4 2 ASNALS OP THE EOYAL BOTANIC &AÍÍDEN, CALCUTTA,
glabrous, 1-5 in. long ami '8 in. in diam. ; pericnip thin. Seech H. oblong, planoconvex,
about 1 in. long and -6 in. broad, smooth.
Porak, at elevations np to 1,000 iixt—King's OMector Nos. 3725, 1382, 6409, 8068.
Pl.ATE 50. Artabotrys venustas. Kins. 1, Flowering branch; 2, flower, dissootod ;
.3, linear inner petals (from another specimen); 4, ripe carpels; 5, section of carpel;
6, seeds—of natural size ; 7, flower with the petals removed ; 8, • anthers ; 0, ovaries—
enlarejed.
6. AETABOTEYS CEASSIPOLIDS, H. f . ^ T. in Uook. jil Fl. Br. Ini. i. 54. A large
climber; young branches minutely rasty-tomentose. Leaves very coriaceous when adult,
elUptic to oblong, obtuse or shortly and bluntly mucronate, the base acute or rounded ;
upper surface glabrous, shining; the lower dull, paler in colour when young, sparsely
adpressed.pflose, afterwards glabrous; main nerves 9 or 10 ¡jairs, obhque, when dry,
f a i n t l y impressed on the upper, and slightly prominent on the lower, surface; length of
blade 6 to 6-5 in., breadth 1-7S to 2-75 in. ; petiole -3 to -4 in., stout. PeduMles flat,
much hooked, stout: each with several stout rusty-tomentose pedicels -3 to '4 in. long;
bracts few, ovate. Fhwen V5 in. long. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, softly rustypubescent
outside, pubescent within. Petals coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, densely
tomentose on both surfaces; the iirner 3 smaller than the outer 3. «temas wrth
slightly convcx apical connectives. Ovaries numerous, narrowly ovoid, pubescent ; stigmas
d a v a t e or sub-cylindrie. Fruiting pedicel very stout. Tma sub-globose. Ripe earpels
about 8, sessile, sub-obovoid to ovoid, glabrous, 1 in. to 1-65 in. long and -75 to I ' lo
in. in diam. ; pericarp thick, pulpy. Seeds 2, collateral, oblong, compressed, grooved
along the edge, -9 in. long and -6 in. broad. Knrs For. Flora Burm. i. 30; King in
.Tourn. As. Soc. Bengal 61, f t . 2, 33.
Uumia, Griffith Ko. 426. Mai-taban,—King, Brandis. ^arak—King's Collector
No. 8384. Singapore and Malacca,—Maingay {Kew Butrih.) No. 32.
PLATE 61. Artabotrys crassifolius, II. f . ^ Th. 1, Branch with nearly ripe earpels;
2, flowering branch; 3, inner petals; 4, section of nearly ripe carpel; 5, teei—of naturai
sise; 6 & 7, front and back views of an anther; 8, pistils in situ ; 9, single pistd; 10,
section of ossaj—enlarged.
T. ARTABOTKYS OBLONGOS. King in Journ. ^IR. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 33. A climber
.50 to 70 feet long, ultimately all parts, except the inflorescence, glabroas; young
branches slender, rufous-pubescent; the bark dark-coloured when very young, afterwards
rather pale, striate. Leaves when adult coriaceous, oblong, shortly acuminate, the base
acute- both surfaces glabrous, the upper shinmg, the lower dull, but when young
sparsely pubescent along tho midrib; main nerves 10 to 12 pairs, inconspicuous on
t h e upper, slighlly prominent on the lower, surface, spreading, forming two or three
series of archos within tho margin; length of blade 6-5 to 9 in., breadth 2-5 to 3 m.;
petiole -4 in. Peduncles stout, pubescent when young, bearing 3 or 4 pedicels. Fiomrs
1-35 in. long; pedicels about 1 m., pubcseent, slightly thickened upwards. Sepals
coriaceous, triangular, acute, concave, spreading, lufous-pilose on both surfaces, slightly
conjoined at the base, -25 in. long. Petals coriaceous; the portion above the saccate
base lanceolate, sub-acute, sti-igosely tomcntose on both surfaces; the claw partly
AKOSACEJE OF BEITISJI INDIA.
glabrous and partly covered with minute white hair. Antier, compressed, with oblong,
obliquely truncate, flattened heads. Ovaries few, oblong, glabrous; the stigmaB broad,
oblique. Frtiit unknown.
Fci-ak,—King's Collector No. 6524.
PLATE 52. Arlabotiys oblongas. King. 1, Flowering branch; 2, flower; 3, flower,
dissected; 4, petals turned with apex downwardi.—/ natural size; 6, flower, with petals
removed; 6, anthers; 7, o^aúíí^—enlarged,
8. AETABOTEYS ZEYLASICUE, II. f . T T. Fl. Ind. 128. A strong climber; yoang
branches rather stout, at first puberulous, speedily becommg glabrous and dark-ooloured.
Learn coriaceous, rather broadly lanceolate or oblanceolate, rarely sub-obovate, elliptic,
sub-acato or obtusely acuminate, the base acute; both surfaces quite g l a b r o u s; tho upper
shining, pale green (when dry), the lower dull and brown; main nerves 8 to 11 pairs,
oblique, rather straight, faint on both surfaces; length of blade 3-5 t o 5 in., breadth 1-4
to 2, rarely 2-25 in. Peduncles flattened, much hooked, each bearing 1 to 4 (usually
1-flow-ed) pedicels. Flowers 1-25 to 1-75 in. long; pedicels densely rusty-tomentose
with numerous small rounded or ovate i-usty bracts near the base. Sepals broadly
ovate-triangular, acute, spreading, conjoined below, rufous-tomentose externally. Petals
coriaceous (above the basal sac), oblong-lanceolate, acute; the inner 3 rather smaller,
brownish, densely tomentoso. Anilm-s sessile, bread, truncate. Oearijts glabrous or villous
(fide Beddome). Ripe carpels broadly ovoid, mucronate, harshly tomontose, nigulose.
Tlmaites' Mam. PI. Cegl. 9; Hoot. Jil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 54.
Forests of Malabar and Ganara; Central and Southern Ceylon.
PLATE 53. Ai-tabotrys Zeylanicus, S . f . ^ Th. I, Flowering and f r u i t i n g branch;
2, 3, & 4, flowers from different points of view; 5 & 6, petals; 7, calyx and androgynoecium;
8, ripe cai-pel; 9, meiis—of natural sise; 10, anther; 11 & 12, ovaries; 13,
section of —enlarged. (Copied from a draining in the Herhárium of the Rmjal Botanical
Garden, Peradcniga, and printed hj permission of the Director, Dr. B. Trimn, Í.JS.)
9. AETABOTEYS LOWIAKOS, n. sp., Scortechini M.IS. A stout climber; all parts, except
the flowers glabrous; young branches slender, dark-coloured. Leaves thinly coriaceous,
oblong-lanceolate, shortly caudato-acuinmate, the base cuneate; both surfaces shining,
minutely reticulate; main neiwes 8 to 10 pans, spreadmg, inter-arching -2 in. f r om the
margin,' f a i n t ; length of blade 3-5 to 6 in., breadth 1'25 to 1-75 i n . ; petiole -25 in.
Peduncles extra-axillary, 2- to 3-flowered, glabrous; pedicels thickened upwards, -5 to -75
in. long, glabrous. Sepals triangular, acute, glabrous, -25 in. long, enlarging a little
with the fr-uit. Petals fleshy, adpressed-puberulous, elliptic-lanceolate above the concave
base, obtuse; the outer thi-ee 1-75 in. long, the inner three smaller. AnDiers with a
rounded apical process from the connective Ovaries many, glabrons. Carpels (quite
young) sessile, ovoid, apiculate; ripe carpels unknown. King in Journ, As. Soc. Bengal
61, pt. 2, 34.
Pamk,—Scortechini No. 2012.
This species is near A. pleurogynus, Miq., but is perfectly glabrous, not sub-strigose;
its ripe fruit is unknown.
PLATE 54. Artabotrys Lowianus, Scort. 1, Flowering branch ; 2, flower, dissected:
3, young carpels—of natural size.
ASS. Eov. BOT, G-IHD. CALCUTTA VOL. IV.