peduncled, S. 

 Tiniflora, Bedd. in Trans. linn. Soc. xxv. 219, not of Benth. 



Anamallats, alt. 5-6000 ft. ; Peddome. 



A small tree {Beddome); glabrous or the margins of the calyx-lobes minutely 

 pubescent. Leaves If by 1 in., base obtuse or rounded, serrulate, rigidly chartaceous ; 

 nerves distant, secondary distinctly reticulated ; petiole ^-^ in. Peduncles j-^ in., 

 ■slender, solitary (or, ex Beddome, sometimes 2-3 together) in axUs ; bracts ; brac- 

 teoles ^ in., lanceolate, caducous, at the base of the calyx-tube. Calyx-tube i in. ; 

 teeth ^ in., triangular. Petals ^ in. Stamens 40. Pise glabrous. Fruit not seen. 



34. S. microphylla, Wight Ic. t. 12S2 ; leaves elliptic obtuse or scarcely 

 acute serrulate almost glabrous, spikes very short dense fulvous- villous, disc and 

 astyle pilose. Bedd. For. Man. 150. 



NixoHEBBiEs ; Gardner ; Avalanche, Wight. 



A ramous bush, 6 ft. high {Wight); branchlets rufous-villous. Leaves attaining 

 2* by H in. (in Wight's examples), obtuse at the base, rigidly coriaceous, adpressedly 

 fulvous pilose on the midrib beneath or glabrate ; primary nerves 8 pairs, strong, 

 reticulations distinct ; petiole y in. Spikes |-| in. ; bracts ^ in., ovate, fulvous-villous. 

 'Calyx nearly glabrous, tube yj in., lobes ^ in., ovate. Petals ^-| in. Stamens 50. 

 Style sparsely fulvous-pilose ; disc shortly closely pilose. Fruit not known. 



