106 XXL TILIACE^ [Elceocarim. 



ill tlie anthei-hj wliicli are miicronate, not awneclj glabrous filaments and ovar\ 

 21. E. teacteatus, Kiirz, P, ]?L i. 165, is a large tree. Upper Assam (D. B.), Tlionna;^ 

 geen and Tonzaleen (D. B.), Slian hills (CoUett). Leaves perfectly glabrouSj elliptic, 

 obovatej crenate, narro^-ed into a jjetiole ^-1 in. long, ^liicli is thickened and genicu-' 

 late at apex. Secondary nerves 8-10 pair. Eacemes sliort, corymbose. Pedicels 3 time^ 

 the length of sepals, in the axils of oblong-obovate, often serrate bracts. Sepals ^ in. 

 long. A^vn nearly as long as antlier, ovary 2-celled, tomentose, stone wrinkled. 



22. E. grandifiorus, Smith; Kurz, P. Fl. i. 166; Pierre, PL Por. Coch. t. 

 142. — Syn. Monocera grand (flora , Hooker, Bot. Mag. t. 4680. Vern. Ye Saga, 

 Biirm. 



A large sliriib or small tiee, entirely glabrous, except flowers. Leaves lanceo- 

 late, more or less crenate. Petiole J in., not thickened at apex. Eacemes 

 3-6 fid., shorter than leaves, flowers scented, pedicels long, slender, in the axiL 

 of oblong bracts. Sepals red, f-1 in. long, glabrous outside, silky inside. 

 Petals white or cream-coloured, silky outside. Disk cylindric, tomentose, 

 sulcate. Awn about the length of anther. Ovary pubescent, 2-celled. Stone 

 covered with woody reflexed spines. 



Thaukyegliat near Toungoo (Kurz), Upper Burma (Prager, Smales). Ph April, May. 

 Cocliinchina, Java. 



P. Ovary 2- or 3-celled, ovules superposed in two rows. PL small and 

 middle-sized, sepals |-J in. Petals broader at base. Anthers with short 

 awns. 



23. E. Varunna, Ham. ; Kurz, P. PL i. 165. 



Young shoots grey, silky. Leaves perfectly glabrous, elliptic-lanceolate, 

 serrate. Petiole thickened and geniculate at the top. Blade 4-8, petiole 1-3 

 in. long. Secondary nerves 10-14 pair, prominent. Racemes axillary, numer- 

 ous, 10-12 fld., pedicels a little longer than sepals. Buds and flowers outside 

 grey with silky hairs. Sepals \ in. Petals oblong, broader at the base, hairy on 

 both sides, with 7-10 linear teeth. Stamens 25-40, on a 10-lobed torus, awn 

 shorter than anther. Ovary ribbed, hairy, 3-celled. Drape | in. long, stone 

 smooth, 1-seeded. 



Suhhimalayan tract in evergreen forests, from Nepal eastward, ascending in Sikkim 

 to 4,000 ft. Assam, Chittagong. PL March, AiniL 24. E. prunifolius, Wall., Khasi 

 hills, Manipnr, is similar, but leaves almost entire, and smaller. Blade 2-4, petiole 

 1-1^ in. Sepals J in., awn very sliort. 25. E. petiolatus, Wall. ; King, in Journ. As. 

 SocrBeng. vol. 60 li. (1892) 180 (J5J. integer^ Masters, not Wall.). Silhet, Oacliar, Burma, 

 Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. Leaves coriaceous, shining, ellix^tic, entire, acute 

 or shortly acuminate. Blade 4-6, petals 1-3 in. Eacemes shorter tlian leaves, sepals 

 J in. Petals oblong, the apex cut into 10-14 subulate glabrous teeth. Ovary 2-celled. 

 Drni^e | in diam., stone slightly rugose. 26. E. GriffitMi, Masters. Tenasserim, Malay 

 Peninsula. Racemes axillary, longer than leaves, as well as flo'\\ers whitish-silky. 

 Sepals J in. Petals ovate, acuminate, irregularly fimbriate. 



Oedeii XXIL LINE-ffi, Gen. PL i. 241. 



Linacea' and ErytJiroxylacew^ Engler u. Prantl iii. 4. 27, 37. 



Herbs, shrubs or small trees. Leaves altei^nate, simple, genei'ally quite 

 entire. FL regular, as a rule bisexual. Sepals 5, petals 5. Stamens 5 or 10, 

 filaments united at base, anthers versatile 2-celled. Ovary 3-5-celled, styles 

 3-5, free, or more or less connate. Several species of Linum^ Relnwardtla^ 

 and probably also of other genera are remarkable on account of their dimorphic 

 and polymorphic flowers with varying relative length of styles and stamens. 



Stamens 10, fruit^a di-upe, seeds several, woody hooks 



OIL branchlets . ♦ 1. Hugonia. 



Stamens 5, staminodes 5, fruit a capsule . . . Eeinwakdtia.(p .107). 



Stamens 10, fruit a capsule Ixonanthes (p. 107). 



Stamens 10, fruit a 1-seeded drupe . . . .2. Erythroxylon. 



