THE BOTANY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND. 183 



entire coriaceous, 2 to 4 inches long f to 1-J inches wide, 

 nerves about 9 pairs, petiole ^ inch long. All glabrous 

 except for tufts of hair in the axils of the nerves on 

 the back. Inflorescence in leaf opposed panicles. Flo- 

 wers not seen. Peduncles in fruit -J inch long. Calyx 

 persistent 5 lobed to the base lobes J inch ovate obtuse 

 pubescent. Drupe 1 inch long green ovoid beaked, base 

 stalked, 3 celled, pericarp thinly pulpy, cell walls woody, 

 hairy within. 



Flying Fish Cove, Phosphate Hill, Plateau No. 67. 



This was mentioned by Hemsley in Journ. Linn. Soc. 

 XXV. (1890) p. 353, as" " Burseracea?" Flowers have 

 not yet been obtained and though it is coninion in 

 Christmas Island, Andrews does not appear to have 

 collected it. Identified by Mr. Hemsley. 



CELASTRINEiE. 



Celastrus paniculatus, Willd. 



A small tree, Rocky point (Andrews). I saw what I 

 suppose to be this plant in the same locality but it was 

 flowerless and also without fruit. 



Distribution Indo- Malaya. 



RHAMNACE.E. 



Colubrina pedunculata, Bakes fil. Monog. Christmas Island 195. 



A straggling tree, with ovate leaves and flowers in 

 axillary cymes, on long peduncles. Fruit subglobose cap- 

 sular dehiscing irregularly \ to ^ inch long; seeds hemis- 

 pheric with a rounded back and broad inner faces, 

 bright brown polished and very smooth. 



North coast, (Andrews) abundant on the apper cliff 

 above Flying Fish Cove, and at Andrews Lookout on 

 Phosphate hill. In dry places. It was in fruit at the 

 time of oar visit, Andrews found it in flower in Febru- 

 ary, Endemic. • This is a plant of very different habit 



B A. Soc, No. 45, 1905. 



