Pleurostylis .] xxxix. celastrine^e. 453 
(i) P. Wightii Wight and Arnott Prodr. 157; Wight Ic. 155; 
Lawson, l.c . i. 617. 
Leaves elliptic to lanceolate obtuse, narrowed at both ends, 
glaucous beneath; nerves numerous fine, 2*5 in. long, 1 in. wide; 
petioles *i in. long. Cyme 1- or 2-flowered, *i in. long. Fruit 
ellipsoid *2 in. long. Hah. Woods in the north. Penang, Batu 
Feringhi (Curtis). Lankawi (Curtis). Distrib. Mascarene isles and 
S. India. 
9. ELiEODENDRON, Jacq. fil. 
Trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite crenate or entire. Flowers 
small in axillary branching cymes. Calyx 4- or 5-cleft. Petals 
4 or 5 spreading. Disc cupular. Stamens 4 or 5; anthers sub- 
globose. Ovary continuous with disc, 2- to 4- or 5-celled; ovules 
2 in a cell; style very short. Drupe 1- or 2-celled indehiscent, 
cells 1- or 2-seeded. Species 40, all tropics. 
(1) E. subrotundum King, l.c. 356. 
Small stout tree 20 to 30 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous ovate or 
