IN CEYLON. 
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The male inflorescence consists of cymose cluster of 3-7 
flowers in axil of caducous bract or foliage leaf. The pedun¬ 
cle is green, hairy, 10 mm. long, 2 mm. diameter. The 
pedicels vary in length from 2-4 mm., diameter 2 mm.; 
bracts green, hairy, caducous, 12 mm. long ; bracteoles 
of lateral flowers 9 mm. in length, long tapering apices, green 
and glabrous, gradually decreasing in size from below 
upwards, those subtending the ultimate pedicels being very 
small. 
Calyx green, tubular, glabrous, 7 mm. long, 2*5 mm. 
diameter ; segments 4, variable length, apex acute. 
Corolla yellowish-white, length 12 mm., average diameter 
3 mm.; segments 4, hairy outside, acute apex, broad base, 
4 mm. long. 
Stamens 6-9-16, forming central hypogynous ring, in 
pairs or single ; anthers reddish-brown, glabrous, slightly 
apiculate, 3-4 mm. long ; filaments white, glabrous, 1 mm. 
long ; pollen circular, yellow. 
Pistil rudimentary, represented by a bunch of hairs. 
Female flowers solitary on stout peduncles. Peduncles 
green, nearly glabrous, 5-10 mm. long, 2*5 mm, diameter ; 
pair at right angles to antero-posterior axis near base of flower 
suggesting a cyme with abortive lateral flowers (c/. D. 
Gardneri) ; bracteoles caducous, very small. (See pi. X., 
eg. l). 
Calyx green, hairy inside, sub-glabrate outside, 13 mm. 
long ; segments 4, tapering apex, 10 mm. long, undulating 
margin, conspicuous intersegmental pouch. 
Corolla yellowish-white, tubular ; segments 4, short. 
Staminodes 6-8, epipetalous at base of corolla or part 
hypogynous, glabrous, barren anthers. 
Pistil green ; styles two, each bifid at apex ; ovary usually 
6-celled, occasionally 8-celled, when latter the loculi are 
opposite and alternate to calyx lobes, when former four loculi 
alternate with calyx lobes, the other two taking up any 
position. 
