81. Buckanaiiia intermedia (R. W.) Leaves obovate, spathulate,
membranaeious: panicles glabrous, flowers, congested—Naggarie
Hills, near Madras.
Intermediate between B. latifolia and angustifolia, having the obovate
spathulate leaves of the former, but much smaller and notcoria-«
cious. In this last respect it also differs from the latter, as well as
in the form of the leaves { which in B. angustifolia, are linear lanceolate,
pointed.
1. A flowering branch, natural size—2. A flower—3. The same,
the petals removed—4. Stamens—5. Sepals,.petals', and stamens
removed, the disk opened and partially thrown back to show
the solitary fertile ovary, and- four sterile pistils—6. The . ovary
opened, showing the ascending curved podosperm and solitary, pendulous
ovule, all more or less magnified.
82. Gretoia oppositifolia, Buchanan.—“ Arborious: leaves rhomboid
ovate, gland-serrate, scabrous : peduncles, leaf opposed, 3-5
flowered: petals lanceolate: drupe 1-4 lobed: nuts (4) T-celled.’’
*—Roxb. FI. Ind. 2 page 584.
1. Flowering branch, natural size—2. Sepal—3, Petal—4. Podo-
carp, ovary, style, stigma, and 4 stamens in situ—5. Ovary cut vertically—
6. The same cut transversely—7. A nut full grown, with three
aborted ones at the base—8. The same cut; vertically -9. The seed
dissected, showing the embryo in situ—all more or less magnified.
83. Gretoia ulmifalia. Roxb. “ Shrubby, scandent: leaves Cune-
ate, oblong, serrate: umbel lets terminal : petals linear, entire: re-
'sce^tacle cylindric, with a pentagonal base. ’ Roxb. FI, Ind. 2 page
1. Flowering branch, natural size— 2. A sepal—3. A petal—4. Pentagonal
base, cylindrical podocarp, stamens in situ, ovary, style* and
stigma—5. Ovary cut transversely* all viore or less magnified.
84. Grewia ulmifolia, Roxb. G. microcos ? Lin. “ Shrubby, erect:
leaves bifarious, broad lanceolate, serrate, acuminate: stipules simple
: panicles terminal, petals retuse : drupe with a single bearded
3-celled nut.”/ Roxb. FI, Ind. 2 page 591.
Flowering»1 branch, natural size—1, Sepal—2. Petal—3. Podocarp,
stamens, ovary, style, and stigma—4. The latter more magnified,
showing it 3-lobed at the apex—5. Ovary cut vertically—6. The
same cut transversely—7, A full grown fruit—8. Drupe bearded—9.
The same cut transversely—10. The seed dissected showing the embryo,
all more or less magnified.
" 85. Flacourlia Ramouchi—1. Eemale— flowering branch, natural
size—2. Female flower—3. A young fruit cut transversely—4. Male-
flowering branch, natural size.
86. Milleltia piscidia (Galedupd piscidia Roxb.)“ Arboriotis,
smooth: leaflets 3-5, lanceolate : the pairs opposite* racemes axillary
» and terminal, simple or ramous : filaments single and 9-cleft”—
(calyx campanulate 5-lobed, flowers paired white).
1, Flowering branch, natural site—2. A dissected flower—3. A
mature legume opened to show the abortion of part of the seeds—4.
87. Dalbergia marginata, Roxb. “ Scandent, scabrous: leaflets
5-7 lanceolate, glossy, obtusely acuminate; panicle axillary, stamina
ia n d 9 ; legumes sublinear, membrane margined, i-seeded.” Roxb.
1. A flowering branch with young legumes—3. A legume opened
to show the solitary seed.
88. Decaschistia trilobala, R. W. Herbaeious, tomentose: leaves
deeply 3-lobed, slightly dentato—seriated on the margin { stipules
subulate, longer than the petioles. “ Belgaum, towards the foot of
the ghauts, flowering in October”—J. Law, Esq.
I am indebted to Mr. Law, B. C. S. for this, and two other, interesting
new species figured in this number.
1. Flowering shoot* natural size—2. Stamina! tube laid open—3*
Anthers back and front views showing them 1-celled—4. Ovary,
style, and stigmas, the calyx and involucrura opened and thrown
back to bring them into view—5-6; Ovary cut vertically and transversely—
7. A nearly mature fruit—8. The same cut yertically--9.
The same cut transversely—10. A carpel opened to show the seed
in situ, all more or less magnified.
89. Gretoia sclerophylla, Roxb. MSS»—G, scabropkylla, Roxb. Fl.
Ind.—Obs. I adopt the original name as it seems1 probable the other
is a misprint.
“ Shrubby, leaves roOnd, cordate, serrate, rugose, above scabrous,
underneath downy; peduncles axillary, 2-»3 flowered; drupes round {
nuts 4, 1-celled, 1-seeded.” Roxb. 1?1. Ind. 2 page 584.
1. Flowering branch—2. Ovary with stamens in situ^-3. A sepal--'
4. A petal—5. Ovary cut vertically--6. The same divided transversely—
7. A full grown fruit—8. The same cut transversely—9.
Cut vertically, showing a nut in situ—10. A seed dissected to show
the embryo.
90. Naregamia alata, the entire plant, a rather small specimen*
natural size—2. A flower showing the petals and staminal tube—3.
Calyx, ovary, style, and stigma—4. Anthers back and front views—
5. The ovary cut transversely, showing its 3. cells and 2 collateral
ovules in each—6. The same cut vertically—7. A ripe capsule, the
3 valves opened showing the seed in situ—8. A seed—9. The same
cut transversely—10. Cut vertically* all more or less magnified.
Munronia, R. W.
Calyx 5, rarely 4-cleft. Petals 5, cohering at the base, with tlie
staminal tube. Anthers 10, attached to the apex of a slender funnel-
shaped tube, alternate with its teeth, exserted. A tube sheathing the
ovary and base of the style. Ovary 5-celled, cells 2-ovuled ranged
round a thick central placenta. Ovules superposed. Style filiform,
stigma discoid— capitate. Capsule 5-valvea, valves septiferous*
loculicidal. Seeds by abortion about 5, attached to a large pyramidal
persistent placenta. Embryo enclosed in a thin fleshy albumen.
Cotyledons foliaeeous* radicle pointed remote from the nilum, projecting
Small erect: shrubs, with the leaves congregated near the
summit. Leaves pinnate; leaflets one or several pairs opposite,
glabrous. Peduncles axillary, one or several flowered, flowers
white, sometimes fragrant. *
This genus which I have named in honor of my zealous and enterprising
friend, Lieut. Munro, 1-1. M. 39th Foot, is most nearly allied to
A'Uregdmia, but abundantly distinct and readily distinguished by its
5* not 3-celled ovary, and its superposed ncit collateral ovules. A
more perfect account of the genus will be given under Meliaceee in
my Illustrations»
91. Munronia pumila, R. W. (Melia pumila, Moon’s catalogue).
Leaves 3 foliplate, the terminal one much larger.
1. Plant* a small specimen, natural size—2. A djssected flower, the
sepals and petals removed, and the staminal tube laid open to show
the sheath of the ovary—3. Pedicel, brae teas and calyx—4. Petals
and staminal tube removed to show the ovary—5. Ovary cut vertically—
6. Cut transversely—7. Capsule burst, the lobes deflexed,
showing the central placenta after the fall of the seed, natural size—
8. The same magnified, showing more clearly the obcordate form
of the valves—9. A seed—10. The same cut vertically showing the
inverted embryo—11. Embryo removed. With the exceptions mentioned,
all more or less magnified.
92. Alysicarpus Belgaumensis—Calyx deeply 4-cleft, upper segment
bifid, joints of the legume compressed irregularly, reticulated,
pubescent, leaves 3 foliolate—the terminal leaflet much the largest.
Rham gliaut, Belgaum—Flowers in September—Communicated by
J . S. Law, Esq. Bombay Civil Service..
1. Flowering extremity of the branch, natural size -2 . A flower
opened—3, The same, petals removed to show the calyx and stamens—
4. Keel, and wing petals—5. Vexillum—6. Stamens—7. Anthers—
8. Ovary split open to show the ovules—9. A legume, natural
size—10. The same magnified—11. A seed.
93. xttyiosia Latdii, R. W.-—Shrubby, erect, tomentose, leaflets
obovate, about the length of the petiols { flowers axillary, solitary*
drooping, peduncles shorter than the petiols, legumes short, 2-seed-
ed, Concealed within* the persistent Corolla, pubescent.
A very distinct species, readily distinguished by its bushy habit
and numerous short'pedicelled. yellow, flowers,
Belgaum, on the top of the ghauts flowering in January.—Communicated
along with the preceding and many other novelties* by
J » S. Law, Esq. Bombay Civil Service* to whom I dedicate the
species. -
1. Flowering plant, natural size—2. A dissected flower—3. Anthers—
4. The legume, the withered corolla by which it was concealed
drawn aside—5; The same removed—6* A seed—all more of
less magnified.
94. Phasiolus trilobus—X. Flowering branch, natural size—2. A
dissected flower—3. Anthers—4. Ovary—5. Legume, natural size,
opened to show the seed—6» A seed'. All with the exceptions mentioned,
more or less magnified^
95. Sida acuta—1.- Flowering branch, natural size—2. Calyx*
oVary, styles, and stigmas—3 Staminal tube laid open—4. Anthers
—5. Ovary cut transversely—6. Capsule enclosed in the persistent
calyx, natural size—7. The same, the calyx thrown back—8. The
same cut transversely—9. Cut vertically—10. A seed. With the exceptions
mentioned, all more or less magnified.
96. Murraya exotica— 1; A flowering branch, natural size—2. A
flower, petals removed to show the stamens, &e.—3. Ovary, style*
and stigma—4, Anthers—5. Ovary cut vertically—6. Transversely—
7. A full grown fruit, natural «ze—8. The same cut to show the
position of the seed—9. A seed cut transversely. All, except the fruit j
more or 'less magnified,
97. Solatia obloriga—(Sethia by mistake)—1. Flowering branch, natural
size—2. A flower and bud—3.- A dissected flower—4. The same*
the sepals and petals removed, showing the dilated base of the fila-’
nients sheathing the ovary, and the 2-celled anthers—5. Ovary cut
transversely, all more or less magnified— 6. A full grown fruit—7. The
same cut transversely—8. A seed, all natural size.
98. Tribulus lanugenosus— A small plant, natural me—1, A flower
—2. The same, the petals removed to show more clearly the stamens*
ovary and stigma—3. Anthers—4. Ovary, style, and stigma—5. The
same cut transversely—6. Vertically—7. A mature fruit, natural size
—8. The same cut transversely showing its 5 carpels—9. Cut vertically
showing the 4 superposed . seed of each carpel—10. A carpel
removed—11. The same cut transversely jUst above the prickles—12.
A seed removed—13 and 14. Different Sections of the seed, with the
exceptions mentioned, all more or less magnified.
99. Zizj/phus jujuba—i. Flowering branch, natural size—2. An
expanded flower seen from above—3. The same seen from below—4*
Stamens—5 , A stamen and petal—6. A young fruit cut transversely—
7. The same cut vertically—8. A full grown fruit—9, A nut removed
from the sarcocarp—10. A seed—11. The same cut transversely—12.
The embryo removed, all more or less magnified.
: 100. Eugenia Rottleriana—1 . A flowering branch, natural sixe—2i
A dissected flower, magnified.
Erratom.
Plate 97, for Sethia read Solatiaj