118 ANNALS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA.
shortl}'-, bluntly and a b m p t l y acuminate, the base rounded or slightly nan-owed; both
sur;Paces glabrous; the lower granular and piibesceat on the midrib and G to 8 pairs of
ascending rather straight nerves; length 2'75 to 4 in., breadth 1 to I'TO i n . ; p e t i o l e ' 05
in. Flowers globular in biid, leaf-opposed, solitary or in small fascicles, '2 in. in diam. ;
pedicels '15 to •25 in. long (longer in fruit), minutely bracteolate, rnfous-tomentose.
Sepals broadly triangular-ovate, acute, nearly as large as the outer petals and, like them
tomentose outside and glabrous inside. Petals sub-equal, coriaceous, rotund, concave
t h e iuner rather larger and with incurved points. Stamens short, with very broad
truncate, concave heads. Ovaries 5 or 6, villous ; ovules 1 or 2. Ripe earpels globose
-ndth short stalks, pubescent, -25 to '35 in. in diam. 3fiq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2, 27
Hook. fil. FL Br. Ind. i. 68; King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 92.—Graatteria
ramosissima, Wall Cat. 7294, 8006.—Popowia nifula and P. affiais, Miq. Ann. Mas.
Liujd. Bat. ii. 20.
I n all the provinces, common. Distrib.—Sumatra, Borneo.
Pr.ATE 1Ó9B. Popowia ramosissima, Hook. fil. Sf. Thorns. I, Flowering branch:
2, branch with fruit—o/ natural size; 3, flower, dissected; 4, stamens ; 5, enlarged.
3. POPOWIA NITIDA, King in Journ. ^is. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 92. A shrub? Young
branches sparsely and softly rufous-pubescent, the bark brown. Leaves thinly coriaceous,
oblong-lanceolate to oblong-ovate, bluntly acuminate, the base rounded; both surfaces reticulate,
glabrous and shining, the midrib tomentose on the upper; main nerves about
12 pairs, veiy faint, spreading and fomiing double arches inside the edge; length 2-5
t o 4: in., breadth -6 to 1'25 in.; petiole '1 in. Floioers few, in short, extra-axillary
racemes, sub-giobular, '25 in. in diam.; pedicels about as long as t h e flowers, each with
2 sub-orbicular, stein-clasping, pubescent bracteoles. Sepals orbicular, concave, puberulous
on both sui-faces, about -15 in. in diam. Petals sub-equal, about twice as large as the
sepals, orbicular-ovate, sub-acute, cordate at the base, the edges incurved. Stamens
• about 27, in thi-ee rows; anther-cells linear, lateml; the apical process of the connective
obliquely truncate, papillose. Pistils numerous, fomaing a large mass with their stigmas
agglutinated. Ovaries sub-cunoate, pubescent, especially near the truncate apex; stigma
v e r y large and viscous, sessile; ovule.s 1 to ¡i, ascending. Bipe carpels ovoid, pointed,
glabrous, -4 to '5 in. long. Seeds 1 to 3, compressed ; the testa pale brown, shining.
S. A n d a m a n , — N i c o b a r s , — K i i r z . V(ii-ak,—Ridleg No. 2984.
I n its leaves this much resembles Cvaria micrantha, II. f. & T., as which I have reason
to believe some specimens of it have been distributed from the Calcutta Herbarium.
PtATE 165B. Popowia nitida. King. 1, Flowering branch; 2, lipe f r u i t ; 3, section
of ripe fi-uit—o/ natural size; 4, flower dissected; 5 & 6, stamens; 7, pistil; 8, section
of pistil—iH^a'-^Ci?.
4. POPOWIA HELFEEI, Jlook. fil. ^ Thorns. Fl. Ind. i. 69. A small spreading t r e e;
yomig branches coarsely haiiy. Leaves membranous, lanceolate or oblong-laucoolate,
acuminate, the base nan-owed but lounded; upper surface glabrous; the lower granular,
sub-strigose, especially on the midrib ; main nerves indistinct, about 4 or 5 pairs,
ascending; l e n g t h . 2 to 4 in., breadth '8 to 1'25 in. ; petiole -05 in. Flowers minute,
globose, extra-axillary; peduncles -05 to '2 in,, tomentose. Sepak ovate, strigose. Outer
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petals like the sepals; the inner orbicular, larger than the outer, concave, veiy strigose,
their apices inflexed. Stamens 15; ovule solitaiy. Carpels about C, globular, stngose.
Kurs For. Fl. Burm. i. 39; King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 93.
Andamans: north of Port Mouatt,—Jfws. Bui-mah : Tenasserim, on K i n g ' s Island,—
Ildfer.
A very little known species, closely resembling P. Beddomeana^ H. f. & Th.
PT,ATE 160A. Popowia I l e l f e i i , Hook, fil ^ Thorns. 1, Flowering b r a n c h - o / natural
sise; 2, flower; 3 & 4, anthers; 5, ^ì^iì\~enlarged.
5 POPOWIA BEDDOMEANA, HOO/C. fil .y Thorns. FL Br. Ind. I 68. A t r e e ; young
branches slender, cinereous-tomentose. Leaves thickly membi-anous, i-ather broadly lanceolate,
acuminate (those on the lower parts of the tree smaller and ovate, acute), the
bases of all slightly narrowed, rarely rounded; upper surface glabrous; the lower
irranular, tomentose on the midi-ib and 4 or ó pairs of ascending indistinct main nerves ;
Feno-th 1 to 2-7Ô in., breadth -6 to 1 in.; petiole '1 in., granular and pubescent.
Flolers solitary, extra-axillary, -35 in. in diam.; pedicels -1 to "2 in., tomentose, Avith
a median bracteole. Sepals small, connate below, ovato, acute. Petals coriaceous,
tomentoso outside, glabrous inside ; the outer larger tlian the inner, ovate-rotund ; the
inner more acute, apices not inflexed. Stamens numerous. Ovaries 4 or 5, h a i r y ; ovules
1 or 2. Carpels unknown. P. ramosissima, Bedd. (not of II. f . Th.) Ic. PI. Or.,
t. 75.
Mountains of Southern India in the S. Tinnivelly and S. Travancore districts, at
elevations of 3,000 to 3,500 UQ\,—Beddoine.
PLATE 160B. Popowia Beddomeana, Ilooh. fil. Sf Th. I, Flowering branch—o/
natural size; 2 & 3, f u l l y expanded flowers; 4, anthers, back and f r o n t view; 5, pistils,
—enlarged. (iVos. 2 io 5 are copied from Beddome Ic. PI. Ind. Or., t. 75.)
6. POPOWIA FCETIDA, Matngag MSS. ; IIoolL fil. FL Br. Ind. i. 69. A large tree;
young branches tawny-tomentose. Leaves sub-coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate, shortly caudateucujmnate,
the base sub-acute; upper surface glabrous, except the puberulous midrib;
lower densely covered with yellowish-grey tomentum as are the petioles; main nerves
11 to 18 pairs, rather prominent beneath, cui-ved, spreading, inter-arching close to the
margin; length 4-5 to C-5 in., breadth 1'6 to 2 i n . ; petiole -2 in. Flowers solitary, -35
in. in diam. ; pedicels -2 in,, tomentose. Sepals minute, ovate, obtuse. Petals unequal ;
t h e outer ovate-elliptic, obtuse, yellow; the inner slightly larger, apiculate, concave, the
margins thick. Stamens about 30; the connective large. Ovui-ies about 6, strigose,
2-ovuled. Ripe carpels few, veiy large, oblong-ovoid, obtuse, sessile, densely and shortly
vellowish-tomentose, 2-25 in. long and 1'5 in. in diam. Seed solitary, oblong; the testa
bony. King in Journ. As. Soc. Bmgal 61, pt. 2, 93.
Malacca,—Maingai/ (Keio Distrib.) No. 55. Penang,—(7ariiS.
I give the locality Penang on the strecgth of an imperfect specimen recently
received from Mr. Curtis (No. 2768). Good flowering and fruiting specimens of this
rather obscure species are much wanted.
PLATE 161A. Popowia fcetida, Maing. ^ss. 1, Flowering branch; 2, rijie carpel—
of natural size; 3, outer petal; 4, inner petal; 5, andrò-gyncecium; 6, anthev—enlarged.