Olea] LXXI. OLEAGE.E M7 



nairo\\ed into ppt, 1-J in long, midrib, see. and intramarginal n. deeply impressed 

 on the upper surface. Fl. $ in lateral pedunculate glabrous tricliotomous panicles, 

 pediceK nearly as long as fl. Calyx glabrous, segments triangular, acute, corolla cam- 

 panula te ^ in. long, filaments slioi'ter than anthers. 



5. 0. polygama, Wight Ic tt. 1289, 1210. Hills on the east side of the Peninsula, 

 Palkonda hills (Gamble 14055). Yeligonda hills (D. B. Dec. 1881). Nilgiris. Ceylon. 

 Glabrous, 1. rigidlv coiiaceous, entire, elliptic, blade 2-3, narrowed into pet. J in. long. 

 Fl. $ and $ on different trees, in panicles 1-2 in. long, corolla campanulate, ^j in. 

 Drupe ovokI \ in long, eudocarp thin, erustaceous. 



B. Female or all fl. without petals. 



6. O. dioica,Roxb. ; Wight 111. 1. 151. Yern. ATifj'a/u&a, Mar. ; Parrjaioib, 

 Mndia, Ivan. ; KoU^ Payar^ Tam. 



K middle-sized, sometimes a large tree, glabrous. L. elliptic-lanceolate, 

 entire or toothed, blade 3-6, petiole \-l in. FL small, white, dioicons, in 

 axillary and extra-axillary panicles, ramifications slender. Corolla ^-^-^ in. 

 long, wanting or caducous in ? fl. Drupe ellipsoid, i-J in. 



Lo^\ er hills of Sikkim. Western Duars. Assam. Khasi hills, Cachar. Chittagong 

 hills. Wpstern C4hats in evergreen forests, fiom the Konkan southwards. Upper 

 Burma (G-riffith) Fl. March, April. 7. 0. Gamblei, Clarke. Sikkim, lower and outer 

 hills, 2-8,000 ft. Janui, Kep. A small tree, 1. coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, acuminate, 

 blade 4-5, pet. \ in. Fl. dioicous, all without corolla, cal.yx minute, nearly truncate, 

 ciliate, anthers nearly sessile, ovarj^ glabrous. Drupe f-i in. long, endocarp bonj^ 



7. LIGUSTRUM, Linn. ; Fl. Brit, Ind. iii. 614. 



Trees or shrubs, 1. entire. Fl. bisexual, tetramerous, in terminal panicles. 

 Calyx Tisnally truncate, corolla funnel-shaped, lobes induplicate-valvate in bud. 

 Fr. a berry, 2-celled and 2-4-seeded, endocarp membranous or erustaceous. 

 Species 30, one in Europe (L. mlgare^ Privet), one in Australia, the rest in 

 Asia, of which 14 in China. The 11 species here mentioned will probably 

 eventually be reduced to 5. 



A. Drupe longer than broad. 



(a) Corolla-tube shorter than or as long as calyx, rarely slightly longer. 

 Eastern and Himalayan species. 



1. L. robustum, Blume. — Syn. Oha rohusta, Wall. Silhet, Dacca, Chittagong, in the 

 plains and at the foot of the hills. Pegu Yoma. Upper Burma, 4-6,000 ft. Malay 

 Archip. China. A large shrub or middle-sized tret», 1. glabrous, elliptic-lanceolate, 

 blade 3-4, pet. I in. Panicles 6-12 in. long, pyramidal, jmbescent or villous, corolla 

 J in. Drupe Jj in. long, oylindric, often curved. 2. L. compactmn, Hook. f. &> Th. •, 

 Kanjilal F. Fl."230. Outer ranges of the N. W. Himalaya, 4-9,000 ft. A large fehrub 

 or small tree, closely allied to 1, branches less lenticellate, panicle glabrous or pubescent, 

 fl. nearly sessile, densely clustered, corolla J m. long, tube sometimes slightly longer 

 than calyx, fr. J in. long. 



(?;) Corolla-tube as long as calyx, or slightly longer. Western species. 



3. L. RoxburgMi, Clarke ( Visiania rohiiUa^ Wight Ic. 1. 1242). Nilgiris, Shevagherry 

 hills. A small tree, branches lenticellate, 1. coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate, blade 3-4, 

 pet. J in. Panicle stout pubescent, lanceolate bracts often present, corolla J in., some- 

 times longer than calyx. 4. L, Walkeri, Bene. Nilgiris. Travancore, at 3,500 ft. 

 Ceylon. Fl. scented, corolla J in. Drupe I in. long. 5. L. Decalsnei, Clarke. Nilgiris, 

 Courtallum, Shevagerry hills. Similar to 4, but 1. smaller. 



(c) Corolla-tube twice the length of calyx. 



6, L. neilglierrense, Wight lo. t. 1248. Western Ghats from Bombay southwards. 

 Nilgiris, frequent. Branches lenticellate, 1. thinly coriaceous, elliptic or ovate, blade 

 2-3, pet. I in., sec. n. 6-8, slender but distinct. Panicle glabrous, calyx with 4 shallo%y 

 teeth, corolla | in. long, anthers exserted. 7. lu Perrottetii, A. DC, Wight Ic. 1. 1244. KhoU^ 

 Tam. Nilgiris, Palnis. Closely allied to 6 with which Beddome unites it. Supposed to 



