ALL^ANTHUS ZEYLA.NICUS. (Nat. order Urticese.) 



Al,L2EANTHTJS, Thw- — GEN. CHAR. Flowers diaecioua. Male, in axillary unilateral dense aggregated peduueled spikes, perianth 

 4-parted, segments imbricate in the bud, stamens as many as the segments and opposite to them iurlexed in bud, rudiment of ovary small conical subulate. 

 Female, few in globose axillary congested heads mixed with many abortive squamseform ones, perianth tubular irregularly 4-cleft, segments imbricate, 

 ovary free sessile 1-celled, ovule solitary pendulous campylotropal, style subtermiual short, stigma elongate simple or rarely with a shorter 2nd branch. 

 Thw. En. PI. Zey. p. 263, and Rook. Journ. of Bot. vi. 302. 



AlL^ANTHUS ZEYLANICUS. (Thw.) A large tree 30-40 feet high, branches terete pilose milky, leaves alternate 

 distichous cordato-lanceolate acuminate serrate penniveined pilose, paler beneath venose, 3-4 inches long by 1 J-lf inches broad, petioles 

 pilose 3 lines long, stipules oblong acuminate membranaceous nearly smooth striated oblique deciduous 2 lines long 1£ lines broad. 

 Male, spikes \-2\ inches long 2 lines broad, pilose, peduncle 2-3 lines long. Female, heads 4 lines in diameter shortly peduueled pilose, 

 Thw. I. c. 



This tree has only been detected in Ceylon (central provinces, up to 2000 feet elevation) where it is called Allandoo ; the timber is in 

 use for ordinary purposes ; a very tough fibre is obtained from the inner bark, which is used for a vo.riety of purposes. 



Analysis. 



1. A branch of the male in flower. 



2. A male flower. 



3. Anther, front view. 



4. Anther, back view. 



5. A branch of the female in flower. 



6. A head of female flowers cut through vertically. 



7. A female flower with the short style and long simple stigma. One of the brauches of the latter short. 

 9. The tubular 4-cleft periauth. 



10. Ovary cut vertically, shewing the solitary pendulous ovule. 



11. The abortive scale-like ovaries from the female capitula. (From a drawing coramunicjted by Dr. Thwaites.) 



