ANNALS OF THE EOYAL BOTANIC GAEDEN, CALCUTT.l.
Sepals triangular, blunt, spreading. Petals as iu C. Scortechinii ; connective of stamens
fomiing at the apes a thick incm-ving point. Ovaries as in C. Scortechinii, but with
conical stigmas. Cymes of female flowers much shorter than those of the hci-maphrodite,
dicliotomous, few-flowered, about 1'5 in. long (of -wbich the peduncle is 1 in.), slightlyrufous
pubescent ; bracts few, lanceolate. Flowers about in. in diam. when open ; buds
conical. Sepals broadly triangular, cordate, acute, spreading, pubescent. Petals coriaceous,
granular-pubescent, concave ; the outer broadly ovatc-tiiangular, the apex sub-acute, incnn'cd
in bud ; the inner row smaller, narrower, erect, connivent. Stamens absent.
Ovaries as in the hermaphi'odite, but the stigma larger, and not conical.
Upper Pei-ak,— Wray No. 3468.
A remarlcable species, of which I have seen only Wray's incomplete specimens.
These specimens are accompanied by some loose young carpels, ovate-globular, oblique,
with persistent recui-ved styles, and a single or at most two seeds. If these carpels
really belong to the specimen, the definition of the genus will have to be modiiied.
The stnicture of both the heiTaaphrodite and pistillate flowers agrees perfectly with that
of the other species above described.
PLATE 41. Cyathostemma acumiuatuui, Kiiiff. 1, Leaf-twig ; 2, hermaphrodite
inflorescence ; 3, female inflorescence ; 4, ripe carpels—«/ natural size ; 5, hermaphrodite
flower from below ; 6, the same from above ; 7, male flower dissectcd ; 8, anthers from
hermaphrodite flower ; 9, abortive ovaries from the same ; 10, female flower dissected ;
11, aboi-tive anthers from female flower; 12, perfect ovaries from female Howev—enlarffed.
5 . U v a r i a , Xmn.
Scandeut or sarmentóse shrubs, usually stellately pubescent. Flowers tenninal or
leaf-opposed, mrely axillaiy, cymose, fascicled or solitary, yellow, pm-ple or brown.
Sepals 3, often connate below, valvate. Petals 6, orbicular, oval or oblong, imbricate in
2 rows, sometimes connate at the base. Stamens indefinite ; top of connective ovoidoblong,
truncate or sub-foliaceous. Torus depressed, pubescent or tomentose. Ovaries indefinite,
linear-oblong ; style short, thick ; ovules many, 2-seiiate, rarely few or 1-seriate.
lUpie carpels many, diy or berried, few- or many-seeded.
Distrib.—About 110 species: many tropical Asiatic, a few African species, and some
Australian.
A genus characterised by the usually large showy Sowers with imbricate rosaceous
corolla; allied to the American genus ffiioMena, Kuiz and Pavon {Oananga, Aubl.), and
disting-uislied from it chiefly by its multi-0¥ulale ovaries.
Plowera more than -5 in. in diam.
Conneetive of anthera slightly produced at the apex, compressed, oblique.
Carpels stalied, oHong, nigdose
Carpels sessile, cuneate-oboyate, the apex broad and fcuberculate . . V. Bp/ienoaarpa.
Carpels ovoid to sub-globular.
Carpels 1-5 to 2'25 in. long, not tubercnlate, pnlpy.
Carpels tomentose ^"»¡»"li-
Carpels glabrous 1''- i r n d a U.
AKO-NACE^ OF BRITISH INDIA. ^^
Carpels not more than 1 in. long, tubercular, ivith little pulp.
Carpels oToid, oblique; leaves wooly-tomentose beneath even ^ ^ ^^^^^^
when old '
Carpels globular or globular-ovoid ; leaves glabrous when ^ ^
adult '
Connecliv. produced beyond the apex to about half the length of the
anther, flattened, obUqn.ly t r u n c t . ; flow 1-5 in. in d,am. . . . V.
Connective prodnoed; that oi the inner anthers truncate ; that of the outer
flattened and oblique.
A p « of inner anthers rounded; Sowers 1 to I'S in. in diam.;
leaves minutely stellate-lomcntose beneath "«"«•ri»/''"-
Apex of inner anthers obliquely rhomboid ; flower 2 to 3 in. in
diam.; leaves conspicuously stellate-tomentose beneath puifrn.
Apex of inner anthers quadrate or rhomboid; flower 1 to 1'35 m.
in diam.; leaves glabrous beneath !»• ^
Conneotive of anthers slightly or not at all produced at the truncate apex.
Whole plant r i ^ d l y hairy ^ ' « ^ J ».
Whole plant softly haiiy / '
Conneotive of anther, produced into a broad, flattened, snh-quadrate
process ; the outer anthers changed into staminodes l^- »«'«J".
Anthers ohlong-ouneate, conneotive produced at the apex and always
truncate.
¡ beneath; flowers usually sohtary, terminal or leafli.
U. ferruf/inea.
t beneath.
mowers in terminal umbellate racemes 15. l«Mcicmhb,.
Mowers in terminal umbels or in many-flowered, lateral, narrow
. . . . 16. U. ScoHechmt. panicles
B glabrous except the midrib, 2-5 to 5 in. long i flowers less ,, - • . 1. .... 17. i/". mierantha.
than -5 m. rn diam
Leaves quite glabrous.
Leaves 2-25 to 3 in. long ; flowers -Go to '8 in. in diam. . . 13. K Zcjlcam.
Leaves 3 to 9 ro. long.
Carpels granular 19- I'- ' • ' " " P ' i ' -
Carpels smooth.
Carpels oval, blunt at each end, '4 to "6 in. long ;
peduncles slender ; seeds in a single row . . . . 20. Z7. Karum.
Carpels oval, tapering to each end ; peduncles thick;
seeds in a double row 21. ZT: Rooheri.
Carpels oylindiic or sub-oblique, the apes blunt and
slightly mammUlate, 1'25 to I'S in. long ; seeds in
a single row 22. Z7. lurida.
Flo-wera small (less than -5 in. in diam.)
Leaves glabrous except the midrib 17. mia-antha.