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1. T. burmanica, Griff. ; Knrz F. Fl. i. 474 Yeim. Taungyo-pijizln^1jO-\VQT^ 

 Taung-tliahye Upper Burma. 



A middle-sized tree, young shoots silky pubescent, 1. 2~B in. long, oblanceo- 

 late, petiole short, hairy. Calyx \ in. across, capsule \ in. diam., protruding 

 far lieyond the calyx-tube. 



Pegu, Martaban. Tenasserim, ascending to 3,500 ft Upper Burma. PL March, 

 April. 2. T. merguensis, Guff. Tenasserim. Malay Penni&ula, Borneo. L. glabrous, 

 rigidly coriaceoiLs, oblanceolate, obtuse or obtusely acuminate, blade 3-5 in., narrowed 

 into a very slioit petiole. Cymes pubescent, calyx X- in. across, pubescent on both 

 surfaces, capsule \ in. diam. 



Pig. 138. — Tritstania burmanica, Griff. J, 



Melaleuca Leucadendron, Linn. Mergui, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. Australia. 

 A middle-sized tree, bark pale, peeling off in papery layers, branches slender, pendulous. 

 L. alternate, coriaceous, lanceolate, more or less oblique, 2-5 in. long, ta|)ering into a 

 short petiole,with 8-7 distinct longitudinal nerves. PL yellowisli-wbite sessile in erect 

 axillary spikes 2-6 in. long, tbe racbis generally prolonged and leaf-bearing. Stamens 

 numerous, tbe filaments united at their base into 5 bundles inserted opposite to the 

 petals. Ovary half -inferior enclosed in the calyx-tube. Capsule loculicidally 3-valved, 

 Yields tbe Cajuput oil of commerce. 



L BARRINGTONIA, Porst. ; M. Brit. Ind. iL 506. 



Trees as a rule evergreen, 1. alternate, not gland-dotted. PL in spikes or 

 racemes, bracts usually deciduous. Calyx-tube enclosing the 2- or ^-celled 

 ovary, not produced beyond it. Petals 4, raiely 5, more or less adnate at the 



