104 XXI. TILIACEJE [ElaocarpuB 



D. Ovary 2- rarely 3-celled, eacli cell witli 2 rows of superpo&ed ovules. PI. 

 middle-sized, sepals J~'j in., petals ciineate, deeply cut, anthers tenninated by 

 a long awn or bristle. 



13. E. aristatus, Eoxb. ; Wiglit Ic. t. 63. — Yern. Garali, Assam. 

 Leaves ol^ovate or oblanceolate, blade 5-12 in., gradually narrowed into a 



petiole 1-2 in., which is thickened and geniculate at the insertion of blade, 

 upper side glabrous, underside with a few hairs on nerves. Secondary nerves 

 10-20 pair, prominent beneath. Racemes pubescent, 10-15 fid., pedicels nearly 

 as long as sepals, sepals J~| in., densely pubescent outside. Petals yellow 

 (Rosb. PL Ind. ii. 600, white in Icones Eoxbarghianse), with long soft 

 hairs at the back. Stamens 45-50, awn equal or nearly equal to anther. 

 Ovary tomentose. Stone rugose with two raised ridges (deeply tuberculate in 

 a specimen from Sikkim). 



Subhimalayan tract from Sikknix eastward, Dwars (a large tree), Klia&i hills, Chitta- 

 gong, Burma, Andamaiis. PL April, May. Tins probably is JE. 6M?ijj7eT;, Kurz, P. PL 1. 

 165. 



14. E. tuberculatus, Eoxb.; Bedd. M. Sylv t. 113.— S^ni. Monocera 

 iuberctdata^ Wight et Arn. ; Wight Ic. t. 62, 111. t. 35. 



Similar to 13, but leaves pubescent beneath, inflorescence ru&ty-tomentose. 

 Stamens more numerous, up to 80. Fl. white, stone compressed, deeply tuber- 

 culate. 



Common in tlie evergreen forests of the Western Ghats and adjoining lull langes, 

 from Mahableshwar southwards FL 0. S. I am disposed to think tliat 18 and 14 are 

 one species. Glabrous specimens (called E. aristatus) have been collected in the Konkan, 

 while tomentose specimens (called E. tuherculatus) are known from Burma. The 

 other characters are not more reliable than the pubescence of leaves 15 E. nigo- 

 sus, Eoxb.; Wight Ic. t. 61. Chittagong, Makiim forest, Assam (B. B., April, 

 1879). Leaves approximate near the ends of branches, glabrous, obovate-spathu- 

 late, lower part narrow, with a rounded base, widening gradually into a broad apex. 

 Blade 6-12 m., petiole 0, or veiy short and broad, inflorescence rusty-tomentose. 

 te'epals I in., pedicels longer than sepals. Petals pale yellow (Icones Boxburghianse), 

 silky on both sides. Stamens 45, ovary giooved, tomentose. Stone rugose. E. yiandU 

 folius^ Kxirz, F. Fl 165, with larger leaves, gradually narrowed into petiole, and pubes- 

 cent beneath, may possibly belong to this. 



16. E, ferrugineus, Bedd. El. Sylv. t. 112.~Syn. Monoctra ferrvginta, 

 Wight Ic. t. 205. 



Branchlets, petioles, under side of leaves and inflorescence densely lusty- 

 tomentose. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, the two halves bent back so as to be 

 boat-shaped. Blade 4-5, petiole |-1 in. long. Racemes 6-12-ilo'wered, pedicels 

 as long as or shorter than sepals. Sepals | in. long, silky outside, glabrous 

 inside, petals silky on both sides. Petals oblong-cuneate, npper edge with 

 10-12 villous teeth. Stamens 20, awns not half as long as anthers. Ovary 

 tomentose, 3-celled, ovules numerous, superposed. Drupe ovoid, f in. long. 



Mlgiris. Palni and Anamalai hills. PL April. 17. E. Munroii, Mast. Evergreen 

 forests of the Western Ghats from the Konkan southwards. Leaves perfectly glabrous, 

 ovate-lanceolate, chartaceous, creiiate. Blade 2-4, petiole 1-1^ in. Racemes short, with 

 8-10 flowers. Sepals J in. long, slightly pubescent outside. Stamens 20, awn shorter 

 than anther. Ovary 2-celled, tomentose. 18. E. acuminatus, "Wall. ; PL B. Ind. i. 406. 

 Assam and Khasi hills. Leaves glabrous, lanceolate, narrowed into short petiole. 

 Racemes short, pedicels twice the length of sepals, which are J-| in., midrib prominent 

 on inside. Petals ouneate, hairy on both faces, teeth 10-15, lanceolate, glabrous. Stamens 

 80-40, filaments glabrous, as long as anthers, thickened at the base. Awn short, hairy 

 like anther. Ovary 2-celled, glabrous. 



E. Ovary 2-celled, each cell with two rows of superposed ovules. PL large, 

 sepals I in. and longer. Petals cuneate, deeply cut. Anthers terminated by 

 a long awn or bristle, rarely mucronate. 



19, E. obtusus, Blume ; King in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. voL 60 ii. 134, 



