135; 



(9) E. Basaal. (Alph. Dec.') 



fdent. Alph. Dee. in trans. Linn. Soc. XVII. p. 131.— Dec. 

 prod. VIII. p. 87. 



ifw^rat). ^ HUeede MaU V, t. 12. 



Spec. Char. Shrub : leaves approximated at the apex of the 

 branches, ovate, acute, entire : racemes lateral, 3 times shorter than, 

 the leaf: petals expanded, acuminate : flowers very small, greenish- 

 yellow : berries globose, red when ripe, sweet. 



Malabar. Travancore. Vingorla. Flowering in the hot season. 



(10) E. TsjERiAM-CoTTAM. {4lp)i- Dec) 

 Ident. Deo. prod. VIII. p. 87. 

 Engrav. Rheede Mai. V. t. ll.^Wight's. Icon. t. 1209. 



Spec. Char. Shrub ; leaves pval, entire, coriaceous, short- 

 petioled : racemes terminal and axillary, solitary twin or in threes, 

 a half shorter than the leaf : petals sub^otund : flowers fragrant^ 

 greenish-brown : drupes fleshy, acid, red. 



Malabar. 



(11) E. GLANDUIIFERA. (R. W.) 



Ident. Wight's Icon. vol. IV. — Dalz. Bomb. flor. p. 137. 

 Engrav. Wight's Icon. t. 1207. 



Spe<;. Char. Shrub, glabrous: leaves ovate-lanceolate, ob- 

 tusely acuminate, entire, furnished with numerous glands on either 

 side of the midrib : panicles axillary, sometimes reduced to a simple 

 racdme : lobes of the calyx ovate-acute : petals elliptic, puberulous : 

 fruit small, globose. 



Neilgherries. Belgaum. Western Ghauts. 



(12) E. Gardneriana. (R, W.) 



Ident. Wight's Icon. vol. IV. 

 Engrav. Wight's Icon. t. 1208. 



Spec. Char. Diffuse shrubs: young branches and petioles 

 covered with rusty-coloured hairs : leaves ovate, rounded at the base, 

 crenulato-serrated, coriaceous, glabrous : peduncles axillary, short, 

 rusty-tomentose : racemes capitulate : pedicels about as long as the 

 peduncles, glabrous : calyx much shorter than the corolla : petals 

 obovate, obtuse, yellowish, sprinkled with purplish coloured spots. 



^ Sisparah jungles, rare, flowering in February and March. 



