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dilate compouiirl tricliotoraoiib cymes, terminal and iu tlie axils of the iippermost 

 loavesj huds wliitp, globose, }jedieels slender, equal to or longer than calyx, Calyx- 

 tiihe funnel-shapeclj I in. long, free portion shalloAv-campannlate, petals free, orbicular. 



31. E. Thumra, Eoxb. : Wight Ic. t. 617 ; Kiirz F. Tl. i. 488. 



A middle-sized or large tree, branchlets light grey, L firmly coriaceous^ 

 when dry dark above, copper coloured beneath^ elliptic-oblongs blade 4-8, 

 petiole stout, \-\ in. long, sec. n. 15-20 pair. Panicles many-fld., terminal 

 and from the uppermost axilS; fl. sessile, small; white, in umbelliform heads of 

 3 or more fl. Calyx-tube \ in. long, fannel-shapedj free portion campanulate^ 

 about as Ions; as the lower solid portion, segments finally deciduous. Ovary 

 near the apex of the solid portion, petals small, free. Fr. nearly globose, \ in. 

 long, crowned by the calj^x-rim. 



Pegu and Tenasserim. Fl. H. S. Malay Peninsula. D.ferrutjlnea^'Wigh.tlQ.t.hhL 

 Mergui, petals 8, is referred to this in Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 4S2. The figure shows the ovary- 

 cells not near the apex, but in the middle of calyx-tube. 32. E. rubens, Eoxb. Chittagong. 

 Tenasserim, is similar, but fi. larger, greenish-white, calyx-tube J in., -filaments ^ in, 

 long. Specimens of two different species with the orary almost free in the calyx-tube, 

 one from Malacca, the other grown in the Bot. Garden Calcutta are presei'ved under 

 this name in Herb. Ivew. 



(b.) Sec, n. very numerous, slender, closely parallel. 



33. E. cymosa, Lamk. ; Wight Ic. t. 535: Kurz F. Fl. i. 486. 



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

 caudate-acuminate, sec. n. numerous, close, very slender, blade 3-4, petiole 

 \ in. long. Fl. white, sessile, supported b}^ small bracts, in 3-5-fld. heads, 

 these arranged in terminal and axillary trichotomous panicles with slender 

 ramifications. Calyx-tube funnel-shaped \ in, long, free portion campanulate, 

 as long as the inferior solid part. Petals free, stamens \ in. long. Fr. nearly 

 globose, \ in. diam. crowned by the persistent calyx-rim. 



Khasi hills, Gaehar. Andamans and Nieobax^^. Tenabserim. 'Eh Axitumn. Malay 

 Peninsula. Java. E. rubricaulu, Duthie. Tenas&ermi, h broader, sec. n. very numerous, 

 closely x^^r^i-nel, is a doubtful species. 34. E. Gardner!, Thw. (E. hanaremis^ Talbot, 

 Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. 236. t. 4.) Gairsoppa ghat, Kanara. Anamalais. Ever- 

 green forests of Travancore, to 4,000 ft. {Shen 7iyara^ Mai.) A very large tree, 1. thinly 

 coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate, blade 2-4, petiole \ in. long, ii. sessile, in terminal and 

 axillary compound trichotomous cymes. Calyx-tube ^ in. broadly funnel-shaped from 

 a cylindrical base, petals orbicular, free or slightly cohering, stamens J- J in. long. Pr. 

 purple, nearly globose | in. diam. without a trace of calyx-segments on the small calyx- 

 rim. 35. E. iineata, Duthie. Banks of Tenasserim river (Felfer). Similar. PL often 

 shortly pedicellate, larger, without bracts, calyx-tube ^-|, stamens J in. long. 86. 

 E. toddaloides, Wight Ic. t. 542. Assam, Khasi hills, 1. caudate acuminate, blade 3-5, 

 petiole i in., sec. n. very close, slender, numerous. PI. sessile in few-fld. axillary com- 

 pound cymes, calyx- tube funnel-shaped J in. long, -J in. wide at mouth, segments small, 

 petals free, stamens J in. 



37. E. Arnottiana, Wight Ic. t. 999. Vern. Naval, Tarn. 



A very large tree, usually with a short bole and widely spreading branches, 

 1. rigidly coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate, blade 2-3, petiole .^-| in. long, sec. n. 

 very numerous, closely parallel. FL showy, cream-coloured, sessile, crowded 

 in dense clusters, forming a compact terminal compound trichotopaous cyme, 

 buds crimson. Calyx-tube broadly funnel-shaped, \ in. long, \ in. wide at 

 mouth, free portion shallow cup-shaped. Petals free or calyptrate, stamens 

 \ in. long. Berries oblong, dark purple, succulent, eaten, but astringent. 



Nilgxris, Palnis, Anamalais, Travancore. Fl. Jan.-A|)ril. Fr. May-June. 



0. FL middle-sized and small, calyx-tube \-\ in. long, narrow, width at 

 mouth less than half its length. (Species 38-41.) 



38. E. zeylanica, Wight ; Bedd. FL Sylv. t. 202.— Syn. E. spicata^ Lam. ; 

 Trimen Handb. Ceyl. ii. 171. 8yztjgium zeylanicMmj 1)0. ; Wight Ic. t. 73. 

 Vern. Nyara, MaL 



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