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WRIGHT : THE GENUS DIOSPYROS 
Corolla yellowish-white, 13-25 mm. long, 24 mm. top 
diameter when flower open, throat tubular, narrow inner 
surface hairy, -ventral surface covered with long white 
hairs, 2*5 mm diameter, but shows conspicuous basal 
swelling, segmental portion being much longer than tube ; 
segments 4, rotate with basal part overlapping considerably, 
tapering acute apex, reddish-brown tint when mature, 13 
mm. long, 6 mm. wide at base. 
Stamens 12-14, forming hypogynous connate group 
terminating receptacle or surrounding hairy rudiment of 
ovary; in one case the connate base of androecium bore 7 
separate stamens, each of which had a short white curved 
filament and gray anther opening introreely by longitudinal 
slits, and measuring 1*5 mm. long; projecting above this was 
a yellowish-white pedicel 3 mm. long, which terminated in 
5 sessile introrse anthers. The total length of this staminal 
system varies from 5-8 mm., and is the only one of its kind 
met with in Ceylon species. (See pi. XIII., fig. 10.) 
Pistil absent or represented by rudimentary disc. 
Female flowers yellow, solitary in upper axils of foliage 
leaves. Peduncle 16 mm. long, 12 mm. wide, covered with 
long stiff hairs, and often curved so as to place the flower 
with stigma pointed downwards. 
Calyx green, accrescent in flower ; segments 4-5, oblong, 
tapering acute apex, 8 mm. long, 3 mm. wide at base, ventral 
surface covered with long white hairs, dorsal surface rather 
shiny and subglabrous. 
Corolla yellow, tubular, constricted towards middle, 10-28 
mm. long; segments 4-5. 
Staminodes 5 or more, epipetalous, linear ; anthers and 
filament glabrous. 
Pistil greenish-yellow, densely coated with long white 
hairs, styles 2, separate, 4 mm. long, stigmas 4, yellow ; 
ovary depressed, globose, 4-celled, 5 mm. diameter. 
Fruit solitary, globose, strongly apiculate, 20 mm. 
diameter, 25 mm. high, greenish-yellow, covered with long 
white hairs said to sting, wall thin and shrinks considerably 
