60 A>-N'ALS OF TEE IJOTAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA,
VAR. "WalHchu, Jlook. Jil. Branches bro-wii-tomentose; lower surfaces of leaves
glaucous and tinged with j'liu'ple.
This sjiocies, in the absence of the inner row of petals and in otlier rcspects,
resembles 31. Imgijlora^ Rosb.; but the outer petals are neither so long nor so narrow,
and there appear always to be three of them, and not often only two as in
J / , longijlora. The pccluncles are, moreover, shorter. The two species, however, are
(ilosely allied. In open, exposed sit\iations this is a non-scandent bush; biit under the
shade of trees it often developes into a climber,—a habit wliich it shares with many
species of this family, Bluiue's figure of this plant (quoted above) is inaccurate as
respects the flowers and finiit.
PI.ATE 81. Unona Dasymaschala, Bhinie. 1, Flowering branch; 2, 3, & 4, flowers
of diiTerent forma from other specimens; 5, ripe f r u i t ; 6, flower from which the petals
have been removed; 7, section of the same—of natural size; 8 & 9, stamens; 10, pistil;
H & 12, sections of QXHYj—enlarged.
SECT. III.—STENOPETALON. Petals 6; ripe carpels baccate, not constricted.
14. UNONA "WRAYI, Sansl. in Hook. Ic. Plant, i. 1553. A tree; young branches
slender, tawny-tomentose. Leaves thickly membranous, elliptic-oblong, shortly acuminate,
often obtuse (from the breaking off of the acumen), slightly narrowed to the rounded
base; upper surface glabrous except the puberulous midrib; lower much reticulate,
puberulous, the midrib pubescent; main nei'ves 8 to 10 paii's, rather prominent beneath,
spreading, and forming two sets of intra-marginal arches; length 5-5 to 7 5 in., breadth
2 to 2-65 i n . ; petiole '2 in., tomentose. Flowers 3 to 3-5 in. long, solitaiy, or in fascicles
from tubercles on the larger branches; pedicels •75 to -9 in., slender. Sepals ovatelanceolate,
sub-acute, about 3 in. long, pubendous. Petals white, changing to deep claret,
sub-equal, rather coriaceous, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, about 3 in. long, sparsely
puberulous outside; breadth about -3 in. Ovaries numerous, pubescent, with about 4
ovules. Ripe earpc's red when ripe, stalked, slightly pulpy, ovoid or oblong, obtuse,
glabrous, 1 to 1-25 in. long; stalks -5 to -75 in. long. Seeds about 3, oval, compressed,
rugulose, aromatic, -6 in. long. Xinff in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 01, pt. 2, 47.
S i n g a p o r e — i l / ^ W {Eew Distrib.) No. 51. P e r a k , — ( N o . ú60), King-'s CoUedor.
Distrib. — J a v a .
PLATE 82, Unona "Wrayi, Ueinsl. 1, Flowering branch; 2, flower opened u p ; 3, ripe
carpels; 4, vertical section of carpel; 5, seed—o/ naiural size; 6, andro-gynceeium; 7 &
8, anthers; 9 & 10, pistils-e)íícir<;e<í. {Nos. 6 to 10 copied from Hook. Ic. Plant,
t 1553.)
10. UNUNA DESMAXTHA, n. f . ^ Th. in Hook, fit Fl. Br. Ind. i. 61. A small
t r e e ; youngest branches with soft yellowish-brown pubescence; the older with smooth,
shining, yellowish-brown bark. Leanes coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, or elliptic-lanceolate
or oblauceolate, shortly and acutely or obtusely acuminate, the base acute; upper surface
glabrous except the pubescent midrib; under-surfaco paler, puberulous especially on
t h e midrib and nerves; main nerves 8 to 11 pairs, rather prominent beneath when
diy, oblique. Fiowers 2'5 in. in diam., pale red, densely crowded on 1 to 2 in. broad
ANONACEiE OP BRITISH INDIA. 61
flat tuberclcs on tlie older branches; peduncles '75 in., puberulous, ebracteolate. Sepals
ovate, acute, -3 in. long. Petals unequal, linear-oblong, tapering to the apex ; the base
not dilated, sparsely pubescent, 1 to Vb in. long; the inner rather narrower. Torua
and ovaries as in U. pycnantka, but oTules 8 to 5, superposed. Ripe carpels stalked,
globose, dark-coloured, glabrous, nearly 1 in. in diam.; stalk 1 to 1-5 in. King in
Journ. yls. Soc. Bengal 61, pt 2, 48.
M a l a c c a , — { K e w Distrib.) No. 48. Perak,—^îh^^'s Colleelor Nos. 311.3 and
7617, Pangkore,—Cîiî'iî's. Distrib.—Borneo,—^«¿fe«.
PLATE 83. Unona dcsmantha, H. f . ^ Th. 1, Leaf-twig; 2, stem with inflorescence;
3, flower dissected ; 4, ripe carpels—o/ natural size; 5, enlarged.
16. UNONA CRINITA. Hook. fil. ^ Thorns. Ft Br. Ind. Í. GÌ. A t r e e ? young
branches slender; thcii- bark pale, rugose; the youngest densely rufous-tomentose. Leaves
membranous, oblong, elliptic-oblong or oblanceolate-oblong, acute or acuminate, ihc.
ba.se rounded ; upper surface quite glabrous ; the lower pubescent, especially on tJie nerves
and veins; the midrib tomentose on both surfaces; main nerves 10 to 12 pairs, slendei',
but slightly prominent beneath; length 3 to 8 in., breadth 1'25 to 2-5 in.; petiole -15 in,,
tomentose. Flowers 3 to 5 in. long, pedicellate, in dense crowded fascicles from veiy
broad (1 to 2 in. in diam.) tubercles on the larger branches; pedicels -15 to -25 in. lono-,
rusty-tomentose ; bracteole linear, or absent. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, much acuminate
spreading, '5 in. to -lo in. long. Petals sub-equal in length, narrowly linear, unequal in
breadth, -lo in. broad at the base and at the middle, narrower between and from the
middle upwards; 1-nerved; finely pubescent; the inner slightly shorter and narrower.
Torus columnar, truncate. Ovaries strigose; ovules 3 to 5, l-seriate; stigma punctiforin.
Ripe carpels globose, densely rufous-velvety, shortly stalked. King in Journ. As. Soc.
Bengal 61, pt. 2, 48.
M a l a c c a , - { K e z o Dislril).) No. 41.
PLATE 84. Unona crinita, S . f . ^y Th. 1, Branch with' inflorescence; 2, calyx—
of natural sise ; 3 & 4, anthers ; 5 & 6, pistils—enlarged.
17. UNONA STENOPETALA, Booh, f l ^ Thorns. Fl. Ind. 136. A tree 20 to
35 feet high; young branches softly rufous-tomentose ; the older dark-coloured, glabrous,
striate. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong-obovate or oblaoceolate, more or less acuminate
naiTOwed below to the slightly cordate and oblique ba.se; both surfaces glabrous the
midrib more or less pubescent on the lower; undcr-surface faintly reticulate when
d r y ; main nerves 7 to 9 pairs, curving upwards, anastomosing doubly at some distance
f r om the edge, thin, but slightly prominent; hngth 4 to 7 in., breadth 1-25 to 3 i n . -
petiole '1 to -25 in., rufous-tomentose. Flowers 1-5 to 2 in. long, almost sessile or
shortly pedicelled, in fascicles of 2 to 4 on minutely bracteate, extra-axillary tubercles
f r om both branches and stem. Sepah united at the base, lanceolate, acuminate the
bases broad, ribbed, spi-eading, pubescent externally, -4 to -5 in. long. Petals sub-equal
naiTOwly linear, concave, slightly wider at the base, keeled, sparsely jmbescent 1-25 to
3 in. long. Stamens numerous, short, with board flat apices hiding the lateral
anthers. Ovaries 4 to 7, villous, 4- or 5-ovuled. Ripe carpels few, sub-globular or
bluntly ovate, softly tomentose at first, ultimately sub-glabrous, tlie peiiearp thick -ô