400 XXVIII. TiLiACEiE. (Maxwell T. Masters.) [EcUnocarpua. 



3. E. stercullaceus, Benth. loc. cit. 72 ; leaves ovate or obovate cuspi- 

 date downy beneath, spines of the fruit subulate. 



Eastern Himalaya; Bhotan, Griffith; Sikkim, at 2000 ft., Bk.f. 



A tree. Bark smooth. Leaves 8-10 by 4 in., base rounded or suboordate, minutely 

 serrulate ; petiole 2 in. Peduncles tomentose, l-lj in. Fruit globose, densely covered 

 ■Vritli very long subulate spines. 



4. E. tomentosus, Benth. loc. cit. 72 ; leaves elliptic tomentose beneath, 

 capsule covered with short bristles. 



Eastern Himalaya; Bhotan, Griffith; Sikkini, alt. 2-4000 ft., Hk.^. 



A lofty tree, younger portions tomentose. Leaves 6-8 by 3-4 in., coriaceoas, acumi- 

 nate, serrated, base rounded ; petiole 1| in., downy, thickened at the apex. Peduncles 

 1^-2 in., tomentose, thickened at the apex. P'lowers 4 in. diam. Sepals 5, ovats, 

 pointed. Petals oblong, concave, 4-5-toothed at the apex. Anthers linear, apiculate, 

 filaments pilose. Capsule IJ in., ovoid, woody, 4-5-valved, valves densely covered with 

 short fine bristles. 



5. E. dasycarpus, Benth. loc. cit. 72 ; leaves oblong or oblanceolate 

 entire or serrulate glabrous on both surfaces, petals longer than the calyx, 

 fruit covered with short dense ultimately deciduous spines. 



Eastern Himalaya; Bhotan, Gri^tA; Sikkim, alt. 4-6000 ft., SA;./. 



A tree. Leaves 4-5 by 3 in., coriaceous, shortly acuminate, base tapering ; petiole 

 1 in., thickened at the apex. Peduncles 1^-2 in., axillary or aggregated at the end of 

 the branches. Mowers nearly 1 in. diam. Heceptacle cushion-shaped, pitted. Sepals 

 oval or orbicular. Petals broad, lobed. Anthers oblong, apiculate. Ovary 4-celied, 

 style longer than the ovary. Capsule 1 -in., subglobose, 4-o-valved, valves woody. 

 Seeds 4 by | in., oval, black, smooth.— Variable in foliage and size of flower. 



13. EXiSOCAXtFVS, Linn. 



Trees. Leaves simple. Florvers usually hermaphrodite, rarely polygamous, 

 in axillary racemes. Sepals 5, distinct. Petals 5, usually laciniate at the 

 apex, rarely entire, springing from the outside of a cusliion-shaped, often 

 -5-lobed torus. Stamens usually indefinite, never less than 10, arising from 

 the inside of the torus, and more or less aggregated into groups opposite the 

 petals and alternating with the glands of the torus ; anthers innate, linear, 

 opening by a terminal pore. Ovary sessile, 2-6-ceUed, cells 2-many-ovuled ; 

 style columnar. Drupe with a single bony stone which is 3-5 or by abortion 

 1-QeUed. Seeds pendulous, 1 in each cell, albumen fleshy; cotyledons flat. — 

 DiSTKiB. About 50 species, most abundant in the hotter parts of India and 

 the Indian archipelago. A few species are found in some of the South Sea 

 islands, New Zealand, and Australia. 



Sect. I. Ganitrus. Ovary and eb-upe 5-ceUed. 



1. E. Ganltrus, Roxb. Hort. Beng. 42; Fl. Ind. ii. 592; leaves glabres- 

 cent elliptic acute, stamens many anthers bearded, drupe globose. WaU. Cat. 

 S660 AtoU; Dak. tfc Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 27. Ganitrus sphserica, Goertn. Fruct. ii, 

 271, t. 139 ; Wight Ic. L 66. — Rumph. Amb. iii. t. 101. 



Native of various parts of India, Roxburgh; Nipal, and Chittaooho, Wallich; 

 Malacca, Concan, on the higher Ghats, Dais. & Gibs. — Distrib. Malay Archipelago, 

 Boxhurgh. 



A tree. Leaves 5-6 by 2 in., serrulate ; petiole J-f in. Stipules minute, subulate, 

 caducoiis. Racemes fromthe old wood, drooping, shorter than the leaves. Flower- 

 buds ovoid-conical, elongate. Flowers 4 in. diam., white. Sepals lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, glabresoent, internally 1 -ribbed. Petals glabresoent, oblong, laciniate halfway 



