208 MAG>'OLIACEiE OF BRITISH IN'DIA, MAGNOLIA. 209
2, M. GLOBOSA, Hook. jíl. ^ Thorns. FL Ind. 77. A small tree; the young branches
deciduously rufous-sericeous. Leaves membranous, ovate; the apex acute, or rounded and
i n u c r o n a t e ; the base rounded or minutely cordate; upper surface smooth, except the
puborulous midrib; lower, especially -when young, glaucous and sparsely covered with
s t r u g g l i n g i-ufous hairs; the midrib aud 8 to 10 pairs of nerves rufoiis-sericeous; length
0 to°8 in°, breadth 3 to 5 in.; petiole 1-5 to i-75 in., rufpus-tomc-ntose, as is the narrow,
1-5 in, long, stipule. Fioioers solitary, leaf-opposed, pcdicellato, 4 or even 5 in. in diara.;
t h e spathoid bract purple, fugaceous; pedicel 2-5 in. Sepals 3, obovate. Petals 6, like
t h e sepals, but smaller. Ripe fmU ovoiJ-cylindric, 2-25 in. long; the individual carpels
eloii"ate, slightly rugose, with short, recurved, deciduous beaks.
"in Sikkim; at elevations of from 9 to 10,000 feet. The» flower represented in
t h e accompanying phite is a small one. Many flowers are fomid at least 2 in. more
in diameter. Their usual colour is white.
PLATE 50. Magnolia globosa, IJooh. fil. Thom-i.~\, flowering branch; 2, ripe fruit:
of natural size.
3 M. CiJiPBELLTi, Ilook. fil. & Thoim. Fl Ind. 77. A large treo ; the young branches
o-labrous, annulate. Leaves deciduous, membranous, elliptic-oblong, sub-obovate to ovate,
acute, slightly uarrowed to the rounded or minutel y cordate base; upper surface glabrous,
t h e reticulations distinct -(when dry); lower densely covered with pale tomeiitum M'hen
yoiino-, glabrous when adulr, except the pubescent nerves and midrib; nerves 14 to 16
p a i r s T length 4 to 12 in., breadth 2 to 6 in.; petiole -75 iu. Stipules pilose. Floivers
s o l i t a r y , terminal, 6 to 10 in. in diam, ; when in bud enveloped in 2 or more broadly
ovate, externally pilose, spathoid involucres. Sr'pals and petals 12 to 15, similai-, broadly
o v a t e to obovate, the interior smaller. Bipe fruit cylindi-lc, 6 to 8 in. long aud about
1 in. in diam.; indi-vadual carpels ovnid, obtuse, compressed, 1-2-seeded.—.ffoci;, f l .
Fl. Br. Ind. i, 41 ; Hook. fil. and Cathcarfs Illiist IHmal. Plants, t. 4 and 5; Gamble
Ind. Tivih. 5, Vern. "Lai Champ."
Bhotan and Sikkim Himalaya, at elevations of from 8,000 to 10,000 feet.
T h i s is in every respect one of the most superb trees of the semi-temperate forest
zone of the Eastern Himalaya. Specimens of it, 150 f.iet in height, used to be common
a t the time of Sir Joseph Hooker's visit to the province in 1849: most of these larger
examples have long since been converted into timber; for the wood is of excellent
q u a l i t y , and is known as ''Lai Champ." The flowers aro of tho most lovely rose
colour '(occasionally they are white), and are sweetly scented. They appear while the
]>Unt is leafless, an arrangement which detracts much from their eff'ectiveness.
PLATE 51. Magnolia Campbellii, Hook. fil. ^ Thorns.—flower-hud sh owi n g the
s p a t h o i d involucre; 2, fully expanded flower: of natural size; 3, flower with calyx and
corolla removed to show the stamens and spike o£ ovaries: enlarged.. {Copied from
Uoohr fil. é" Cathcarfs Ilhst. Bimal. Plants, t. 4 and 5.)
PLATE 52. Fi^. 4, branch with young fruit;. 5, ripe fruit; C, spathoid bract;
7, seeds,—aZi of natural size.
4. M. MAI>WI, King m Jotirn. As. Soc. Beng. vol. 58, pt. ii, 369. A tree; young
branches and infioresceoce densely clothed with pale shaggy liair. Leaves membranous,
oblauceolate-oblong or obovate, acuminate, narrowed to the rounded base; upper surface
^rlabrous, the lower glaucous; the midrib sparsely villous; nerves 16 to 20 pairs; length
of blade 6 to 8 in., breadth 2-5 to 3 in.; petiole -3 in. Floiaers terminal, solitary,
siiortiy pedunculate; buds ovoid; the spathoid bract villous like the pedicel. Sepals 3,
oblong. Petals about G, of tho same shape as the sepals, but smaller, yellowish-white,
glabrous, I to 1-3 in. long. Ovaries villous. Ripe fruit cylindric, 1-5 in. long by -6 iu.
diam. ; the individual carpels ovoid, not beaked, So iu. long, villous.
Malacca (Maingay No. 17); Perak; Penang; in dense low forest up to 3,500 feet.
PLATE 45B. Magnolia Maingayi, 6, branch with flower; 7, leaf stipules;
8, flower-bud; 9, anthers; 10, ripe fruit,—o/J of natural size.
5. M. GUSTAVI, Kinn, n. sp. A tall tree; all parts qiiite glabrous; the branchlets
slender, dark, not lenticellate. Leaves membranous, oblong-lanceolate or obianceolate
a c u m i n a t e ; the base much narrowed, unequal; upper surface shining; the lower dull, subglauoous;
the minuto reticulations distinct on both; nerves 10 to Impairs; length 5 to
7 in., breadth 1-25 to 1-75 in.; petiole -25 in. Stipules not seen. Flowers terminaJ and
a x i l l a r y, solitaiy, on slender pedunclos 1'5 to 2 in. long, 3 to 4 in. in diam. when fully
expanded; buds oblong-ovoid, 1'25 in. long; spathoid bract broadly ovoid, coriaceous,
niooth. Bcpcds and ^eiafe 9,
t h e sepals membranous. Sta]
densely imbricate gyncecium.
when half-ripe) clavate (froi
in. long and 1-5 in. in dia
l e a r l y equal in size, obianceolate, blunt: the petal s coriaceous,
WIS little more than -5 in. long, much shorter than the
Ovaries sessile, smooth; the styles recurved. Frtdt (even
I the abortion of the lower ovaries); when ripe, 2'o to 3'5
n . ; individual carpels very little compressed, sub-orbiculai-,
aided; buds
not beaked, sessile, glabrous, about -75 in. \ong.~Michelia Gustavi, King MSS.
Makum Forest, Upper i\ssam, at elevations of 1,000 to 2,000 feet,—(?. Mann.
A species hitherto found only by Mr. Gustav Mann in the botanically lifctle-knowu
•"orest in Assam, and named in his honour. It approaches Miohelia Catheartii,
Makni
Hook. fil. & Thoms., very closely in many respects, and notably in its leaves, which are,
however, longer and have minuter reticulations than those of M. Catheartii, and at all
ages are glabrous. There is also great similarity in the flowers of the two plants;
hut the sepals and petals of Magnolia Gustavi are narrower, and the stamens are much
1 same organs in Miohelia Gustavi. This moreover has no gynophore.
shorter tha
i Guslavi is found at quite low elevations (1,000 to 2,000 feet); whereas Michelia
Catheartii never occurs lower than 5,000 and it ascends to 7,000 feet.
PLATE 61. Mngnolia Gustaia, King.—\, branch with fully expanded flower; 2 and 3,
buds enclosed in their spathoid bracts; 4, half-opened bud; 5, gyncecium; 7, twig with
very young fruit; 8. fruit at an older stage; 9, ripe fruit: of natural size; 6, stamens:
slighity enlarged.
6. H. GBIFEITIIII, TT.i. fl. Tlwm. K. Br. Ind. i, 41. A largo tee; the youn»
branches donsoly coTerod with deciduous, yellowish, silky hiiir, Ltam sub-coriaceiius°
elliptic-oUong or elliptic, very shortly aoaminate, minutely undulate; the baso sub-acute |
upper surface smooth, except the sometimes pubescent midrib; the reticulations minute^
distinct (when dry); lower surface at first sericeous-tomentose, finally pubescent or
g l a b r o u s ; nerves 10 to 20 pairs, rather prominent beneath; length 9 to 13 in., breadth 4
to 5 in.; petiole -76 in., stout; stipules trarrow, 4 in. long, externally sericeous. Phwin
solitary, « .opposed. S o in. in diam. whetr tnlly expanded. The buds enveloped in a
spathoid bract, which, like the pedicel, is coTered with whitish, silky, adpressed hair;
pedicel I'5 to 2 in. long. Sejiab 3, narrowly oblong, obtuse; yeioia 6, like tho sepals
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