324 LI. MYETACEiE [Eugenia 



U, E. oblata, Eoxb. ; Wight Ic. t. 622 ; Kxirz F. EL i. 488, 

 A middle-sized tree, 1. coriaceous, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, shortly acumi- 

 nate, blade 3-5, petiole l~-\ in. long, sec. n. numerous, anastomosing close to the 

 margin. Tl. white, sessile, or very shortly pedicellate, in many-fld. compound 

 trichotomous terminal and axillar}^ cymes. Calyx-tube \ in. long and as wide 

 at mouth, lower portion cylindrical, shorter than the upper free hemispherical 

 portion. Petals united in a large calyptra, stamens \ in. long. !Fr. globose, 

 I in. diam. Seed one. 



Khasi liillb, Cliittagong. Foi^ests east of Toungoo. Tenasserim. Fl. Feb -Maj^ 

 Nearly allied, j)robably a distinct species, is a tree of the evergreen forests of North 

 Travancore (Boiirdillon 899). L. elliptic, shortly acuminate, blade 3-6, petiole J-| in. 

 long. Fl. sessile in axillary and teiminal compound cymes, shorter than 1. Calyx- 

 tube turbinate, truncate, J-J in. long and as wide in the mouth, petals calyptrate, 

 stamens longer than tube. 



55. E. moutana, "Wight Ic. t. 1060. ISfilgiris. A large tree, branchlets stout, acutely 

 quadrangular, often narrowly winged. L. occasionally alternate, thickly coriaceous, 

 broadly elliptic or obovate, ^-Q in. long, narrowed into a short thick channelled petiole, 

 sec. n. 12-18 pair, alternating with shorter intermediate nerves, joined by intra- 

 margina] veins at a distance fiom margin. Fl. sessile in 3-fld. cymes terminating the 

 ramifications of broad compound trichotomous cymes, calyx-tube funnel-shaped \ in. 

 long, petals calyptrate, stamens shorter than tube. Fr. nearly globose, I in. diam. A 

 remarkable tree, common in swampy places in the low country, Travancore (Bour- 

 dillon, 450), has branchlets 4-angled but more slender and dilFers further from JS. mo7i- 

 tana by thinner leaves, intramarginal veins indistinct, petioles -J in. long, compound 

 cymes, axillary on peduncles 2-4 In. long. Possibly a new sp. 



56. E. ruMcmida "Wight Ic. t. 538 (K Ussophylla, Thwaites) Western Ghats from the 

 Konkan southwards. A middle-sized tree, branchlets obtusely quadrangular, 1. elliptic 

 or elliptic-lanceolate, 2-4 in. long, narrowed into a short petiole, sec. n. fine, numerons, 

 closely parallel. Calyx-tube J in., stamens longer than calyx-tube. Fr. nearly globose 

 J in. diam. 57. E. froudosa, "Wall. Nepal, i^robably also Kumaon. L. coriaceons, 

 elliptic-lanceolate, blade 3-5, petiole ^ in., sec. n. numerous, joined by intramarginal 

 veins at some distance from the leaf edge. Fl. usually sessile, sometimes shortly pedi- 

 cellate, in compou.nd trichotomous cymes, teiminal and from the axils of the upper- 

 most 1. Calyx-tube nearly truncate, broadly turbinate, ^ in. long and broader at the 

 mouth than long, petals united, stamens J in. long. JE. areolafa, DC. Nepal, probably 

 is the same species. 58. E. Khasiana, Duthie. Maimensingh, Assam, Khasi hills. 

 Tenasserim. A middle-sized spi^eading tree, 1. lanceolate, blade 3-4, petiole J in. long, 

 sec. n. numerons slender, more distinct above than beneath* x'amifications of panicle 

 angular, calyx-tube J in., stamens longer than tube. Fr. cylindric, J in. long, crowned 

 by the cup-shaped calyx-limb. 



59. E. corymTDOsa, Lam.; Trimen Handb. Ceylon ii. 174. (U. caryoi^liyllaa, Wight 

 Ic. t. 540). Western Peninsula on the west side, from the Konkan southwards, near 

 river banks, also near the coast. Ceylon. A large shrub or small tree, 1. obovate or 

 elliptic, 2-4 in., narrowed into a short petiole, sec. n. numerous, joined by reticulate 

 veins. Fl. sessile, in terminal compound trichotomous cymes, calyx-tube broadly tur- 

 binate, J in. long, limb neaily truncate, petals calyptrate, fr. depressed globose, § in. 

 diam., nearly black, shining, edible. 60. E. utHis, Talbot in Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. 

 Soc. xi. 235, t. 3. JSennerJ, £an. A large tree, with a straight cylindrical trunk and 

 grey scaly bark, evergreen forest in the southern parts of N. Kanara. L. coriaceons, 

 elliptic, acuminate, blade 2-8, petiole J in. long, sec. n. slender, very numerous and 

 close. Fl. sessile, small, supported by small bracteoles, in compound cymes, terminal 

 and axillai-y, calyx-tube -^ in. long, almost truncate. Fr. small, black, succulent. 



61. E. bracteolata, Wight Ic. t. 531. Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula. A middle-sized 

 tree, 1. from a cuneate base elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, blade 3-6, petiole J-J in. long, 

 FL in 3-M. cymes at the ends of the ramifications of terminal trichotomous broadly 

 corymbiform compound cymes, ovate bracts at the base of ramifications, and similar 

 bracteoles supporting the flowers. Calyx-tube f-jy in., almost truncate, teeth obscure, 

 pedicels nearly as long, stamens longer than tube. 62. E. pseiiclosul)tilis, King (JE/. 

 €i7ierea, Kurz F. FJ. i. 483 ; JS, hrachiata, Duthie, Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 496 in part). Southern 

 portion of Pegu Yoma. Martaban, Tenasserim. A middle-sized tree, branches pale, 

 almost white, 1. thinly coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, blade 4-6, narrowed into petiole J in. 

 long, sec. n. slender, 5-7 pair. Fl. very small, sessile in compound trichotomous ter- 

 minal and axillary cymes, ramifications slender, at right angles to racliis, calyx-tube 

 ^ in. Fr- J in. diam. 



63. E. calopliyllifolia, Wight Ic. t. 1000. Nilgiris. A large ti-ee witli spreading 

 branches, 1. thickly coriaceous, obovate or broadly-elliptic J-l^ in., petiole very short, 

 prominent reticulate veins between the numerous sec. n. Fl. sessile in dense clusters 



