Corehorus.] xxviii. tiliace^. (Maxwell T. Masters.) 899 



Bucli shorter than the petiole. Peduncles opposite the leaves, 2-3-flowered. Capsule 

 1-14 in.— Wight and Arnott desciibe the septa between the seeds as nearly obsolete, 

 but they are frequently well marked. 



DOUBTFUL SPECIES. 



C. PUMILDS, Sam. in Wall. Oat. 6310 (a plant cultivated in the Calcutta Garden), 

 is too imperfect to be determined. It is probably a depauperated form of some common 

 species. 



11. PX.AGZOFTERON, GriflF. 



A climbing shrub. Leaves opposite and . alternate, pubescent, entire. 

 Flowers numerous, in peduncled panicles. Sepals 5. Petals 5, refiexed., 

 Stamens numerous ; filaments clavate ; anthers 2-C6lled, cells divergent at 

 the base. Ovary 3-celled ; styles consolidated, subulate ; ovules 2 in each 

 cell, collateral. Fruit subturbinate, woody, 3-ceUed, 3-winged at the 

 summit. — Distkib. A solitary species. ' 



1. P. fra^rans, Griff, in Calc. Jou/m. Nat. Hist. iv. 244, t. 13. 



Tenasserim, at Mehoui, Griffith. 



Stellate-pubescent. Leaves 4 by 2 in., ovate-oblong, cuspidate; petiole \ in. 

 Flowers small, fragrant. Petals 3-4 times longer than the sepals. Stamens longer 



than the petals, filaments capillary. Ovary pilose. Fruit IJin. diam. Griffith, 



who descrilies this plant from specimens growing in the Calcutta Garlen, says that it 

 is supposed to come from Silhet ; but I find specimens in his own Herbarium gathered 

 by himself in Mergui, prdbably at a subsequent date. 



12. ECKXNOCAXtPTrS, Blume. 



Trees. Leaves simple, arch-veined. Pedundes axillary, 1-flowered, soli- 

 tary or tufted. Sepals 4, imbricate. Petals 4, gashed. Stamens numerous, 

 free, springing froui a thick disk ; anthers linear, opening by a terminal pore. 

 Ovary 3-4-cened ; cells many-ovuled ; style subulate. Capsule coriaceous or 

 ■woody, prickly or setose, 3-4- or by abortion, 1-ceUed. Seeds solitary few 

 or many, pendulous, ovoid, testa bony shining,, albumen fleshy ; cotyledons 

 broad, fl!at.— Disteib. One species is Australian, another Javan, the re- 

 mainder are Indian. 



1. E. nXurex, Benth. in Proc. 'Linn. Soc. v. Suppl. ii. p. 71 ; leaves 

 oblong or sublanceolate acuminate glabrous on both surfaces, spines of the 

 fruit dilated at the base. 



Khasia Mts. ; alt. 3-5000 ft., Bk.f.&T. 



Glabrous except the peduncles. Leaves 3-4 by IJ in. ; petiole 1 In. PedmruHe 1 in. 

 Flowers not seen. Capsule 1-1 4 in., ovoid, woody, 4-5-valved, valves downy, covered 

 with long straight subulate spines. — -Kurz (Journ. As. Soc.'Beng. 1870, ii.-67), identi- 

 fies E. Mwrex with Blume's E. Sigun, but in the absence of authentic specimens of the 

 latter I hesitate to adopt his view seeing how far apart the Khasia Mountains and Java 

 are, and that the species has been found in no intermediate station. Clos, moreover, 

 describes E. Sigun as differing both in the foliage and spines of the capsules. 



2. E. assamicus, Benth. I.e. 72 ; leaves elliptic-oblong abruptly acu- 

 minate, glabrous above thinly pubescent beneath, spines of the fruit 

 subulate. 



Upper Assam, Oriffith. 



A medium-sized tree. Leaves 9 by 4 in. ; petiole 2-3 in. Pedundes puberulons. 

 Ovary ovoid, bristly ; style subulate. Fruit pendulous, 2 in. diam., globose, studded 

 with long slender spines. 



