167 



(18) S. NERVOSA. (Dee.) 

 Idtnt. Dec. prod. VIII. p. 256. 

 Engrav. Wight 1. c. t. 1235. 



Spec. Char. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminate at both ends, 

 crenately denticulate, very glabrous, shining above, beneath the 

 veins arenlate : racemes axillary, simple, twice the length of the 

 petiole, and with the ovate acute bracts, hairy : ealycine lobes ovate- 

 «blong, acute, hairy on the back : flowers white. 



Neilgherries, flowering in the dry season. 



(19) S. MONANTHA. (R. W.J 



Idenl. Wight's Icon. vol. IV- 



Engrav. Wight 1. c. t. 1236. 



Spec. Char. Fruticose, much branched, glabrous : leaves short- 

 petioled, elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, serrated : flowers axillary, 

 solitary, sessile : calyx glabrous : lobe^ ovate, pointed, much shorter 

 than the corolla : lobes of the corolla roun^ish-obovate : stigma 

 capitate. 



Shevagherry Hills, near Courtallum, flowering in August. 



(20) S. PENDULA. {R. W.) 



Ident. Wight's Icon. vol. IV. 



Engrav. Wight 1. c. t. 1237. 



Spec Char. Tree : leaves oval-obtuse or obovate, entire, coii- 

 aceous : peduncles axillary, short, 2-4-flowered : flowers pendulous, 

 tubular : calyx ciliate : ovary 2-celled, fruit oblong. 



Fulney mountains, flowering in September. 



(21) S. uniflora. («. H. B.) 



Ident. Madr. Journ. lit. Ser. III. Nb. I. p. 51. 



Spec Char. Tree: leaves glabrous, short-petioled, ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, coriaceous, serrulate : peduncles axillary, solitary, nearly as 

 long as the leaves, slender : berry cylindric, 3-celled. 



Annamullay Hills. 



(22) S. rosea. (R. H. B.) 



Ident, Madr. Journ. lit. Ser. III. No. I. p. 51. 



Spec. Char. Shrub : ler^ves fron) oblong to lai^ceolate, slightly 

 attenuated at' the base, and with a longish sharp acumen ; mucro- 

 nately serrulate, glabrous : young branches, petioles and inflores- 

 cence puberulous : racemes axillary, longer than the petioles : bracts, 

 calyx and fruit puberulous : berry subcylindric, 3-celled : flowers 

 rose-coloured. 



Annamullay Hills. 



