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EXPLANATION OF PLATES.
fil. Monocera ragosa R. W. Eleeocarpus rugosus Roxb.—copied
full size from Roxburgh's drawing. (Leaves glabrous, stamens about
30)—3. An expanded flower, the stamens removed to show
the torus, ovarv, and style—3. A detached stamen—4. The ovary cut
vertically—5. 'the same divided transversely—6. A full grown fruit
—7 The same cut transversely—8. The nut removed and similarly
divided showing its 3 cells—9. The same divided vertically to show
the inverse embryo.
7!K Sclerostylis Roxburgh» R. W. ^ mûris simplicifolia Roxh.-
coinedfull size from. Roxburgh's drawing. (A small tree, the r-etiols
jointed, flowers white, native of Pul o“ Pen an e. A species allied in
the form of the leaves is found in Malabar, but the flowers are yet un-
i A flower forcibly expanded, showing the sepais. petals.
naît the stamens, and ovary. The remaining stamens removed to
show the ovary—3. Ovary cut transversely.
63 Monocera tuberculata W and A. Eleeocarpus bilocularis, Roxb.
MSS. E. tuberculalus, R. FI. Ind —slightly reduced from Roxburgh's
figure. (A large tree, leaves smooth above, hairy, particularly on
tlie veins, beneath, stamens about70)—3. Ovary and 3 stamens removed
from the flower—3. Ovary-cut vertically—4. The same cut
transversely—5. A full grown fruif^-6. A nut—7. The same_ cut
transversely—8. The seed cut vertically to show the inverse embryo
—9. The embryo removed.
63. Monocera Roxburgh» R. W. Eleeocarpus
copied full size from Roxburgh's drawing.JA
• glabrous, firm in texture. ' ‘ jj M ||
—3. Ovary, torus and_
same tr;
istatus Roxb.—M
iderable tree, leaves
_______ to 50, nut usually 1-celled)
is—3. Ovary cut vertically—4. The
wn fruit—6. The same cut trans-
64 Eleeocarpus robustus Roxb.—copied full size from Roxburgh’s
drawing. (A very large tree native of Silhet, leaves glabrous, thick
and of a hard texture: flowers white, stamens about 50, bearded;—
3. A detached petal—3. A stamen—4. The ovary surrounded at the
base by its nectareal glands—5. The same cut transversely, 3-celled
—6 Cut vertically—7. A full grown fruit—8. The nut cut transversely,
one of the cells aborted—9. Cut vertically, showing the seed
in each cell, inverse.
65. Elieocarpus lanceasfolius Roxb.— copied full size from Roxburgh’s
drawing. (A middling sized tree : leaves glabrous : flowers
white, stamens 15, bearded)—3. A detached petal—3. A stamen—4.
The oviry and glands—5. The same cut transversely, 3-celled—6.
Cut vertically, 3 superposed ovules—7. A full grown fruit—8. The
same cut transversely—9. Cut vertically, showing the ovate inverse
156. Gstnitrus sphasrica, Geert: Eleeocarpus ganitrus, Roxb.—copied
f i l l size from Roxburgh's drawing, i A tree, leaves glabrous on both
sides, but sericeous when very young, flowers white, stamens 40,
bearded, no nectareal glands)—2. An expanded flower, showing the
ringiif stamens—3. A detached stamen—4. The ovary and torus—5.
The same cut vertically—6. Cut transversely—7. A full grown fruit
—8. The nut—9. Cut transversely, showing its 5 cells—10. A detached
seed—11. The same cut vertically, showing its inverse embryo.
■; Ohs. The nuts of this species are much used by Fakeers, &c. for
making rosary beads.
67. Polyyala Wightiana, Wall.— natural size. (Herbaceous, glabrous,
flowers yellow)—2. A flower, a exterior sepals, 6 wings, c the
corolla, keel and side petals—3. Sepals, ovary, style, and stigma—
a b as before, e ovarv, ƒ style, g stigma—4. Corolla and stamens removed
and forcibly opened, to show the relative size of the parts—
5 A stamen—6. The ovary with 2 pendulous ovules—7. The full
grown capsule—8. A seed—9. The same cut transversely—10. Cut
vertically, showing the radicle next the hilum—11. Seed lobes, the
testa removed.
68. Abutilon crispnm, G. Don—natural size. (Herbaceous, leaves
slightly villous above, pubescent beneath, carpels membranaceous
waved and curled, inflated, flowers yellow)—2. A dissected
flower petals removed, sepals partially opened to show the ovary,
style and stigmas—3. Corolla and stamens, filaments united below
into a tube, free above, adhering to the base of the petals—4. Sta«
mens show’iiv the anther 1-celled—5. Ovary cut transversely—6. Cut
vertically—7.r’A full grown fruit divided vertically, natural size—with
he exceptions mentioned all more or less magnified.
69 Lagerstrcemia parviflora, Roxb. —natural size. (A tree, leaves
downy beneath, flowers white)-2. A forcibly expanded flower—3.
Stamens—4. Ovarv, styles and stigmas—5. Ovary cut vertically—6.
The same cut transversely, showing i's 3 cells—7. A full grown fruit
—8. The same bursting, both natural size—9. A seed with its wing—
all with the exceptions mentioned more or less magnified.
Obs. This is not the same as our var ft from Courtallum, but is
the Circar plant Roxburgh describes. In the Courtallum plant the
flowers are very numerous, panicled, with small globose fruit shorter
than the calyx. L. microcarpa, R. W.
70. Tetracera Rheedii D. C. Two branches, one in flower, the
other in fruit, natural size—2. A dissected flower, the sepals removed,
a petal detached to show its form: the 4 ovaries and styles
with 2 stamens left to show their transverse anthers--3. A carpel
opened, showing one ovule somewhat advanced, the others abortive.
71. Sclerostylis paTvifolia R. W. marked by mistake, S. atalan-
tioixles. See Illustrations page \0§—natural size. (A somewhat junior
specimen)-2. A flower-3. The same, petals removed to show the
filaments united below into a tube-4. Detached stamens-5. Tetals
and stamens removed to show the ovary, style, apd stigma--6. ovary
cut vertically, showing the collateral pendulous ovules-7. The same
out transversely showing the 2 cells-»« more or less magnified.
Obs. In their more advanced stages the racemes and pedicels
elongate considerably beyond what they are here represented.
73. Syzygeum Zeylanicum, D. C. Myrtus Zeylanica Lin. natural
size. (A large shrub or small tree, leaves hard, coriaceous, pale yellowish
when dried, calyx pruinose, berry globose, white, 1-seeded)—
2. A flower before expansion, the petals removed and separated to
show their form (they usually separate as one in form of a calyptra
or lid to the flower)—3. Five petals of another flower to show that
they sometimes vary in number--4. Stamens—5. The ovary, sepals,
and style, after the fall of the petals and stamens—6. An ovary cut
vertically, with 2 stamens left to show their perigynous insertion—7.
The same cut transversely—»« more or less magnified.
74. Cardiospermum c anescens, Wall. - -natural size. (Stem and leaves
clothed with lioary pubescence, flowers white) -2. An expanded
flower—3. One of the side-petals with its large petaloid scale—4. A
lower petal with its glandular crested scale—5. The two lower scales
removed to show their form and relative position to each other during
anthesis (flowering)—6. Stamens and ovary detached from the floral
envelopes—7. Stamens--8. The ovary cut transversely—9. Cut vertically—
10. A full grown but immature capsule, cut transversely—
all more or less magnijied.
75. Ranunculus reniformis Wall, natural size. (Herbaceous, erect,
hairy, flowers yellow)—2. A petal showing the scales at the base—3.
Stamens—4. The dilated torus covered with ovaries—5. A capsule
cut vertically, showing its solitary seed—magnified.
Obs. This is the type of the species. The form from which the
character given in the Prodromus was taken—the one figured in the
Illustrations No. 2. presents a form so distinct that it might be considered
a different species did not intermediate forms prove them only
varieties.
76. Grewia hirsuta Vshl.--natural size. (A considerable shrub, full
grown leaves, nearly glabrous above, tomenfose beneath, sepals pale
brownish, petals white,fruit four,2-celled, nuts)—2. A flower forcibly
opened to show the relative size of the différent parts—3. A stamen,
showing its 2-celled anthers--4. A dissected flower, showing the
short torus, numerous filaments, the penicillate stigma, and in the
detached petal the nectariferous ciliated gland near the base—»« more
or less magnified.
Obs. The peculiar stigma of this species is quite characteristic.
77. Calophyllum Inophyllum—natural size. (A large and highly
ornamental tree, flowers pure white)—2. A dissected flower, the
sepals and 2 petals removed .to show the polyadelphous filaments—3.
An anther—4 The ovary, the sepals thrown back to bring it fully into
view_5. The same cut vertically, ovule’ solitary, erect—6. Two full
grown fruit, natural size—1. The same cut transversely—8. The seed
removed—9. A seed lobe, showing the embryo at the base—10, A
portion of a leaf, to show the parallel venation—»«, with the exception
mentioned, more or less magnified.
78. Leea staphylla a Roxb. natural size. (A scandent glabrous
shrub)—2. An expanded flower, showing the relative sizes of the
calyx, corolla, and stamen tube—3. The latter opened to show the interior
of the stamen tube or urceolus, the ovary and stigma—4. The
urceolus removed from its connections with the corolla, the filaments
of the fertile stamens separated from the tube, and seen hanging like
tapes from its back.
79. Hymenodictyon excelsum Wall. Cinchona excelsa Roxb. Cor. pl.
(copied from Roxburgh’s Coromandel Plants, with a view of making
more generally known a plant supposed to possess medicinal properties
analogous to those of Peruvian bark)--2. An expanded flower—
3. The corolla split open to show the position of the stamens—4.
Ovary and calyx—5. The capsule burst, dehiscence loeulicidal—6.
The same cut transversely, showing the form of the placenta.
Obs. The febrifuge properties of the bark of this plant having recently
engaged the attention of the Drug Committee, I have republished
this figure from that now very scarce work, Roxburgh’s Coromandel
plants, in the hope that, making it generally known to the
present medical service may he productive of advantage, by enabling
those favourably situated for getting it to institute experiments on
the bark.
80. Hymenodictyon obovatum Wall, natural size—(The figure differs
somewhat from the description but not apparently enough,
to constitute it a distinct species)—2. A dissected flower, the corolla
separated from the ovary and split open, the calyx superior—3. Ovary
cut transversely—4. The same cut vertically—5. A young capsule,
natural size— 6. The same cut transversely—7. The same cut vertically—
8. The mass of imbricated seed removed from one cell—9.
A single seed detached, all with the exception mentioned more or less
magnified.
Obs. This figure is here introduced with the same object in view,
as the last, and both with the hope that beneficial consequences
may result.
ERRATA.
For Sclerostylis atalantioides, plate 71, read S. parvifolia, R. W.~
For Hymenodyction, plates 79 and 80, read Hymenodictyon.