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of Burangrang, and in the western parts of Java, and called 

 by the natives, " Ayewen," and " Essoyr." 



It gets very much reduced in size and stature as it ascends 

 the mountains, and has the following variety, according to 

 Dr. Blume : — 



PODOCAEPUS BRACTEATA BREVIPES, Blwme. 



This variety has much shorter and narrower leaves, and 

 shorter peduncles. Fruit elliptic, or somewhat globular, and 

 ■very much smaller. 



It is found on the western mountains of Java. 



No. 6. PODOCAEPUS Ghilina, Richard, the Chili Podocarpus. 

 Syn. Podocarpus saligna, Bon. 



Leaves linear-lanceolate, acute-pointed, straight, rarely fal- 

 cate, alternate, spreading, sessile, entire, flat, smooth, of a 

 bright green colour, and tapering to both ends, but most to- 

 wards the point ; from three to four inches long, and from two 

 to four lines broad, with a single nerve along the middle of a 

 paler colour. Branches very numerous, scattered, alternate, 

 very rarely opposite, or in threes. Flowers dioscious, the male 

 ones very small, and sessile on the ends of the branchlets ; the 

 females, on one-flowered peduncles, solitary, and rising from 

 the base of the leaves on the branches. Fruit solitary, very 

 rarely two in number, at the extremity of the receptacle, 

 fleshy, ovate, obtuse, dark purple, smooth, shining, and with 

 a slight point on the apex, and from two to four lines 

 long. 



A tree from 40 to 60 feet high, found abundantly on the 

 mountains of Chili, where it is called " Maniu Pino." 



This kind is frequently misnamed AndiTia, in the nur- 

 series. 



