Eugenia] LI. MYETACE.E 319 



axillary, Ubually three-M. C3^nies at tlie ends of rainifications, the central fl. 

 nearly sessile^ the 2 lateral peclicellecl. Calyx-tube \ in. long, almost hemi- 

 spherical on a short cylindrical base, free portion a very shallow cnp. Petals 

 free, orbicular, glandular-dotted. Stamens \~\ in. long. Fr. globose, 1 in. 

 diam., crowned by the persistent calyx-lobes. 



Western Glmts in evergreen forests from the Konkan soutliwards. Fl. March, Ax)ril. 

 12. E. Kurzii, Duthie ; Knrz F. Fl. i. 491. Sikkim 3-6,000 ft., common, chiefly in moist 

 places. Assam, Cachar. Andamans. Hills east of Toungoo. A large tree, 1. eharta- 

 ceoTis, blade 4-8, petiole ^-h in., sec. n. distinct, 8-10 pair. Fl. in compound trichoto- 

 mous, terminal and axillary cymes, pedicels slender, as long as calyx-tube. Calyx- 

 tube J in. long, cylindrical below, widening in the upper part, free portion shallow- 

 campanulate, segments broad, continuous with tu.be. Petals white, free. Fr. 

 globose, J in. diam. 13. E. Mfaria, Wall. Fl. As. Bar. 1. 161 (JE. lanrifoUa^ Roxb. ; Wight 

 Ic. t- 609). Khasi hills. L. chaitaceous, bifarious, elliptic, blade 3-5, petiole | in. 

 Fl. white, in trichotomous few-fid. pedunculate cymes, peduncles and pedicels slender, 

 Calyx-tube punctate with raised dotto, funnel-sliaped, the free portion above the ovary 

 campanulate, segments obtuse, continuous with tube, with a smooth membranous edge, 

 petals orbicular. Fr. yellow, oblong, 1 in. long, crowned with the incurved calyx-lobes. 

 14. E. ramosissima, Wall. Sikkim Terai, ascending to 3,000 ft. Khasi hills. Probably 

 Tenasserim. A middle-sized tree, 1. elliptic lanceolate, acuminate, blade 4-5, narrowed 

 into petiole J in. long. Fl. in compound, xjedunculate, usually terminal cymes, pedicels 

 generally as long as calyx-tube. Calyx-tube obconical, J in., petals free, orbicular, 

 glandulose-punctate, stam. | m. 15. E. Helferi, Duthie. Tenasserim, Malaj- Peninsula, 

 very similar, fl.. often sessile or shortly pedicellate. Calyx-tube \ in., lobes very short, 

 much shorter than petals. Stam. J in. long. 



y. Leaves linear-lanceolate or obovate. 



16. E. polypetala, Wight Ic. t. 610. Vern. Yesaga, Bnrm. 



A large shrub or small tree, 1. usually ternate, linear-lanceolate, blade 4-6, 

 petiole stout, I in , sec. n. distinct. FL white, scented, 1-2 in. across, solitary 

 or in few-fld. cj^mes, axillary or from above the scars of fallen leaves, calyx- 

 tube at its base supported by small deciduous bracteoles, obconical, | in. long, 

 free portion campanulate, lobes 4 or 6, petals 4r-16, pedicel as long as calyx- 

 tube. 



Khasi hills, Chittagong. Upper Burma, on edges of rivers. Fl. Mareh-ApriL 

 Yunnan. 17. E. occidentalis, Bourdillon MSS. A small tree in the evergreen forests of 

 Travancore, L opposite, thinly coriaceous, linear-lanceolate, fl. 2-2J in. across, in terminal 

 opposite-fld. racemes, pedicels as long as or longer than calyx, calyx-tube from a cylin- 

 drical base funnel-shai)ed, 1 in. long, lobes 4, ovate-oblong, petals 4, on a bioad claw, 

 stamens 1^-2 in. long. 



(b.) Mo"v^ers sessile. 



18. E. claviflora, Eoxb. ; Wight Ic. t. 606. ; Knrz F. Fl. L 480,— Syn. 

 E, leptantha^ Wight Ic. t. 528. 



A large shrub or small tree, 1. thinly coriaceous elliptic-lanceolate, shortly 

 acuminate, blade 4-6, petiole | in. long, sec. n. slender, numerous, with reticu- 

 late intermediate nerves between. Fl. sessile, in compact axillary sessile or 

 shortly pedunculate clusters. Calyx-tube |-f in. long, cylindrical below, 

 gradually widening upwards. Petals 4 or 5, white, free, stamens \ in. long. 

 Fr. ovoid-oblong | in. long, crowned by the short inflexed calyx-segments. 



Bikkim, to 4,000 ft. Khasi hills. Chittagong. Andamans. Lower Burma. Fl. 

 Feb.-April. Malay Peninsula. 19. E. Wiglitiana, Wight Ic. t. 529 {E. lanceolafa, Lam. ; 

 Wight Ic. t. 530). Western Ghats from the Konkan southwards. Ceylon. Similar, 

 petals more numerous, up to 12. 20. E, andamanica, King, Andamans. A small tree, 

 1. coriaceous, broadly elliptic, blade 2-8, |)etiole J in. Fl. in fasciculate compound 

 cymes, terminal and from the axils of the uppermost leaves, calyx-tube J-J in. long, 

 petals calyptrate. 



21. E. malaccensis, Linn. TJie Malaij Apple. Indigenous in the IMalay Archip., 

 cultivated in India. A beautiful tree with deep green glossy foliage. L. thinly coria- 

 ceous, elliptic-lanceolate or oblanceolate, blade 6-11, petiole thick, J-J in., sec. n. 10-12 

 pair, arching. Fl sessile, crimson, l-lj in. across, in fasciculate, sessile or shortly 

 pedunculate usually 3-fld. cymes from the old wood. Calyx-tube funnel-shaped, |, 



