LACHNOSTOMA HOOK. F. 105 



exceedingly villose. Leaves with a long, tail-like tip. Seeds plano- 

 convex whereas the seeds of the other economic species under the 

 Section Lachnostomdj have ellipsoidal seeds as in the case of C. 

 Jenkinsii Hook, f . ; or oblong seeds as in the case of C. ligustroides 

 S. Moore. 



Synonymy: — Lachnostoma khasiana Korth. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 

 2 (1851) 202; in Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 2 (1856-59) 257. 



Geographical Distribution: — Himalaya region; Mysore; Khasia 

 and Jyntea Mts. 



History: — Coffea khasiana Hook. f. was first noted about 1871 

 as indigenous in the Khasia Mts. at an altitude of over 600 M. 

 It was observed several times by C. B. Clarke at an altitude of 

 1350 M. The description of this plant as C. khasiana Hook. f. ap- 

 peared in 1882, and was based largely on Herb. Ind. Or. Hook. 

 f. & T. Nob. specimen No. 6. 



It is closely allied to Coffea densiflora Blume of Java and Sumatra. 

 It is gathered by the natives, but has never become a widely culti- 

 vated species. 



Use: — As a substitute for the seeds of C. arabica L. 



Bibliography: — Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 3 (1882) 154-155. — Froehner 

 in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 25 (1898) 255, 276. — Lecomte Le Cafe (1899) 40. 

 — Valeton in Bull. Inst. Bot. Buitenz. 7 (1901) 7, 8, 11, 13, 26, 27, 

 30, 31. _ 



Economic and Cultural References: — Sebire Les PI. Util. Senegal 

 (1899) 179. — Gamble Man. Ind. Timbers ed. 2 (1922) 422. 



