9 2 ANNALS OP THE EOYAL BOTANIC GAEDEN, CALCUTTA.
6, anthe r ; 7, pistil; 8, section of p i s t i l l i (Nos. 3 and 5 io 8 are cc^ecl from
K'S IC. Fl. Ind. Or., t. 64.)
9. GONIOTHALAMUÖ WIGHTII, Hook. fil. ^ Thorns. FL Ind. 106. A small tree; all
parts glabrous except the leat-buils and the floivors ; j-oung branches slender, darkcolom
od. lawes thinly coriaceous, lanooolate, snb-acuminate ; the base acute; main
nerves about 10 pau'S, very faint, sub-horizontal, reticulations obscure ; length 3-6 to
4 in., breadth -To to 1-1 i n . ; petiole -10 in. Flowers axillary, solitary; pcdicols -25 in.
(lengthening in fruit),, pubescent, bractoolate at the base. Sepals broadly ovate, subacute,
adpressod, rufous-pubescent like the petals, '2 in. long, persistent. Fetals
coriaceous; the outer broadly ovato, sub-acute, -70 in. long; the inner broadly ovate,
acuminate or trapezoid, one-half shorter than the outer. Ooaries pubescent ; ovides 1 or
5 ; style biüd. Fäpe carpels bub-sesaile, oblong, slightly pointed at the base and apex,
glabrous, -O to -75 in. long; stalk none or -16 in. long. Beidome le. Fl. Ind. Or., I. 63;
Hoot fil. Fl. Br. hid. i. 76.— ? Myristiceas, Wall. Cat. 900S.
Southern India, in Travancoro,—IFi^/ii ; South Tinnivelly Hüls, at elevations of
3,000 to 5,000 ÎQ(it,~Beddome.
PLATE 122B. Goniothalamus Wightii, S. f . i" Th. 1, Flowering branch ; 3, unripe
fruit—0/ natural sùe ; 3, flower dissected ; 4 & 5, anthers ' (front and back view) ;
6, pistil; 7 & 8, sections of ^¿listil—enlarged.
10. GomOTHALiMOS THO-MSOKI, Tlmaltea' Baum. Fl. Ceyl. 7. A glabrous shrub, only
2 to 3 feet high ; young branches stout ; the bark rather pale, striate. Leaves thickly
membranous, flavescent, obovate-oMong or obovate-lanceolate, abruptly caudate-acuminate,
narrowed from the middle to the acute base; the edges slightly recurved when dry;
main nerves 8 to 11 pairs, spreading, inter-arching rather far from the edge, slightly
prominent beneath; both surfaces faintly reticulate, the lower very pale, beneath when
d i y ; length 5 to 10 in., breadth 1-75 to 3-5 in.; petiole •35 to -5 in. Flowers solitary
or in pairs from small tubercles on the stem below tho leaves ; pedicels -4, or -5 in.,
rccm-ved near the apex, thin, with a minute bractcole near the base. Sepals ovate, acute,
•25 in. long, reticulate, persistent. Oiilei- petals linear-lanceolate, acuminate, yellow, L'Ô
in. long; inner ovate, acuminate, H in. long; styles long, bifid. Eipe carpels ovoid
or obovoid, apiculato, about •S in. long ; stalks -15 in. Hoot fil. Fl. Br. Ird. i. 74 ;
Beddome le. Pl. Ind. Or., t. 50.
Ceylon: forests between Galle and Ratnapoora,—»¡ooite.
PLATE 127. Goniothalamus Thomsoni, Tlmailes. 1, Leafy branch; 2, branch with
flower; 3, branch with ripe fruit; 4 & 5, carpels from other specimens—o/ natural
she; 6, anther; 7 to 9, pistils—eniorjeii. {Copied firm, a drawing made in the Peradeinya
Herlarium and Jdndly lent HJ Dr. H. Trlmen, F.K.S.')
11, GONIOTHALAMUS WYNAADENSIS, Beddome Io. Fl. Ind. Or. 13, t. 61. An erect
shrub; young parts minutely pubescent, otherwise glabrous. Leaves membranous, much
reticulate, narrowly oblong to" oblong-Ianceolate, shortly and abruptly acuminate, the
base acute ; upper surface shining, lower pale ; main nerves 7 to 9 piirs, very faint ;
SB
ANONACEiE OE BEITISH INDIA.
length 8 to 11 in., breadth 1'5 to 2-5 in. ; petiole about '5 in. Flowers solitary, axillaiy,
or from small tubercles on the trunk, pubescent when young, but when expanded
neai-Iy glabrous; pcdicels -3 to -é in. long, with several minute bractcolcs at the baso.
Sepals orbicular, obtuse or acuto, dociduous. Outer petals broadly ovate, sub-acute,
veined -S to -75 in. long; the inner half as long. Anthers with blunt apical pomts.
Ooaries numerous, hairy; ovulo solitary; style bifid. Ripe carpels oblong, apiculate,
•75 in. long; stalk '15 in. Hooh. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 74.—Atretegia (genus), Bedd. MSS.
Southern India: Wynaad, elevation 2,500 to 3,500 imi,—Beddome.
PLATE 128A, Goniothalamus Wynaadensis, Bedd. 1, Flowering branch (with small
leaves); 3, carpels—o/ natural size; 3, flower seen from above; 4 & 6, anthers; 0 & 7,
p i s t i l s — ( C o p i e d from Bcddome's le. PI Ind. Or., t. 61. The specimen here figured
has unusually short haves. Specimens in the Kern Serlarium have leaves 10 inches long.)
13. GONIOTHALAIIDS CAEDIOPETALUS, Hooh. fil. Thorns. Fl. Ind. 107. A shrab or
smaU tree ; young branches minutely pubescent. Leanes membranous, oblong to lanceolate,
sometimes slightly obovate, abruptly shortly and bluntly acuminate, the base cuneate,
the margin minutely waved; both surfaces glabrous; main nerves 9 or 10 pairs, interarcliing
far from the edge, very faint; length 6 to 0 in., breadth 2 to 3 in.; petiole
•35 in. Flowers solitary, or 2 or 3 in a vertical lino, axillary, or from small tubercles
on the branches below the leaves, sericeous when young, afterwards glabroscent, -75 in.
in diam. ; peduncles ^35 to ^5 in., minutely braeteolate at the base. Sepals small, freo,
sub-orbicular, retuse. Outer petals coriaceous, concave, cuculiate, clawed, -5 to -75 in.
long; inner one-third shorter, ovate, acuto. Anthers with a blunt conical apical process;
stylV elongate; stigma 3-lobed ; ovule solitary. Ripe carpels oblong, apiculate, tapering
to tho base, sessile, -75 in. long. Hook. fill. Fl Br. Ind. i. 75.-Goniothalamus eymbiformis,
Bedd. usa. in Ilerh. Madras; Beddmne le. PI. Ind. Or., t. 63.—Uvaria obovata,
Ileyne ex Wall. Cat. 6471.—Polyalthia cardiopetala. Bah. in Hook. Kew Journ. Bot.
ii. 39.—Polyalthia Wynaadensis, Bedd. in Herl. Jiairos.—Atratogia Thomsoni,
" s o n ' l i o i - n India: in Cañara and North Wynaad, up to 3,000 foot. Annamally
Range. . , , „ i
Dahell, who originally described this species, says the mner petals, when fresh,
are marked with' the figure of a heart; hence the specific name.
PLATE 129. Goniothalamus eardiopetalus. H. f . if Ih. 1, Flowering branch;
2 youno- flower from another specimen; 3, ripe carpels-o/nofcrai size; 4, inner petal;
5,' calyx "and andro-gyncocium ; 0 & 7, anthers; 8, pistil; 0, section of pistil—«¡¿«(•¡erf.
13. GoNioTHALiiiOT GIGANTEOS, Hook. fil. ^ Thoms. Fl. Ind 109. A tree 30 to 70
feet hirfi ; young branches very pale, glabrous. Leaves ooriaccous, oblong, shortly acuminate,
the base cuneate; the edges slightly rocurved (when dry); upper surface shining,
•Glabrous ; the lower dull, pubei-ulous ; the midrib veiy prominent ; mam nerves 10 to
14 nans' veiy slender, spreading, more conspicuous above than below ; length 6 to
10 in., breadth 3^25 to 3'7Ó in. ; petiole -23 in., deeply channelled. Flowers very large,
from the axils of fallen leaves and from the younger bi-anchcs ; peduncles recurved, 1 m.
or moro long (elongated in the fruit), pubescent. Sepals ovate, acute, pubescent outsido.