44 ANNALS OF THE BOYAL BOTANIC GAEDES, CALOUTTA,
10 AETABOTEYS ODOEATISSIMOS, B. Br. in Bot. Beg. 423. A slii-ub, oiton scandent;
TOUIK' 'teancliBs pubcmlous, slender, daii-eoloured. Lema thinly coriaceous, oblonglanccolate,
shortly acuminate, the base acute; both surfaces glabrous, shining, reticulate,
pale when dry; main nerves 8 to 10 pairs, slender, spreading; length of blade 4 to 6 m.,
breadth 1-25 to 2 in.; petiole -1 to -25 in. Flowm yellow, solitary or in pan-s, droopmg,
1-35 to 1-5 in. long; podicels about -5 in. long, ebracteolate. SepaU connate below,
acute tbeii- apices reBcxed. Petofc lanceolate above the saccate base, mmutely vadpressedsericcous.
Omria few, glabrous, Bip, carpels 6 to 10, narrowly obovoid, glabrous, l-2o
to 1-5 in long -9 in. in diam., yollow. Seeds oblong, slightly flattened, deeply grooved
on one side, -75 in. long. Tf»K. Oat. 6415; W. ^ A. Froi. 10; S. f . i^ T. F,. Ini.
138- mA. fit Fl. Br. Ini. i. 64; Kurz ftr. Fl. Burm. i. 31; Bmth. M. Ho»,-Kong
lO.-Unona unciuata, fl»«! Anon. 105, t. 12 ^ 13»; fl.C. Bred. i. 90.-Uvana
odoi-atissima and uncata, Boxh. Fl. hid. ii. 666. , . , j • r j-
Peninsular India: in the southern parts and in Ceylon; much cultivated m India
on account of the odour of its flowers and fruit.
This species is, in my opinion, truly wHd only in Southern Peninsular India and m
" ' ^ ' s i r Joseph Hooker has pointed out that the jl. odoratisrimia of Blume (Fl. Jav.
Anon. 59, t. 28 & 31B) is not the plant so named by K. Brown. Unoua hamata, Bunal
Anon. 106, i. 2T ( = Artabotrys hamatus, Bl. Fl. Jm. Anon. 60, i. 39 & 31), ought
not, in my opinion, to be reduced to this.
PLATE 55. Artabotrys odoratissimus, B. Br. 1, Flowering branch; 3, flower seen
from above; 3, ripe cai-pels; 4, sections of ripe carpels; 5, s e e d s - . / natural s,«;
6, stamens; 7, ovary-erfar^ei. (Co/irf frm BoxUrglls ongmal drawing m Calmlla
Eerhariim.)
11 AmiBOTEYS oxYCAEpns, King in Journ. it». S.«. Be,>gal 61, pi. 2, 34. A stout,
climber 60 to 80 feet long; all parts, except the flowers, glabrous; young branches
slender black when dry. Leaves oblong-laneeolate, shortly acuminate, the bate cuncate ;
both Jm-faces shining, reticulate; main nerves 6 to 8 pairs spreaffiig, slender; ength
of blade 3 to 5-5 in., breadth 1-25 to l-o in. FeiunoUs short (-70 m. long), glabrous,
bearing about 2 minutely bracteolate pedicels, -75 in. long. Flowers 1-5 to l-7a m. long
coriaccous, small, broadly ovate, acutc, -2 in. long, conjoined at the base spreading
P tals coriaceous, very much longer than the sepals, lanceolate, obtuse; the inner 3
smaller; all adpressed-pubescent, and the saccate base small m all. ^ . r « small,
sericeous. Ovaries glabrous. Bip, carpels numerous, sessile, glabrous, narrowly elliptic,
t a p l n . to each end; the apex caudate, 1 to 1-2 in. long and -4 m. in diam.; pericarp
thin °Seeds 2, plano-convex, compressed, blunt, -20 in. long.
P e r a k , - ® » y i CcUecl«r Nos. 5150 and 5605, Wray No. 3386. , , „ ,
This species comes near the Boruean A. polgggms, Miq. (Ann. Mm. Lugd. Bat.
ii 4) But this species has more pointed and perfectly smooth ripe carpels; while
a o s e of 4 p o J y m . are more ovoid, with shorter terminal point and have many
l e r L l r i d t s A ,ol,g,nus, moreover, is sub-strigosely pubescent: this is glabrous.
P.ATK 56. Artabotrys oxycarpus, King. 1, Flowering branch; 2, flower, dissected;
3, ripe fruit; 4, seeds—p/»««»>•«' site.
ANONACEÄ OF BEITISK INDIA.
c " s , t t : ; or oblong-lanccolatc, rarely e =hor«y ^^^^^ o b t « 7
pairs, spreading, extra-axillary, flattened,
r : a n i n l m ; l ' t k e d , U a ^ o u s , L h bearing several short,
ebracteolate flower-pedicels. Floors from 1-35 to nearly 2 m. long yAXoj
•2 in. long, broadly ovate, acute, pubescent outside, glabrous inside.
coriaceous, adpressed-pubescent, linear above the concave base, rather blunt the inne
smaller than L outer. Tor« pilose. Fmit u n k n o w n . - . B « -F... Tlor. Bum,, i. 32,
King in .Tom. As. Soo. Bengal 61, f t . 3, 35. , , r. i j ii
Andaman Wands, along the Middle S t r a i t s , - ® « . S. Andaman: at Caddellgunge,-
King's Collector.
PLATE 57. Artabotrys speciosus, Ä r s . 1, Flowering branch (from Kurd's specimen);
2, flowering branch (from King's Collector's specimen); 3, flower of No. 1 dissected;
4, flower of No. 2 dissected—»/ natural size.
13. AUTABOTEYS MAINOAYI, S. f . ^ I- i- Book. fl. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 55. A powerful
crceper 40 to 80 feet long; all parts glabrous except the flowers; the young
branches slender, dark-coloured. Leaves thin, elliptic, acmninate at base and apex; both
surfaces shining, finely reticulate; main nerves 7 to 9 pairs, spreading, faint; length ot
blade 3-5 to 6 in., breadth 1-35 to 3 in.; petiole -25 to '5 in. P«i»«fes flat, much
curved o-labrous. Flomrs 1 in. in diam., fasciclcd, peduncle -5 to I'O m., hoarypubescent.
Sepals small, obtuse, -3 in. long. Petals: the outer linear-oblong, obtuse,
concave, the saccate base small and suh-orbicular, 1 to 1-35 in. long and -go to -So
broad; the inner smaller and narrower and much curvcd. Ovaries 3 or 4, ovoid, glabrous.
Bipe carpels sessile, elliptic-globose, mammillate, yellow, glabrous, when ripe 2-5 m. long
and 1-5 in. in diam. Seeds 3, plano-convex; testa stony. King in Journ. A^. Soc.
Bengal 61, pt. 2, 35.
Malacca,—i/oioijoy (Kew Dislrib.) No. 34.
PLATE 58. Artabotrys Maingayi, S. f . i- T. 1, Flowering branch; 4, ripe carpel;
5, section o( the same; 6, seed—o/ natural size; 2, flower with outer petals removed;
3, outer petal; 7, andro-gyncecium ; 8 & 9, anthers; 10, pistüs—««¡ai-jre^.
14. AEMBOTEYS CAODiTns, Wall Cat. 6417. A woody climber; young branches
pubescent, the older glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, obtusely and shortly
caudate-acuminate, the base acute; both surfaces glabrous, reticulate; main nerves 10 to
13 pans, spreading, faint; length of blade 3-5 to 5 in., breadth 1-25 to 1-75 in.; petiole
•2 to -3 in. Peduncles short, recurved, many-flowered. Sepals short, acute. Petals
narrowly linear, not contracted above the square saccate base; the inner 3 smaller, all
tomentose. Fruit unknown. E. / . i. Fl. Ind. 139; Hook fit. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 55.
Khasia Hills,-TfoiSci.
This has not been collected since the time of Wallich, whose specimens were very
incomplete.