Grervia.] xxviii. TiLiACE^. (Maxwell T. Masters.) 389 



leaves, pilose ; pedicels dilated upwards. Sepals { in., linear-oblong. Fetals half the 

 leng;th of the sepals, entire. Drupe the size of a small pea, purplish, glabresoent : stones 

 1-seeded. — Doubtful it distinct from O. Icevigata ; used as a hedge plant. 



19. G. laevigata, YaM Symb. i. 34: arborescent, leaves shortly 

 petioled glabresoent tapering to bott ends acuminate serrate, peduncles 

 much exceeding the petiole, flower-buds oblong obtuse, drupe 2-lobed 

 W. & A. Prodr. i. 77; Wall. Cat. 1086 H : Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt 2 199' 

 G.ovalifolia, Jvss. in Ann. ^Mics. iv. 90. G. didyma, Eoxb. Fl. Ind. ii.'591 • 

 Wdl. Gat. 1086, partly. G. disperma, Eottl. in Spreng. Syst. ii. 579 Q mol-' 

 lococca, Ham. in WaU. Gat. p. 237, 1086 F. G. Lalpeta, .ffam. in Wail. Gat 

 p. 237, 1086 G. 



Easteen and Soctheeh India, from Nipal, Sikkim, and the Khasia Mtb., through 

 ioth Peninsdlas, Ava, and Maetaban,— Disteib. Tropical Africa, Malay, Islands 

 Australia. ' 



Herbaceous portions thinly stellate-hairy. Leaves 34-44 by 1J-1| in., 3-neryed 

 nerves pilose beneath, secondaries arched ; petiole 5 in. Stipules linear-subulate. Buds 

 ovoid-oblong, striated, as long as the petiole. Peduncles 2 or 3 together, 2-3-floweTed. 

 Braets linear-subulate. Sepals 4-| in., 3-nerved. Petals oblong-lanceolate, entire 

 yellow, half the length of the sepals. Torus glabrous, short. Style longer than the 

 stamens. Drupe smooth, 1-4-lobed, the size of a smallpea, black when ripe ; stones 

 1-oelled. — Closely allied to G. mulbijlora, but has larger flowers. 



000 Drupes fleshy \-4rl6bed. 



20. G. Bitchiel, Mast. ; arboreous, leaves glabresoent ovate-lanceolate 

 glandular-serrate 3-nerved, peduncles cymose axillary and terminal, buds 

 oblong subclavate, torus as long as the entire petals sulcate, drupe deeply 

 4-lobed. 



' CoKOAN, Stocks; Westken Ghadts, Bitchie. 



Young branches stellate-hairy. Leaves 3 by IJ in., coriaceous, glabrous above 

 thinly stellate-hairy beneath, base rounded, smaller nerves arching, petiole pilose, y^J 

 in. Peduncles half as long as the leaves, pedicels pilose. Sepals linear-oblong. Petals 

 white, narrow-pointed, shorter than the sepals. Style exceeding the stamens. Drupe 

 purplish, 4 in. diam. ; stones 1-seeded. — Allied to 6. colvmnaris, but diflfers in the ob- 

 long buds, very long torus, and deeply lobed fruit. 



21. Gt. bracteata, Roth Nov. Sp. 243; shrubby, leaves glabrescent 

 scabrous beneath oval-lanceolate, peduncles equalling the short petioles, 

 drupe 4-lobed, stones 2-3-ceUed. W. & A. Prodr. i. 76. G. obtusa, Wall. 

 Cat 1103, partly. 



Westeen PBifiNstiLA, in the Carnatic, Jleyne; Ceylon. 



Leaves 3-4 by 1^-11 in., somewhat oblique, seiTate, base rounded, 3-nerved, secondaries 

 arched, with straight hairs along the nerves beneath ; petiole J in. ■ Peduncles solitar.y 

 or twin, axillary, 3-flowered. Braets broad, pilose, as long as the peduncle. Buds 

 conical or ovoid, pilose, sulcate. Sepals linear, covered with golden down. Petals 

 much shorter than the sepals, oblong, entire, recurved. Torus prolonged beyond the 

 glands. Drupe shrivelled when dry, the size of a cheny, covered with yellow hairs. — 

 Some specimens, labelled as from Assam, but probably from the Calcutta Bot. Gardens, 

 are slightly more scabrous. 



22. G. scabrida, WaU. Gat. 1113, partly; shrubby, leaves pUose or 

 glabrescent elliptic acute dentate, peduncles axillary cymose, much longer 

 than the petiole, flower-buds cylindric-oblong ribbed, torus longer than the 

 glands, drupe 4-lobed. £^urz in Jown. As. Soc. Beng. 1873, ii. 63. G. pilosa, 

 WaU. Vat. 1112, partly. G. ferruginea, Hochst. in A. Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 

 g7? G:.oA.oja.ia,,BlumeexWalp. R6p.i.i%\. G. acuminata, Jioss. in Ann. 

 Mus. iv, 91, t, 48. 



