GLENNIEA ZEYLANICA. (Nat. order Sapindaeen. ) 



GLENNIEA. Hooh.fil — GEN. CHAR, Flowers regular polygamous, calyx 5-lobed, lobes acute valvate, petals very minute broader than 

 long shortly unguiculate concave villous, disk complete expanded fleshy glabrous lobed, stamens 8-10 inserted regularly round the ovary, filameutH 

 short subulate, anthers short didyraous, ovary ovoid, puberulous 3 celled, attenuated iuto a very short conical style, stigmas 3 shortly 2-lobed, ovulta 

 solitary in the cells, fruit obscurely lobed, 3-celled 3 seeded (or by abortion 1-2-celled 1-2-seeded), seed subglobose, aril 0. A large tree, leaves alternate, 

 pinnate, leaflets 1-2 pair, racemes simple or branched, leaf opposed, flowers small pubescent. 



GLENNIEA ^EYLANICA. (Hook, fil.) A large tree, leaves (turning black in drying) alternate pinnate, petioles terete 



tumid at the base, leaflets 1-2 pair with or without a terminal odd one, glabrous lanceolate reticulate obtusely acuminate, 3-5 inches 



long by l-J-2 inches broad, petiolules tumid 2-3 lines long, racemes simple or branched subterminal, leaf-opposed, minutely pilose, 



. fruit 1-1 \ inches in diameter, subglobose and obscurely lobed. Hook. fil. Gen. PI. 1 p. 404. Sapindus unijugus, Thw. En. PI. 



£/ Zey. p- 56, and Nephelium fuscatum, p. 5J. Gleuniea, p. 408. 



A large tree,, Ceylon, Trineomalee, and on the mountains up to 4000 feel elevation ; the drawing of Ike branch is from Dr. Thwaites j 

 the analysis is taken from dried floivers. 



