I a i abrou . h ‘ .. ZE ^ LANICA ' (H - f ' et T -> A tree - y»“ n S branches paberatous, bads fuscosericeons, loaves coriaceous- 
° S ‘ dM Amms and costa beneath pnbeeeent when yoang, lanceoUte or elliptieo-lanceolate, aeate at the 
the axils scarcelv i • *1 a ° um ™ l “ m 2 4‘ 4 mcllcs lo "g. IU broad, petioles slender J inch long, peduncles leaf-opposed or above 
S inch one h y V , g tome ” toSe ' PediM,a l' 3 ab0at * “ “<* »»* pubescent, with minnte ovate braet, at *. base, petals 
■ irregularly 0 tnbereahta *'Vf " de ? ressed ’ torM . infru!l '» r « a g 1 ° b °»'>> carpels subglobose 
V FI. Ind Hook Fit Th™, i« T r ^ ■ i m dlameter > pedicels thick \ to | an inch long, seeds 4-6 in a single series. 
I ’ ' * P ' 3 i—Uvana lutea, TP. and A. Prod. 1, 8. (exeL syn.) ? Gnatteria acutiflora, Wall, Cat. 6438 D. 
Ceylon—elevation 2-3,000 feet (specimen figured.) Travaucore and Tinnevelly hills. 
PLATE No. XC. 
H tf LUTEA. (H. f. et T.) A large tree, branches glabrous, buds fulvo-tomentose, leaves oval-oblong rounded 
| 6 ,* .f aSC ’ ° b ^ QSely acumiuate d coriaceous, glabrous on both sides and very shining above, pale beneath, young ones 
1 U*i broad, petioles 2-3 lines long, flowers 8 congested in several flowed leaf 
I acaivplv i '*ii 1 6 01 8 ort y P e( l uncled, pedicels short fulvo-tomentose, sepals rounded deciduous, petals externally pilose, 
[ stamens numerous inf ° Vate ’ eXterio ^ a ^ ta|«r and pilose within on the upper portion, the interior glabrous on the inside, 
I atboth IdTv^l^ li TTa\* lr '8 o * 0 -* llos °>»W*™y short, torus in fruit dilated globose, carpels 4-6, broadly oval, obtuse 
TZ. “ 666Hntwf aT 4 inCb ' 3 l0 ” g ' fal 'o-P“»ernions eeed 3-6. 3. et T. R Ind. p. 133 Auvaria latei, Me 
of the clT; ^. igam °° rl0 ' , a P ' 3826 (8pecimen flg,,rad) - 10 0rissa - SyU,6t and Ava - In M I have examined 
i Birmah plLt? ? 4 *” ° n 7 4 tb ® Styl ® iS very 8holt ’ almost truncated. Can it be distinct from the India and 
PLATE No. XCI. 
I or elUptico^nclkte^ot MA ^ R ^ APATANA - < Bedd ) A tree, leaves glabrous, very shining on the upper surface, lanceolate 
K long by ft broad netioleR a W i ° ** C0naCe0na P rominen % reticulated beneath, obtuse at the apex, about 3£ inches 
X i * 'T §labr ° US orsIi ^ tIy P^emlous, peduncles leaf-opposed or above the axils, 
I taSl petek about * «,* k TT t P i S fUmished With a bFaCt bel0W the bright yellow, sepals ovate 
1 tfcmd, ovhles about 8 in 2 rows, earpela cm^MTO-tome^osr 1 ^^ ““ ^ ^ 34 ’ ^ SUbgl ° b ° Se ’ * 
f a very 
A. venteicosa from Chittagong is the only other described Indian species. 
. PLATE No. XCIL 
RUBIACE(E. 
P fi lSMATOMEBlS ALBIDIPWRA. (Thw.)- Aebvub or em.ll tree glabrous, ieavee oblong to elliptic, ending in 
r# ° ,. ln i C i e3 ° ng by aboufc Mcb broad > petioles about \ inch long, peduncles axillary 2-4 together H to U inch 
T ? ® l ghfc J 5 divided at the a P ex se g ments of the corol fleshy, filaments attached to the tube of the corol close 
i a sudden acumin 
: long, calyx 
to the base. Thw. En. FI. p. 154, and in Hook. Ktw. JournalWot. TlTL^i 
Ceylon, southern and central districts, up to 4,000 feet elevation. 
PLATE No. XCIII. 
IiEUCOCODON RETICULATUM. (Gardn.) An epiphytic scandent shrub, leaves oblongo-lanceolate acute at both 
ends, 3-6 inches long, 1-2 inches broad, petioles inch long, stipules membranaceous oblong, bideutate at the apex, connate at the 
ase, a out one in eh long, involucre large, campanulate shortly pedunculate terminal solitary white turning green dentate on the 
margm, calyx tubular subentire, corol iufandibuliform, white about 8 lines long, lobes lanceolate acute, filaments very short attachod 
the centre of the anther, style simple stigma 2 Iobed, lobes oblong obtuse, bacca white, 4 lines long, seed striated brown, black in 
the middle, about J a line long. Gard. Calc. Journal of Hat. HUl. Vol. VII. p. S.—Thw, En. FI. Zey. p. 138. 
Ceylon. Central districts at 3,000 to 5,000 feet elevation. 
PLATE No. XCIV. 
