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WRIGHT : THE GENUS DIOSPYROS 
Plate XL —Nat. size. 1-9 , D. sylvatica ; (1) young male (2) mature 
male inflorescences ; (3) corolla of male flower dissected to show 
position of stamens ; (4) polygamous twig bearing upper cluster 
of male flowers and fruit below ; (5) and (6) sections through flowers 
from polygamous tree showing development of pistil ; (7) seed 
showing external rumination ; (8) female inflorescences ; (9) fruit 
from female tree. 10-16 , D. attenuata ; (10) male inflorescence ; (11) 
separate male flower ; (12) seed ; (13) mature fruit showing insigni¬ 
ficant calyx ; (14) solitary female flower ; (15) leaf. 
Plate XU. D. Gardneri. Nat. size, except 2 and 10; (1) group 
of hermaphrodite flowers from polygamous tree ; (2) x £ section of 
hermaphrodite flower showing pistil and stamens ; (3) male flower ; 
(4) section of male flower ; (5) male inflorescense ; (6) male flowers 
and fruit on same twig from polygamous tree ; (7) flower from true 
male tree ; (8) section of male flower showing stamens ; (9) corolla of 
male flower dissected to show position of 8 pairs of epipetalous stamens; 
(10) ring of stamens (enlarged) to show groups of various sizes, from 
herbarium drawing ; (11) solitary female flower ; (12) section through 
female flower showing staminodes and pistil ; (13) corolla of female 
flower dissected to show the position of eight epipetalous staminodes ; 
(14) longitudinal section of seed showing equable endosperm and 
embryo in situ. 
Plate XIII.— Nat. size. 
D. Ebenuml-8. (1) Male flowers ; (2) female cymose inflorescence ; 
(3) solitary female flowers ; (4) polygamous clusters (a) female ( b ) 
male flowers ; (5) monoecious group (a) female (5) male flowers ; 
(6) group of Stamens showing fusion and unequal length ; (7) fruit 
and recurved calyx ; (8) transverse section of young fruit. 
D. pruriens (9-12). (9) Male flowers and leaves ; (10) staminal 
whorl magnified ; (11) fruit with long hairs ; (12) # seed with embryo. 
Plate XIV.— Nat. size. 
D. insignis (1-6). (1) Male flowers ; (2) polygamous flowers (a) 
female flower ; (b) same flower separated from cluster ; (3) female 
flowers in bud ; (4) fruit with calyx ; (5) L. S. of seed with embryo 
and showing ruminate endosperm. 
D. Moonii (6-10). (6) Young fruits ; (7) male flowers in bud ; 
(8) fruit > with calyx; (9) seed showing transverse striæ ; (10) 
longitudinal section of seed to show embryo and ruminate endosperm. 
Plate XV. —Nat. size except 4 and 5 which were taken from draw¬ 
ings in the herbarium. 
D. ovalifolia (1-6). (1) Male inflorescence ; (2) female flowers, 
fruit, and leaf ; (3) seed showing irregular strife ; (4) pistil in situ, 
