MiG>-OLIiC£iE OF BEITISH r.>íDIá.
Michelia, Linn.
T r e e s . Leaves as ia Magnolia. Flowers axillary, solitary or terminal. Sepals and
petah similar, 9 to 15 or more, 3- or more-seriate. Stamens as in Magnolia. G-yuophore
s t a l k e d . Carpds in a loose spike; stigma decurrent; ovules 2 or more. Fruit a more or
less las elongate spike of coriaceous dorsally dehiscing carpels. Seedi of Magnolia.
DISTRIB.—About 16 species; temp, and trop. mountains of India.
ysis of the species.
Carpels numerous.
Flo*vers mostly terminal . . 1. <1/. Cuthcariii.
Flowers axillary.
Young parts, spathoid bracts, and stipules pubeaeent.
Leaves uudemeatli densely covered witb grey tomeotum, evea
when adult M. lanughma.
Leaves and young parts densely rufous-tomentose, ultimately
glabrous; flower 4 to 5 in. in diam., white . . . . 3. J/, excdaa.
Leaves often witli grey pubescence beneath.
Leaves more than 4 io. loug ; flower yellow i. M. Champaca.
„ 2 to 4 in. long; Sower white if . niiar/irica.
Leaves glabrous.
Flowers 1 to 1-5 in. in diam., pale yellow ; leaves with
rounded bases J/, kisopa.
Flowers 1-25 to 1-5 in. in diam., white ; petals obovate^
cuneatG ; leaves aoute at the base 7. M. punduana.
All parts quite glabrous.
Flowers 3 to 4 in. in diam. ; petals linear-laneeolate or
oHanoeolaie ; leaves thinly coriaceous, obovate-oblong . 8. M. oblonga.
Flowers about 3 in. in diam,; sepals small, linear ; petals
oblanceolate ; leaves coriaceous, obovate-elliptic, blunt . 9. M. MaimiL
Carpels only 2 or 3, often solitary, very large 10. if. montam. '
1. M. CATHCARTII, Sook. fil. ^ Thorns. FL lad. 79. A tall tree; the young branches,
peduncles, and midiibs of leaves on both surfaces finely sericeous, bat ultimately glabrous;
other parts glabrous. Leaves tliiuly coriaceous, shining, oblong-lanccolate, acuminate;
t h e base slightly narrowed or rounded ; reticulations distinct on both surfaces, rather fine ;
nerves 10 to 13 paii's, thin, forming wide intra-marginal arches; length 3 to 5 in.,
b r e a d t h 1-25 to 1-7Ô in.; petiole '25 in.; stipules narrow, sericcous, '6 to -75 in. long.
Flowers usually terminal, solitary, pedicellate, when fully open 3 to 4 ia. in diam.,
w h i t e ; buds oblong, blunt; peduncle 1 in. long. Sepals and petals 9, oblong, obtuse, the
i n n e r narrower. Stamens more than 1 in. long. Column of ovaries densely imbricate,
narrow, shorter than the stamens. Fruit cylindric, 3 to 4 in. long and -75 ia. in diam.
when ripe; individual carpels sessUe, com^essed, sub-orbicular, beaked when young, but
not -when ripe; the walls thin, woody, lenticellate externally, -35 in. across; seeds 2 or
Z.—Hooh fil. HI. Him. Fl , i. 7; FL Br. lad. i, 42; Gamble Ind. Timh. 6.
S i k k im Himalaya, alt. 5,000 to 7,000 feet, common. Assam, Naga Hills,—IFct«,
F rain.
MICHELIA. 21 5
PLÍTE 60. Michelia Cathcartii, Eoolc. fil. Thorns.—branch wi t h flower-bud; 2,
f u l l y expanded flower; 3, 4 and 5, carpels in various stages : of natural size ; 6, anthophore
w i t h the stamens removed and carpophore; 7, stamens: enlarged. [Partly copied from
Boole, fil. ^ Catko. III. Mini. Plants.)
2. M. LANUGINOSA, Wall. Tent. Fl. Nep. 8, 5; Cat. 6493. A tall tree; the young
parts, petioles, the under sui-faces of the adult leaves, stipules, and spathoid bracts densely
covered with pale grey tomeatum. Leaves sub-coriaceous, oblong or lanceolate acute •
t h e base acute or rounded; upper surface glabrous; the reticulations minute but distinctnerves
14 to 17 pairs, prominent beneath; length 6'5 to 9 in., breadth 2-2.3 to 3 in •
petiole -75 in. ; stipules narrowly oblong, 1 to 2 in. long. Flowers solitary, asillary,
s h o r t l y pedunculate, when expanded 2'5 to 3 in. in diam.; buds oblong, 1-25 in. Iong|
spathoid bracts 2, oblong, densely sericeous-tomentose externally; peduncle -2 in. thick
Sepals and petals varying from 12 to IS, oblanceolate; the inner smaller, yellowish-white.
Stamens shorter than gyncecium, very caducous. Ovaries densely lanate; the styles
glabrous. Fruit 4 to 5 in. long; individual carpels distant, shortly stalked, obovoidcompressed,
woody, lenticellate, not beaked, -6 to 1 in. long ; seeds 1 or 2, larn-e —
Wight III. i, 14; UooJc.fil. ^ Thorns. Fl. Ind. 80; Hook. fil. Fl. Br. lad. i, 43; Gamble
Ind. Timh. 7.—M. velutina, DO. Frod. i, 79.
T e m p e r a t e Himalaya, Nepal to Bhotan, alt. 5,000 to 7,000 feet; Khasia Hills.
T h i s species has a grey soft wood not so useful for building as that of some
of the other species. Its Nepalese name is Gogay Champ.
PLATE 62. Michelia lanugiuosa, Wall—I, flowering branch; 2, young leaf and
s t i p u l e ; 3, ripe fruit,—aZ/ of natural sise.
3. M. EXCELSA, Bl. Fl. Jav. Magnol. 9. A large tree; the young parts densely
covered with brown ferrugineous tomentum ; the branchlets stout, dark, lenticellate Leaves
t h i n l y coriacoous, ovate-elliptie to oblong or obloug-lanceolate, acute; the base sli-htiv
narrowed or rounded; upper surface when adult shining, glabrous; the lower glaucou,
s i l k y brown when young, glabrcsceut and dull when old; nerves 7 to 8 pairs, thin but
prominent on the lower surface; the reticulations distinct on both; length d to 8 in
b r e a d t h 2 to 3-5 in. ; petiole -75 to 1 in. Stipules oblong, acuminate, sericeous externally'
1 ' 5 to 2 in. long. Flowers white, sub-sessile, axillary, solitary, when fully open 4 to
5 in. ia diam.; buds ovoid-cylindric, 2 in. long; spathoid bracts oblong, brown, densely
silky-tomentoso outside. Sepals aud peíais 12, white, obovate-spathulate, the inner smaller
Stamens much shorter than the gynojuum. Fruit 4-5 to 8 in. long; individual carpels
r a t h e r distant, obliquely ovoid, shortly beaked, -4 to -6 in. long, thinly woody 1. to
2-seeded.—mi7;íí Fl. i, 14; JIooL fil. .y Thorns. Fl. Ind. 80; Hook. fil. Fl. Br. ' Ind i
4 3 ; Gamble Ind. Timb. G; Griff. Ic. iv, QÒÒ.-Magnolia excelsa, Wall. Tent. Fl Net>' 5
t. 2; Cat. 6494. " '
T e m p e r a t e Himalaya from Nepal to Bhotan, alt. 5,000 to 8,000 feet; Kbasia Hills
_ T h o wood of this, although soft, is very durable, and is largely used for building
i t is known to the Nepalese as Bara or safed Champ.
PLATE 63. IJichelia excelsa, Bl.—\, branch with flower-buds enclosed in their spathoid
b r a c t s ; 2, expanded flower; 3, stamen; 4, gync^cium ; 5, ripe fruit {of maU sizeV,
b, carpel ; 7, seeds,—a« of iiatural sisa.
ANN. EOY. BOT, GAUD. CALCIÌTTA, VOL. ILL,
NI