128 ANNALS OF THE EOYAL BOTANIC GAKDEN, CALCUTTA.
I'LJTi! 170. Osymitra biglandulosa, Scheff. 1, Floweimg brunch; 2 & 3, iowers
dissected; 4, i-ipe carpels with mammillate apices; 5, ripe carpels "with blunt apices—
v/ nuitiral sise; 6 & 7, anthers—
8. OXTSIITEA GLAUCA, II. f . ^ Tk. Fl. Ml. 146; Booh. fil. Fl. Br. Ini. i. 71. A
slender -woody climber; young branches shghtly tomentose, soon becoming glabrous.
leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic, elliptic-lanceolate to lanceolate, obtuse, acute or shortly
acuminate; the base rounded, sometimes slightly narrowed; upper surface glabrous,
the midrib and sometimes the neiwes pubescent; the lower very pale, glaucous,
glabrous or sparsely puberulous; the midrib pubescent; main nerves 8 to 13 pan-s,
spreading, prominent beneath; length 4 to 6 in., breadth I'o to 2 in.-; petiole -3
in., pubescent, i&wers solitary, extra-axilhry, narrow and elongate; pedicels slender,
•a in. long, with a median subulate bract, longer in fruit. Sefah connate at the
base, broadly ovate, much acuminate, adpi-essed-pubescent, -35 in. long. Petals very
unequal; the outer thickly coriaceous, linear-lanceolate, sub-acute, slightly expanded
and sub-concave at the base, outside miinitely pubescent; inside glabrous, the midrib
prominent; inner petals with sub-orbicular bases (cleft in the middlel and long acuminate
points, glabrous, only about one-fifth as long as the outer. Ovaries hairy; ovule
solitary. Carpels many, ovoid, sUghtly apiculate, -4 in. long and -25 in. in diam.,
minutely tomentose; stallis slender, -75 in. long. Miq. Fl. hid. Bai. i. f l . 2, SO;
Km} in Jo»™. As. Soe. Semjal 61, pt. 2, 100.
Fenang. Malacca,—j¥<i%<iy (Eeto Bistrii) No. 58. Pei-ak; common at low elevations.
Distrib.—Sumatr-a,—iieecan No. 626.
P i a t e ITIA. Oxymitra glauca, H. / . TL 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe carpels;
3, fiower dissected; 4, sepals and andro-gynojcium—o/ natural sae; 5, anthers—
enlarged.
9. OxviiiTKA nN0K.ETOLlA, H. f . ^ TL Fl. Ind. 116. A woody, glabi-ous climber;
the leai-buds with adpressed golden pubescence. leaeis oblong, abraptly caudate-acuminate
the base rounded or sub-acute; upper surface shining, the lower very glaucous;
leno-th 5 to 7 in., breadth 2 to 3 in.; petiole •23 to -3.5 in. pedicelled, extraaxiUary
Sepalt persistent, broadly ovate, browTi pubescent. Carfds 6 or 6, oblong,
apiculate, glabrous, dark brown; stalk -3.5 in. Uml,. fit. Fl. Br. Iml. i. 7 1 ; For.
Fl. Bunu. i. 4 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. f t . 2, 50.—Guatteria unonajfolia, 1)0. Mem. Anon.
41 ; Wall. Cat. 6435.
Bumiah ; at Tavoy (province Tenasserim),-IFoH«.
This has not been collected since Wallich's time, and his specimens are very imperfect.
The above description is entirely made up from Sir Joseph Hooker (F. B. I. I. e.)
P í a t e 169 MS. Oxymitra unonaifolia, U. f . ^ Th. 1, Branch with flowcr-bud and
immature fi-uit; 3, ripe carpel; 3, section of ripe s e e d - « / natural nze. [Drawn from
Wallich's speeimn Cat. No. 6435.)
Notb.-A specimen iu Mningny's Herbarium (K«w M.trib. No. 61) is oppaicntlj « new EpeoieB
ol MeMonim; but as it !« in fruit only, I oannot venture to describe !t.
ANONACEJD OF BEITISH INDIA. 129
2 0 . M e l o d o r u m , Dmal.
Climbing shrubs. Flowers terminal, axillary and leaf-opposed, fascicled or panicled ;
buds triquetrous. Sepals 3, small, valvate, connate below. Petals 6, Valvatc, iu two
rows; outer plano-convex or trigouous; inner triquetrous above, liollowed below on the
inner face. Stamens many; anther-cells dorsal, contiguous; top of connective more or
less flattened, triangular, quadrate or orbicular. Pisiils many, free; style oblong;
ovules 2 or more. Ripe carpels berried.
Distrib.—Species about 35, Tropical Asia and Africa; Australia.
Sect. I.—Melodorum proper. Outer petals oblong-ovate. Ovaries haiiy ; ovules
usually more than i . Seeds smtfoth (unkuowTi in M. litsece/olium).
; in Jf./íí/jre»«); flowers
and minutely
Flo-wers not more than "4 in. long (often -5 in. 1(
buds broadly pyramidal.
Flowers minute, cymose; leaves glabrous above, glai
pubescent beneath 1. M. rvfincrrc.
Flowers '4 in. long in leaf-opposed cymes; leaves minutely pubescent
above, sparsely adpressed-pubescent beneath 2. üf. polymtkum.
Leaves glabrous (except the midrib) on the upper surface.
Flowers -35 in. long in leaf-opposed racemes; lower surface of
leaves sparsely adpressed-pubescent 3. üf. Qriffithii.
Flowers '2 to '25 in. long in few-flowered, las, axillary racemes;
leaves beneath hoary-pubescent, with a superficial layer of
flesuose hairs; ovules 4 i. M. Ulacafolium.
Flowers '4 to "5 in. long, solitary or in few-flowered terminal or
leaf-opposed cymes; leaves beneath sparsely and minutely
strigose; ovules 4 M. fulgem.
Flowers -5 in. or more in length (see also M. fulgens).
Flower-buds broadly pyramidal.
Flowers soUtary or in fascicles of 2 or 3 ; leaves glabrous above
except the midrib, sparsely adpressed-pubescent beneath; ripe
carpels ovoid, minutely adpressed-pubesoent, 1"1 in. long; their
stalks 1-2-5 to in
Flowers solitary or 2 or 3 in a raceme; leaves glabrous above,
except the midrib, beneath with sparsely adpressed flexuose hairs;
ripe carpels globose, 1 in. in diam.; their stalks only -25 to -35 La. 7.
Flowers racemose, rarely solitary; leaves glabrous above except the
midrib, beneath densely golden-brown sericeous; ripe cárpela
ovoid-globose, 1-25 in. long; their stalks 2 to 3 in. long . . S
Flowers in leaf-opposed or terminal panicles; leaves much reticulate
and glabrous except (ho midrib above; beneath slightly
6. M. Wamchii.
pubescent, becoming glabrous when old; lipe carpels sub-globose,
1-5 to 2 in. in diam., warted 9.
Flowers in axillary or terminal panicles; leaves minutely pubescent
above, softly brown tomentose beneath; ripe carpels globose to
ovoid, velvety-tomentose, 1 to 2-25 in. long; stalks -75 to
1-75 in. 10. M. ¡aít/olium.
Ann. Roy. Bot. Garb. Calcuita. Vol. IY.