Eicvocarpn^] XXI. TILIACE.E 10'^ 



with 3 vertical groovpb. I am dispObed t(3 refer all Iiidiau spnciinens to X ^ei^rafus. 

 Liiin., wlaicli Gamb^ List 18, giYPb from Sikkim. ^. riurlhumhis of Cuclniuhliia and 

 Java liab bmailor flo^iers, bppalb \~l in,, and may be diiferpnt. 5. E. lacunosus, AVall. ; 

 Kiirz, F. Fl. i. 1G8 : Pierre, Fl. For. Corliincli. t.^141, Tn-mButcfief, Bnrni, E\ergreeii 

 forests of Lower Burma. Young shoots and racemes bilky-hairy, sepals f, in. Leave-, 

 euneate or obovate, obtuse, narrowed into fc.hort petiole, racemes lax, stone w ith rounded 

 tubercles. This possibly is R lonyifoVim^ "Wall. 



G. E. robustus, Roxb. ; Kiirz, R M. i. 1(>\K 



Leaves ovate from a rounded base, acuminate, pubescent and pale beneath, 

 blade (>-~9, petiole \-l\ in , thickened and geniculate at tbe insertion of blade. 

 Secondary nerves 8-12 pair. Sepals I in., petals broad-cuneate, mucli larii;er 

 than sepals. Disk fleshy, consisting' of 5 distinct tonientose lobes. Stamens 

 30-40, anthers on slirrt filaments, one valve ciliate. Style thickened at the 

 base, articulate with the ovary. Drupe ovoid, 1-1^^ in. long. Stone rugose, 

 slightly 3-grnovedj 3-ceiled. 



Sikkim, Western Duars, Absam, Cachar, Cdiittagong, Burma, Malay Peniubula. Fl 

 H. S. To this probably belongs E. HpJferU Kuiz, FL Brit. Ind- i. 402. 7. E. sikkimensis. 

 Masters. Evergreen forests at the foot of the Sikkim and Bhutan Himalaya, ascend- 

 ing to 5,000 ft. Young shoots and inflorescence grey-pubebcent, the ]je(licels more 

 than twice the length of calyx, sepals I m long. H. E. WaUichii, Kurz, F. Fl. i. VoM Eni** 

 forestb of Low er Burma. Braiichiets, jjetioleb and under side of leaves taw ny-tomeiitObP. 



9. E. lanceaefolius, Eoxb. ; Wight Ic. t. 65. Vern. BJiadms, Nep. 



A lai'ge tree, perfectly glabrous, excepting the flower. Wood soft, light- 

 coloured. Leaves lanceolate, thinly coriaceous, nari'owed into a short petiole. 

 Secondary nerves G-12 pair, joined by conspicuous intramarginal veins. 

 Bacemes mostly infra-axillary, stiff, shorter than leaves. Sepals nearly glab* 

 reus, I in. long, disk consisting of 5 distinct hairy glands. Anthers on fllaments 

 half their length, shortly ciliate at tip. Drupe oblong, l.l in. long^ stone 

 1-seeded, slightly tubercled. 



Common ah(jut Barieeling, 6,000-8,000 ft., Ivhasi hills; 4,000-5,000 ft., Manipur. Fl. 

 B. S. Accoiding to Kurz, F. Fl. i. 168, in Tena&berim. 



Species 8-9 are closely allied. In courhe of time Indian foresters will be able to 

 say whether nnjde of growth and other biological characters justif\^ the classification 

 here attemjjted, A^hich is based upon characters, which in this genus are variable. 



0. Ovary 3-celled, eacli cell with 2 collateral ovules. FL small, sepals not 

 over J in., petals euneate, deeply laciniate. Anthers not ciliate* 



19. E. oblongus, Gaei^tn. Fruct. i. 202 t. 43 ; Wight Ic. t. 46. Vera. 

 llanaJ fach', Kan. ; Bike mara^ Nilgiris ; Khaffa Karei^ Tarn. 



Young shoots puberulous. Leaves coriaceous, as a rule glabrous, underside 

 sometimes minutely hairy, broadl}'- elliptic, petiole glandular-thickened at apex, 

 about 1 in., blade 4-B in. long. Secondary nerves arcuate, branching, promi- 

 nent, tertiary reticulate. Eacemes shorter than leaves, bracts caducous, longer 

 than buds, dentate. Sepals red, \ in. long. Petals cut not quite to the middle. 

 Filaments bent, as long as anthers or longer. Style pilose at the base, not 

 articulate with ovary. Drupe ovoid, more or less acuminate at both ends, 

 1-seeded. 



Evergreen forest on the "Western G-hats from the Ivonkan southwards. Bahahuden 

 hills, l^ilgiiis, Anamalais. Fl. April-June. Gaertner's specimen was from the Leiden 

 Museum, and probably is not this species at all, the fruit is obtuse at both ends. The 

 name therefoie may eventually have to be changed. H. Jeptodachya^ Wall., and K 

 Iwidus, Roxb., Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 408, are doubtfxil. 11. E. hygropnilTis, Kurz, F. El.i. 108. 

 Common in the plains of Lower Banna. Leaves coriaceous, obovate, narrowed into a 



hills in Upper Burma, is a very remarkable tree. Branchlets, inflorescence, under 

 side of leaves along nerves rusty- or dark grey-tomentose. Leaves oblong, serrate, 

 midrib and nerves very prominent. FL on short pedicels, supported by round, serrate 

 or laciniate, tomentose bracteoles. Petals laciniate neaidy to the base. 



