172 Notes on Indian Botany, 



Vaccinium (A.) venosum, (R. W.) shrubby, glabrous : branches 

 terete : leaves and racemes congested on the ends of the ramuli : 

 leaves subsessile, elliptic-oblong, acute at the base, tapering to a 

 point, serrated, rigid, coriaceous ; veins above (when dry) prominent 

 with the interspaces somewhat bullate : racemes, axillary, congested 

 on the ends of the branches, about the length of the leaves : flowers 

 numerous, ovate, small, short pedicelled, with a minute subulate 

 caducous bractea and 2 bracteoles : calyx glabrous, lobes triangular, 

 corolla slightly hairy within, filaments about half the length of the 

 anthers : anther cells rough, without bristles, calcarate at the base, 

 stigma obtuse. — R. W. Icon. 1185. 



Bootan, Griffith. 



A very distinct species, easily recognized by its strongly. veined 

 somewhat bullate leaves, and numerous small flowers, leaves 3 to 

 3J inches long, and about 1 broad, very rigid, flowers about 2^-lines 

 long, the pedicel about the same. The want of bristles to the 

 anthers places it near V. serratum, the spur to the anthers is 

 peculiar. 



Vaccinium (A.) malaccense, (R. W.) shrubby, glabrous, ramuli 

 slender terete : leaves glabrous, petioled, ovate lanceolate, acute at 

 the base, acuminated, finely serrated : racemes longer than the leaves, 

 many flowered, solitary, from the axils of the upper leaves : flowers 

 drooping, short pedicelled, bracteate : bracts foliacious lanceolate, 

 longer than the pedicels : pedicels hairy, with a bractiole about the 

 middle : corolla ovate villous : filaments hairy, anthers without 

 bristles : style, length of the stamens : stigma simple : fruit globose, 

 about the size of a pea. — R. W. Icon. 1186. 



Malacca, Griffith. 



The largest leaves on my specimens are about 2J inches long and 

 1 broad at the broadest point, whence they taper to both ends. The 

 longer racemes rather exceed that length ; flowers numerous, about 

 3-lines long, often shorter than the adjoining bractea. The want 

 of bristles to the anthers associates this with V. serratum, but in 

 other respects it is quite distinct. 



Vaccinium (A.) odontocerum, (R. W.) arboreous, glabrous, 

 branches strongly marked with the prominent scars of fallen leaves : 

 leaves coriaceous, linear-lanceolate, shining, slightly denticulate, 



