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0. Eastern species. L. pubesceot beiieatli. 



9. C. semdecandrus, Jack : King I.e. 4. Mergiii, ]Malay Peninsula, Sumatra. A 

 climbing or scrambling hlirub. Branelilets deeiduously puberuloub. Leaflets 5-7, 

 common petiole, pptiolulps. and underside of leaflets puberulous. Capsule falcate, 

 obovoid, at first lusty pubescent, alterwardb glabrous, narrowed into a sliort stalk, 

 valveb sparsely sericeous inside. 10. C. Griffitliii, Hook. f. Mergui. Imperfectly 

 known. Leaflets uvate-lanceolate, 3--5 in. long, rusty pubescent beneatb. 



Cnestis ramiflora, Gritf., including C. platantlm, Griff.; Kurz F. Fl. i. 328 {Con- 

 nariis igneus^ Wall.), Lower Burma and Andamans, -K>y€/?«^«^^^*«^, Burni., is a slirub or 

 small tree, often scandent. Branelilets, common petiole, underside of leaflets and in- 

 florebcence more or less softly tomentobe. L. imparipinnate, leaflets usually opposite, 

 9-15 pair, nearh^ bessile. narrowly oblong, base rounded or cordate, 1-3 in. long. FL 

 polygamous or dioeeioub, in bbort fascicled (often branclied) racemes, axillary or from 

 tbe old wood. Sepalb valvate, sliglitly overlapping at the tip, spreading in fruit. 

 Bipe carpels 1-8 from one flower, sessile, briglit red, compressed, falcate, curved, 

 widest in the middle, rusty pubescent, pericarp densely lined inside witli long stiff bairb. 



TseniocMsena birmanica, Prain in Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. ix. t. 26. Kacliin bills, Upper 

 Burma. A blirub. L. imparipinnate, leafletb 2-3 pair, 3-4 in, long. Fl. bisexual, in 

 short axillary panicles, sepals I in. long, valvate, reflexed in fruit. E.ipe carpels 1-8 

 from each floi\er. sessile, ovoid, IJ in. lonsr, glabrous inside and outside. 



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3. ELLIPANTHUS, Hook. 1 ; M. Brit. lad. ii. 55. 



Trees or shrubs. L. nnifoliolate, quite entire. Fl. pentameronSj bisexual or 

 polygamous, in skort axillary racemes. Sepals valvate, not enlarged in fruit, 

 petals longer than sepals, oblong-lanceolate, densely pubescent. Stamens 10, 

 tbe five shorter without anthers, filaments short, connate at base. Ovary 1, 

 pubescent, style short. Capsule stalked, oblique, velvety (glabrous in E, ster- 

 culifpfolms)^ valves glabrous within. Seed arillate, albumen 0. Species 12, 

 Burma, Malay Peninsula and ilrchipelago. 



A. L. pubescent beneath. 



1. E. Thwaitesii, Hook. £— Syn. jE^. unifoliolatusj Bedd. FL Sylv. t. 170; 

 E, monophyllus, var. neglectus^ 0. Kuntze. Vern. Padappan^ Mai. 



A small tree. Branchlets, petioles and underside of leaves slightly 

 pubescent. L. elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, blade 

 4-5, petiole \ in. long, sec. n. 4-5 pair, joined^ by 

 conspicuous reticulate veins and strong intramarginal 

 nerves at a distance from margin. FL pale-green, 

 in short axillary panicles, sometimes tetramerous, 

 petals I in. long. Capsule 1~1| in. long, pointed, 

 base tapering into a stalk supported by the persistent 

 calyx, densely covered with rusty hairs. 



Evergreen forestb, Travancore and Tinnevelli. FL 

 Febr .-March. Ceylon, moibt region. 



2. E. tomentosus, Kurz F. FL L 330. 

 A small evergreen tree. Branchlets, petioles and 



infloresence tawny-tomentose. L. elliptic or elliptic- 

 oblong, glabrous above, more or less pubescent 

 beneath, blade 4-5, petiole | in. long, articulate at 

 the insertion of blade. FL in small compact axillary 

 panicles. Capsule 1\ in. long, densely velvety. 



Southern slopes of the Pegu Yoma, Tenasserini. FL 

 C. S. 



B. L. glabrous on both sides. 



3. E calophyllus, Kurz. Andamans. L. elliptic4anceo- 

 late, blade 4-7, petioles l-lj in. long, glabrous. Petals i m. Fia. 94.— Ellipanthus 

 long. Capsule obovoid, 1 in. long. 4, E. Helferi, Hook. tomentosus, Kurz. J. 



