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A large tree with straight cylindrical trunk, pale gray 

 thick bark. Leaves alternate, about two inches, lanceolate- 

 ovate, tapering at base to a rather short-grooved stalk, rather 

 thick, smooth, very glossy above. Flowers minute, pale 

 green, in panicles sometimes attaining considerable length. 



Very common in the wet forests of both Provinces., 

 especially in the valley of the Kalu-ganga and its branches. 

 Most common in Gilimale and Eratne, extending up to about 

 3,000 feet. 



Wood yellowish-red, loose-grained, soft, heavy, about 46 

 lb. per cubic foot, readily split, not durable. In favour for 

 tea boxes, but unsuitable for other purposes. Affords a 

 fine, rather inflammable resin. 



[Deltota, Ambegamuwa.] 



RUBIACE/E. 



One of our largest and most interesting Orders, contain- 

 ing trees of great size as well as minute prostrate herbs. 

 Both Coffee and Cinchona belong to this wide-spread Order : 

 that in Ceylon is represented by no less than forty-seven 

 Genera : Sarcocephalus, Anthocephalus, Adina, Stephegyne, 

 Nauclea, Uncaria, Wendlandia, Dentella, Neurocalyx, Allce- 

 ophania, Fergusonia, Hedyotis, Oldenlandia, Anotis, Ophior- 

 rhiza, Musssenda, Acranthera, Leucocodon, Urophyllum, 

 Schizostigma, Webera, .Byrsophyllum, Randia, Gardenia, 

 Nargedia, Scyphostachys, Diplospora, Scyphiphora, Guet- 

 tarda, Timonius, Dichilanthe, Knoxia, Canthium, Ixora, 

 Pavetta, Coffea, Morinda, Prismatomeris, Pyschotria, 

 Chasalia, Geophila, Lasianthus, Saprosma, Hydrophyiax, 

 Spermacoce, Rubia, and Galium. 



175. — Sa rcocepha las cordatus. 



Bakmi, Bakini, S. ©ss?^, ; Yammi, T. mibuS. 



Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. II., p. 292. 



