MAGNOLIACEiE OF BEITISH INDIA.
pot.olo -75 in.; slipules narrowly oblong, about as long as tho petiole. Floum asilkry,
solitary, shortly pedunculate, 3 to 4 in. in diam. when oipanded ; bnda olongote-OToid
pointed ; spathoid bracts leathery, smooth; peduncle -3 in., stout, annulatod. Serials and
Jielak 12, linoar-lancoolate or oblanceolate, nearly equal, aiamas shorter than gynoecium
ílipe fruit 6 to 7 in. long; the ¡nd¡TÍdual carpels lax, sessile, obovoid, lenticcllate
woody, not beaked.—Booi. fit. ^ Hum. M. hi. 81; Ilo«t. ft. M. Br. lui i 43-
Gmtle Ind. Tint. 7,
At the base of the Khosia Hills,—T7o«it4 ; Sibsagar district, A s s a m , — S E Fid •
Sylhot,—i¥<¡n)i.
This is one of tho largest trees of this family in India. It is known to tho Assamese
as the Bor (large) S„fia. üntil quite rccontly good specimens of this species were in
no herbarium, and the description given by Sir J. D. Hooker in tho Flora of British
India was drawn up on imperfect material. Through tho kindness of Mr. S. E. Peal, of
Sibsagnr, a splendod suite of specimens in all stages of flower and fruit has been sent
to the Calcutta Herbarium; and from these, as well as from Mr. Peal's drawings of tho
fresh flowers and frnit, the accompanying figure has been prepared. Tho flowe°s oí this
much resemble those of Talauma pMlomrpa, King, the petals in both being yellowisliwhitc,
Tho bark {Mr. Peal informs mo) is whitish-grey in colour.
Pi-iTE 67. Michelia oblonga.—1, flowering branch; 2, fully expanded flower;
3, section of flower; 4, petal; o, spathoid bract; 6, ripo fruit,—oK of mbral At.
9. H. Madh, Ki^, n. sp. A glabrous tree; the young branches with dork, smootli,
sparsely lenticollato bark. Leaves coriaceous, oboTate-elhptic, blunt, or with an abrupt
short blunt point, gradually narrowed in the lower tliird to the stout petiole; shining
on tho upper, rather dull on the lower surface; main nerves 8 to 10 pairs, rather
prominent; reticulations wido, very distinct; length 5 to 7 in., breadtli 3>o to 4-o in.;
petiole 1 in.; stipules narrowly oblong, smooth, about as long as, or shorter than, the
petiole. Flmers aiillary, solitary, shortly pedunculate, about 3 in. in diam. when fully
expanded; buds oblong, l-2o in. long; spathoid bracts broadly ovate, smooth, coriaceous ;
peduncle -20 in., rather stoat, annulated. Sepals 3, linear, half tho length of the petals.'
TeMs 6, oblanceolate, the inner 3 slightly smaller. Siumsna as long as the gyno3cium.
Ovaries on an elongate racliis, sessile, smooth; the style short, thick, recurved. Ripe
fruit 5 to 7 in. long; individual carpels woody, rathor distant, oblong, slightly apioulate,
glabrous, sparsely lontioellate, -70 to 1 in. long, 2 - s o e d e d . — M a m i i , Kin} MSS.
Makum Forest, TJpper Assam,—(?. Mam.
The leaves of this resemble those of M. Tnonfamt, El., but they are of thicker
texture, with stouter nerves and petiole, and wider reticulations. The flowers, however,
difl'er from those of M. montana in tho shortness of tho peduncle and of tho sepals.
This species has been collected only by my friend Mr. G. Mann, Conservator
of Forests in Assam, a distinguished forester and entliusiastic botanist, to whom I
dedicate it.
PiAin 70. Michelia Mannii, King.—l, flowering branch; 8, flower dissected;
3, stamens; 4, ripe frait: of natural size.
10. M. MONTAUA, Bl. in Vert. Bat. Ben. ix, y. 153. A glabrous tree. Lm,is
thinly coriaceous, shining, obovato or oborote-rotund, shortly and abruptly apiculate,
rather suddenly narrowed to the base; norves 10 to 13 pairs, thin, spreading; length
SCHIZANDBA. 21 9
of blade 6 to 7'5 in., breadth about 4 in.; petiole slender, •75'in. Mowers white,
I-O in. in diam., solitary, termhial or axillary, on annulate peduncles about -5 in.
long. Buds cylindric. Sepals and petals about 8, oblanceolate or lanceolate. Fistils 3
to 4. Oarpets usually single, sub-globular, compressed, 1-5 in. long; the walls lenticellate,
woody, -5 in. or more t h i c k . B i j d r . 7; M. Jav. Magnol p. 15, t. 0;
llig. Fl. Ind. Bat. i, pt. ii, 17; King in Joum. As. Seo. Beng. vol. 58, pt. ii, 371.
Siklim Himalaya. ? altitude,—ff. King ; Sylhet, in the Langai Forest,-®. Mam.
Perak, King's collccfor. DISTEIB.—Java.
Only once collected in Sikkim. The fruit of this is not strictly that of a
Miehelia. The ovaries ore few and are not inserted on an elongated axis, and usually
only one developes into a carpel.
Pl,iti! 68. Michelia montana, Bl.—l, flowering branch; 2, ripe carpel; 3 & 4
dehisced carpels; 5 seeds: of natm-al size; 6, ovaries; 7 anthers: enlarged.
7. ScMzaadra, Midmix.
Climbing glabrous shrubs with exstipulato, punctate leaves. Flowers unisexual
axillaiy, or in the ax,Is of scales near the base of short, lateral, leafy branches'
Sepals and petals 9 to 12, white, yellowish or reddish, imbricate, in 3 whorlL gradually
increasing in size inwards. MaU Jlo.eers with 5 to 15 or more the filamenti
short, free or snb-conuate, often fleshy; anthers free or sub-immersed in the fleshy
mass ef confluent filaments ; tile cells round, remote. Female flo.er with many dens y
mbricate ovaries; the stigmas sessile; ovules 2. Fr.it a slender spike ef gibes i
to ^seeded berries. Seeds suspended; albumen flchy; testa orustaceous. Disxe 1
i . o r lh America, mountains ef temperate and tropical India and Java. Species J ^ T s .
S^nojjsis of species.
Filaments moaadelplious below, free above
Lsms ovate-lonoBolate, 3'5 to 4 o in. long . , „
=- - or sub-oxtrorso. Frait 6 to 0 in 1™ • , tt e cells lateral
' 0 to !) m. long; its axis cylmdric, fleshy, colom-ed; earpels