40 AHSAIS OF THE EOYiL BOTANIC GAEDiN, CALCOTTA.
bwcr duller; main neives 10 to 12 paii-s, oblique, intei-ai-cliiHg bolcUy -25 in. from
tlio edge; length of blade 8 to 14 in,, breadth 3 to 5 in.; petiole -4 in., stout. Pdd,
Yory fleshy, densely and minntely tomentose, unequal; the outer 3 broadly elliptic,
sub-aeute or blunt, slightly concave, -76 in. long and -4 in. broad; inner 3 oboyoid
spreadino-, but with inonrved apices, slightly shorter than the outer. Feiuncles (m fruit)
nearly 3 in. long, stout. Toms hemispheric, 1 in. in diam. Rife carfeh numerous,
glabrous, lenticellate, elliptic-oboToid; the apex mammillate, nai'iwed at the base mto
a short stout pseudo-stalk nearly -5 in. long; length of ripe carpel about 1-5 m.,
diani. 1 in.; perioaip hard, about -l hi. thick. Stxi solitary, narrowly ellipsoid, blunt,
l-'l in. long and '6 in. in diam.; the testa pale, rugnlose. A. macrophyllns, Kmn
l i J ^ a t ' ^ G o p i n g , elevation 500 to 800 ftifai»' No. 4477, Sm-UAmi
Smm specimens oi this were unfortunately distributed from the Calcutta Herbarium
nnder the Jiss. name of A. macrofkyll»,-^ name pre-occupied by an African species
described by Sir J. D. Hookor (Niga- Mora, 207).
tLATE 46. Ai'tabotrys grandifolius, Kki,. 1, Leaf; 2, fruitmg branch; 3, section
of ripe carpcl; 4, seed; 5, dissected flower—o/ natural liie.
2. AETAOOOTS Kimzn, E. f . ^ T. in Bool. Jil. Fl. Br. Ini. i. 64. A low, bushy,
erect shrub; young shoots adpressed-rufons-pubesccnt, slender, but thiekcned and flattened
near the flowering peduncles. Learn» membranous, obovate or oblanceolatc-oblong, subacute
or obtuse, the base acute; both surfaces glabrous, finely reticulate, the lower paler,
and the nerves and midrib sparsely puberulous; main nerves o to 9 paii-s, slender,
spreading; length of blade 4 to 5-5 in., breadth 1-4 to 2-2 in.; petiole 'lo in. Peiuw:hi
flat, puberulous, much hooked; pedicols 2 or 3 from each, slender, pubescent, -8 in. long,
and with several smaU rounded bracteoles near- the base. Flotoen about -Vo in. long,
drooping, yellowish. Sefab connate below the apiccs, acute, reflexed, rufous-pubescent.
Petab craiaceons, oblong, oblanceolate above the basal sac, obtuse; the margins revolute,
densely adprossed-pilose. AntUrs few, broad, slightly apiculate. Ovaries numeroiis,
oblong. Young carfels nan-owly obovoid, tapering much to the base, densely but
minutely pubescent. Ripe earfels unknown. Kar3 for. Fl. Burm. i. 31.
jjurmah; along the Irrawaddy and up to nearly 6,000 ieet,—Ztii'2, Oallatly.
PlATE 47. Ai-tabotrys Kurzii, 11. f . ^ T. 1, Flowering branch; 3 & 2, flowering
peduncles with young carpels; 4, peduncle with slightly older carpels—o/ natural nae;
0 & 6, flower dissected; 7, stamens—e/iifflrt/Ci^.
3. AETABOTEYS SoOETECHimi, King in Jmrn. As. Soe. Bengal 61, f t . 2, 32.
A climber; all parts, except the flower and possibly the fruit, glabrous; young branches
slender, dark-coloured. Leaves thinly coriaceous, ovate-lanceolato, shortly acuminate, the
base ouneate; upper surface shining; the lower dull when young, very minutely scaly,
afterwards glabrous; main nerves 9 to 11 paka, spreading, intor-arching '1 in. from
the edge, slender but rather prominent beneath; length o£ blado 2'23 to 3-25 in.,
breadth -9 to 1-3 i n . ; petiole -2 in. Pedmcle rather slender, 3- to 4-floweted; pedicels
•6 in. long, thickened upivards, puberulous, with a small ovate braoteole at the very
ANONACJiiE OF BEITISH IKDIA.
base. -a to .8 in. I o n , .ery
" X r o r ^ U u l w ^ ^ n c e o l t e , acuminatl tomenteso on
T t r s u r L e • t ^ to« 3 smaller than the outer 3. Anti.rs with broad, apical, conn
c l a r a ^ t n d i e s . ^ « ^ flat, sericeous. OmH. glabrous. Fru.t unknown. •
1 : . . t o » « , Miq., but with glabrous leaves and somewhat different
p L t k 48. Artabotrys Scortechinii, £in,. 1, Flowering hranch-o/natural si.e 2, s
and andr-o-gynccium; 3, outer and inner petals; 4, stamens; 5, ovaries-.»far^.<i.
4 AET.B0TEVS Pn^oEOOAEPUs, Maiva, ia Bool. fil. Fl. Br. M i. 64.^ A large
climber- all parts, except the flowers, glabrous; young branches lenticellate, striate, darko
l r e i x l » coriaceous, lanceolate-obleng; the apex rather abruptly and shortly
u m i i , the base much narrowed; both surfaces shining and reticulate, tho upper
paler; m i n nerves 8 to 10 pairs, spreading, slender; length of M a d »^
breadlh l-o to 2-2o in.; petiole -25 in., thick. Peduneles flat, stout, much hooked, b e ^ mg
several ebracteolate pedicels, -o in. long, densely pubescent. Flowers about 1 m. long.
Sepals broadly ovate, obtuse. Petah flat, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, pubesccnt on both
surfaces- tho outer 1 in. long, the inner smaller. Anthers with apiculate connectives.
Omries many, slender. Ripe earfels broadly ovoid, mammillate, obscurely grooved,
narrowed into tho short stout stalk, 1 in. long. Seeie 2, with hard testa. King a Jmrn.
As. Soe. Bengal 61, f t . 2, 32.
M a l a c c a , - . « « ; » ^ {Kew Bistrib.) No. 34. VexA—Seerteehini No. 331.
PLATE 49. Artabotrys pleurocarpus, B. f . i" Th. 1. Flowering branch; 2, ripe fruit—
of natural site; 3, outer petal; 4, inner petal; 5 & 6, stamens; 7, ovary; 8, section of
o^Qxy—enlarged.
5. AETADOTEYE VEHDSTDS. King in Journ. 4!. Soc. Bengal 61, pi. 2, 82. A large
climber 30 to 80 feet long; young branches at first puberulous, afterwards glabrous,'
dark-coloured, striate. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic to elliptic-oblong, abruptly and shortly
acuminate; the base rounded or very slightly narrowed; both surfaces glabrous; the
upper shining, the lower dull; adult leaves pale brown (when dry); main nerves 7 to 10
pairs, spreading or sub-ascending, curved, inter-arching freely -1 to -2 in. from the edge,
prominent on the lower, less so on the upper, surface; length of blade 3-5 to 6 in.,
breadth 2 to 3 in.; petiole '2 to -25 in. Peinneles extra-axillary, rather slender in flower
(stout in fruit), minutely tomentose, bearing 3 or 4 flowers, -75 to 1 in. long.; pedicels
slender, pubescent or glabrescent, from -5 to 1 in. long, ebracteate. Sefals coriaceous,
broadly triangular, sub-acute, slightly conjoined at the base, sub-reflexed, pnborulous
externally, glabrous within, -15 in. long. Petals coriaceous, minutely tomentose, snbequal;
the outer 3 with small claws, glabrous inside, ovate-lanceolate, sub-acute; the inner
3 shorter than the outer, lanceolate or linear. Anltiers short, slightly compressed; the
apex orbicular, flat. Ovaries about' 10, oblong, granular. Ripe earfels about 6, sessile,
narrowly obovoid, apiculate, slightly narrowed to the base, at first puberulous, ultimately
ANN. EOY. BOX, GABO. CALCUTTA YOL. I V.