] 0 i ANNALS OF THE EOYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCDTTA.
black and furrowed. Leaoes membranous, oblong-lanoeolate to oblong or elliptic, shortly
nnd bluntly acumiiiate, tlie base sub-cuueate or rounded; upper surface glabrons,
shining; the lower mnch reticulate, slightly adpressed-puberulous; main nerves 3 to 10
pairs, ascending, slender; length 4 to 7 in., breadth 1-5 to 2'7o in.; petiole -15 in.
PeduncJcs exti-a-axillary, solitary, -5 to -75 in. long, with numerous ovate-acuminate,
rusty-pubescent bracts. Flowers 1 to 4, rather large; their pediccls about -4 in. long,
pubescent, and with a single adpressed ovate-lanceolato bracteole. Sepals ovate-acuminate,
adpresscd-pubescent outside, sub-glabrescent inside. Outer petals much larger than the
sepals, ovate-orbicular, acute, veined, pubescent on the outer surface and on the upper
half of the inner, "4 in long. Inner petals '75 in. long, trapezoid, acute, toracntose
on both sui-£aces except a glabrous patch bearing a transverse callosity on the inner;
the claw long, narrow and glabrous. Stamns 6 perfect, with a few imperfect in an
outer row; anther-cells large, dorsal; the connective oblique, slightly produced above
their apices. Ovaries about 3, narrowly ovoid, densely sericeous, 3-ovuled; stigmas sessile,
truncate. Fruit unknown. King in Journ. As. Soo. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 89.
Nicobar Islands,—.ffzirsr, King's Collector.
P l a t e 14513. Orophea Katschallica, Kurz. 1, Flowering b r a n c h - o / natural size;
2, flower dissected—«/¿i^Ai/?/ enlarged; 3, anthers, front and back view—mwc/i enlarged.
6. Oeophea niKSUTA, King in Journ. As. Soe. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 81. A shrub 8 to
12 feet high; young branches at first densely rufous-hirsute, afterwards becoming
glabrous and dark-coloured. Leaves elliptic or elliptic-oblong, often slightly obovate,
shortly and bluntly acuminate, narrowed from below the middle to the rounded minutely
cordate base; upper surface glabrous, shining; the lower pale, dull, sparsely hirsute,
the midrib setose at the base; main nerves 8 to 9 pairs, spreading, very faint; lengtli
3-5 to 4-0 in., breadth 1'24 to 1-75 in.; petiole O-o, setose. Peduncles extra-axillary,
about -5 in. long, 1- to 3-flowered, rufous-hirsute like the pedicels; pedicels about -75
in. long and -^vith several minute bracteoles. Flowers -5 in. in diam. Bcpals broadly
ovate, acute, coarsely hirsute outside and on the edges, glabrous inside. Oiiter petals
much larger than the sepals, broadly obovate, blunt, sparsely pubescent outside and
on the edges, glabrous inside, '15 in. long. Inner petals '2b in. long, vaulted; the
limb trapeziform, rather thick, glabrous outside, pubescent inside; the claw very narrow,
longer than the limb, glabrous. Stamens 6, in a single row, curved; anthers broad,
dorsal; the connective not produced above their apices. Ovaries about 6, ovoid, glabrous,
1- to 2-ovuled; stigma sessile, roundish. Carpels 4 to 5, globular, yellow when ripe,
sparsely liirsute, -4 in. in diam.; stalks -1 in.
P e r a k , — N o . 4283.
Only once collected. In its leaves this resembles Mitreplm-a setosa, King.
P l a t e 14bA. Orophea hirsuta. King. 1, Flowering branch; 3, ripe caipels—o/
natural size; 3, flower dissected; 4, QAW^QX?,—enlarged.
7. Okophea zeylahica, Eoolc. fil. ^ Thorns. Fl. Ind. 111. A small tree or shrub;
young bmnches slender, yellow-pubescent. Lenves sub-coriaceous, ovate to ovate-oblong,
shortly and obtusely acuminate, the base slightly narrowed or rounded, sub-oblique;
the under-surface puberulous when young, ultimately both surfaces glabrous; main
ANONACEX OF BRITISH INDIA. 105
nerves 5 or 6 pairs, very faint; length 2-2.5 to 3-25 in., breadth 1 to I'o in.; pi^tiole
r i in. Peduncles extra-axillaiy, 1 to 2 in. long, 1- to 3-flowercd, slender, rufouspubescent;
pedicels varying in length, each with a small basal bracteole. Flowers about
•4 in. in diam., green. Sepals orbicular, obtuse or acute, veined, pubescent. Outer
petals like the sepals, but larger; inner petals -3 in. long, tiupezioid, glabrous, with
pubescent margins. Stamtns 6 in a single row, their apices pointed. Ovaries about 13
or 15, obovate, glabrous, 2-ovuled; stigma oblong, sub-sessile. Carpels globose, about
•4 in. in diam., glabrous, smooth; their stalks -1 in. long. Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind.
i. 91; Tkvaites' Fnum. PL Ceyl. 8; Bedd. Ic. PI. Ind. Or., t. 70.
Western Peninsula: in Canam and Ooorg. Ceylon: elev. 2,000 to 3,000 feet.
P l a t e 146B. Orophea zeylanica, E. f . ^ Th. 1, Bmnch with flowers and nearly
ripe fruit—o/ natural size; 2 & 3, flowers from above and beneatli; 4, side view of
flower, the outer petals removed; 5, sepals, anthers, and pistils; 6, inner petal; 7,
8 & 9, anthers; 10, pistil; 11, section of samQ—enlarged. {Nos. 5, G, 10 §)• 11 are copied
from Beddomis leones PI. Ind. Or., t. 70. The rest are copied from a drawing made in
the Peradeniya Herbarium and kindly lent bij Dr. H. Trimen, F.R.S. )
8. Orophea Beakdisii, Hook. fil. Thorns. FL Br. Lid. i. 91. A tree 20 to 25 feet
high; young bianchcs slender, softly tawny'tomcntose at first, soon becoming glabrous,
dark-coloured and striate. Leaves membranous, oblong-oblanceolate, much acuminate,
narrowed from above the middle to the rounded or sub-cuneate, slightly unequal, base;
upper surface glabrous, under-surface sparsely pubescent; the nerves and midribs densely
softly tomentose; main nerves 10 to 13 pairs, oblique, distinct beneath; length G to 10
in., breadth 1'75 to a in.; petiole "15 in., tomentose. Peduncles supm-axillaiy, slender,
tomentose, -5 to 1 in. long, I- or 2-floworcd; pedicels as long as, or longer than, tJie
peduncles, tomentose, and with 1 or 2 subulate biucteoles; the fimers large. Sepals
ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, softly pubescent outside. Outer petals -35 to -5 in. long,
much larger than the sepals, broadly ovate-acunuuate, veined, pubescent on the outer
and on the upper half of the inner surface. Inner petals about -8 in. long, trapezifomi,
pubescent, "with a large rounded glabrous callosity on the inner surface; the claw nmch
larger than the limb, very narrow, pubescent. Stamens G, slightly apiculate; antliercells
large, dorsal. Ovaries 4 to 6, densely villous, oblong, 1- to 2-ovuled; style oblong,
short, glabrous. Ripe carpels sessile, narrowly oblong, densely pubescent, about 1 in.
long and only I'o in. in diam. when ripe. Seed elongate, oylindric. Ktu-z For. FL
Burm. i. 50.
IBurmah,—Brandis, Kurz.
P l a t e I47A. Orophea Brandisii, H. f . ^ T. 1, Flowering branch; 2, neariy ripe
fruit—of natural size; 3, flower dissected; 4 & 5, anthers; 6, pistil—ailarged.
9. OKorHEA hexandra, Blume Bijdr. 18. A small tree; young branches slender,
minutely tomentose, soon becoming dark-coloured, glabrous and farrowed. Leaves thinly
coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate to elliptic-oblong, rather abmptly acuminate, the base subcuneate
or roimded; upper surface glabrous, shining; the lower reticulate, puberulous,
the midrib pubescent; main nerves 7 to 9 pairs, oblique; length 4'o to 6 in., breadth
1'5 to 2'2o in.; petiole '2 in. Peduncles axillary or supra-axillary, slender, 1- to
Anx. Roy. Bot. G a r d . C a l c u t t a Vol.. IV.