9 4 ASNALS OP THE EOYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA. AiS-QNACEiE OP BRITISH INDIA. 95
spreading or recurveclj about '5 in. long. Petals very coriaccous, yellowish tinged -with
green j the oxitcr broadly ovate to ovate-oblong, with a dark, thick, triangular spot at
the base, 3 to 5 iu. long, minutely pubescent; the inner only about '6 in. long, ovateacute,
densely golden aenceoua. Anthers veiy nuroorous, their apices convex. Ovaries
haiiy, 2-ovuled; style long, slender, much cuived; stigma 2-lobed. Ripe carpels oblong,
apiculato, tapering much to the stalk, minutely granular and mth obscure vertical ridges
when diy, l-¿5 to 1-5 in. long and -6 in. in diam.; stalks--75 in., stout. Seeds 1
or 2, oblong, slightly compressed, the testa bro-wn. Ilook. fil Fl. Br. Ind. i. 75; Miq.
Fl. Ind. Bat i. pt. 2, 28; King, in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 73.—Uvaria
gigantea, Wall. Cat. 6469 A. B. (in _?!®-¿.)-^Ánonacea, Oriff. Icon. Plant., t. 652?
S i n g a p o r e , — R i d l e y , Ilallett, P e n a n g — P e r a k , — C o l l e c t o r.
PX.ATE 130. Goniothalamus giganteas, H. f . ^ Th. 1, Flowering branch; 2, flower
from another specimen; 3, nearly ripe carpels; 4, flower with sepals and outer petals
removed; 5, audro-gyna;cium; 6, flower dissected, the outer petals being removed; 7 &
8, inner petals, seen from the side and from above—o/ natural sise; 9, torus with
everything removed except the pistils; 10, section of single pistil; 11, anther—
enlarged,
14. Gosiothai^mus M.ÍLAVAIÍUS, Hook. fil. ^ Thorns. Fl. Ind. 107. A small glabrous
tree 15 to 20 feet high; bark of branches very pale. Leaves coriaceous, oblong to
elliptic-obloug, shortly and abruptly acuminate; the base slightly cuueate, rai'cly rounded:
the ed^es reci;rved; upper surface shining, the lower dull, darker (when dry); main
nerves 12 to 15 pairs, sub-horizontal, faint; length 5'5 to 9 in., breadth 1-5 to 2-75 in.;
petiole -25 in., deeply channelled. Flowers slightly supra-axillary, solitary, greenish ;
pedicels '35 to "5 in., pubescent, bracteolatc at the base. Sepals ovate-triangular, acuminate,
pubescent, connate at the base, persistent, -25 in. long. Petals coriaceous; tlie
outer broadly ovate, acuminate to ovate-lanceolate, minutely tomeutose on both surfaces,
with a triangular glabrous basal spot, keeled outside, 1 to 1-25 in. long; the inneiabout
a third as long, ovate, acuminate, sericeous or tomentose. Anthers numerous.
Pistils about 15, the ovary hairy, ovules 3 to 4; style long, slender, much bent outwards;
stigma sub-capitate, unequally 2-lobed. Ripe fiarjyels narrowly oblong, apiculate,
tapering to each end, glabrous, I'o in, long and '5 in. iu diam.; stalks '1 in. thick.
Seeds 2 or 3, flattened-ovoid, nearly black. Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind i. 75; Miq. Fl. Ind.
Bat. i. pt; 2, 28; King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 74.—Goniothalamus
Slingerandtii, Scheff. Tifilseh. Ned. Ind. xsxi. 341.—G. dispermus, Miq. Ann. Mus.
Lvgd. Bat. ii. 34.—Uvaria sp. Griff. Noiiil. iv. 710.
Malacca,— Griffith, Maingay {Kao Distrih.) No. 03. Perak, common. Distrib.—Bangka,
Borneo, Phillipines.
PLATE 128B. Goniothalamus Malayanus, II. f . ^ Th. 1, Leaf-twig; 2, flower,
detached (fi-om another specimen); 3, ripe carpels; 4, flower dissected—of natural size;
5, anthers ; 6, •phiiXs,—enlarged.
15. GONIOTHALAMUS SALICINUS. Hook. fil. ^ Thmm. Fl. Ind. 106. A s h r u b 10
to 12 feet high; young branches slender, dark-coloured, pubescent. Leaves narrowly
lanceolate or obi one-lanceolate, acuminate, the base acute; upper surface glabrous,
the lower paler and with a few adpressed black hairs ; main nerves 10 to 12 pairs,
horizontal, short, forming wide loops; length 4 to 5 in., breadth -7 to 1 i n . ; petiole
•25 in. Flowers solitary, slightly supra-axillary ; pedicel cui-ved, '2 in. long,
bracteolate iu the lower half, rusty-pubescent, as are the sepals and outer petals.
Sepals broadly ovate, acute, -2 in. long, deciduous. Petals coriaceous, yellowish outside
and pink inside ; the outer lanceolate, bluntly acuminate, '75 in long; the inner
half as long, bi'oadly ovate, sub-acute. Ovaries pubescent, with stout, clavate, bifid
styles. Ripe carpels ovoid or oblong, apiculato, adpressed-pubesoent, '3 to '5 in. long,
1- or 2-seeded; stalks '1 in., pubescent. Thwaites' Emm. 7 ; HooJc. fil. Fl. Br. Ind.
76 ; Beddome Ic. PL Ind. Or., t. 65.
Ceylon: on Adam's Peak at elevations of 2,000 to 3,000 feet,
PLATE 131A. Goniothalamus salicinus, H. f . ^ Th. 1, Flowering branch; 2, carpels—
of natural size; 3, flower with a petal removed; 4, inner petal; 5, sepals and androgyncEcium;
6, anthers; 7, 8 & 9, ovaries—
16. GONIOTHALAMOS HOOEESI, Tkwaiies' Enum. PI. Ceijl. 6. A small glabrous tree;
young branches rather stout. Leaves coriaceous, oblong or elliptic-oblong, sub-acuminate,
the base acute; the edges slightly recm-ved when d i y ; both surfaces reticulate; the
upper shining, the lower dull, minutely granular when dry; main nerves slightly
prominent beneath, 14 to 16 pah's, spreading, straight, iuter-arching '2 in. from the
edge ; length 7 to 12 in., breadth 2-5 to 4-5 in.; petiole '3 to -5 in., thick. Flowers
solitary, axillaiy, or in fascicles from tubercles on the stem, pale green; pedicels -25
to -75 in. Sepals ovate, acute, persistent, reticulate when dry, -75 in. long. Petals
coriaceous; the outer lanceolate, slightly concave at the base, about 2 in. long ; inner
ovate, acute, pubescent inside, '75 in. long. Apex of anthers orbicular, convex. Ovaries
about 25; styles subulate; stigma mimitely bifid. Ripe carpels ovoid, " t h e size of a
small bean, short-stalked." Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 73 ; Beddome Ic. PL Ind.
Or., L 66.
Ceylon: elevation 1,000 feet.
PLATE 133. Goniothalamus Hookeri, Thwaites. 1, Flowering branch—o/ natural
¡size {copied from a drawing made in the Herharitm of the Royal Botanic Garden, Paradeniya,
and kindly lent hj Dr. H. Trimen, F-x'^') ; 2, a flower dissected, the outer petals
being removed ; 3, anthers ; 4, pistils—enlarged.
17. GONIOTHALAMUS FULVUS. Hook. fil. 8f Thorns. FL Br. Ind. i. 75. A shrub ;
young branches slender, dark-coloured, at first rufous-pubesccnt, afterwards glabrous.
Leaves membranous, pellucid-dotted, oblong-oblanceolate, obtuse or with a short broad
point; upper sm-face glabrous, the lower puberulous; main nerves 14 to 16 pairs,
slightly prominent beneath, spreading ; length 7 to 10 in., breadth 2-5 to 3'25 in. ;
petiole -3 in., pubescent. Flowers solitary, axillary; pedicels -25 in., puberulous. Sepals
broadly ovato, obtuse, pubescent, connate at the base, -25 in. long. Petals coriaceous,
densely sericeous; the outer oblong-lanceolate, attenuate to the apex, slightly keeled
outside, 1 to l'2o in, long; inner about '3 in. long, ovate, acute. Stamens numerous;
apices of anthers veiy convex, puberulous. Ovaries oblong, pubescent; style cylindj-ic,
glabrous; stigma bifid. Fruit unknown. King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal .CA, .pL 2, 74.
Malacca,—CriffitA {Kew 'Distrih.) No. 400.