ANNALS OP THE EOYAL BOTAMC GAKDEiT, CALCUTTA,
ices of anthers acuminate.
Leaves thickly coriaceous; norves ¡ncitnspiouous . 24. i?. Tn^ns.
AXONACE^ OP BRITISH INDIA. 8 9
Leaves strongly and prominently nerved.
Sepals lajge, orbicular-ovato, obtuse, -Qo to 1 i
Sopala small, ovate, acuminate, "2 in. long .
Ovules and seeds 4
• long 25. G. Scndechinii,
26. G. WvayL
27. G. ucarioides.
1. G 0>ri0THAiA5ius GARDNEUI, Hook. fil. Thorns. Fl. Ind. 107. A gkbroiis slir\ib
8 to 10 feet bigh; young branches dark-coloured, striate. Leaves coi'iaceous, narrowly
oblon"--laiiceolate, acute at. each end, the edges recurved; both surfaces dull, pale when
d i y ; main nerves very faiut, numerous, sub-horizontal; length 6 to 8 in., breadth 1 to
1-3Ó in.; petiole '25 in. Flowei's solitary, axillary or from the axils of fallen leaves,
drooping; pedicels curved, "3 to '4 in. long, with 2 long laiiceolate bracts at the base.
Sepa's coriaceous, brOadly cordate, acute, reticulate, '7 in. long and '5 in. broad,
persistent. Petals coriaceous, yellowish-green, very unequal; the outer obloag-lanceolate,
sub-acute, 2 to 2'25 in. long; the inner ovate, acute, -4 in. long. Anth'-rs with orbicular
convex apiccs. Ovaries oblong, pubescent, shorter than tlie slender beiit cylindric style;
stigma not lobed. Ripe carpels ovoid, blunt, tapering at the base, sub-sessile, -7 in.
long. Tkvaites' Emtm. 7; Hook, fil Fl. Br. Ind. i. 73; JJeddome Ic. PL Ind. Or., t. 60.
Ceylon: ahitude,2,000 to 4,000 feet.
PLATE 120. Goniothalaaius Gardfteri, II. f . ^ ' Th. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe
carpels; 3, front View of flower; 4, flower dissected—of natural size; 5, anthers; 6,
ovaries—enlarged.
2. GONIOTUALAJIUS THWArriisii, Ifoo^. fil. Thorns. Fl. Ind. 106. A small glabrous
tree; young branches pale, glaucous. Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic to oblong, shortly
and rather bluntly acuminate; the base slightly cuneate or rounded, the edges recurved
(when diy); both surfaces- dull, pale when dry; main nerves 12 to 15 pairs, faiut, subhorizontal
; length 4 to-ó'ó • i n . , - b r e a d t h 1-8 to 2-5 in.; petiole '3 to -ó in. Flowers
axillary or leaf-opposed, solitary, sub-clavate; pedicels -75 to 1-25 in. long with a miuute
bracteole near the base. Sepals broadly ovate, sub-acute, spreading, pei'sistent, '5 in.
long, reticulate when dry. Petals coriaceous, very unequal, greenish; the outer oblonglanceolate,
acuminate, puberulous inside, 1-2.") to I'o in. long; inner broadly ovate,
acute, sparsely adpresscd-pubescent, -4 in. long; apex of anthers convex; stylo subulate
stigma not lobed. Ripe carpds ovoid, slightly apiculate, tapering to the short
stalk -5 in. long; stalk -1 in. Thwaites' Enum. 7; Uooh. fil. FL Br. Ind. i. 72; Beddome
Ic. PI. ind. Or., i. 58.
Ceylon : altitude -2,000 to 4,000 feet. Travancore,— Wight. S. Tinnivelly, Shevageri
and Papanassum \ViS\s,—Beddome.
PLATE 121A. 'Goniothalamus Thwaitesii, HooJt. fil. Timis. 1, Flowering branch;
2, ripe carpels; 3, sepals and andr0-gyii03cium—of natural size; 4, torus and pistils;
5 & 6, anthers; 7, pistil; 8, section of -piiiiX—enlarged. [Nos. 4 io 8 are copkd from
a drawing lent to m 1>J Dr. U ^Trimen,. F.S.S.)
3, GONIOTHALAMUS SUBEVENTUS, Ki^ig in Jouni, As. Soc. Bengal 61, /»I. 2, 71. A
shrub or small tree; young branches slender, puberulous; otherwise glabrous, except the
flower. Leaves membranous, narrowly oblong, tapering at each end ; upper. surface
shining, pale-greenish when di-y; the lower paler, dull; main nerves 10 to 12 pairs,
sub-horizontal, invisible or very faint on either side; length 3'5 to 6-o in., breadth l-2o
to 1-75 in.; petiole '2 in. Flowers solitary, axillary, -75 to -9 in. long; pedicels -4 to
•6 in. long, ebracteate. Sep'^ils broadly ovate, bluntly acuminate, 3-nerved, minutely
pubescent on both sm-faces, -3 in. long. PCULIS thinly coriaceous, puberulous except
towards the base inside, lanceolate, sub-acute; the inner petals half as large as the
outer, slightly clawed. Stamens with broad, orbicular, sub-convex, apical processes.
Ouaries narrowly oblong; style cylindric, curved; stigma subulate, entire. Ripe carpels
ovoid to oblong, obtuse, tapering very little at the base, glabrous, -o to -70 i n . ; stalks
•35 to -45 in.
Perak, at low elevations,—King\^ Collector.
PLATE 121B. Goniothalamus subevenius, King. 1, Flowering branch ; 2 & o,
flowers, dissected; 4, inner petals; 5, ripe carpels—of natural size; 6, stamens; 7,
pistils—enUrged.
4. GoNioTHALAiius TENOiFOLius, King in Journ. As. Soe. Bengal 61, pL 2, 71. A
shrub 6 to 8 feet high, glabrous except the petals ; young branches slender, darkcoloured,
striate. Leaves thinly membranous, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, shortly
acuminate, the base acute; main nerves 8 to 11 pairs, spreading, inter-arching within
the minutely undulate margin, faint on both surfaces; length 4'5 to 7 in., breadth 1 to
1-75 in.; petiole '2 in. Floivers axillary, solitary, drooping; pedicels slender, bi-bracteolate
at the base, -So to -45 in. long. Sepals free, large, membranous, green, manynerved
and reticulate, broadly ovate, acute or acuminate, glabrous, -75 to 1-1 in. long.
Petals whitish, tliinly coriaceous, faintly nerved, broadly lanceolate, acuminate, nmch
contracted at the base, pubescent, 1 to 1-2 in. long (smaller in var. aloreseens) ; inner
petals less than half as long, ovate, acuminate; the baso contracted, pubescent. Anthers
numerous, compressed; the apices broad, flat, pubescent. Ovaries few, narrow, short,
1- raa-ely 2- ovuled; the style long, straight, thickened upwards; stigma hollowed like a
funnel, the edges toothed. Bipe carpels partly enveloped by the persistent calyx, ovoid,
very slightly apiculate, puberulous or glabrescent, -4 to '5 in. long; stalks -2 in. long.
Seeds usually 1, rarely 2.
Perak, at low elevations,—Zm^'s Collector No. 3019, Wrag Nos. 3379, 3558.
VAE. aborescens, Kiitg. A small tree 15 to 25 feet high. Leaves 4 to 4'o in.
long; petals coriaceous, adprcssed-pubescent, about half as long as in the
typical form; sepals only -3 in. long.
Perak, at elevations from 2,000 to 3,000 het,—King's Collector.
This possibly ought to be considered a distinct species; but as its anthers and
ovaries are exactly the same as in the typical sln-ubby G. tenuifolius, I prefer to consider
it a mountain form of that species. Both the typical form and the variety haye remai'kablo
stigmas, shaped like funnels and with toothed edges.
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