102 ANNALS OF THE KOYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCDTTA.
luner petals spreading, not TauUed and not trapezioid.
Stamens 10 or 12.
luner petals hastate; ripe carpels globular 0. hadala.
Inner petals Unear-oblong; the apices divergent and recurved; ripe
carpels ovoid or slightly obovoid 14. a dodccandra.
Stamens 6.
lunor petals cuneiform or ouneiform-retuse ; ripe carpels cylindric . 10. 0. eunei/ormis.
luner petals irregularly oWong, their apices broad and curved outwards;
ripe carpels globular 16-0. polycarpa.
Inner petals not cla-wed but distinctly vaulted 17. 0. coriacea.
Inner petals not clawed, often slightly imbricate but always eounivent . . 18. 0. ohiiqaa.
1. Orophea setos a, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pi. 2, 89. A shrub; young
branches densely covered with a layer of minute pubescence with numerous, loQg,
brownish, straight bristles projectmg beyond i t ; the older branches dark-coloured and
almost glabrous. Leaoez membranous, oblong or oblong-oblancoolate, shortly acuminate,
the base rounded; main nerves 8 to 10 pairs, oblique, inter-arching near the edge;
both surfaces sparsely setose, more densely so on the midrib and nerves; the lower
also with sparse, minute pubescence; length 5'5 to 7-5 in., breadth 2 to 3-75 in.;
petiole -05 in., setose. Flowers solitary, extra-axillary, about '2 in. in diam. when
expanded; pedicels very slender, To in. long, pubescent, with a single minute bractcole
below the middle. Sepah sub-orbicular, blunt. Outer petals much larger than the sepals,
broadly ovate, sub-acute, pubescent outside and glabrous inside like the sepals. Imvr
petals longei than tlie outer, vaulted, '23 io. long, the limb trapezoid sagittate, pubesccnt
on the blck and edges, glabrous iu front; the claw narrow, shorter than the limb.
Male flower; stamens numerous, cuneate; the connective broadly truncate at the apex.
Ovaries unknown. Ripe carpels 4 or 5, sessile, globose or oblong-globose, -3 in. in
diam., densely and minutely pubescent and with a few long sot® besides. Seeds solitary,
rarely 2 ; the testa pale, rather rough; the albumen very -dense.
Perak: at elevations from 800 to 1,200 feet,—XI^S Collector, Scortechiui.
P l a t e 131B. Orophea setosa. King. I, Flowering branch; 2, ripe carpels—of 7iatural
2. Okophua unifloka, KOO/C. fil ^ Thorns. FL Lid. Ul. A shrub or small tree;
young branches slender, glabrou.s, dark-coloured. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate
to ovate-lanceolate, shortly and bluntly acuminate, the base cuneate or rounded; both
surfaces glabrous; main nerves about 4 pairs, spreading, very faint, inter-arching at
some distance from the mai-gin ; length l-7f) to 2-25 in., breadth -To to VI in.; petiole
•1 in. Flowers usually solitary, axillary; pedicels slender, •2-5 to -5 in. long; bracteoles
minute, one about the middle, the others basal. Sepals small, orbicular or broadly
ovate ciliate. Out^r petals ovate or orbicular, membranous, glabrous, •2-3 in. long; the
inner much longer, trapezioid, with a long narrow claw. Stamens 12, in two rows.
Ovaries about 6, 2-ovuled; the stigma sub-sesnle, oblong. Carpels globose, -4 in. in
diam., glabrous; pedicels -1 to '2 in. long. Hook, fil Fl. Br. Ind. i. 90; Beddome
To. PI. Tnd. Or., t. 69.
ANONACEiE OF BEITISII INDIA.
Western Peninsular India, on the Western Ghats; in the forests of Coorg and
Travancore,— Wight, Beddome.
P l a t e 144A. Orophea uniflora, U. f . ^ T. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe carpels—
of natural sise; 3 & 4, flowers; 5 & 6, stamens; 7, pistil; 8, section of enlarged.
{iVos. 3 Í0 8 are copied from Beddome's Icones PI. Ind. Or., t. 69.)
3. Oropiiiía Thomsoni, Bedd. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxv. 210, i. 21; Ic. PI. Ind.
Or., t. 67. A small tree; all parts glabrous except the under-surface of the midribs
and the inflorescence. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, shortly and obtusely acuminate; the base
sub-cunoate or rounded, glabrous except the pubescent midrib on the lower surface;
main nerves 6 or 7 pairs, oblique, faint; length 2 to 3 in., breadth -8 to 1'2 in.;
petiole -15 in. Peduncles axillary, solitary, very short, 2- to 3-flowered, strigose;
bracteoles minute, basal. Flowers sub-sessile. Sepals and outer petals ovate-orbicular,
strigose on the outside. Inner petals with a long claw, pubcsceut inside at the apex.
Stamens 10 to 12 in two rows. Ovaries 5 or 6, ovoid, pubesccnt on the outer side,
2-ovuled. Carpels pisiform. Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 91.
"Western Peninsular India, in the Anamally Hills; alt. 1,500 to 2,500 feet,—
Beddome.
P l a t e 144B. Orophea Thomsoni, Bedd. 1, Flowering branch—o/ natural size;
. 2, flower-bud; 3 & 4, flowers; 5, stamen; 6, flower with outer petals and stamens
removed; 7, ovaries; 8 & 9, single ovaries; 10 & 11, sections of ovaries—enlarged.
[Copied from Trans. Linn. Soc. xxv. t. 25.)
4. Orophea erythrocarpa, Bedd. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxv. 210; IG. PI. Ind. Dr.,
t. 68. A small tree; young branches at first softly pubescent, afterwards glabrous,
lenticellate and sti-iate. Leaves membranous, elliptic-oblong, very shortly and abruptly
acuminate, the base rounded; upper surface glabrous when adult, the lower pubemlous,
especially on the midrib; main nerves 7 or 8 pairs, oblique, faint; length 3 to 4 in.,
breadth 1-25 to 1-75 in.; petiole -1 in. Peduncles 1 in. long or less, axillary or supraaxillary,
3- or 4-flowered, golden-tomentose; bracts several; pedicels with a linear
basal and a supra-median bractcole. Flowers about "5 in. in diam. Sepals orbicular,
pubescent. Outer petals ovate, acute; the outer surface and margins pubescent; inner
petals trapezioid, hairy, with a long, naiTOw, glabrous claw. Stamens 12 in two rows
(those of the outer row often imperfect), small. Ovaries 6, oblong, blunt, pubescent,
2-ovuled; stigma sub-capitate, sessile. Ripe carpcls oblong, pointed at each end, but
especially at the apex, nearly 1 in. long and red in colour. Seed 1, scrobiculate. Hook,
fil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 91.
Western Peninsular, in the forests of the Anamally Ilills; alt. 2,000 Uet,—Beddome.
P l a t e 145A. Orophea eiythrocarpa, Bedd. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe cai-pels—
of natural sise; 3, flower with inner petals removed; 4, inner petal; 5, flower with all
the petals and stamens removed; 6, anther; 7, ovary; 8, section of the same—a^?
enlarged more or less. {Copied in part from Beddomés Ic. PI. Ind. Or., t. 68.)
5. Orophea Katschallica, Kurz in Trimenh Joum. Bot. 1875, p. 323. A small
tree 25 to 30 feet high; young branches slightly pubei-ulous at first, ultimately glabrous.