404 XXVIII. TiLiACEiE. (Maxwell T. Masters.) [Elaopa/rpus. 



'M.iCLkCCA.; Mairtgay. 

 , A tree; herbaceous portions downy. Leaves 3 by I4 in., acute at both ends, gla- 

 btesoent, or with a few hairs beneath ; petiole I4 ™-i "^'ii^i two glands at the apex. 

 Peduticle as long or longer than the petiole, pedicels J in., hairy. Flowers J in. diam. 

 Sepals ovate-lanceolate. Petals oblong. Anthers paberulous. Ova/ry 3-celled. Drvipe 

 the size of a cherry ;. stone 1-celled, 1-seeded. * 



16. E. stipularis, Blume Bijdr. 121 ; leaves elliptic-oblong acuminate 

 serrulate pubescent beneath, stipules ovate incised, drupe globose 1-celled. 



FromBiKMA, WaUich, to Malacca, Mainqay. — Distkib. Java, Borneo. 



A tree, herbaceous portions pubescent; Leaves 6 by 2 in. ; petiole 1 in. Sacemes 

 nearly as long as the leaves, pubescent. Flowers ^ in. diam. £uds ovoid. Sepals 

 lanceolate, silky-pubescent. Disk 5-lobed. Anthers bearded or beardless, 15-20. 

 Ovary downy, 6 celled. 



17. E. amoenus, Thwaites Enum. 32 ; leaves glabrous lanceolate acumi- 

 nate serrate, serratures aristulate, anthers beardless, drupe globose 1-celled. 

 Beddome Flor. Sylvat. t. 111. 



Southevli provinces of the Western Peninsula, Beddome; Ceylon, Central pro- 

 vince, all. 4000, ft., Thwaites. 



A, tree. Leaves 2^ by f-2 in., glandular beneath; petiole l-f'in. Leaf-hnds 

 .pilose. Eaeern.es from the axils of the fallen leaves. Fhwer-hvas ovate-lanceolate. 

 Sepals lanceolate. Ovary 5-celled. Lrwpe the size of a large cherry ;. stone 1-celled. 



18. E. obovatus, Am. in Act. Acad. Nat. Cur. xviii. 323 (1836); leaves 

 glabrous obovate, racemes longer than the leaves, anthers beardless, drupe 

 globose 1-celled. Thwaites Enum. 32/ E. coriaceus, Hook. Ic. PI. t. 154 5 

 Wight lU. i. 83 (1840). 



Ceylon, Newera Ellia, alt. 6-8000 ft. 



A shrub. Leaves 2J-3 by lJ-2 in., coriaceous, obtuse, serrulate, sometimes glan- 

 dular, base cuneate ; petiole ^ in. . Flowers | in. diam., drooping. Sepals lanceolate, 

 tomentose. Stamens 15-25. Ovary minutely villous, 3-celled. Drupe .spherical; 

 stone rugulose, tubercled. ^ 



19. E. montanus, Thwaites Enum. 32 ; leaves ovate-oblong or orbicular 

 obtuse denticulate glandular beneath, anthers beardless, drupes spherical. 



Ceylon ; loftier parts of the island, alt. 6-8000 ft., Thwaites. 



A middle-sized tree. Leaves 2-3^ by lf-2 in., coriaceous, younger ones pubescent be- 

 neath; petiole J-1 in. Macemes nearly as long as the leaves, pubescent. Flowers J in. 

 diam. Sepals oblong. , Petals silky, longer than the sepals. 



20. E. subvillosus, Am. in Act. Acad. Nat. Cur. xviii. 323 (1836) ; leaves 

 oval obtuse abruptly and shortly acuminate crenaterserrate glabrescent^ 

 bracts pectinate, anthers pubescent, drupe oblong 1-celled. — Thwaites 

 Enum. 33. E.pubesceas, fi'ooA. Ic. PI. 155, (1837). 



Ceylon; SafFragam district, Thwaites; M ai,acca, Maingay. — ^Distkib. Borneo. 



Arborescent ; herbaeeous portions densely pubescent, at length glabrescent. Leaves 

 4 by 2 J in. ; petiole IJ in. Stipules subulate. Bacemes downy, from the axils of the 

 fallen leaves. lUnoer-Mds ovate, acute. Petals oblong, clawed, fimbriate, at the 

 apex. Stamens 15^25. Anthers densely pubescent. Ovary villous. Drupe olive- 

 Boaped ; stone tubercled, sharply pointed. 



Sect. III.' Idonocera, Jack (Gen.). Flowers bisexual. Anthers termi- 

 nated by along awn. Ovary 2-3- rarely 5-ceUed. Drupe 1-celled, 1-2-seeded, 

 * Petals narrowed toward the base, dilated toward the apex. 

 t Anther-Ji^ils erect. 



21. E. tuberculatus, Hoocb. Fl. Ind. ii. 594 ; leaves glabrous above 

 hairy along; the nerves beneath obovate minutely serrate base cuneate, 



