I 6 S AHSAia OP THE BOYAL BOTASIC OAEDEH, CALCUTTA.
Flower-pedicela ebraoteolate ; outer petals ovate-knceolate ; ovary
oMong, tapering graduaUy to apes H- Bo-tiaana.
Leaves thinly ootiaoeoos ; flowers '25 in. long ; sepals semiorHcular,
tomentose; outer petals acute Ciríísii.
1, MmzETTU iBPTOpODi, Oliixr it Hook. U. P I , t. 1560. A t r e e ; young brandies
ilaik-c'olourod, glabrous, striato, rather stout. Loma coriaceous, oblong or naiTowly
oiliplic, obtusely acuminate or acute, the base rounded or acuto ; upper surface
glabrous, shining; the lower dull, obscurely reticnlnte; main nerves 8 or 9 pairs,
f o r m i n f ' w i d e archos far from the mai-gin, veiy f a i n t ; length 2-5 to -4 in., breadth
1 to "l-ró in.; petiole '30 in. Floaon -5 in. long, on long slender pedicels in
axillary fascicles of 2 to 6; pediools -5 to -70 in., pubescent; bracteoles minute.
íítvals broadly ovato, oOQnate at the base, tomentose, rellexed. Petals tomontoso on
both surfaces; the outer Knoar, obtuse, '2 in. long; the innor shorter and broader.
Omni narrowly ovoid, tapering slightly upwards. Rife earpeb unknown. Kitg in Jomn.
A.,. Soe. Brngal 61, f t . 2, 129.-Lonohomei-a leptopoda, n. f . t T/i. Fl. Br.
hill. i. 9-i-
M a W , — « « < í « ! í ( í » f » ' ' - » - ) No. 102.
Tins plant is very imporfeotly known. The carpels associated with Maingay's
specimens do not ap'ee with Ms description of them (K. jSr. Ini. i. di), and they
are evidently those of some species of PolyMMa.
P l a t e 216B. Mezettia leptopoda, Otmr. 1, Tlowering branch—»/ mtural sise;
2, flower iisaoctei-enlarged; 3 & 4, anthers; 5 & 6, p Í 5 t ü s - , « « 4 enlarged.
2 Mezzettia Hesveyasa, Olioor » BooJt. Io. PI., t. 1560. A tree; young
branches rather stout, nodose, glabrous. Loaos coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, shortly acuminato
the base cuneate; both surfaces glabrous, the upper sinning; main nerves
a b o u t ' 1 0 pairs, spreading, inter-arcldng within the margin, f a i n t ; length 2'o to 3
io breadth 1 to 1-25 in. ; petiole '25 to '35 in. Thaers -i in. long, rather crowded,
in 'sesshe axülary or erfro-axillary fascicles of 3 to 8 ; pedicels '3 in, long, pubemlous
ebracteolato. Sepak broadly ovate, obtuse, connate at the base, pubescent like
t h e ' p e t a l s . Oukr petah ovato, obtuse, flat; the inner smaller, broadly elliptic, obtuse,
the tips incurved. Anthers about 12, sessile, obovate-quadrato. Ooarn oblong, tapermg
gradually into the style; ovules 2, superposed. Ripe oarpols unknown. King in Jmn.
!ls. Soo. Bengal 61, pi. 2, 129-
Malacca,—ffiraeii.
P l a t e 217A. Mezzettia Heiveyana,. Oliver. 1, Flowering b r a n c h - . / natwml size;
„ (, J. 3 dower from which the petals have been removed ; 4, pistil in longitudinal
section; 's & 6, a n t h e r s - « ; « ! - ; ; ^ . [Nos. 2 to 6 aro oopiM from Soolcor', lemm,
I. 1660.)
3 M e z z e ™ Ccbtisii, King in Journ. il.. Soo. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 120. A tree 30
to 4o' feet high- young branches cinereous, rugose. Leaves thinly cormceous, ohlonglanceolato
or oblong, more or less acuminate, the base acute; both surfaces^ glabrous;
t h e upper shining, the lower dull; main nerves about 10 pairs, spreadmg, f a m t ; length
ANOiiACEiE OF BEITISn IXDIA ^oJ
in., breadth -5 to 1-5 in., petiole "25 in. Flowers -25 in. long, in crowded,
,xillary or extm-axillary fascicles of 5 to 10; pedicels slender, ebracteolate,
scurfily pubescent, -35 to in. long. Sepals somi-orbicular, with reflcxed sub-acute tips,
connate and forming a spreading, shallow cup, densely and minutely tomentose. Outer
petals ligulato, acute, tomentose like the sepals but with a glabrous patch at the base
inside. Inner polals like tho outer, but less acute and one-third shorter. Anthers about
12, sessile, short, about as broad as long; tho connectivo very broad, truncate at the'
apex. Ooarg solitary, broadly ovoid, tapering abruptly to the curved truncato stigma,
2-ovuled. Ripo oarpols sab-globose, sometimes' laterally comprossed, truncate (often
obliquely so), I'O to 2 in. in diam., smooth, glaucous. Seeds oblong, sub-compressed,
1 in. long.
Penang, on Government Hill at 1,200 f e e t , — « i r i i i No. 2266.
A species with rather longer thinner loaves than M. Ilerteyana,
calyx.
and a diffcrtnt
P l a t e 217B. Mezzettia Curtisii, King. 1, Ploworing branch; 7, ripo carpel
8, section of the mtaa-of natural size; 2, flower inseM-otlargod; 3 & 4, anthers;
5, pistil; 0, section of same—raMc/i enlarged.
Axn. Roy, Bot. (tart). Cai.ot;tta Vol. IV.
W. .L-Rer, NO. G25a—STn-27-0-93.