106 ANNALS OP THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA.
3-flowered, pubescent; bracts several, subulate, hair}'-. Flowers about '35 iu. long, greenish
wbitc. Sepals minute, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, densely pubescent outsido. Outer
petals thin, ovate-cordate, acuminate, pubesccnt; the inner larger, trapezioid, -with long
narrow claw, glabrous, with pubescent margins. Stamens 6, in one row. Ovaries about
6, pubescent, 2-ovuled. Eipe carpels oblong, sub-sessile, acuminate, minutely adpressedpubescent,
1 4 to 1-75 in. long. Seeds usually solitaiy, sometimes -2 in. long, narrowly
cylindric. Kurz For. Ft. Bxirm. i. 49; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2, 29; King in Journ.
As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt 2, 81.—Orophea acuminata, A. DC. in Mem. Soc. Genev. v.
39; Hook. fit. Thorns. FL Ind. 112; Hook. fit. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 91; Wall. Cat.
6432,—Bocagea hesandra, Blume Fl. Jav. Anon. 83, t. 40.
Bulinali: province T e n a s s e r i m , — G r e a t Coco I s l a n d , — S . Andaman,—
Kivg^s Collectors. Distrib.—Java.
Pierre {Flore Forestiere Coehin-China, t. 44) figures a species called 0. Tkorelii, "wlnch,
as he remarks, must be closely allied to this.
PLATE 14TB. Orophea hexandra, Blume. 1, Flowering and fruiting branch; 2, ripe
(!aii)cl from another specimen—o/naitirai sise; 3, side view of flower in natural position;
4, flower inverted; 5, flower with the inner petals removed; 6, inner petals—enZaryerf;
7, sepals and ovaries; 8 & 9, anthers; 10, pistils—mush enlarged.
10. OnoPHEA ENTEEOCARPA, Maingay ex Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 92. A small
tree 15 to 30 feet high; all parts, except the inflorescence, glabrous; young branches
slender, Hack, stiiato. Lemes membmnous, OTatB or sometimes oboYate-lancoolato to
elliptic, acuminate [sometimes abruptly so); the base rounded, sometimes sub-cuneate;
both sui-faces shining; main nerves 6 or 7 pairs, spreading, slender; length 2'5 to 0 in.,
breadth 1-2 to 2 in.; petiole -1 in. Flowers nodding, solitary, extra-asillary; the pedicels
very slender, "75 to l-2o in. long, glabrous below, pubescent above, and with several
ovate-lanceolate bracteoles. Segals small, broadly ovate, acuminate, pubescent. Outer
peids much larger than the sepals, ovate, acuminate, puberulous; the inner a little longer
^•6 to "75 in. long); the limb elong-ated-trapezioid, puberulous; the claw narrow and
glabrous, yellowish with a reddish band; staminodes 6. Stamens 6, with broad
connective, not apiculate. OmriBS 6, cylindric, glabrous, 2- to 7-ovuled; stigma small,
sessile. Carpels 4 to 6, elongate-cylindric, glabrous, moniliform when diy, 3 to 5 in.
lou^^ and -i in. in diam. Seeds 2 to 7, linear-oblong. King in Jotim. As. Soc. Bengal
61, f t . 2, 82.
M a l a c c a , — { K e w Distrib.) No. 88. P e r a k , — J ^ i n f f ' s Collector.
PLATE 148A. Orophea enterocarpa, 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe carpels—of
natural sise; 3, sepals, staminodes, anthers and pistils; 4, outer petal; 5, inner petal;
6 & 7, anthers; 8, pistil—en/«?ye(/.
11. OKOPHEA MACETLATA, Scortecliini uss. A shrab or small tree; young branches
slender, rusty-tomentose at first, afterwards glabrous, black and striate. Leaves membranous,
elliptic-oblanceolate, caudate-acuminate, narrowed from below the middle to
the rounded or sub-cuneate, slightly unequal, base; upper surface glabrous, the lower
glabrescent, the midrib and nerves pubescent; main nerves 10 to 13 pairs, spreading,
rather faint; length 3-25 to 7 in., breadth I'O to 2*25 in., tomentose. Peduncles
ANONACE/E OF EEITISH IHDIA.
solitary 1- to 3-ilowered, extra-axillary, very slender, -ó to 1 in. long, pubescent with
numerous, distichous, sub-deciduous, linear-lanceolate, pubescent bracts. Flowers larg'e,
sub-pendulous. Sepals nan-owly lanceolate, acuminate. Outer petals larger than the
sepals, mottled red and yellow, ovate, very acuminate, veined, pubescent on both sides,
•5 in. long. Inner petaU 1 in. long, mth lanceolate, much acuminate, voiy pubesccnt
limb;' the"claw long, narrow, pubescent. Stamens 6, broad, not apiculate, hairy at the
base. Staminodes 3, orbicular. Omries 3 to 6, cylindric, very hirsute, 6- or 7-ovulod;
stigma sessile. Carpels 4 to 6, much elongate, cylindric, puberulous, 3 to 5 in. long
and about -3 in. in diam., moniliform when dry. Seeds 4 to 7, linear-oblong. King m
Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 6i, pt. 2, 82.
Yurak—Scortceimi, King's OoUeetor,
PLATE 148B. Orophea maculata. Scori. 1, Flowering branch; 2, flower; 3, flower
dissected; 4, flower-bud; 3, ripe carpels—o/«aíarai sise; 6, anthers; 7, pistil; 8, section
of pistil—enlarged.
12. OIIOEHEA GBACILIS, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pl. 2, 83. A tree 20
to 30 feet high; young branches slender, at first minutely tomentose, afterwards
darkly cinereous and glabrous. Leaves thinly coriaceous when adult, lanceolate, much
acuminate, the base ouneate or slightly rounded; both surfaces glabrous; main nerves
5 or 6 pairs, spreading, inter-areliing far from the edge, very indistinct; length 2'5
to 3-5 in., breadth -9 to 1-2 in.; petiole 'Oo in. Flowers solitary, -25 in. in diam.,
extrji-iaillary ; pedicels -To to 1 in. long, very thin, glabrous, jointed, and with several
minute subulate bracteoles above the middle. Sepals broadly ovate, sub-acute, connate
at the base, spreading or reSexed. Outer petals larger than the sepals, ovate, acute,
•1Ô in. long; both surfaces glabrous, the edges alone minutely pubescent. Inner petals
•25 in. long, slightly vaulted; the limb thick, trapczioid, with pubescent edges; the claw
narrow, not so long as the limb, glabrous. Slaains 6, in a single row; the connective
much produced above the rather small dorsal anther-colls. Ovaries 4 to 10, ovoid,
glabrous, 2.ovided; stigma large, sessile. Ripe carpels 0 to 10, globular, glabrous,
•45 in. in diam., their stalks -23 in. long. Seeds solitaiy or two together, depressedglobose,
with a transverse groove and ridge, shining, pale.
P e r a k , — K i n g ' s Collector.
This is closely allied to the W. Peninsular 0. unipra, but that species has twice
as many stamens.
PLATE 149A. Orophea gracilis. King. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe carpels; K, pair
of seeds from a carpel seen from the side and showing the lateral grooves and ridges ;
4, convex surface of a seed; 5, flat surface-«/ »«inrrf size; 6, flower unexpanded ;
7, flower dissected ; 8, anthers—enlarged.
13. OKOPHEA HASTATA. King in Journ. ^S. Soe. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 83. A tree 20
to 40 feet liigh, all parts glabrous except the inflorescence; young branches rather
•slender, dark-coloured. Leaves tlnnly coriaceous, elliptic to elliptic-oblong, shortly
caudate-acuminate, the base ouneate, rarely rounded; both surfaces shining, the lower
pale; main nerves 6 to 8 paira, spreading, inter-arcldng within the edge; length 3-0
to 5-5 in., breadth 1-6 to 2-4 in.; petiole -2 in. Peduncles axiUaiy or supra-axillary,
ANN. EOY. BOT. GAUD. CALCUTTA VOL. I V.