96 ANiSALS OP THE ilOYiL BOTANIC GAKDEN, OALODTTA.
Known only by Griffith's imperfect specimens.
PLATE 134. Goniothalamns fulvus, H. /. ^ Th. 1, Branch with bud and flower—
of natural size ; 2, flower dissected ; 3, inner petals; 4 & 5, anthei-s; 6 & T, pistils—
enlarged.
18. GONIOTHALAMUS CuKTlsii, Eiiig in Journ. As. Sou. Benaal 61, pt. 2, 75.
A stanb or small slender tree; young branches densely rnsty-tomentose, the larger
pale and glabrous. Leases stoutly membranous, narrowly oblong to obovate-oblong,
more or less abruptly and shortly acuminate, slightly narrowed to the rounded base ;
upper surface shining, glabrous, except the pubcrulous midrib ; the • lower sparsely
pubernlous, the midrib and nerves dark rusty-tomontose ; the latter 28 to 34 pahs, .
sub-horizootal, inter-arching near the margin, very prominent, as is the midrib, on
the lower and depressed on the upper surface ; length 9 to 15 in., breadth 3 to 5-0
i n . ; petiole -30, channelled, pubescent Fiomrs solitary, from the stem ; pedicels stout,
deonr-ved, each with two deciduous bracteoles at the base, -0 in. long. Sepals large,
green, rigidly membranous, conjoine'd into a cup with 3 broadly-ovate, sub-acute teeth,
boldly nerved and reticulate, minutely rnfous-pubeseent, persistent ; length from -To to
1 in. Peiab coriaceous, velvety-tomentose, yellowish, tinged with red ; the outer
broadly lanceolate, acuminate, slightly narrowed and thickened at the base, from l-2o
to l'7o in. long ; the inner rather more than one-third as long, ovate, acuminate.
i«ll:ers numerous, compressed, linear, with acute granular conical apices. Omnes
numerous, narrowly elongate, densely pubescent, 1-ovulod ; style straight; stigma
oblique, minately lobed. Eipe carpels obliquely ovoid, with long pointed slightly
hooked apices, rufons-imbescent, -To in. long ; stalks only '1 in. long, stout.
Selangor,—Cin-iis Nos. 310 and 231S. Perak,—A'iiij's Collector Ho. 10548,
ScortecUni No. 660.
A very distinct species.
PLATE 135. Goniothalamus Ourtisii, Kim;. 1, Flowering branch; 2, flower dissected;
3, innm- petals; 4, ripe carpels-»/ rmlural sae: 5, anthers; 8 & 7, pistils—«»/arj^sci.
19. GosiomiALAiins SI.MOIISU, Umk. JIL §r Thorn. M. ltd. 108. A small tree ;
young branches brown-tomentose. Learn thinly coriaceous, oblong-elliptie, shortly
abruptly and bluntly caudate-aouminate, the base cnneate ; upper sui-face glabrous,
Ihe lower sparsely (the midribs and nerves densely) pubescent; main nerves 14 to 18
pairs, spreading, inter-arching boldly, prominent beneath ; the transverse veins few,
conspicuous; length 9 to 14 in., breadth 3'7o to 5 in.; petiole "5 in., brown-pubescent.
Ylowers axillary or from the branches below the leaves, -4 in. long, with a brownpubescent
oblong obtuse bracteole near the base. Sepal, broadly ovate, acummate,
nerved pubescent, persistent, -3 in. long. Petal, very coriaceous, densely pubescent
outside, minutely pubescent inside; the outer ovate-acummate, boldly nerved
outside, 1-5 to 2 in. long; the inner about one-third as long, ovate, acute, not
nerved.' AntUrs with a conical apical process. %ie cylindrio. Torus large, pubescent,
globukr, -5 in. in diam. Blpe carpels oblong, mucronate, -5 in. long. Hook. Jil. Ft.
Jlr. Ind. i. 74. -
Khasia Hills: alt. 2,000 to 4,000 feet,—SinioBS, Hooker, Mam.
AKOSACE^ OF BRITISH INDIA. 97
PLATE 137. Goniothalamus Simonsii, IT. f . Sc Th. 1, Branch with leaf and flowers;
2, leaf fi-om another specimen; 3, flower dissected—of nahiral ske; 4, anthers ;
5, pistil—enUrtjed.
20. GONIOTHALAMUS GKIFFITNII, Book. fil. ^ Th. Ft. Ind. 110. A large shi-ub
or small tree ; all parts glabrous except the ovaries and carpels ; young branches
dark-coloni-ed. Leaves coriaceous, oblong, sub-acute, or shortly and obtusely acuminate,
the base cnneate; both surfaces shining and reticulate; main nerves 12 to 20 pairs,
faint, speading, inter-arching within the edge ; length 7 to 12 in , breadth I'S to
3'5 in. ; petiole '25 to -5 in., thick. Mowers solitary, axillary or extra-axillary ;
pedicel "5 to 1 in. long with a few scale-like bracteoles near the base. Septals
thinly coriaceous, orbicular-ovate, blunt, connate below, nerved and reticulate, persistent,
'0 to '75 in. long. Petals thickly coriaceous; the outer broadly lanceolate,
acuminate, 1*5 to 2-5 in. long ; the inner ovate, acute, Q to '8 in. long. Anthers
with an acute apical process. Ovaries strigose ; style long, subulate ; stigma slightly
bifid. Ripe carpels sub-sessile, oblong, -5 or "C in. long, glabrescent or glabrous. Hook,
jil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 73 ; Kurz For. Fl. Eurm. i. 42 ; A'iit^ in Journ. As. Soe. Bengal
61, pt. 2, 75.
Bui-mah : Mergui,— Griffith; Moulmein,—Falconer,
PL.ATE 136. Goniothalamus Griffithii, II. f . ^ Th. 1, Flowering branch; 2, flower
dissected (from another specimen); 3, ripe fruit—of natural sise; 4, anthers; 5, pistil—
21. GoNioTnALAMUs jiACROPHYLLUs, H. f . ^ Th. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 74. A glabrous shrub
5 to 15 feet high; young branches very stout, dark-coloured. Leases coriaceous, lai'ge,
oblong-lanceolate to oblong-oblanceolate, acute or shortly acuminate, slightly narrowed to
the sub-acute or rounded base; main nerves 16 to 20 pairs, spreading, impressed above
and slightly prominent beneath; length 10 to 18 in., breadth 2-0 to 4-5 in.; petiole -6
to 1 in., very stout. Flowers slightly supra-axillary or from the branches below the
leaves, solitary or in pair's, green; pedicels -35 in. long, sub-clavate. Sepals broadly
ovate, acute, connate at the base, '65 in. long, slightly puberalous, tinged with purple.
Petals coriaceous; the outer oblong-lanceolate, acute or acinninate, I to 1-5 in. long;
the inner half as long, ovate, acuminate, the edges ciliate. Stamens nmnerous, linear
Ovaries 12 to 18, glabrous, 1-ovuled; style slender, dilated above; stigma 2-lobed. Ripe
carpels globnlar-obovoid, slightly apiculate, glabrous, '4 in. long. Seed pale broivn. Miq.
Fl. hid. Bat. i. pt. 2, 28; Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. ii 38; Kin^ in Journ. -4s. Soe. Bengal
61, pt. 2, 76.—Polyaltliia macrophylla, Blume Fl. Jav. Anon. 79, t. 39.—Unona
macrophylla, Blume Bijdr. i, 17.
It is possible that two species may be included here, there being some diflierence
bet-ween the specimens in the nervation of the leaves, and also in the size and nervation
of the calyx.
Malacca,—Cri;^«, Maingay (Kew Bittrii.) Nos. 62 and 1515. Feiak,—King's Collector.
Femmg—Curtis. Kedah,—Clirfts. Distrib.—Sumatra,-iJeccon', Forks Ko. 1370. Java,
—LoU, Blume.
PLATE 132. Goniothalamus macrophyllus, II. f . ^ Th. 1, Branch with leaves and
flower; 2, ripe carpels; 8, flower; 4, flower with outer petals taken out; 5, side view
AKN. Koy. B o r . A.^ITP. CALCCITA VOL. I V.