Ilex.] XL. iLiciNE^. (J. D. Hooker.) 603 



long, base rounded ; petiole {-1 in. Male fl. in glabrous 'axillary branclied oymose 

 umbelblea, -i^, in. diani., greenish-wliite ; peduncle compressed, stout, 4-1 in. ; pedi- 

 cels i in., slender. Oalyio-lobes Tonnded. Petals, broadly oblong, connate in both sexes. 

 Stamens^ short, inserted on the corolla in both sexes. Female fl. umbellules in shorter 

 stouter simple or much-branched peduncles. Drupes red, crowded ; pedicels of about 

 their own diameter ; stones 5-6, trigonous, with convex backs, rather thick. — ^A very 

 distinct and handsome species. 



15. I. Gardnprlana,' WigM Ic. t. 1217 j glabrous, leaves 2-2i in. 

 long-petioled ovate-lanceolate caudate-acuminate quite entire, umbellules 

 simple and panicled, flowers 5-merous. 



Westeen Pehinsula ; on the Nilghiri hills at Sisparah Ghat, Wight. 



A small tree or large shrub ^ Wight). Leaves rather coriaceous, base rounded ; nerves 

 very faint beneath ; petiole |-| in., very slender. Flowers J in. diam., male only 

 seen, in simple solitary or fascicled peduncled slightly pubescent umbels ; peduncles 

 shorter than the petioles ; pedicels slender, 4 in. Calyx-lobes broad, ciliolate. Petcds 

 oblong, obtuse, connate below. Stamens of $ equalling the petals, inserted on the 

 corolla in both sexes. — A very distinct species, of which the fruit is unknown. 



16. 1. Wigrhtiana, Wall. Cat. 4332 ; glabrous, leaves li-4iin. elliptic 

 elliptic-oblong or -ovate subacute or a uminate quite entire softly coriaceous, 

 flowers usually 5-6-merous, $ and •^ in peduncled simple panicled pu- 

 berulous umbellules, drupe with 5-6 stones, stigma subsessUe. Wight Ic. 

 1. 1216; Thwaites Enwm. 183 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 142. 



Western Peninsula ; Nilghiri hills, Wight, &o. ; Ceylon, in the southern and 

 central parts, ascending to 4000 ft., Thwaites. 



A large umbrageous tree, trunk 6 ft. in diam. at as high above the ground {Wight). 

 Leaves coriaceous, much larger in Ceylon than in Peninsular specimens, and more reti- 

 culated with rather distant nerves beneath, narrowed into H, petiole i-J in. long. 

 Fbwers minute, ^ in. diam., white, umbellules subsessile in Peninsular specimens, on 

 peduncles J-J in. long in Ceylon specimens. Calyx-lobes orbicular. Petals tohlong, 

 connate below in both sexes. Stamens of S shorter than the petals, united to the 

 corolla in both sexes. Drupe \ in. diam., globose, smooth, stones with flat sides and 

 convex backs ; style very short indeed. — The differences between the Peninsular and 

 Ceylon specimens are almost specific. 



Vak. peninsularis ; leaves 1-2 J in., nerves very indistinct beneath, umbellules sub- 

 sessile. 

 Var. zeylanica; leaves 3-5 in., nerves very distinct beneath, umbellules pedioelled. 



17. I. excelsa, Wall. Cat. 4328 (exsulca) ; glabrous, leaves 2-4 in. soft 

 elliptic-ovate or -lanceolate acuminate quite entire, nerves very oblique, 

 petiole slender, umbellules pubescent very shortly and stoutly peduncled, 

 flowers 4r-5-merous, drupe \ in. diam. with. 5 stones. Brandis For. 

 Flor. 76 {excl. syn. Ehretiae). 1 1, elliptica, Bon Prodr. 189. Cassine ex- 

 celsa, Wall, in Roxh. Fl. Ind. ed. Caret/, ii. 376. 



Shbteopical Hjmalata ; from Kumaon to Nipal and Bhotan (exclusive of Sikkim), 

 alt. 4^6000 ft. ; Khasia Mts., alt. 4000 ft., Griffith, &c. 



A large shrub (or tall tree, Wallich). Leaves dark-green, shining above, paler be- 

 neath, rather fleshy, base acute ; petiole 4-1 in. ; stipules 2, minute. Flowers J in. 

 diam., about 12 in an umbel; pedimcle J-4 in., stout, compressed; pedicels -stout, 

 very short. Calyx-lobes ovate, obtuse, ciliate. Petals ovate-rotundate, crenulate, 

 united at the base in both sexes. Stamens equalling the petals, inserted on the corolla 

 in both sexes ; filaments dilated at the base. Drupe globose, with 4-5 trigonous stones ; 

 stigma 4r-5-lobed'. — That the trivial name exsulea of Wall. Cat. is an oversight for excelsa 

 is evident from this being the Cassine excelsa of Wallich in Koxburgh's Flora Indica, 

 where it is admirably described and stated to be a lofty tree ; no less than from the fact 



