222 MAGNOLIACEiE OF BEITISH INDIA. KADSUBA. 223
DISTRIB.—Java, Sumatra, and protiably in the other islands of the Archipelago.
Platií 71. Kadsuva scandens, Bl.—l, flowering stem; 2, stem with neai-ly ripe fruit:
of natural size.-
2. K. CAULTPLOEA, Bl. Fl. Jav. Schizand. t. 2. A stout, woody climber, 30 to 40
feet long; bark of young shoots dark, smooth; that of the main stem corky, furrowed,
lonticcll ate. Leaves ovate-rotund or broadly ovate, slij^htly and rather abruptly acuminate
; the base broad and rounded; nerves 5 to 7 pairs, ascending; length of blade 6
to 7 in., breadth 3'5 to i-5 in.; petiole 1 to 1-5 in. Flowers usually from the stem
below the leaves, solitary or fascicled, on hracteolate peduncles; rai-cly axillary. Sepals
and peíais as in the last, but larger and more ovate. CarpcU on pedicels '5 in. lone,
Miq. Fl Inch Bat. i, pt. ii, 19; King in Journ. As. Soe. Bang, vol. 58, pt. ii, 376.
Perak,—Scoricehini and ITing^s collector.
This is very near K. scandens, but has corky bark, larger leaves, larger aud less
orbicular petals, and the flowers are mostly on the old wood, and rarely axillary.
PLATE 72. Kadsura cauliflora, Blumo.—\, leafy stem ; 2, stem with flowers ;
3, stem with imripe fruit; 4, a Sower; 5, a flower dissected,—all of natural sise.
3. K. RoxuuEGiirASA, Am. in Jard. Mag. Zool. and Bot. ii, 546. A strong, woody,
glabrous climbcr, with rugose brown bark. Lea,oe& slightly fleshy (membranous when
dry), ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acute or shortly acuminate; the base acute;
nerves 6 to 9 pairs, not prominent; reticulations minute, obscure ; length 3 to 5 in.,
breadth 1'75 to 2 in.; petiole -6 to To in., slender. Flowers -o in. in diam., axillary,
solitary, on short, stout, bracteolate pedicels which, when the fruit is ripe, lengtJion to 1
in. "or more. Sepals and jjetals 12, orbicular. Outer filaments short, free above; the inner
connate. OmUs 2. Fndt 1 to 3 in. in diam., globular; carpels succulent, numerous,
globular or oblong, shortly beaked.—¿Too/c. fi.1. ^ Thorns. Fl. Ind. 83; Iloolc. fl. Fl.
Br. Ind. i, 45; King in Joum. ^is. Soo. Bong. vol. 58, pi. ii, 376.—Kadsura japónica,
Wall. Teat. Fl. Nep., t. \i.~Unaria hckroclita, ll'^xh. Fl. Ind. ii, 663.
Tropical forests of the base of the Eastern Himalaya; Assam Hill ranges, ascending
to 5,000 feet.
The bark of the older stems is often very rugose. The leaves when fresh are
slightly fleshy, but when drj' they are thin and membranous: in young plants they
are often serrate-dentate, in old plants almost always entire.
PLATE 73A. Kadsura Rosbuvghiana, Arn.—1, flowering branch; 2 to 4, gynoscium
at various stages; 5, ripe fruit,—all of natural size.
4. K. "WiGHTLiSA, Am. I. c. ii, 546. A glabrous, woody climber, with rugose
greyish-brown bark. Leaves slightly fleshy, broadly ovate, obtuse or acute, sometimes
oblique, often denticulate in the upper half; the base cuneate; the under surface pale;
nerves 7 to 9 pairs; length 2 to 3 in., breadth 1 to 2 in.; petiole -5 in. Flowers -5 in.
in diam., on stout bracteolate pedicels which lengthen in fruit. Sepals 3, small, unequal,
orbicular. Petals 9, oval, obtuse: the inner smaller. Filamints all free. Ovules 3 or 4.
Fmit as in K. Roxlurghiana, but the carpels truncate and witliout beaks.—S^jo/;. fil. ^
Thorns. Fl. Ind. 84; Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. i, 45.
Malabar, Ceylon, at elevations of 2,000 to 3,000 feét.
Closely allied to K. Roxburghiana, Arn., but with a more rigid habit, and smaller,
more ovate leaves. The chief difference in the flowers is the distinctness of tho
filaments in this, and in the fruit the absenco of beaks in tho truncate carpels.
PLATE 74B. Kadsura Wightiana, Arn.—1, branch with flower and fruit: of natural
size; 2, flower; 3, stamens; 4, pistils; 5, single cai-pel; C, ripe fruit: enlarged.
5. K. LANCEOLATA, King in Journ. As. Soa. Beng. vol. 58, pt. ii, 376. A slender
woody climber, 20 to 30 feet long. Leaves thinly coriaceous, lanceolate or ovato-lanccolate,
slightly uuequal-sided, acuminate; the base cuneate or rounded; edges slightly
recurved when dry; nerves obscure, about 12 paii-s; length of blade 3 to 4 in., breadth
1-5 in.; petiole -35 in. Flowers solitary, axillary, globular, 3'5 in. in diam., on minutely
bracteolate peduncles shorter than the petioles. Sepals about 3, triangular, much smaller
than the petals. I'etals about 9, rotund or broadly ovate, cream-coloured, fleshy, slightly
concave. Stamens as in E. scandens. Ripe fruit globular, •75 in. in diam. or less. Pistils
numerous; tho stigmas minute, sub-terminal. Carpels ovoid; the apiccs truncate; the
minute lateral stigmas persistent.
Perak, at elevations of from 500 to 1,000 feet.
A smaller plant than K. scnndens, with smaller carpels.
PLATE 73B. Kadsura lanceolata.—6, flowering branch; 7, young fruit: of natural
size; 8, carpel; 9, a dissected flower: enlarged.
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