WRIGHT : THE GENUS DIOSPYROS 
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Male inflorescence consists of an axillary dense sessile or 
sub-sessile cyme, each flower being subtended by a concave 
rounded bract. 
Flowers bomb-shaped, tapering from base to apex and 
measuring 12 to 25 mm. when unopened. (See pi. VII., 
fig. 1-3.) 
Calyx green, faintly pubescent, forming a cupule 5 mm. 
high and 4 mm. diameter ; segments indistinct with margins 
forming an even outlined rim. 
Corolla yellow, throat narrow, 13 mm. long ; segments 
usually 3, long and tapering, 6 mm. long, reflexed when 
flower mature. One of the segments is completely enclosed 
by the others in bud, the other lobes imbricating sometimes 
dextrorsely and at other times sinistrorsely (Hiern). 
Stamens indefinite, 9-11-12-14, epipetalous or hypo- 
gynous, unequal, not apiculate, in pairs or single ; anthers 
brown, hairy, 1 mm. long ; filaments white, glabrous, 
05-2 mm. long ; pollen yellow, circular. 
Pistil represented by rudimentary hairy disc or absent. 
Female inflorescence consists of sessile cluster of 3 flowers ; 
sometimes the flowers are solitary ; bracts very small and 
caducous. (See pi. VII., fig. 4.) 
bomb-shaped when young, 12 mm. long, 4 mm, 
in diameter. 
Calyx brownish-black, thin, glabrous or feebly hairy, 
forming a cupule 5-7 mm. high ; segments indistinct, 
agreeing with male calyx ; calyx of quite specific type. 
Corolla greenish-yellow, tapering to apex, 15 mm. long ; 
often closed ; segments 3, not very distinct, short, walls 
very thick. 
Staminodes 3, epipetalous, very short, total length being 
0*5 mm. ; anther barren, brown or yellow, hairy towards 
apex; filament white, glabrous and about one-third the 
length of anther. 
Pistil brown, hairy, small ; stigma single or bifid, short ; 
ovary 6-celled, 
