164 



•5-cleft, tomentose on both sides, : lobes acute, erect : corolla twic« 

 the length of the calyx, externally pubescent : flowers pale; tomen- 

 tose. 



Neilgherries. Dindigul hills. 



(3) D. INSCCLPTA. (Ham.) 



Ident Ham. in trans. Linn. Soc. XV. p. 112. — Dec. prod. 

 VIII. p. 223. 



Spec. Ghar. Branchlets glabrous : leaves alternate, rtblong^ 

 'broader towards the base, acute at the base, acuminated at the apex, 

 ■entire, shining: berry solitary, very shortly peduncled, 4^3-celiedi 

 Calyx 4-cleft. 



Mountains of Bengal, in the Province of Catnrup. 



(4) D. MELANOXYLON. (Roxb.) 



Ident. Dec. prod. VITI. p. 224.-^Roxb. fl. Ljd. It. p. 530. 



Engrav. Roxb. Cor. I. t. 46. 



Spec. ChaS. Large tree : leaf-buds hirstite ; leaves sub-oppo- 

 "site, oblong, obtuse, younger ones pubescent : peduncles of the male 

 -flowers equalling the petiole, 3-5-flowered: calyx 4-cleft: lobes 

 aciite: corolla eampanulate, 4 times longer than the calyx, 4-lob6d 

 at the apex : lobes spreading, ovate : female flowers solitary : pe- 

 dicels shorter than the petiole : calyx 5-parted, tomentose : lobes 

 acute : corolla twice as long as the Calyx, 5-lob^d at the apex : flow- 

 ers white : fruit globose, yellowish, 8-celled, 5^8-seeded. 



Malabar. Coromandel. Orissa. Flowering in April and M^y. 

 The Coromandel Ebony tree. 



(5) D. MONTANA. {Roxb.') 



Ident. Bee. prod. YIII. p. 230. 



.Engrav. Roxb. Cor. I. t. 48. 



Spec. Char. Leaves ovate-acute, obtuse at the base, smooth, 

 membranaceous : racemes reflexed, nearly twice as long as the pe- 

 tiole ; males 5-6-flowered, hermaphrodites 1-flowered ; bracts and 

 ■lobes of the calyx ovate-acute, ciliated : corolla in the males twice 

 as long as the calyx : stamens the length of the tube : ovary , glor 

 faose, smooth : flowers small, green, fragrant. 



Circar mountains. Hills eastward of Panwell. Flowering in 

 March and April. 



(6) D. TOMENTosA. {Poir.} 



Ident. Poir. diet. Enc. V. p. 436. (not Roxb.)— Dec. prod. 

 VIII. p. 229. J ^' P 



Spec, Char. Branches smooth, shining, ashy, spinescent : spines 

 I4teral and terminal : leaves alternate, elliptic, on both sides together 



