52 ASSALS Oi THE EOTAL B0IA5IC GAEDES, CAICUIIA.
spi-oadin»-, t l m b i t rather prominent beneath; length of blade 5 to T-5 in breadtl, 2
0 2 2 petiole -lo to ^25 In., densely scaly-pnbeseent. axdlary, rfon.
.tellate-tom n L o , 1-flowered; bract, encnllate, »b-orbienlar. oblong.
l U f , carpcU n n W v n . Soot. fil. ^ Tkom. Fl. Inrl. 101; Book. J.L FL Br. Ini. .. oO;
King m Jown. As. Soc. Bengal 61, f t . 2, 23.
A v e r i S ^ M ^ ^ ^ known speeles, the only specimens being m l l i c l A , which are
not cood and which . J e in Bower only. The only other spcennen seen by me which
" eei with m l l i c h ' s specimens as to leaves and branches is from Penang Curtis
No 1408); but this has a short, 2-flowered, e . t r a W l a r y peduncle, and I hesitate to
i d e n t i f y it with U. sul-repanda. . , •
P i . ™ 117. Uvaria sub-repanda, Tf»«. 1, l l o w e r . n g b r a n c h - »/
2 flowei- 3 calyx and andi-o-gynoicium; 4, outer petal; o, inner p e t a l - 6 & 7,
I m Z ' f l t L d baei view; 8, pistil; 0, scction of pist^; >0. stellate b a n , from
p e t a l s - » . » ; - enbrged. {Dra,m from WallkK, Sfeomen, Out. M83.)
6. Elllpeia, S- /• ^ T.
Characters of Uvaria, but with solitary, ventral or sub-basal ovule and 1-seeded
carpels, the style sometimes elongate.
Distrib.—Malaya ; species 10 or 11.
Flowers all hermaplnodite.
Flowere in gioups.
Leaves oUong m narrowly oWts-oblong, acuminate, pubescent,-
paberulouB or glaheralous beneath; flowers in short panioles . 1. cmeifilm.
Leaves obovate-oUong, obtuse, softly tomentoso beneath ; pedmic,
l es Ö„ - or 4. -fnto wereQ. . . • • . . . 2. K lepiopoiia.
Loaves oblong or elliptio-oHong, aoute, glabrous ; cymes 3- to
E. oUlra.
Flowers solitary.
Leaves oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, ocuminate, mmutely
granular above when <1,7 . . . . . • • i. E. M a .
Flowers unisexual or polygamous, solitary or in pam).
Leaves shortly acnmhiato, both snrfaoes minutoly granular when dry,
not reticulate ; stalks of carpels -15 in. long 5. Ä pumila.
Loaves aoute, rarely acuminate, not granular, reticulations transverse
and ve>7 distinct ; stalis of carpels '75 to 1 in. long . . . 6 . E- •>"«"•
1 EIIIPBIA COSEIPOLIA, U f . T. Fl. Lid. 104. A climber 20 to 100 feet long;
y o u n " branches at first shortly and densely rufoins-tomentose, ultimately snb-glabroiis.
Uave, thinly eoriaceous, oblong or narrowly obovate-oblong, the apex broadly abruptly
and shortly acuminate, the base rounded or sub-cordate; upper surface glabrous, shining;
¡he midrib and often the main nerves tomentose; lower minutoly rufous-tomentose to
pubescent vei7 often glaberulous; main nerves 16 to 19 pairs, spreading to sub-ascending.
ABONiCEiB OF BHiriSH INDIA.
b e . a . h ; l e n . h of ^ d e ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
flower rotund; pedicels -So te ^ coriaceous, tomentoso. Petals fleshy,
sub-orbicular, slightly . » - ^ ^ ^ n rotund, densely pubescent on both
connivent; outer muci ^ ^ gcmls rotund, pubescent externally, glabrous
surfaces; inner 3 not nmon lai i ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^ j t , , ,,
internally. f t t e ^ r a p p nda f^^^^^^^^ the connective; pistils oblong, tapering
broad, o»-''«""' Ripe carpds numerous, on long
i ^ o w " -
Í L ^ r ^ i ^ — - , „ br»ch; 2, ripe .
p i s t i l s ; 9, section of ripe íruit—eniaríreá. («os. 4 1« » «"• 1
t. 1025.)
; ; r t t : p T w h l : !;:y, s p a r s ^ y and minutely stellate-pubescent when
y o l n . afterwards glataons except the pubescent midrib; lower surface densely covered
^ f t ' l o f t , V - t , delse, paic brown tomentum; main nerves 10 to 12 pairs spreading
Tb lete on the upper l i g h t l y prominent on the lower, surface; length of blade 3-5 to
f L breadth 2 - 2 f to 2-o in ; petiole -2 to -25 in. extra-axillary, about -0 m.
long'; t t e fl we s 3 L 4 on sh'oii pedicels, each subtended by a rotund-ebovate cncu late
teact - the whole mñorescence and calyx rather sparsely stollato-tomontose; buds
I p r e sed-globose; flower -7.5 in. in diam. Sopáis often 4 m number, semi-orbicular,
v e f y obtuse, slightly united below, spreading. I'etaU coriaceous, three times as long as
t h e sepals, ovate-rotund, obtuse, recurved, minutely pubescent on both surfaces dark
crimson. Antlm-s sessile, very small; the connective produced beyond the apex, flattmod,
oblique. Omrics about as long as the anthers; the stigmas truncate, hany. Torus
hemispheric. Rifo oar,els numerous, on long slender stalks, ovate-rotund -o m long,
sli.rlitly oblique with a slight lateral beak, minutely cinoreons-pubescent. Stalks slightly
t h i ° c k e L and ridged towards the apex, 1-Ó to 2-Ó in. long. Sood ovmd, flattened on
one side, smooth.
Perak- at low e l e v a t i o n s , - « » y ' s Collector. Smgapore,—
A species in its leaves resemblmg Umriu hetorooarpa, Bl., but with different f r u i t:
also like Ü. timorensis, Miq., but with much more obovate leaves.
Ann. Bov. Bor. Gaeu C.^vlcdtta Vol, IV.