Symplocos.] xci. STTEACEiE. (0. B. Clarke.) 68? 



tase attenuated, sometimes very shortly cordate at the petiole, nearly entire, stoutly 

 ohartaoeous ; nerves 13 pairs, prominent beneath ; petiole A-J in. Bracts 1 in,, 

 orate, black-hirsute, subpersistent. Fruit more than ^ by ^ in., cylindrie, villous 

 finally glabrescent; calyx-rim as wide as the fruit, teeth |- in., triangular, acute, 

 suberect, villous. 



68. S.marg^inalis, Thwaites Unum. 187 ; leaves eUiptic acute coriaceous 

 densely ferruginous-hirsute on the nerves beneath, spikes 3-6 in. densely ferru- 

 ginous-hirsute, calyx-tute and young fruit densely ferruginous-hirsute. Bedd, 

 For. Man. 151. o 



Ceyion ; Ambagamowa District, Thviailes. 



A tree ; branohlets stout, densely ferruginous-hirsute. Leaves 6 by 3 in., base 

 obtuse or rounded, suhentire, rugose, glabrous above; nerves 13 pairs, very prominent 

 and thick beneath ; petioles \-^ in. Spikes very stout ; bracts deciduous. JHeo 

 villous. Frmts (half-ripe) ^ by J in., ellipsoid ; calyx-teeth | in., elliptic. 



69. S. coronata, Thwaites Enum. 187 ; leaves large oMong or elliptic 

 narrovred at both ends semdate fulvous-vUlous on the nerves beneath, spikes 

 1-3 in. fulvous-viUous, calyi-tuhe and young fruit softly villous. Bedd. For. 

 Man. 162. 



CetIiON ; alt. 2-4000 ft., Macrae, &c. 



A tree. Leaves attaining 12 by 34 in., attenuate downwards but shortly cordate 

 at the petiole, closely but minutely serrulate, coriaceous ; nerves 13 pairs, much 

 elevated beneath, reticulations very promiEent beneath ; petiole J-^ in. Spikes dense 

 ■with flowers nearly to their base ; bracts i in., ovate, viUous, subpersistent. Calyx- 

 tube ^ in. ; teeth i in., oblong, densely silky. Petals | in., appear to have been red 

 or purple. Stamens 50. Frwit (half-ripe) g by J in., ovoid, hairy; calyx-teeth J in., 

 suberect. 



Var. ohovata ; leaf 7 by 4f in. broadly obovate. — Ceylon. 



STrBSEinrs II. Ciponlma (including Ooebtloblasie). Petals distinctly 

 connate, tube often elongate ; flower-buds obovate-oblong or clavate. Filaments 

 adnate to the corolla throughout the tube, and often produced as a free tube. 

 Calyx-tube produced much above the ovary, free, with short lotes. 



60. Sp pendula, Wight Ic. t. 1237; glahrous, leaves elliptic suhentire, 

 peduncles ^-J in. 1-flowered pendulous in bud, corolla-tube ^ in. Bedd. Fm: 

 Man. 152. 



Malaeae and Travancoeb Mts. ; alt. 4-6000 ft., common, Wight, Beddome. 



A tree. Leaves 2^ by 1 in., obtuse, base cuneate, coriaceous ; nerves irregular, 

 distinct beneath ; petiole \ in. Peduncles solitary or 1-3 together ; bracteoles A in., 

 minutely ciliate. Calyx-tube ^ in., lobes scarcely ^ in. Corolla in bud f in. 

 Stamens 40-60 ; no free staminal tube. Bisc and style glabrous. Fruit not seen. 



61. S> pauclflora, Wight ms.; nearly glabrous, leaves elliptic subentire, 

 peduncles \-^ in. 1-flowered always erect, corollas-tube ^ in. S. pendula, 

 Thwaites I>nwm. 184. 



Cktlon ; Wight, &c. ; alt. 5-8000 ft., abundant, Thwaites. 



Perhaps only a Ceylon form of S. pendula as Thwaites supposes, but the pe- 

 duncles are always much longer and slenderer, at no time pendulous, often several- 

 flowered with very long pedicels, not rarely rusty-pubescent. Fruit (unripe) ^ by | 

 in., cylindrie, curved. 



62. S> sessilis, Clarke ; glabrous, leaves obovate-oblong obtuse sub- 

 entire, flowers solitary sessile or subsessUe erect, coroUa-tube ^ in. 



Tbavakcoee Mts., Beddome. 



Differs from S. pendula in the erect, smaller flowers ; from 8. pauoiflora in the 



