54G XCIV. THYMEL^ACEiE [Linostoma 



B, Climbing ; brancMets, nnderside of 1. and inflorescence rusty tomentose. 



3. L. scandens, Kux^z (including L\ siamense, Kurz). Eng forests, Prome (Kurz). 

 Siian hills 2,000 ft. Malay Peninsula. L. elliptic, blade 3-4, pet. J in. long, sec. n. 

 15-25 pair, tertiary n. parallel. PI. in large compound cymes, bracts conspicuous. 

 Pr. J-J in. long, at the base -witli the remains of tbe split perianth. 



4. AQUILARIA, Lamk.: M. Brit. Ind. v, 199. 



TreeSj 1. alternate, EL in axillary or terminal mnbelsj bracts 0. Perianth 

 campanulate, 10 densely woolly scales in the mouth, lobes 5, triangular. 

 Stamens 10, disk 0. Ovary villous 2-celled. Capsule compressed, loculicidally 

 2-valved. Seeds ovoid, with a long tail-like appendage, albumen 0. Species 

 4, 1 in China, 1 in Cambodia. 



1. A. Agallocha, Roxb. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxi. 199, t. 21 ; Eoyle 111. t. 36, f . 1. Vern. 

 Aggar, Beng. ; Sasi, Ass. ; Ahjaw, Burm. Assam. Silhet. Cachar. Hills east of 

 Toungoo (Kurz). Mergui. A tall evergreen tree, young shoots silky. L. thinly coria- 

 ceous, shining, caudate-acuminate, sec. n. slender, with co parallel intermediate nerves. 

 PI. white, in many-fld. sessile or shoi-fcly jpeduncled silky umbels, pedicels slender J in, 

 long. Perianth i m. long, silky without, densely villous within. Pr. thinly velvety 

 1^-2 in. long, obovoid, thinly coriaceous. In the wood of the stem and larger branches 

 are frequently found irregular masses of harder and dark coloured, highly scented 

 wood (the Eagle wood of commerce) used as incense, commanding a high price. Tbe 

 bast, when prepared, resembles parchment and was used by the old kings of Assam to 

 write u.pon. 2. A. malaccensis, Lamk. Tenasserim (?). Malay Peninsula and Archip. 

 Similar to 1 but fl. smaller, lobes of perianth reflexed, ^ in. long. Capsule glabrous 

 obovate, IJ in. long, valves thick, woody. This also yields scented wood {Garu^ Malay). 



ObdeeXOV. EL^AGNACE^. Gen. PL iii. 203. 



Shrubs or trees, often spinescent, with copious silvery or brown stellate 

 scales, sometimes with stellate hairs. L. (in the Indian genez^a) alternate, 

 quite entire, stipules 0. EL bisexual or polygamous. Ovary 1-celled, ovule 

 1. Pr. indehiscent, entirely enclosed within the lower part of the perianth, 

 which is fleshy when the seed ripens. Embryo straight, axile, radicle inferior, 

 albumen scanty or 0. 



PI. solitary or fascicled, perianth-limb campanulate, usually 4-iid. 1. Eljcagncts. 

 PL In bracteate spikes, perianth <? of 2 sepals, $ 2-fid. . . .2. Hippophae. 



1. EL.ffiAGNUS, Linn. ; M. Brit. Ind. v. 201. 



PL (J and bisexual, pedicellate, solitary or in axillary fascicles. Base of 

 perianth (hollow receptacle) closely enveloping the ovary, limb 4- sometimes (j- 

 lobed, deciduous. Stamens alternating with the perianth-lobes. Fr. a fleshy 

 di^upe. Species 12, northern hemisphere. 



A. Endocarp hard, bony, 



1. E. hortensis, M. Bieb. — Syn. E, angustifoUa^ Linn. ; E, orienfaliSj 

 Linn, (in part). Vern. 8anz% BaL ; Slnjitj Sanjitj Pushtu ; Sirsing^ Tibet. 



A middle-sized deciduous tree, the annual rings in the wood marked by a 

 broad band of vessels, branchlets and 1. silvery-grey, branches glabrous, 

 shining, reddish-brown. L. lanceolate, often ovate on young trees and vigorous 

 shoots, blade 1-3, pet. | in. long, underside covered entirely by circular scales 

 composed of radiating cells, upperside dull greyish-green, scales scattered. 

 PL fragrant, usually bisexual, 1-3 together, often appearing before the L, the 

 flowering branchlets having the appearance of racemes. Perianth silvery 

 outside, glabrous and yellow within, the upper free portion campanulate. Pr. 

 ovoid-oblong, f in. long, sometimes smaller and globose, red, sweet and mealy 

 when ripe. 



