48 ASNALS OP THE BOTAL BOTANIC GAKDES, CAICHTTA.
18. AETADOTEYS WRAÏI, Eitig in Jom-n. As. S«c. Berii/al SI, ¡it. 2, 37, A climber;
young branches rather alout, softly pale rusty-tomentose ; ultimately glabrous, pale and
fuiTOwed. Leaves thinly coriaceous, largo, oblong-elliptic to elliptic, shortly acuminate,
the base rounded; both surfaces boldly reticulate; the upper glabrous and shining, subbullate
when dry; the lower shortly and rather softly cinereous-pubescent; main nei-ves
10 to 13 pairs, oblique, curving, intor-arching freely within the edge, depressed above
and bold and prominent beneath as is the midrib; length 8 to 11 in., breadth 2-76 to
5 in.; petiole -35 in., stout, tomentoso when young, glabrescent when old. I'edimclet
oxti-a-axillary, rather short, very thick in fruit, sometimes straight when young and
cm-ving only when in fruit, few-flowored, glabrous ; pedicels 1 in. long, stout, softly
tawny-tomentose, with several bracteoles at the base, riowirs 1 in. long. Sepals broadly
ovate at the base, tapering rapidly upwai'ds, acuminate, about '5 in. long, densely
sericeous-tomentose outside, sub-glabrous inside, especially at the base. 2'etals thick,
sub-equal, ovate-oblong, sub-acute, slightly contractod above the claw, softly adprossedsoriceous,
except on the glabrous concavity of the claw inside. Omries numerous. Mipe
earpeb obovoid, tapering much to the base; the apex mucronate, densely tawnytomentose,
sessile, neai-ly 1 in. long.
Perak,—m-iî!/ Nos. 2663 and 4006, King's Colkolor No. 361S.
Next to A. grmdifdius, tliis has the largest leaves of any Asiatic species of the
genus, but from that species it differs in having them pubescent beneath.
PLATE 61. Artabotrys Wrayi, Ki,ig. 1, Branch with nearly ripe fruit; 2, flower—
of natural sise; 3, flower dissected and slightly enlarged; i , anthers; S, ovaries—Mci
eniarged.
9. Drepananthus, Maingay
Trees. Leanes large, pubescent beneath. Baeemes very short, fascicled on woody
truncal tubercles. Sepals 3, nearly free. Petals 6, valvate, 2-seriate, sub-equal; bases
concave, connivent; limb erect or spreading, broad or nan-ow. Sbmem many, cuneate,
t r u n c a t e ; anthers linear, cells lateral ; connective very slightly produced. Omries 4—12 ;
stigma sub-sessile; ovnles 4 or more, 2-seriate. Kipe carpels globose, several-seeded.
Two species.
This genus differs from Artabotrgs in its members being trees, not climbers, m the
absence of hooked peduncles, and in having 4 or more ovules in theh- ovaries.
Dr. Schefler {Am. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg ii. 6) proposed to make it a section of
Cgathocalgx.
Petiils of loth tow. nith more or leas ovito limb 1- prumfens.
Pelais of botli tows with narrowly ojllndric Kmb 2. P. r a m a l i j ln
1 DEEPANAHTEOS PEOMREEUS, Maing. in Rook. fil. Fl. Br. Ini. i. 66. A tree 40
t o 50 feet high; branches stout, rufous-pubescent at first, finally glabrescent. Beaim
coriaceous, elliptic to elliptic-oblong, acute or obtuse, the baso rounded or sub-cordate,
often unequal; upper surface glabrous, except the depressed tomentoso midnb and mam
nerves; lower surface shortly rufous-pubescent when young, glabrescent when adult; mam
nerves 14 to 16 pairs, prominent beneath; intermediate nerves stout, parallel, oblique ;
lenoth 7-Ô to 14 in., breadth- 3 to 6-5 i n . ; petiole -5 to 1-5 in., stout, channelled:
Themes 6- to 8-flowored, crowded. Flomers -76 in. long, their pedicels rnfous-tomentose,
ASONACEIE 03? BEITISH
- . 7- •„ lono- each with a lai-ge oblanceolato bract. Sepah and petals sub-oqual,
• o to -70 m. « ™ d (except the inside of the claws of the petals) with a
very coriaceous, ^ - ^ ^ , fti, ovate-oblong, spreading;
S s o f T u : r t t o d^r-«; ^«¿ly constricted above the claw; those
' ^ t e n u r r o r closely connivent, much constricted above tho claw; their apices
1 r a l e U I a t e . Ovaries oblong, sericeous-tomcotose. Ripe earpels 6 to 8, sessile,
r l o i , " n u t e l y pubescent to glabrescent. 1 to 1.25 i . in i a m . « numerous,
prunilerus, Maing. 1, Leaf; . & 3, racemes of flowers;
4 flolr dissected to show the calyx and two i w s of petals; .5, young carpols;
0 & 7, ripe carpels; 8, section of carpcl; 9, s e e d - . / «atnral si.e; 10, s t a m e n s - » ; « , y r r f.
2 DEBPA»A»THOS EAMEUELOEOS, Jfaing.inSooL fil. FL 3r. Ind. i. 56. A tall t r e e;
the young branches as in D. prunifirus. Leaves as in B. prm.ferus, but slightly broader
at t L apex and narrowed at the baso. Flowers -4 to -5 in. long, much crowded in
very short fascicles from tubercles on tho brauehes below the leaves; pedicels about
•3 in lono- stout, nifous-lomentose, as is the single sub-orbicular bracteole. Sepah
much short°er than tho petals, broadly trianguta-, acuminate, spreading, rufous-tomentose
esneciallv outside. Petals with concave, connivent, tomentose claw and fleshy, siAcjiindric,
spreading, much curved, adprossed-pubesccnt limbs. Ovaries about o, sessile
oblong. Bipe earpels (young) ovoid, slightly oblique, densely rufous-tomentose; walls of
pcricirp very thick. Seeds few. Sipe fruit unknown. Kmg m Jcurn. As. Soe. Bengal
3Ialacca!--¥«i»i,«j/ {Kern Distr.i.) No. 91. D i s t r i b . - S u m a t r a , - . F « iM No. 2913.
PLATE 66. Drepananthus ramulifloriis, Maing. 1, Leaf-twig; 2, branch with inflorescences;
4, very young carpel; 5, carpel a Kttle oldei-; 6, section of the s a m e - » / - « «W
size; 3, flower dissected—enlarged.
1 0 . C a n a n g i u m , BaiU. {Camnga, Rumph.)
Tall trees. Leaves large. Flowers large, yellow, solitary or fascicled on short axillary
peduncles. Sepals 3, ovate or triangular, valvate. Pelals 6, 2-seriate, sub-equal or inner
smaller, long, flat, valvato. Stamens linear; anther-cells approximate, extrorse; connective
produced into a lanceolate acute process. Ovaries many; stylo oblong (or 0 ?); stigma
sub-capitate; OTOICS numerous, 2-seriate. Sipe carpels many, berried, stalked or sessile.
Seeds many ; testa cnistaceous, pitted, sending spinous processes into the albumen.—Two
species.
The tree known as Canmga odorata, H. f. & T., was by Enmphins (who wrote an
account of it in Herb. Amb. ii. 195, published in 1750) named Cananga (Latinice) and
Bonf/a Canavga (Malaice). Eumpliius' description is of the usual pre-Linnaian sort, there
being no differentiation of generic and specific characters, and his name of course is not
binomial. In the chapter of his book following that in which Cananga proper is treated
of {I. e. p. 197), Kiimphius proceeds to describe the wild Canangas as distinguished
from the Cananga proper, which was in his time (as it is still) much cultivated by the
AKN. EOY. Bor. GARD, OALCUATA TOL, IV,