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hillh. Bhan liills, Upper Burma, 4,000 ft. L. serrulate, cymes solitary, 3-5-fld., xjeduncleb 

 as long as leaves. Fl. ] in. across. Fr. nearly globose, 4-anglecI, calvx persibtent, 

 prominent. 16. E. touUatus, Wall. Bikkim, Assam, Kliasia, Manipur to 1,000 ft. A 

 small tree. 1. ovate-lanceolate nearly entire, blade 4-10, petiole J in sec. n. 7-10 pair 

 very prominent beneatli. Fr. J-J in. diam., as long as broad. 



17. E. pendulus, Wall. : Brandis, ¥. M. 79. Tidli^ Hazara ; BhamheJa^ 

 Jauns. 



A middle-sized tree^ young shoots reddish-brown, shining. L. sharply 



serrate^ blade 2-5, petiole l-\ in. sec. n. slender. Cymes frequently from the 



axils of bracts below the leaves, peduncle long, branches short. PL \ in. 



Fr. broader than long, 3-4-lobed, angles often winged. 



Locally (nowhere common) in the Himalaya, from Hazara to As^am, not known from 

 Sikkim.' Fl. April, May. 18. E frigidus, "Wall. Sikkim 7-12,000 ft. A straggling 

 shrub. L. exceedingly variable, from narrow-linear to ellii3tic-laiiceolate, serrate, 

 blade 3-7, petiole ^-\ in. Fr. as broad as long, winged or not. A remarkable variety 

 (Bhutan, Griffith; Khasi hills, 0. B. Clarke) with 4 wings J in. long is E. Laicsonii, 

 r. B. Clarke. 19. E. Grifflthii, Ivniz, Martaban liills, not unfreqiient. A bin ub (scandent, 

 Griff.). Branches 4-angular, ahnost winged. L. sessile, slightly toothed, cymeh short, 

 branches filiform, divaricating. 20. E. tliesefolius, Wall. Isfepal, Assam, Ivhasi hills, 

 Manipur. A shrub, branches with raised lines, 1. sinuate-toothed, blade 2-dh petiole 

 J in. Fr. nearly globose, obtubely 4-angled, \ in. diam. 



21. E. HamiltonianuSjWalL; Brandis, F. PL t. 16. Vern. Trlf^i^Oh^mh^i. ; 

 Papar^ Pano;i ; Bated ^ Punjab ; Dadul, Jauns. 



A small deciduous tree, bark often corky. L. membranous, serrulate, blade 

 3-6, petiole J-| in. Cymes axillary, or below the leaves, often on arrested 

 branchlets, peduncles short. Fl. |-J in. across, numerous. Fr. deeply 44obed, 

 angles obtuse. 



Outer Himalaya, 3.800-8,500 ft., con\mon in places. Khasi hills, Manipur. Fl. March- 

 June. China (wood nsed for carving and engraving). 22, E. vagans, Wall. Nepal, 

 Sikkim. A climbing shrub, 1. serrate, blade 2-3, petiole J in., cymes 1-2 in. long. 

 Fr. nearly globose, | in. diam. 



2. GLYPTOPETALUM, Thwaites ; Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 612. 



Differs fi^om Eiwnymns by cymes generally supra-axillary, ovules solitary 

 and pendulous from the top of the cell. Species 7, Indo-Maiayan region. 



1. G. zeylanicum, Thwaites : Trimen Handb. Ceylon i. 268. 



A small tree. L. elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, serrate or nearly entire, blade 

 3-6, petiole J in. Cymes supra-axillary, shorter than leaves. Fl. i in. across, 

 ovary conical, conspicuous, petals spreading or reflexed, with 2 oval shallow 

 pits on the upper surface, Fr. green, depressed globose, 1-4-lobed. 



Anamalais. Tinnevelli Ghats. Travancore. .Fl. Feb. Ceylon. 2. a. graEdiflormn, Bedd. 

 lo. PL Ind. Or. t. 102, Wainad, 2-3,000 ft. A large shrub. L. 4-7 in. C'yines bupra- 

 axillary, peduncles slender, 4-6 in. long, 3-iiowered. Fl. bright yellow, |-1 in., petak 

 withoiit pits. 3. G. calocarpum, Prain (Iltwn^/mus calocarjms, Kurz), Tenasserini, North 

 Andaman, Nicobars, Cocos Islands. A shrub or small tree, similar to (r. cetjlanlcum^ 

 differs by entire leaves, cymes axillary or not, and smaller flowers. 4. G. Griffitliii, 

 Prain. Mishmi. Yery similar, supposed to differ by very short cymes, peduncle 

 shorter than petiole and pedicels. 5. G. sclerocarpmn, Kurz (Ihw}ii/mu9 seJeroearjpztb^ 

 Kurz, F. Fl. i. 250), Kambalu hill, Pegu Yoma. A tree. L. 6-12 in., entire or faintly 

 sen^ate. Fr. nearly globose, | in. diam., rough, 



3. MICROTROPIS, Wall. ; Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 613. 



Glabrous evergreen trees or shrubs. L. opposite, coriaceous, stipules 0. FL 

 sometimes unisexual, usually pentamerous. Calyx more or less campanulate, 

 disk lining the calyx tube or none, petals mostly connate at the base. Stamens 

 often inserted on the base of petals. Ovary free, 2-3-celled, 2 collateral 

 ovules in each cell. Capsule coriaceous, 2-valved, l-celled, 1-seeded, supported 

 by the persistent calyx. 



