1 3 4 ANNALS OP THE EOTAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA.
Outer petals concave.
Pedicels slender, muoh longer tlaau the flowers 3. 0. fiUpes.
Pedicels shorter than the flowers.
Leaves oblong-elliptic, more or less obovato, blunt.
Sepals elliptic, nearly half as long as the petals . . . . 4. 0. cahjcina.
Sepals Buh-orbicular or slightly triangular, minute . . . . 5. 0. latifoUa.
Leaves oblong-elliptic to oblong-lauceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, not
obovate, acute or acuminate.
Outer petals expanded and concave iu the lower half; inner petals
similar in shape to, bat only half as long as, the outer . . 6. 0. Mackllandi.
Outer petals expanded and concave in the lower third; the inner
only one-fourth as long as the outer, very acuminate , . . 7 . 0 . biylandulosa.
Outer petals narrowly lincar-laneeolafce, slightly expanded and
concave at the very base 8. 0. glauca.
Of doubtful position 9-0. umnwfi-ora.
1. OXYMITEA roKNiCATA, H. f . ^ Tk. Fl. Ind. U 6 ; Book. J l l F l Br. Ind. i. 71.
A climber; young branches rusty-tomentose. Leaves membranous, oblong-lanceolate,
acute or shortly acuminate, tlie base slightly narrowed or rounded; upper surface
shining, glabrous except the pubosccut midrib; the lower slightly glaucous, sparsely
hoary-pubcscent, the midrib and haii-s thickly pubescent; main iiei-ves 15 to 18 pairs,
oblique, rather straight; length Ó-5 to 7*5 in., breadth 1-5 to 2 in.; pBtiole -35 in.,
pubescent. Flowers solitary; the pedicels only about -25 to -5 in. long with a large
oblou"- dcciduous median bmct, tomeatose. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, membranous,
adpressed rusty-pubescent veined, about -65 iu. long. Petals yellow, veiy unequal,
fiat- the outer thin, oblong-lanceolate, 1-75 to 2 in. long, about 3- to 5-nei-ved,
adpressed, msty-toiiientose; the inner ovate, acute, conuivent, concave at the base,
•35 in. long. Ripe carpels cylindiic, slightly tapering at each end, sub-sessile,
pubenilous, '75 to 1 in. long and -25 in. in diam. Kurz For. Fl. Burm. i. 41.—
Unona Roxbui-ghiana, Wall. Cat. 6423Í.—Uvaria fomicata, Roxh. Fl. Ind. ii. 662.
Sylhet and Assam; Chittagong Hills: at low elevations. Andamans?
Of the plant collected by Heifer and Kurz in the Andamans, and which has been
referred to tliis species, I have seen no sufficiently good specimens to warrant me in
so referring it. They may belong to species closely allied to 0. glauca.
PLATE 156B. Oxymitra fomicata, H. f . 8¡- Th. 1, Flowering branch; 2, rípe
carpels; 3, flower with two of the outer petals removed; 4, outer petal—o/ natural
size; 5, anther; 8, -enlarged.
2. OxVMiTRA AFFISIS, Eook. fil. ^ Thoms. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 70. A spreading shrub
or climber; young branches at first densely msty-tomentose, afterwards dark-coloured
and glabrous. Leaves membranous, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, sometimes slightly
obovate, acute or very shortly acuminate, rarely obtuse, the base rounded or sliglitly
naiTowed; upper surface shining, minutely scaly, glabrous except the pubesccnt midrib;
under-sm-face slightly glaucous, pubescent especially on the midrib and nerves;
main nerves 8 to 14 pairs, spreading, ascending, ratlior prominent on the lower
ANO.VACEiE OF BEITISH INDIA,
surface; length 3-5 to 10 in., breadth 1-35 to 4-5 in.; petiole '3 in., tomentose.
Flowers solitary, extra-axillary; pedicels -25 to -4 in. Scpah sliglitly connate at the
base, spreading, broadly ovate or orbicular-ovate, sub-acute, 3- to 7-ncrved, adpressedpubescent,
-5 in. long and slightly narrower than the base of the petals, persistent in
the fruit. Petals flat, verv unequal; the outer thinly coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate,
sub-acute, the midrib thick and with several strong sub-parallel nerves, adpressedpubescent
on both surfaces, 1-5 to 1-75 in. long and '4 to -6 in. broad; inner petals
thickly coriaceous, ovate, sub-acute, -5 in. long, pubesccnt outside, glabrous rnsidc.
Ripe carpels cylindric, blunt at each end, pubescent, 'o to -8 m. long and -3 in. m
diam.; stalks pubescent, -3 in. long. Sml solitaiy. King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61,
M a l a c c a , { K c w Dktrih.) No. 59. V.mk-Kiny^s Collector, Saorteahini.
Distrib.—Siara.
PIATE 106A. Oxymitra affinis, U. f . Sf Th. 1, Branch with flower and young
fruit; 2, ripe fruit; 3, flower-o/ natural sbe; 4, outer petal; o to 7, mner petals
detached; 8, sepals and andro-gyncecium; 9, anthers—en/ar^'Cf/.
3. OXVMITEA PILIPES, E. f . ^ Th. Fl. Br. Lid. i. 71. A clhnbcr; young brandies
softly brown-tomentose, dark-coloured, and lenticellate when old. Leaves membranous,
obloncr-lanccolatc or oblong-elliptic, often slightly obovate, acute or shortly acuminate,
slightly narrowed to the sub-cordate, sometimes slightly oblique, base; upper surface
glabrous, minutely scaly, sometimes pubescent, tlic midilb and nerves always so; undersurface
paler, sub-glaucous, pubescent, the midrib tomentose; main nerves 12 to 14 pairs,
spreading, prominent beneath; secondaiy nerves obliquely transverse, prominent; length
4-0 to 7-5 in., breadth 1-4 to 3-5 in.; petiole -2 to -25 in., tomentose. Flowers very
lon<r and narrow, often curved, 1-75 to 2-5 in. long, solitary on slender extra-axillary
pecScels 3 or 4 in. long, which are pubescent and have a subulate brae, near the middle.
Sepals -25 in. long, spreading, ovate, acute, pubescent. Petals very unequal; the outer
fleshy very narrow, triquetrous, expanded and concave at the base, pubescent; the
inner less than one-fifth of the outer in length, lanceolate with caudate-acuminate apex,
o-labrous. Stamens numerous; ovaries 1-ovuled. Ripe earpels numerous, ovate-cyhndric,
Siortly apiculate, softly pubescent, -5 in. long and -¿5 in. in diam.; stalks -3 in. long,
pubescent. Seed solitary, pale. King in Jown. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 99.
A spccies readily distinguished in this genus by the extreme length and narrowness
of the outer petals. Evidently closely allied to 0. cunciformis, Miq. [Polualthia cuneifo,-mts,
Bl. Fl. Javas Anon. 75, t. 35, 36D, 37), which it resembles in that respect as also in
its filiform, elongated pedicels.
M a l a c c a , { K e z o Distrib.) No. 60. Yc^vok-King's Collector.
PiAa-E 167. Oxymitra filipes, E. f . ^ Th. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe carpels;
3 flower wiih the outer petals removed; 4, 5 & 6, outer petals; 7, inn.r petals-o/
natural size; 8, sepals and andro-gyno^ciam; 9 & 10, anthers; 11, ^i^ti^-enlargcd.
4. OXYMITEA CALYCINA, King in Joum. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 99. A slender,
vs-oody creeper; young branches densely rusty-tomentose. Leaves coriaceous, oblong and
sub-acute or cuneiform-oblong, very blunt or even emarginate, always slightly nan-owed