OS ANNALS OF THE EOTAL BOTANIC GAEDEN, CALCUTTA.
nf sepals and andro-gyncecium; 6, inner petals; 7, a n d v o - g y n c e c i u m — n a t u r a l size;
S, anthers; 9, pistils—eniflr^rrc?.
22. GoNiOTHALAiius Ridleyi, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pL 2, 76. A
: t r e e ; young branches slender, puberulous. Zeaves menibi-anous, broadly elliptic, shortly
and abruptly aemuinate; tiie base sub-acute, pale when d i y ; both surfaces r e t i c u l a t e ; the
Uj)pcr dull, g-kbrous except the pubcmloiis midrib and nerves; the lower shining, puberulous
ou the midrib nerves and reticulations; main nerves about 6 pairs, curving,
ascending; length about S in., breadth 4-5 i n . ; petiole -20 in., puberulous. Flowers 1-75
tn 2 in. long, in fascicles on long pedicels from warted, puberulous, woody tubercles
on the stem; pedicels 2'5 to 3'5 in. long, minutely bracteolate at the base. Sepals
coriaceous, broadly ovate-elliptic, obtuse, nerved, -6 in. long, free, spreading, puberulous.
I'e.tals coriaceous, pale brown; the outer elliptic-oblong to ovate, obtuse or sub-acute,
•with a broad thickened claw, puberulous, 1-65 to 2 in. l o n g ; inner row a little longer
than the sepals, obovatc, apiculate, with narrow claw. Slajnens numerous, long, narrow,
much compressed; the apical process of the connective small, sub-conic. Ovaries oblong,
narrow; style cylindric, pubemlous; stigma 2-lobed. Eipe carpels obovoid-globular, taperi
u g sliglitly to the short stalk, glabrous, about 1 in. long.
Singapore; at Sun g a M u i - a i , — I B o r n e o , — i ' a c a n No. 3610.
I t is possible that in the above description the size of the leaves may be understated,
as the only one which I have seen may not be of average size.
P l a t e 138. Goniothalamus Ridleyi, Kinj. 1, L e a f ; 2, fascicle of flowers; 3, carpel;
4, flower dissectod^oA size; 5 & 6 a n t h e r s ; 7, •¡AaiiV—enlarged.
23. Gokiothalamus sesqdipedalis, Hook. fil. Thms. Fl. Ind. 108. A glabrous
erect shrub 2 to 5 feet high; young brandies stout, rather dark or cinereous. Leavefi
coriaceous, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, shortly and abruptly acuminate, the base cuneate
or rounded; the edges recurvcd; both surfaces shining, the lower paler; main nerves
16 to 20 pairs, spreading, inter-arching boldly far from the edges, prominent beneath,
transverse veins oblique, distinct; length 7 to 15 in., breadth 2-5 to 3'5 in.; petiole
•5 to -75 in., stout. Flowers axillary or supra-axillary, solitary, rarely in pairs, greenishyellow;
pedicels 'l to '2 in,, stout, with a few scale-like bracteoles at the base; sepals
broadly ovate, acute, glabrous, membranous, persistent, reticulate, '25 in. long. Petals
coriaceous; the outer Knear-lanceolate, acuminate, nearly 1 in. long, glabrous, with a
pubescent spot inside; the inner about -0 in. long, ovate-acuminate, pubescent inside.
Ovaries narrowly ovoid, not so long as the cylindric styles, strigose; stigma minutely
2- or 3-toothed. Ripe carpels few, ovoid, apiculate; the base blunt, glabrous, '75 to
1 in. long, orange-red when ripe. Hook. fil. Fi. Br. Ind. i. 73; Kurz For. Fl. Burin.
1. i l . — G u a t t e r i a sesquipedalis, Wall. PI. As. Bar. iii. t. 266; Cat. 6446.—(?.
macrophylla, A. DC. Mem. 42 {not of Bnme)-, Wall. Cat. 6451.
Along the base of the Himalayas in tropical forests; from Sikkim to Assam; tbo
Assam range; Burmah: at low elevations.
P l a t e 139. Goniothalamus sesquipedalis, Rook. fil. ^ Thorns. 1, Flowering branch;
2, ripe carpels—0/ natural size; 3, flower dissected; 4, anthers; 0, ayaxiti,—enlarged.
ANONAOEiE OF BKITI8H INDIA.
24. Gonioth,u,amus Tapis, Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Suppl. 371. A tree 15 to 40 feet
h i g h ; all parts, except the flowers, glabrous; young branches pale brown. Leaocs coriaceous,
oblong, abruptly shortly and bluntly acuminate, the base rounded or slightly cuncate;
t h e edges recui-ved (when dry); both surfaces dull, brown when dry, the lower p a l e r;
main neiwes 10 to 12 pau-s, thin, spreading, very indistinct, the midrib prominent
b e n e a t h ; length 6-0 to 9 in., breadth 2-5 to 3-25 in.; petiole '3 in. Flowers solitary and
supra-axillary, or in fascicles f r om tubercles on the branches; pedicels curved, -4 in. long,
bracteolate at the base. Sepals free, ovate, acute, spreading, pubescent, persistent, -4 in.
lono-. Petals coriaceous, puberulous; the outer ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, contracted
und thickened at the base, 1'75 in. long; the inner ovate, acute, much contracted and
tiiickened at the base, -65 in. long. Anthers numerous and with conical apices. Ovaries
narrow, h a i r y ; styJe straight; ovules solitary; stigma sub-discoid-capitate, 2- to 3-lobcd.
Ripe carpels crowded, obovoid, smooth, sub-sessile, -4 to -5 in. long. Miq. Ann. Mas.
Lugd. Bat. ii. 35 ; King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 77.
Perak ; at low elevations, very common,—Seortechini, Wrag, King''s Collector, I'cnang
and Pangkore, — C i f i / s . Distrib.—Sumatra, Borneo.
P l a t e 140. Goniothalamus Tapis, Miq. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe carpels; 3,
flower dissected; 4, inner petals scpai-ated from andro-gyncccium; 5 & G, young
cdx^Qls—of natural sise; 7, anthers; 8, pistils; 9, section of ovary—enlarged.
25. Goniothala-mus Scoktechinu, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 77. A
shrub or small tree, glabrous except the flowers; young branches with r a t h e r pale striate
bark. Leaves membranous, oblanceolato or oblong-oblanceolatc, very shortly acuminate,
narrowed from above the middle to the acute or sub-acute base; when d r y the upper
surface greenish, the loM-er pale brown; main nerves 18 to 24 pairs, spreading and
inter-arching near the edges, slender, slightly prominent b e n e a t h ; length 10 to 15 in.,
breadth 2To to 4 i n . ; petiole -3 in. Flowers solitary, rarely in pairs, from the
branches beiow the leaves; pedicels clavate, decurved, bi-bracteolate at the Ijase,
•0 in. long. Sepals rigidly membranous, large, orbicular-ovate, obtuse or sub-acute, much
nerved and reticulate, connate below, persistent, from -65 to 1 in. long (according to
age). Petals coriaceous, rusty-puberulous; the outer oblong-lanceolate, sub-oblique, not
much longer than the full grown sepals; the inner broadly ovate, acutc, about -5 in.-
long. Anthers numerous, narrow, witli elongate, conical apical processes. Ooaries narrow,
puberulous, 1-ovuled; style straight; stigma 2- or 3-lobed. Ripe carpels crowded, ovoidoblong,
apiculate, glabrous, narrowed to the short stalks, '45 in. long; stalks '2 to
•2o in. Seed smooth, pale.
P e r a k ; at low elevations,—Seortechini, Wray, Kingh Collector.
T h e leaves of this species much resemble those of Polyalthia ohlonga, King.
P l a t e 141. Goniothalamus Scortechinii, ^¿«¿r. 1, Leaf-twig; 2, flowers on a branch-
3, flower opened up; 4, flower with outer petals removed; 5, outer and inner petals;
6, flower with all the petals removed; 7, inner petals; 8, torus; 9, carpels—of natural
size; 10, anthers; U, pistils—enlarged.
26. Goniothalamus Wkayi, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 78. A shrub
3 to 12 feet high, glabrous except the flowers; young branches slender, very pale.
Leaves membranous^ oblanceolate to lanceolate or oblong, shortly and bluntly acuminate,
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