132 ANNALS OF THE EOYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA.
i n two r o w s ; style s t o r t , g l a b r o u s ; stigma s l i g h t l y bifid. Carpels (immature) obliquely
ovoid, b l u n t , densely and s o f t l y y e l l o w i s h - t o m e n t o s e ; stalks longer than t h e carpel.
Book. fit. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 8 0 ; Kurz For. Ft. Burm.. i. 4 3 . — F i s s i s t i g m a scandeng, G r i f f .
Nat. iv. 706.
B u r m a h : P r o v i n c e T e n a s s e r i m , at M e r g u i , — G r i f f i t h.
On t h i s p l a n t G r i f f i t h f o u n d e d his g e n u s Fissistigma; the d i v i s i o n of t h e s t i g m a is,
h o w e v e r , v e r y s l i g h t l y m a r k e d in the only specimen I have seen. The p l a n t is v e ry
b a d l y r e p r e s e n t e d iu collections. As Sir J o s e p h Hooker p o i n t s out {PI. Br. Ind. i. 80),
i t must be v e r y near Melodorxim splucnocarpum {Uoaria sjihcemcarpa, Blume). In il/".
verrucosa the s t i g m a is v e r y d i s t i n c t l y divided.
PLATE 172B. Melodorum Griffithii, I I . f . Th. 1, F l o w e r i n g b r a n c h ; 2, unripe
c a r p c l ; 3, flower d i s s c c t e d — o / s i i e ; 4 & 5, a n t h e r s ; 6, p i s t i l ; 7, section of
pistil—enlarged.
4. MELODOEUM LITSE/EI'OLIUM, Xtiiff in Joiim. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 103. A
p o w e r f u l c l i m b e r ; y o u n g b r a n c h e s d e n s e l y b u t m i u u t e l y r u s t y - t o m e n t o s e , a f t e n v a r d s t u b e r -
cuiiite a n d s u b - g l a b r o u s . Leaves coriaceous, o b l o n g - o v a t e t o oblong, acute, t h e base r o u n d ed
or s l i g h t l y c u n e a t e ; u p p e r s u r f a c e g r e e n i s h w h e n dry, g l a b r o u s , s h i n i n g , except t h e r u f o u s -
p u b e s c e n t m i d r i b ; lower r e t i c u l a t e , unifoi-mly hoar)- - p u b e s c e n t , w i t h a. s u p e r f i c i a l l a y e r of
d e c i d u o u s y e l l o w i s h or r e d d i s h flexuose h a i r s ; m a i n n e r v e s 8 t o 10 paii's, oblique, c u r v i n g,
p r o m i n e n t b e n e a t h ; l e n g t h 2-7o t o 4 ' 2 5 in., b r e a d t h r 3 5 to 1-6 i n . Flcwers '2 t o ' 2 5 in.
l o n g , in f e w - f l o w e r e d j lax, a x i l l a r y , n i f o u s - t o m e u t o s e racemes or in tei-minal p a n i c l e s;
p e d i c e l s '25 t o '35 in. l o n g w i t h a s i n g l e small m e d i a n b r a c t e o l e . Sepals broadly ovatea
c u t e , concave, c o n n a t e at t h e base, s p r e a d i n g , "1 i n . long. Petals broadly ovate-oblong,
a c u t e , l e a t h e i y ; outer '3 in. long, s l i g h t l y concave a n d g l a b r o u s at t h e base, o t h e r w i se
p u b e r a l o u s inside, r u f o u s - t o m e n t o s e outside; the inner petals much smaller, hoaryp
u b e r u l o u s , except t h e p i t t e d glabrous c o n c a v i t y at t h e base i n s i d e . Stamens numerous;
a p i c a l process of t h e c o n n e c t i v e b r o a d l y and b l u n t l y t r i a n g u l a r ; filaments short. Ovaries
f e w , oblong, oblique, r u f o u s - p u b e s c e n t , 4-ovuled; stigma lateral, oblong. Itipe carpels
u n k n o w n .
P e r a k , — C o H e c f o r Nos. 4 0 6 3 a n d 4986.
T h e flowers of t h i s r e s e m b l e t h o s e of M. fulgens, H. f. & T h . , but t h e y a r e smaller
a n d m o r e n u m e r o u s t h a n those of M. fulgens; the petals of this species also a r e t h i n n er
a n d t h e apical process of t h e a n t h e r s is b r o a d e r and b l u n t e r . The leaves too of t h i s are
b r o a d e r , and i n the i n d u m e n t u m on t h e i r lower sui'face t h e y differ c o n s i d e r a b l y f r om
t h o s e of 'M. fulgens. Fi-uit of this species is as yet u n k n o w n . The ovaries have o n ly
4 ovules. M. glaucescens, Hance, resembles this in f o l i a g e.
PLATE 173. Melodorum litseaifolium. King. 1, F l o w e r i n g b r a n c h ; 2, flowers
d i s s e c t e d —of natural size; 3, s t a m e n s ; 4, pistils—enlarged.
5. MELODOEUM FULGENS, Eook. fit. Fl. Br. Ind. 120. A l a r g e c l i m b e r ; y o u n g b r a n c h es
« l i n u t e l y t a w n y - p u b e s c e n t , s p e e d i l y b e c o m i n g glabrous a n d d a r k - c o l o u r e d . Leaves oblongl
a n c e o l a t e , a c u m i n a t e , the base r o u n d e d or sub-acute; u p p e r s u r f a c e p a l e olivaceous when
d i y , glabrous, t h e m i d r i b strigose ; u n d e r - s u r f a c e b r o w n w h e n dry, s p a r s e l y and m i n u t e ly
s t r i g o s e , e s p e c i a l l y on t h e m i d r i b ; m a i n n e r v e s 18 t o 13 ¡laii-s, oblique, c u r v i n g ; l e n g t h 3
t o 4-5 i n . , b r e a d t h 1'2 t o 1'5 i n . ; p e t i o l e ' 2 5 t o ' 4 i n . , p u b e s c e n t . Flowers '4 to ' 5 in. long,
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s o l i t a r y , or in terminal or l e a f - o p p o s e d few-flowered c y m e s ; pedicels '3 t o "4 in. long,
ad p r e s s e d , t a w n y - p u b e s c e n t w i t h one sub-medial and one basal b r a c t e o l e . Sepals broadly
o v a t e , sub-acute, connate, at t h e base, spreading, '1 in. long, pubescent outside, g l a b r o us
i n s i d e . Petals thick; tlie o u t e r flat, ovate-oblong, sub-acute, t a w n y - p u b e s c e n t outside, glabr
o u s at t h e base inside, '5 in. l o n g ; i n n e r petals l i k e t h e outer but concave at t h e base,
o n l y '3 in. l o n g a n d glabrous, except near the apox, outside. Stamens n u m e r o u s ; apical
p r o c e s s of conncctivc of the outer lancieolate and as. l o n g as t h e a n t h e r s , t h a t of the
i n n e r shorter. Ooarics naiTOwly oblong, oblique, cm-ved, m i n u t e l y p u b e s c e n t , w i t h 4
o v u l e s in two r o w s ; stylo l a t e r a l , half as long as the o v a r y ; s t i g m a small. Itipe carpels
ovoid-globose, densely and m i n u t e l y silky-ta%vny-tomentose like the stalks, 1 t o I'o in.
l o n g a n d -9 in. in diam. ; s t a l k s '85 to 1'5 in. long, stout. Seeds oblong, plano-convex,
b r o w n , shining. Sook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. i. 82; Miq. FL Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2, 35; KiJig in
Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 1 0 4 . — U v a r i a f u l g e n s a n d M y r i s t i c a F i n l a y s o n i a n a , Wall.
Cat. 6482 a n d 6703.
S l a l a c c a , P e r a k , S i n g a p o r e . Distrib.—Borneo, P h i l l i p i n e s . Very common.
PLATE 174. Melodorum fulgens, i f . / . ^ Th. 1, F l o w e r i n g b r a n c h ; 2 & 3, ripe
c a r p e l s ; 4, s e c t i o n of r i p e c a r p e l ; 5, s e e d ; 6, flower dissected—of natural size; 7, a n t h e r s;
8, pistils—enlarged.
6. MELODORDM WALLICHII, ILook. fil. ^ Thorn«. Fl. Ind. 118. A l a r g e c l i m b e r ; y o u ng
b r a n c h e s s p a r s e l y y e l l o w i s h - p u b e s c e n t . Loaves thinly coriaceous, o b l o n g - l a n c e o l a t e , acute
or a c u m i n a t e , t h e base r o u n d e d or s l i g h t l y c u n e a t e ; upper s u r f a c e glabrous, the lower
s p a r s e l y a d p r e s s e d - p u b e s c e n t ; main nerves about 10 to 14 pairs, oblique, r a t h e r s t r a i g h t;
l e n g t h 3-5 to 5*5 in., b r e a d t h '9 to 1-3 i n . ; petiole '2 in. Flotvers •65 in. long, leafopposed
or t e n n i n a l , s o l i t a r y or in fascicles of 2 or 3; pedicels '3 in. ( l o n g e r i n f r u i t );
b r a c t e o l e s 1 or 2, oval, basal. Sepals ovate, acute, connate only at tlie base, s p r e a d i n g,
p u b e r u l o u s on b o t h surfaces, '25 in. long. Petals l e a t h e r y ; the outer ovate-oblong, suba
c u t e , a d p r e s s e d - r u f o u s - p u b e s c e n t outside, glabrous inside, -65 in. l o n g ; the i n n e r r a t h er
smaller b u t t h i c k e r a n d t u b e r c u l a r inside, glabrous, except t h e u p p e r h a l f , o u t s i d e . Stamens
n u m e r o u s with short t h i c k filaments. Anthers l i n e a r ; the c o n n e c t i v e w i t h short conical
apiculus. Ovaries oblong, oblique, p u b e s c e n t ; stigma shorter, glabrous, c y l i n d i i c . Ripe
carpels ovoid, s l i g h t l y apiculate, sub-tubercular and m i n u t e l y a d p r e s s e d - p u b e s c e n t , M
i n . long, and '7 in. i n d i a n i . ; stalks 1-25 t o 1'4 i n . Rook. fit. Fl. Br. Ind. i . — U v a r ia
bicolor, Wall. Cat. 6466 {not of Roxh.)
Assam, K h a s i a , a n d S y l h e t.
PLATE 175A. Melodorum Wallichii, H. f ^ Th. 1, F l o w e r i n g b r a n c h ; 2, ripe
c a r p e l s ; 3, flower dissected—o/naiiiii'a/ size; 4 & 5, s t a m e n s ; 6 & 7, pistils—«i/ajyci^.
7. MELODORUM BICOLOR, Eook. fil. FL Ind. 119. A large c l i m b e r ; y o u n g b r a n c h es
i-ufous-tomentose. Leaves t h i n l y coriaceous, oblong or e l l i p t i c - o b l o n g , the older obtuse,
t h e y o u n g e r acute, the base r o u n d e d ; upper s u r f a c e g l a b r o u s ; the m i d i i b coarsely, the
n e r v e s finely, pubescent; u n d e r - s u r f a c e sparsely covered with long a d p r e s s e d flexuose
h a i r s ; main nerves 16 to 20 paii-s, oblique, s l i g h t l y curving, not i n t e r - a r c l i i n g , p r o m i n e nt
b e n e a t h ; the r e t i c u l a t i o n s open, d i s t i n c t ; leng-th 4 to 6 in., b r e a d t h 1'8 t o 2-5 i n . ; petiole
•35 in., t o m e n t o s e . Flowers -7 to 1 in. long, leaf-opposed or e x t r a - a x i l l a r y , s o l i t a r y or 2