584 xci. STTEACBiE. (0. B. Clarke.) \_8iinyploeos. 



base attenuated, margin often reflexed ; nerves distant, irregular, distinct beneath ; 

 petiole long, often ^ in. in the small-leaved varieties. Bracts oaducons ; pedicels 0, 

 or (rarely) i in. Calyx-tube ^ in., teeth ^ in., round, prominent. Petals J in. 

 Stamens 50-60. Disc glabrous. Fruit ^ by J in., ovoid-cyliudrie, smooth ; calyx-rim 

 I in., broad, teeth prominent. — The varieties enumerated by Thwaites do not differ 

 much from the type, but vary greatly as to the size of the leaves. 



**** Species of Ceylon (see also n. 43. S. obtusa). 



4A. S> laeta, Thwaites Enum. 184; glabrous, leaves elliptic-lanceolate 

 acute at both, ends, spikes 1-2J in. Bedd. For. Man. 151. 



CBYtoN ; elevated parts of the Central Province, Thwaites. 



A tree. Leaves 2 by | in., minutely toothed. Spikes often pednncled ; bracts 

 small, caducous; bracteoles 0; lower pedicels 0, rarely 0-^ in. Calyx-lobes ^'ul., 

 round. Petals J-1 in. Stamens 30. Fruit more than j in., ellipsoid. — Otherwise 

 resembling 8. obtusa, from which it differs in its acute leaves and smaller flowers. 



Vak. pedicellata; pedicels longer, attaining sometimes J in. — Ceylon; Thwaites, 

 n. 165. 



45. S. bractealis, Thwaites Enum. \85 ; glabrous, leaves elliptic-oblong 

 scarcely acute, spikes 1-2 in., bracts ovate glabrous ciliate, bracteoles large 

 persistent. Bedd. Fm: Man. 151. 



Ceylon ; elevated parts of the Central Province, Walker, Thwaites. 



A tree. Leaves 2 by 1 in., base bbtuse or subacute, closely minutely serrulate, 

 coriaceous ; nerves 6 pairs, prominent beneath, secondary distinct ; petiole J in. 

 Ehachis of the spike glabrous or sparingly fulvous-pilose. Bracts f in. and upwards ; 

 bracteoles ^ in., sometimes persistent under the ripe fruit. Calyx-tube jL in., lobes 

 ^ in., round. Petals \ in., obovate. Stamens 60. Disc glabrous. Fruit J by J in., 

 ellipsoid, narrowed at both ends. 



Vab. revoluta, Wight & Gardner ; leaves exceedingly coriaceous, margins revolute. 

 — Ceylon. 



46. S. versicolor, Clarke; glabrous, leaves oblong acuminate at both 

 ends subentire chartaceous, spikes 1-2 in., bracts and bracteoles small glabrous 

 ciliate. S. rufescens, Thwaites Enum. 184 ; Bedd. For. Man. 150, not of 

 H. B.K. 



Cetxon ; Ambagamowa District, Thwaites. 



Brarwhlets when young glabrous ; reddish when dried. Leaves 4 by \^ in., drying 

 with red blotches ; nerves distant, indistinct ; petiole i in. Spikes glabrous; bracts 

 ^ in., ovate, deciduous ; bracteoles i in., oblong, more ciliate, subpersistent. Calyx- 

 tube ^ in., glabrous, teeth ^ in., scarcely ciliate on the margin. Petals ^ in. Fruit 

 unknown. Probably allied to the two preceding rather than to S. spioata as Thwaites 

 supposed. 



47. S. acuta, Thwaites Enum. 186; leaves elliptic-lanceolate acuminate 

 subentire glabrescent except the nerves beneath, racemes small villous, calyx 

 glabrous with rounded lobes. Bedd. For. Man. 151. 



Ceyxon; Saffragam District, alt. 2000 ft., Thwaites (C.P. 2681, partly). 



A tree ; young branches fiilvous-villous at the tips. Leaves SJ by H in., base 



eeolate', ciliate. Calyx-tube ^ in,, teeth i in., scarcely pubescent on the margins. 

 Petals J in. Fruit unknown; that described by Thwaites belongs to S. cuneata 

 (mixed with C.P. 2681). 



48. S. cuneata, Thwaites Enum. 186; leaves elongate-lanceolate at- 



