e, 3-4 cellsM 
bracts about tbe middle, calyx glabrescent, as in the male but increasing with the fruit, fruit ovoid densely tor 
Dalz. Hook. Jour, of Dot. iv. p. 109. 
Bombay ghats (Dalsell),—Cnrcoor ghat (Wynad) 2,000-3,000 feet elevatio 
I have not observed any difference in the size of the leaves of the 2 sexes, and I bav< 
the leaves 7 inches long 
. PLATE No. CXXV. 
DlOSPYROS CRUAIENATA. (Thw.) A very large tree, branches glabrous, leaves glabrous oblong abruptly and obtusely 
acuminate rounded or slightly attenuated at the base 2-5 inches long 1-2 broad, petiole 3-4 lines long; male, cymes pilose 2-3 lines 
long 3-5 flowered bent downwards, calyx 2 lines long obscurely 4 toothed at the apex, coral hypoerateriform 5 lines long stamens about 
12-13 of equal length anthers single seated on the torus ; female, flowers large solitary on short thick peduncles (2-3 lines long) calyx & I 
lines long pilose on both sides 4 lobed to the middle and dilated between the lobes, lobes rounded apiculate, corol a little longer than the 
calyx, sterile stamens about 8 equal in length, filaments single seated on the base of the corol, ovary 8 celled stigmas 4, fruit, subspheri- 
cal, 1J-2 inches in diameter, at length glabrous 6-8 seeded, seeds black shining 1 inch long | inch broad, albumen ruminate. Thw. 
En. PI. Zey. p. 179. 
Ceylon mountains, 2,000-4,000 feet elevation. 
PLATE No. CXXVI. 
DlOSPYROS AFFINIS. (Thw.) A middling sized tree, branches subglabrous, buds pilose, leaves glabrous sabcorift- 
ceous prominent), reticulated, lanceolate-oblong attenuated at both ends 1J-4J- incite, long by 6-16 line, broad turning black m drv 
lag, petiole 3-5 line,tag j male, eymee plicae 3-7 flowed a little longer than ,be petiole, ealy* 1 j lieea long ehort.y 4 toothed, corol 
4 hoes long hypocratoform, stamens .boat 12 of equal length filaments single seated on the torus; female Bowers solitaru larea en 
short peduncles calyx 5 lines long pilose within, subglabrona on the outside, 4 cleft to the middle dilated between the lobes, lobes with 
ong acumtnations, stole stsmens 8 emgle of equal length seated on the base of the eorol, ovary 6 sailed styles 4 fruit spherical apieu- 
nearly allied ^-1™! ^ 4 “« ** •»— Bn, A Bey. P . m, 
Ceylon mountains. 
PLATE No. CXXVII. 
DlOSPYEOS QtJfflSITA. (Thw.) A large tree, branches glabrous, leav, 
abruptly acuminate attenuated at the base 3-7 inehee long by 14.8 broad tnrni7l PiT 8 *’ rom,n<lnll 7 ■'eUeuIated oblong 
above as is ths costae! .be leaf; male, cymes 3-7 long obsnnelled 
teriform, stamens about 16 of equal length, filaments single Vested on the torn. 8 f ‘ f * ° le ’ allortl y 6 tootl, “ ! > eoro1 ^P 00 ™- 
dilated between the lobes, lobes acute, fruit aubspherieal 2-2J inches long. tL AA'AAsZT'AT “’** 5 l0bed t0 
mander ^ ^ ** " ■"* which yields the valuable sals- 
PLATE No. CXXVIII. 
DlOSPYROS PRURIENS. (Dal,., A small or middling si' 
hairs, leaves narrow-oblong with a blunt acumlnation and more 
very hirsute beneath 3-5$ inches long by 1-2J broad, petioles 1 . iluco „„„ . „ , „ T 
or between tbe axils, numerous and often congested on small young ranmH ! * * * f "* 23 times as lon 8 aa the P^les axillary 
sions linear oblong obtuse reticulated glabrous within, very hair & 1 -^ ° r VCFy mrely with 2 flower s, calyx 4 parted divt- 
outside, limb 4 parted with the divisions as long as the tnh« u * equallin S tbe *«*>« of the corol, corol hirsute on the 
torus surrounding a very small hairy rudiment of an ovary - f ema l e L** ^ &t th * baSe ,ineq,,al 5n len S tband seated on the 
sterile stamens 4, very small on the corol tube, styles 2 stigmas dilat ®* in th<3 Wa,e > bofc corcd more gibbous at the base, 
comcal H inch long densely covered with stinging hairs.’ Dai,, rr 'T * °* 1688 lobed ’ ovar y v *«7 hairy 4 celled, fruit ovate- 
Very common throughout the Wynad up to 3 000 W i ! ° Ur \ °^ ot ' iv ' P-110. 
and Bombay gbnts, also found in Ceylon. * ® ® vatl0ri » Anamailays, South Canara ghats and plains, Tinnevelly 
PLATE No. CXXIX. „, Jj 
DlOSPYROS INSI6NIS. (Thw.) A very large t 
branaceous glabrous oblong acuminate, attenuated or rounded at thT alightIy P ilo8p . leaves snbopposite or alternate sab* 
; male, capituli many flowered, flowers very small, calvx nil— 11 l , 4 ‘ U inehea & n * h 7 inches broad, petioles 3-5 lines 
e on the outside, stamens unequal in length 14-20 single in nairl ' T 8 4 Parked t0 tbe middle > 1,J bes acute, corol 4 lines long 
j||| --• ■ gie ’ m P airs ’ or occasionally 3 on the a ^ eja 
ng sized tree, young branches densely hirsute with long yellow 
fc the base 'glabrous on the upper side except the costa, 
iale, peduncles 2-3 t 
pilose 
corol tube and partly on the 
, 1 ' . avuuu a small abortive ovarv • i a .. F u ; 0,1 lUB u * 
, " t, -° n >lia thlck wwd y ^ wlich ha, reflZ'margt’ TAnl- “T' 7 °™ y 8 “ Ued ’ frai ‘ ^ 
8 • Heed 11 lines long, 6 lines broad, albumen ruminate. 
Thw. En. PI Zty. p. 
Auamallaya in de M e feteato 2.3,000 feet elevation. Ceylon 2,000 feet. I hav, 
PLATE No. CXXX. 
3 perfect female flower for analysis 
