NO. 53. — 1902.] TREES AND FLOWERING PLANTS. 



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63.— Stemonoporus acuminatus. 

 Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. I., p. 133. 



A moderately large tree with pale smooth stem, narrow 

 lanceolate leaves carried on rather long slender stalks. 



Found in some abundance to the west of El Dorado estate 

 in Rakwana. 



Wood little known, close-grained, pale, resinous. 



Affords a fine clear resin. 



[Low-country ; rare. Ambegamuwa, by the Mahaweli- 

 gaiiga between Medamahanuwara and Aiutnuwara, 

 Badulla.] 



64. — Stemonoporus Lewisii. 

 Menclora, S. @i<G0b®&$d. 



Appendix to Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. V., p. 383. 



An immense tree with smooth pale grayish bark, small 

 rather scattered leaves that are dark green above and pale 

 ashy below, stiff, pointed at apex, on stalks of about half 

 an inch. 



Only found on the top of Hunuwal-kanda, north of Pel- 

 madulla, where I discovered it in 1893.* 



The timber is very hard, pale grayish-white, with close 

 grain. Weight, 70 lb. Suitable for beams or trusses. 



MALVACEAE. 



This Order is mostly represented by herbs and shrubs, of 

 which our common Shoefiower may be taken as a character- 

 istic type. 



Most of the species comprising it have fine fibrous bark 

 suitable for rough tying, but with care and proper appliances 

 it is possible that some — notably Urena and Hibiscus — might 



* Since these pages were sent to press, this rare plant has been re- 

 discovered by myself on the summit of Eratne-kanda — a precipitous 

 mountain on the borders of the Peak wilderness. 



