A^'^•AL3 OP THE EOTAL BOTANIC GAEDEN, CALCUTTA.
•PLATE 123A. Gotiiolhahnms tcmiifolias, Kins. 1, Flowering braBcli ; 2. ripe
carpels; 3, inner petals—of natural size; 4, andro-gyncecium; 5, anthers; 6, pistil
enlarged.
5. GOUIOTHALAJIDS PKAINIAKDS, King in Jmrn. As. Soc. Bmgal 61, f t . 2, 72. A tree
50 to 70 feet high; yonng branches rather slender, palo ; all parts, except the inflorescence,
glabrous. Leaves membranous, oblong-oblanceolate to elliptic-oblong, abniptly
shortly and bluntly acuminate, the baso slightly cunoate; main ñervos 14 to 18 pan's,
oblique, inter-arohing witbin the margin, promineirt beneath; length 7 to 11 in., breadth
2-35 to 2-8 in.; potiola -30 in. Fhwers 1-20 to IS in.' in diam., on long pedicels from
largo woody puberulous tuberolos at the base of the stom; pedicels 2 to 4 in. long
ivith two minute braoteoles at the base. Sefab coriacoous, united so as to form a
•spreading cup with three broad, sub-acute, triangular teeth, puberulous outside, glabrous
inside. °Fela/s thickly coriaceous, pale yellow; tbo outer row large, oboTate-rotund,
concave, inciirved (ovate-oblong in var.), pubescent on both surfaces, nearly 1 in. long;
inner row much smaller, clawed. Sbmus numerous; the connectrre prolonged into a
blunt, conical, puberulous, apical process. Om'-ies narrowly oblong, glabrous; style
cyHndric, not lobcd, truncate. Bife carpels obovoid, slightly apiculate, tapering to
the base, glabrous, 1 to 1-23 iu. long; stalks '20 in. long. Seed solitaiy, smooth.
Ferak, at low elevations,—.iTiK/s Colhelor, Wraij.
VAE. augustipetala. King. Petals oblong-ovate, sub-acute.
Perak,—i/n/s Colteetor. Curtis, No. 2893.
A species collected by Forbes in Eastern Sumatra (Herb. Forbes No. 3172)
resembles this closely. The specimens are in fruit only, and the individual cai-pds
being a little smaller and less obovoid, it probably belongs to a distinct species.
Forbes' specimens have no flowei-s.
PLATE 123. Goniothalamus Praiuiauus, var. angustipetala, King. 1, Leafy twig; 2,
ckster of flowers from the seem; 3, young fruit; 4. ripe fruit; 5, flower of the typical
form dissected; 6, inner p e t a l . - . / T & 8, anthers; 9 & 10, pistils-
6 GONIOTHALAMUS KÜSSTI.EIÍI, King in Jotirn. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 3, 73. A
shi-ub 4 to 10 feet high ; young branches minutely rufous-tomeiitose ; the older pale,
o-labrous and much striate, leaves thinly membranous, oblanceolate to elliptic-oblanceo-
Tate, abruptly and bluntly acuminate, the base cuneate ; both surfaces pale-brown when
dry, minutely pellucid-punctate, glabrous; the midi-ib alone puberulous on the upper ;
main neiTes 11 to 13 pairs, spreading, curved and inter-arching boldly a httlc witlun
the marcrin slio-htly prominent on the under-surface ; length 6 to 9 in., breadth 2 to
3-25 in.î petiole -30 in., puberulous. Flowers solitary, slightly supra-axillaiy ; pedicels -lo
in long Sepals green, thinly membranous, puberulous, nerved and reticulate, broadly
ovate, acute, spreading, very slightly cuneate at the base, -3 to -4: in. long. Fetals subcoriaceous,
yellow or orange-coloured ; the outer lanceolate, acuminate, slightly narrowed
at the base, puberulous outside, -8 to 1-^5 in. long; inner petals about one-third as
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long, ovate, acute, pubescent. A7ithers many, short, compressed, the tops broad, flat,
pubescent. Ovaries about as long as the stamens, narrowly cylindric; style long,
straight, thick; stigma notched. Eipe carpels crowded, broadly ovoid, slightly apiculate,
•4 in. long.
Perak; at Goping,—King^s Collector, Scortechini, Wruy.
VAR. macrantha. King. Leaves narrowly elliptic or oblong, bluntly acuminatcj
puberulous beneath; outer petals 1-25 to I'o in. long.
Penang and Province "Wellesley,—Curtis Kos. 1840 and 2447.
PLATE 124. Goniothalamus Kunstleri, King. 1, Branch with buds, flowers and very
young fruit; 2, ripe carpels; 3, flower dissected—o/naiwraZ size; 4, anthers; 5, pistils—
7. GONIOTHALAMUS WALKERI, Hook. fit. ^ Thorns. Fl. Ind. 109. A small tree ; all
parts, except the flowers and perhaps the fruit, glabrous. Leaves membranous, oblonglanceolate
or lanceolate; the base cuneate; upper surface shining, the lower sub-glaucous;
main nerves 14 to 16 pairs, veiy faint, reticulations obsolete; length 5 to 12 in., breadth
1-5 to 2'2o in.; petiole '25 in. Flowers axillary, red, sparsely pubescent; pedicels '1 to
•2 ill. Sepals ovate, acute, '2 in. long, enlarging and persistent in fruit. Outer petals
ovate-lanceolate, in. long; inner -3 to '5 in.; style davate; stigma 2-lobed. Thwaiies'
Enum. 8 ^ 398; Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 74.
Ceylon: in the Singla Rajah Forest,—
There are no flowering specimens of this in the Herbarium at Pcradeniya
(Ceylon); neither are there any at Calcutta. The figure given is from a specimen
in the Herban'um, Ivew.
PLATE 125. Goniothalamus Walkeri, II. f . ^ T. 1, Leaf twig with yoimg fruit—
of natural size; 2, ripe carpel; 3, section of same; 4, SQeà—enlarged.
8. GONIOTHALAMUS EETICOLATUS, Thwaiies' Emm. PI. Ceg., 7 ^ 398. A shrub 6 to
8 feet high; young branches strigose, the bark very dark. Leaves membranous, narrowly
oblong or oblong-lanceolate, shortly acuminate, the base slightly cuneate; both surfaces
reticulate, minutely glandular-dotted, the upper glabrous; the lower with scattered stiff
black hairs ; main nerves 12 to 20 pairs, horizontal, inter-arcliing very freely, slightly
prominent beneath; length 8 to 10 in., breadth 1-4 to 2 in.; petiole -3 in., deeply
grooved. Flowers solitary, slightly supra-axillary; pedicels decurved, 'IS in. long, bibracteolate,
strigose. Sepals orbicular-ovate, acumiuate, pubescent, deciduous. Petals
reddish or yellowish-brown, oblong-lanceolate, pubescent, '75 in. long; inner broadly
ovate, acute, half as long as the outer. Ovaries strigose ; styles 2-lobed. Mipe carpels
sub-globose or oblong, blunt, -5 in long, rusty-pubescent, 1- to 2-seeded. IIoo/c. fil. Fl.
Br. Ind. i. 76 ; Bcddome Ic. FL Ind. Or., t. 64.
The globose carpels are 1-seeded : the oblong 2-seeded.
Ceylon : between Galle and Katnapoora.
PLATE 126. Goniothalamus reticulatus, Thwaites. 1, Flowering branch ; 2, ripe
carpels—o/ natural size ; 3, flower seen from above ; 4, flower dissected ; 5, inner petals ;
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