12 ANNALS OF THE EOYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA.
PLATE 37. Cyatliostemma Tiridifloniin, Griff. 1, Leaf-twig-; 2, branch bearing
cymcs ; 5, caipel—of natural size; 3, flower; 4, section of flower—enlarged. [_The flowers
are copied from Griff. le. 650 : the other parts are drawn from Maingaijs specimen No. 36
{Eew Distrib.) ]
2. CYATHOSTEMMA SCORTECUINII, Kinff in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 9.
A climber 50 to 70 feet long; brandies of all ages, except the veiy yoaugest, clatkcolourod,
glabrous; the veiy youngest slender and rufous-pubescent. Leaves coriaceous,
obovate-elliptic to obovate-oblong, shortly 'apiculate, slightly narrowed to the sub-cuneate,
not cordate, base; upper surface rather dull, glabrous, except tlie minutely pubescent
midiib ; lower glabrous, the midrib slightly muriculate, the reticulations fine, distinct;
main nerves 8 to 11 pau-s, promiuont beneath; length 6 to 10 in,, breadth 2*5 to 4 in.;
petiole '25 iu. Cymes di- or tri-chotomous, on pedicels 2 to 12 in. long from the older
branches, minutely rufous-toraentose, bracteate in the upper half ; the bracts numerous,
ovate to rotund, concave. Flowers '5 in. iu diam. Sepals sub-rotund, united into an
obscurely 3-angled flattish cup. Petals equal, not much longer than the stamens, subrotund,
puberulous, coriaceous. Connective of stamens produced at the apex, obliquely
truncate. Ocaries numerous, cylindric, pubescent; stigma truncate; ovules numerous.
Ripe carpels oblong, slightly oblique, apiculate, transversely farrowed, glabrous, shortly
stalked, 1'25 to 1'5 in. long; pericarp thin. Seeds 8 to 10, flattened, ovoid, smooth.
Perak,—Seortechini, Singes Collector No. 5857. Singapore,—Ridley.
The specimens collected by the late Father Scortechini were refen-ed by him to
Cyathostemma viridiflorum, GriS., from which species, however, this differs by its larger,
more obovate, more glabrous, leaves; flat calyx-cup formed by the entirely connate sepals;
more rotund petals, not contracted at the base ; and narrower, shorter-stalked fruit.
Pr,ATE 38. Cyathostemma Scortechinii, Xing. I, Leaf-twig; 2, flowering branch;
3, ripe cat-pels; 4, seed—o/ natural size ; 5, flower dissected; 6, ovaries; 7, anthers—
3. CYATHOSTEMMA "VVRAYI, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pi. 2, 9. A
creeper 20 to 60 feet long ; young branches rufous-pubenilous, ultimately glabrous and
darkly cinerous. Leaves membranous, broadly oblanceolate, shortly and rather obtusely
acuminate, narrowed below the middle to the rounded base ; both sm-faces finely reticulate
; the upper dull when dry, glabrous, the midrib minutely pubescent; lower surface
shining, glabrous, except the sparsely puberulous midrib; main nerves 8 to 9 paii-s,
oblique, forming double arches inside the margin, impressed on the upper, prominent
on the lower, surface; length 7 to 9 in., breadth 2'5 to 3 in.; petiole '2 in. Flowers in
fascicles of 10 to 14 fi-om tubercles on the older branches, or in pairs from the axils
of tho leaves, sub-globular, about '5 in. in diam.; pedicels -25 to -4 in. long, granular,
sparsely pubescent and with a small ovate bracteole near the base. Sepals broadly ovate,
spreading, rufous-puberulous and granular outside, glabrous inside, •! in. long. Petals
concave, cartilaginous, slightly imbricate, minutely puberulous, especially towards the
edges; the outer row ovate-orbicular, sub-acute, -35 in. long ; the inner row smallei-,
thicker blunter and more imbricate than the outer. Stamens numerous ; the connectives
with a rather thick, truncate, 4- or 5-sided process concealing the apices of the
linear dorsal anthers. Ovaries numerous, obliquely oblong, cui-ved, glabrous, pubescent
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at tho base, 1- to 3-ovuled, with a conical, narrow, inflexed stigma. Ripe carpels rMÚ^,
ovoid, -4 to -6 in. long, glabrous, with a single ovoid or 2 plano-convex, shming, pale
brown seeds ; stalks about as long as the carpcls, slender.
Fevak,—ScorteckÍ7ii, Wray, King's Collector.
PLATE 39. Cyathostemma Wmyi, King. 1, Branch witli extra-axillary flowers;
2, part of old branch with clustered flowers; 3, c a r p c l s — o / « «W size; 4, flower; 5, the
sLie dissected ; 6, anthers ; 7, oYSxi^^—enlarged.
4. CYATHOSTEMMA HOOKERI, King in Journ. As. Soe. Bengal, 61, 2, 10. A
climber 40 to 80 feet long ; all parts, except the inflorescence, quite glabrous. Leaves
membranous, broadly oblanceolate to oblong or ovate-elliptic, acute or very shortly and
obtusely acuminate, tho base rounded or sub-cuneate ; both surfaces shmmg, glabrous,
minutely reticulate ; main nerves 9 or 10 pairs, spreading or ascending, curving, interarching
within the edce ; length 5-5 to 7 in., breadth 2-25 to 2-75 in.; petiole -3 m.
Flowers -25 in. in diam., sub-globose, in extra-axillary or leaf-opposed fascicles or cymes
of 2 or 3 ; pedicels slender, puberulous, -3 to -4 in. long with 1 or 2 bractcoles.
Sepals spreading, broadly and obluiuely ovate, sub-acute, slightly thickened at tho base,
•1 in long. Petals concave ; the outer row slightly longer than the sepals but narrower,
obovate, contracted into a pseudo-claw at the base, sparsely puberulous outside; tho
inner row narrower, thicker and more concave, oblique. - Stamens numerous, short, with
a thick incurved apical process from the connective ; anther-cells dorsal. Ooaries numerous,
oblong, thickened upwards, puberulous ; the stigma large, sub-quadrate, slightly
2-lobed. Ripe carpels numerous, oblong to ovoid, blunt at each end, glabrescent, -75 to
1-75 in. long and -6 to -9 in. in diam.; stalk 1-5 to 2 in., stout. Seeds 6, in a singlo
row, compressed, oblong, pale brown, shining. Uvaria pai-viflora. Hook, fil ^ Thorns.
FL 'ind. 103 ; Fl Br. Ind. i. 51.
P e n a n g , — C u r t i s No. 1213. —Scortechini, Wray, King's Collector.
Distrib.—Borneo,—Beccari No. 1811.
For upwards of seventy years this plant had been known only by Phillips' scanty
specimens from Penang. In 1887 Mr. Curtis sent flowering specimeirs of it, together
with a single ripe carpel from the same island ; while copious flowering and fruiting
specimens were, about the same time, received from Perak. In all its jDarts the plant
is essentially a Cyathostanma.
PLATE 40. Cyathostemma Hookeri, King. 1, Flowering branch ; 2, ripe carpels ;
3, section of carpel to show the single row of seeds—o/ natural sise; 4, flower dissected;
5, anthers ; 6, ovaries—ewZflív/cc?.
a. CYATHOSTEMMA ACOMINATUM, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 10.
A climber; branches pale brownish, the youngest slender, dark-coloured, nifous-puberalous.
Leaves membranous, oblanceolate-oblong, caudate-acuminate, the base acute ; both surfaces
glabrous, sHuing and minutely reticulate ; the midrib depressed above and pubemlous,
beneath prominent and minutely muriculate; main neiwes 10 to 11 pairs, spreading,
curved, sub-ascending, prominent beneath, depressed above ; length 8 to 9 in., breadth
2-2 to 2-5 in.; petiole -15 in., tomentose. Cyynes of hermaphrodite flowers rufous-pubesceut,
4 to 6 in. long; pedicel about as long as the branches, the latter with numerous
distichous, oblong, nervose bracts. Flowers '4 to '5 in. in diam., on short pedicels